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3 Steps to Take Before Going Into Business for Yourself

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Next, you’ll need to consider your current company benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the average employer paid “78% of medical care premiums for single coverage plans” in 2021, which is a nice perk. Work with professionals.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Network for her community work with ScholarCHIPS.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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In the ensuing weeks and months, the wheelchair-bound Leeuw traversed a dizzying network of hospitals, outpatient centers and nursing homes. It’s a low-cost clinic near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, that provides affordable therapy, equipment and facilities to patients with spinal cord and other neurological injuries. “I

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How to Become a Certified Coach

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For clients of Jo Davis , the work is “[finding] meaning, a career change, retirement or planning for it.”. They often have specialized and sometimes medical training on diagnosable mental health issues. That certification will cost you $1,000 to $10,000 and three to 24 months of your life—just for some made-up title after your name.”

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MBO Partners: A Business Platform for Independent Consultants.

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  Their infrastructure service includes (from their website):  "group health benefits, retirement programs, a business and medical expense reimbursement program, billing and invoicing, and more."   This means, legally, the consultants and freelancers work for MBO Partners. 

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On the Outside Looking In

Laughing all the Way to Work

There are also sites for networking to keep your name out there. A good way to network in person is through professional associations. Being a member is not only a great place for networking, but for mentoring and learning of jobs in your area. Or because they cost too much? I am 52 and have a good job.

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Are Your Friends Sabotaging Your Business?

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If 2 out of those 6 hours are given away, it just cost me 33% of my potential income. By the time I expensed medical, insurance, retirement etc, I barely broke even. But when I consider instead that in a typical 8-hour day I allocate 2 hours on business development , I’m left with only 6 hours for client work to earn income.