One of the things that attracts many solo entrepreneurs to their business is the fact that the business which they are creating can be run from the comfort of their own home. Putting that spare bedroom or basement space to use as an office or in some cases, even a small shipping, receiving, and assembly area, can be an economical and efficient way to operate a small business.
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I hope this finds you very well and enjoying your summer.
As solopreneurs, we don’t often have the experience of hiring employees; more often subcontractors. However, there is an important lesson below should you ever decide to go down that path.
Enjoy the below video! You may recognize someone in it.
CLICK HERE: REASON 29: VIDEO
Excerpted and adapted from “Seventy Reasons Not to be an Entrepreneur (and why I wouldn’t do anything else)” Copyright 2013 by Michael A. Babiarz, all rights reserved.
Reason Number 29: Hiring is a &**& and firing is a bigger *(**. Hiring is not a fun process. For the small businessman, if the size of the company mandates employees, it is a process that will need to be repeated, time and time again. Your employees will quit. When they quit, replacing them means going through the painful hiring process all over again. But what if an employee needs to be let go?