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The Good and Bad of Freelancing

Small Business Labs

Downtime on a Saturday very often becomes a brainstorming session about clients, projects, and finances. And forget about holidays. Paying out of pocket for health care (not everyone qualifies for the Freelancers Union), quarterly taxes, accounting, bookkeeping, promotion, marketing, negotiations, pre and post project management.

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5 Reasons Being Self Employed Sucks

Productivity Bits

This is especially true when it comes to finances, as many of the benefits that we take for granted were collectively bargained for through years of protest and negotiation. This is in addition to paid sick time, maternity or paternity leave, national holidays or other exclusions. In fact, it might even suck. No Paid Vacation.

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Of car dealerships and customer service

Service Untitled

Surprisingly statistics indicate that only 30 percent of car buyers negotiate online. Negotiations – Car buyers complain about being bullied and intimidated. There is an extended amount of time in the finance office, the contract preparation office, and finally the vehicle preparation procedures.