| 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?#5: You can't pass off
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| may NOT want to start your own
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| | irate customers to Customer Service. The
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| business:#10: You can't blame your lame
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| | buck stops with you, and you have to deal
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| boss for your problems. As much as you
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| | with all conflict related to your
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| might have complained about your boss or
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| | business.#4: No paid sick days. For
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| "Management" in your corporate job, you
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| | many businesses, if you don't work, money
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| might find yourself missing the person
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| | doesn't come in. If you wake up with a
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| who takes the heat for big decisions.
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| | stuffy nose and a headache, you can't tap
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| Whichever success or failure your company
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| | into one of your 20 days of paid sick
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| experiences is squarely on your
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| | leave and sleep in.#3: Self employment
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| shoulders.#9: YOU are all the
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| | tax. Or just taxes in general. Instead
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| departments in your business. You must
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| | of delighting at a refund most tax years,
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| take care of product development, sales,
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| | as a self-employed person you have to pay
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| marketing, accounting, customer service,
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| | self-employment tax. You also must keep
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| information technology, legal,
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| | excellent accounting records to make sure
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| procurement and shipping. Most of us do
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| | you run a clean operation and in case
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| not have strengths in all these areas, so
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| | that you are audited by the IRS.#2:
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| you must quickly learn what is necessary
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| | Self-funded benefits. You must piece
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| to stay within the law and in
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| | together and pay for a decent benefit
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| business.#8: No free office supplies.
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| | package to ensure you and your family are
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| Did you really ever think about how much
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| | protected against risk. You don't have
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| a paper clip or manila folder costs? How
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| | the volume discount afforded by large
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| about a desk, no-glare monitor or printer
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| | corporate programs, so often they are
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| toner? All of a sudden you will become
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| | more expensive.#1: No zone-out weeks.
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| aware of all the "hidden" expenses when
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| | Although most of us would never admit it,
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| you have to do it all yourself. And no,
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| | we have all had weeks (some months!) of
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| I don't suggest sneaking out the back
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| | "zoning out" where we act like we are
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| door of your corporate job with a big box
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| | busy and doing important things, but in
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| of supplies. Bad karma! (I will
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| | reality are shopping online, or planning
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| sheepishly admit to taking a pad or two
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| | a wedding or playing fantasy sports. If
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| of post-it notes in my time, and I am
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| | you zone out in your own business,
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| sure I paid for it somehow)#7: No safety
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| | nothing gets done and no money comes in.
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| net of a regular paycheck. Even if you
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| | Simple as that.If you are still charged
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| do well in your business, most orders do
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| | up to become an entrepreneur after
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| not come in an orderly, timely manner as
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| | reading this list, you may just have what
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| your paycheck does. Paying bills can be
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| | it takes to succeed.Copyright 2006 Pamela
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| much more of a juggling act when you
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| | SlimPamela Slim is a seasoned corporate
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| first start your business, unless you are
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| | consultant with a new mission in life:
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| sitting on a huge cash reserve for
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| | help corporate warriors to become
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| expenses.#6: No one gives you goals and
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| | thriving entrepreneurs!
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