Category Archives: Micro-Business

Launching your micro-business – some basics to consider

Posted on April 18, 2006 by David St Lawrence

When you launch your own business your main desire may be to avoid the insanity you observed in your corporate life, but your survival as an independent business requires you to successfully address the same problems that your old company … Continue reading →

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Self-employed seniors – a growing trend?

Posted on April 17, 2006 by David St Lawrence

When corporate life palls for the older employee, it appears that more of them are deciding to start their own businesses instead of retiring, or hanging on grimly until the corporation jettisons them.  What started as a trickle some years … Continue reading →

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Don’t give up your day job – part 2

Posted on November 19, 2005 by David St Lawrence

Working for yourself is not an all-or-nothing proposition. If you have been able to accumulate enough money to live on for six months and additional funds to launch your new business, then you might very well abandon your day job … Continue reading →

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Getting back in the game…

Posted on August 20, 2005 by David St Lawrence

When you are unemployed, whether by choice or by being terminated, you lose one of the major reference points of your life. Whether you plan to or not, you frequently define yourself to others by the company you work for. … Continue reading →

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