More and more people are starting their own one person business, either as a “side hustle” or as a full time endeavor. It’s probably one of the best times in history, because technology allows a single person to accomplish things that would have taken many more people to get done.
But it’s not easy….well it’s easy to start, but not so easy to succeed. This section includes hints and tips to help you start and run your own solo business and STILL stay sane.
There are really THREE stages of business growth for small businesses (defined as having less than 100 employees). The first is the solo entrepreneur who starts the business and operates it as the sole person in the business, perhaps sometimes assisted by external resources (family…
Q: Robert, you’ve just semi-retired after twenty five years running Bacal & Associates as a solo business. Was there ever a point where you wanted to grow your business into something a lot bigger, with employees, and the trappings? Robert: Well, yes and no. Unlike…
The decision to hire that very first employee needs to be carefully considered, not only because there are legal requirements that kick in when you hire employees, but also because having employees means having to enhance your own people and task management skills. It’s simply…
For the most part, a home office works as a main business location if you are the solo operator (i.e., no employees), if you have one or two employees who can use your home office to carry out their job tasks, or if you have employees who need not…
This was published in 2012 as part of a website I was building regarding social media. What’s interesting is that many of the points I made then are still applicable. If anything social media has become a bigger wasteland than it was. Yes, there…
Here on the Small Is Beautiful site, we can’t possibly answer all your questions, or even know everything. We try. So to help you on your way to starting or running your solo business or side hustle we’ve curated what we think are useful articles…
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