Beyond the Rhetoric

This is a concept that many small business owners fail to grasp. It’s especially true when they are looking for investors who can fund the development or expansion of their businesses. Let’s take the example of an Internet startup. For someone to get that off the ground, they’ll likely need some money to register a [...]

Whether you run your own business or you have a telecommuting arrangement with your employer, you may have considered setting up a home office. Maybe you already have one. Whatever the case, there is one very big decision that you’ll need to make: where is the office going to be? While there are certainly all [...]

I met up with an old high school friend the other day for a cup of coffee. In catching up, he asked me about how my freelance writing career was going and what it was like to do what I do. Then, he asked if I had a work schedule and, if so, what it [...]

“A manager does not manage people. People are unmanageable. The manager manages the system.” The above quote was tweeted a couple of days ago by Pete Quily, who I met at last year’s Freelance Camp in Vancouver. It doesn’t have to do with running a freelance business specifically, but it does provide an interesting perspective [...]

Last month, I wrote about the 7 freelance clients you want to avoid. Thankfully, there are plenty of clients out there that are much more appealing, whether you’re involved in freelance writing, freelance web design, or any number of other disciplines. Part of the key, however, is getting past some of the initial impressions you [...]