The job insecurity that has settled over the nation during the past few years has made the idea of self-employment more appealing to college students. And so a growing number of colleges and ...

Ten years ago, I made the difficult decision to leave my 10-year corporate marketing career behind to start my own business. At the time, I was working for a well-known, global consumer ice cream ...

Personal agency is one of the greatest gifts of God, according to Presiding Bishop Gerald Causse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “It is crucial for our earthly progress and our ...

Striking out on your own? You’re not alone. Hundreds of thousands of workers are leaving their jobs and opting to work for themselves. But if this is your first experiment with working for yourself, ...

Even before the COVID economic shutdown, the shortage of decent-paying, ethical, reasonably secure jobs made many people eager to try being their own boss. The bad news Alas, succeeding in ...

If you respond by remarking that you’re “self-employed,” prepare for a lively conversation to ensue — fraught with misunderstanding, sympathy, curiosity, condescension, respect, confusion and intrigue ...