| Although I spend most of my time
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| | objectives. Many new business owners can
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| evangelizing about the benefits of
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| | get paralyzed trying to figure out what
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| entrepreneurship, I do want to throw a
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| | to get done in which order. Should you
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| little reality out there for those who
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| | develop your product? Start talking to
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| may look at it only through rose-colored
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| | prospects? Invest in infrastructure?
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| glasses. Here are ten reasons why you
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| | Build a website?
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| may NOT want to start your own business:
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| | #5: You can't pass off irate customers
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| #10: You can't blame your lame boss for
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| | to Customer Service. The buck stops with
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| your problems. As much as you might have
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| | you, and you have to deal with all
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| complained about your boss or
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| | conflict related to your business.
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| "Management" in your corporate job, you
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| | #4: No paid sick days. For many
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| might find yourself missing the person
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| | businesses, if you don't work, money
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| who takes the heat for big decisions.
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| | doesn't come in. If you wake up with a
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| Whichever success or failure your company
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| | stuffy nose and a headache, you can't tap
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| experiences is squarely on your
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| | into one of your 20 days of paid sick
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| shoulders.
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| | leave and sleep in.
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| #9: YOU are all the departments in your
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| | #3: Self employment tax. Or just taxes
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| business. You must take care of product
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| | in general. Instead of delighting at a
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| development, sales, marketing,
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| | refund most tax years, as a self-employed
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| accounting, customer service, information
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| | person you have to pay self-employment
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| technology, legal, procurement and
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| | tax. You also must keep excellent
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| shipping. Most of us do not have
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| | accounting records to make sure you run a
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| strengths in all these areas, so you must
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| | clean operation and in case that you are
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| quickly learn what is necessary to stay
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| | audited by the IRS.
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| within the law and in business.
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| | #2: Self-funded benefits. You must
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| #8: No free office supplies. Did you
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| | piece together and pay for a decent
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| really ever think about how much a paper
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| | benefit package to ensure you and your
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| clip or manila folder costs? How about a
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| | family are protected against risk. You
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| desk, no-glare monitor or printer toner?
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| | don't have the volume discount afforded
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| All of a sudden you will become aware of
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| | by large corporate programs, so often
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| all the "hidden" expenses when you have
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| | they are more expensive.
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| to do it all yourself. And no, I don't
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| | #1: No zone-out weeks. Although most of
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| suggest sneaking out the back door of
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| | us would never admit it, we have all had
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| your corporate job with a big box of
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| | weeks (some months!) of "zoning out"
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| supplies. Bad karma! (I will sheepishly
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| | where we act like we are busy and doing
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| admit to taking a pad or two of post-it
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| | important things, but in reality are
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| notes in my time, and I am sure I paid
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| | shopping online, or planning a wedding or
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| for it somehow)
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| | playing fantasy sports. If you zone out
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| #7: No safety net of a regular paycheck.
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| | in your own business, nothing gets done
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| Even if you do well in your business,
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| | and no money comes in. Simple as that.
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| most orders do not come in an orderly,
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| | If you are still charged up to become an
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| timely manner as your paycheck does.
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| | entrepreneur after reading this list, you
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| Paying bills can be much more of a
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| | may just have what it takes to succeed.
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| juggling act when you first start your
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| | Pamela Slim is a seasoned corporate
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| business, unless you are sitting on a
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| | consultant with a new mission in life:
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| huge cash reserve for expenses.
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| | help corporate warriors to become
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| #6: No one gives you goals and
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| | thriving entrepreneurs!
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