{"id":7503,"date":"2016-06-09T14:50:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T13:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stonebridge-blog.positive-dedicated.net\/?p=7503"},"modified":"2020-11-26T15:04:20","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T15:04:20","slug":"the-benefits-of-being-self-employed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/make-a-change\/the-benefits-of-being-self-employed\/","title":{"rendered":"The benefits of being self-employed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why work for yourself?<\/h2>\n<p>1 in 7 people in the UK are self-employed. For many people, being their own boss is a lifestyle choice, more than a financial one. Here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You&#8217;re the boss<\/strong>. You don&#8217;t have to answer to anyone. There&#8217;s no one telling you what to do, or when to do it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go casual<\/strong>. Answer emails in your pyjamas; no one will know! Every day can be casual clothes day when you&#8217;re in charge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flexibility<\/strong>. You can choose where you live, where you want&nbsp;your office to be&nbsp;and how much holiday to take.<\/li>\n<li><b>More family time<\/b>. Meetings will be a thing of the past and so will the 6.30am start. You can decide what hours you work and there won&#8217;t be a morning commute.<\/li>\n<li><b>Have your achievements recognised<\/b>. You&#8217;ll get out what you put in and see the direct results of your hard work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Choice of customers<\/strong>. Only work with clients you want to work with. You&#8217;ll be more productive knowing you&#8217;ve&nbsp;picked the&nbsp;best projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>&nbsp;How do you start your own&nbsp;business?<\/h2>\n<p>Make sure you know what you need to do to set up your business. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/working-for-yourself\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">gov.uk<\/a> website is a great place to start.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to do it all on your own. Getting the right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/search?keyword=business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">training<\/a> will help you discover if you&#8217;re ready to go into business and&nbsp;answer all of&nbsp;your questions. Becoming self-employed will require organisation skills, perseverance and hard work to get your business off the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Stonebridge offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/advice\/what-is-distance-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">distance learning<\/a> courses that you can complete in your own time. This means that you don&#8217;t need to give up your job to&nbsp;get the skills you need to&nbsp;start your own business. Work from home, take as long as you need to complete assignments and share experiences with fellow students online. Find out what you&#8217;re capable of.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/a-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/a-z-courses.png\" alt=\"A-Z book of courses\" width=\"690\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/a-z-courses.png 690w, https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/a-z-courses-300x52.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why work for yourself? 1 in 7 people in the UK are self-employed. For many people, being their own boss is a lifestyle choice, more than a financial one. Here&#8217;s why: You&#8217;re the boss. You don&#8217;t have to answer to anyone. There&#8217;s no one telling you what to do, or when to do it. 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