hard-n-fast.com hard-n-fast.com hard-n-fast.com
Site Home About Us Privacy Policy Terms of Service Place Your Link Submit Article
Search:   
Add Url
 

Art & Culture

People & Communities

Malls & Shopping

Science & Space

Healthcare & Treatment

Internet & Computers

Companies & Business

Outdoor & Sports

Estate & Realty

News & Events

Education & Learning

Employment & Careers

Self Help

Health & Hygiene

Family & Home

Fashion & Lifestyle

Entertainment

Investment & Finance

Children

Online & Indoor Games

Tour & Travel

Automobiles

Drink & Food

Policies & Law

 

  Site Home » Employment & Careers » Entrepreneurship
   
 

Self Employment: Speaking With Entrepreneurs

   
Author: Carl Mueller

Do you have what it takes to run your own business?

Certainly the rise of the Internet has made self-employment more of a possibility than ever before in addition to new offline opportunities you might consider.

People who are tired of the corporate world might consider starting up their own business but often they wonder if they have what it takes to become an entrepreneur and if so, what exactly should they do in terms of a specific business type?

Today's fad could be forgotten tomorrow so choosing a line of business is just as important as determining if self employment is actually something you can do.

Often, the best way to learn about something you want to know more about is to go right to the source. In other words, find people who have already done what you want to do, and find out how they did it.

You can certainly locate resources on and offline that might help you learn more about running your own business but one of the best ways to cut to the chase is to speak with people who are already doing what you'd like to do.

People generally like talking about themselves so if you can identify someone who is self employed in a field that you are interested in, you might contact them and ask for 20 minutes of their time on the phone or perhaps ask to meet them for a coffee to learn more about what they do and how they did it.

There are an increasing number of opportunities for self employment but before quitting your fulltime job to work for yourself, you certainly need to do your research and carefully decide whether it's something you want to do and further, whether it's something you could do well.

Author Bio:

Carl Mueller

My name is Carl Mueller and I'd like to thank you for learning a bit more about me!

I feel that I have numerous relevant experiences during my career that come in useful when helping people with their careers:

I know what it?s like to work internationally, having worked overseas (in New Zealand, from 1994-1998).

I've survived several corporate downsizings while many of my colleagues were being laid off.

I have also experienced being laid off twice myself during corporate downsizings.

I know what it?s like to be self-employed.

I've helped many people find better jobs. I started to work as a professional recruiter in 2000 first as an Information Technology (IT) recruiter and then in general recruitment across many industries including IT, manufacturing and marketing. Since this time, I have helped many people find their dream career and it?s a great feeling.

I experienced one of the slowest hiring periods in recent memory especially during the general hiring slowdown that followed the Y2K frenzy in 1999, the bursting of the dot com bubble in early 2000, and then the employment market bottoming out following September 11, 2001.

These were certainly not great times to be a job searcher in most industries nor was it a particularly good time to be a recruiter.

Following this, I began running the day to day operations of an Internet-based company in early 2003 that focused on developing online software and subscription-based websites for consumers. It was then that I fully realized the power, usefulness and potential of the Internet which really spurred me to set up my own website which you can view in my Personal URL section below this bio.

I?m also a Platinum Ezine Articles Expert as recognized by EzineArticles.com, one of the most visited websites on the Internet. This special designation is earned by having consistently high-quality articles published and viewed on their website. All of my submissions are related to helping you find your dream career and many of my articles get reproduced on other websites by their webmasters.

Good luck with your career and I hope I have been of assistance to you!

You can search for this article using: entrepreneur home business, entrepreneur franchise opportunity, entrepreneur ideas
 
 
 

Related Articles

 
Make The Right Career Move
 
Different Hotel Careers
 
Unemployment Blues: Maintaining Emotional Balance
 
The Nursing Career
 
Is the IT Job Market Rising Like the Proverbial Phoenix from the Ashes?
 
Entering the Design World
 
Secrets to Securing an Overseas Teaching Position
 
Career Change Doesn't Have to be Scary
 
GatorPond - New Entertainment Group
 
Women Entrepreneurs Prove It?s Not Just A Man?s World
 
 
 
 
 

Finding Part Time Job

The sense of personal fulfillment that may come with going part-time can be tempered by certain econ ... - Ex Green
 

Why Didn't I Get The Job?

If you're like most of us, you've been on many job interviews in your life and haven't been offered ... - 123456789
 

Ode to a Spoon

I am offering, I suppose, a slightly different view of materialism. It's a different way of looking ... - Deirdre McEachern
 

Interview Styles And Trends

Employers say they still have trouble finding "good people." Just what do they mean by "good people? ... - Shelley Worth
 

Disability and Employment Issues

In the context of seeking employment, how and when should a candidate share information about a disa ... - Lewis Stratton
 

Real Estate Agent Costs for those New or Considering the Profession

Many wish they new before they took the plunge and started their pre-license education to become a r ... - Mark Nash
 
 
   Site Home -> Privacy Policy -> Terms of Service
© 2008 www.hard-n-fast.com All Rights Reserved.