Articles written by KC Morgan
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London's Olympic Work at Home Offer Could Change Governments
London is encouraging its government employees to work at home during the Olympic games, but a solution to traffic could change the way officials work.
May 17, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Learning How to Run a Home-Based Business with College Courses
Is being an entrepreneur something that can be learned? It's possible to take a college home-based business course, but does it guarantee self-employment?
May 14, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Find Legitimate Work at Home Jobs with Customer Service
Customer service opportunities can provide legitimate work at home jobs, but it's not easy to know where to find them.
May 13, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Provide In-Home Services for Self-Employment
It doesn't always take a lot of special skills to be successfully self-employed. Sometimes, all professionals really need is a lot of hard work.
May 7, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Are All Work at Home Jobs Scams?
Is it possible to become self-employed by doing work at home jobs online...or is that, as some say, pure myth? Are all work at home jobs scams?
May 3, 2012
- KC Morgan
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More Dads are Staying at Home
There's been a lot of talk about stay-at-home moms in the news, but statistics show that the world is becoming increasingly populated with stay-at-home dads
May 2, 2012
- KC Morgan
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How Much Should Stay-at-Home Moms Make?
How many hours do stay-at-home moms really work in a week, and what's their time worth?
Apr 30, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Confusing Self-Employment Tax Codes Make It Hard to Retire
According to the IRS, pension payments made by self-employment professionals aren't a viable business expense, but it is possible to deduct this cost.
Apr 30, 2012
- KC Morgan
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It's Getting Harder to be Self-Employed
If filing self-employment taxes is hard, independent professionals haven't seen nothin' yet. Trying to borrow money is even harder than paying taxes.
Apr 22, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Aren't All Moms Working at Home?
According to the media and the politicos in front of the cameras, there's a war going on between stay at home moms and work at home moms. Is it true?
Apr 16, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Protecting Professionals from Work at Home Scams
New regulations are in place to help professionals avoid losing their money to work at home scams, but it only works if someone's reporting them.
Apr 9, 2012
- KC Morgan
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The Economy of Self-Employment Isn't Improving
Many professionals are starting to see the light at the end of the Recession tunnel, but self-employed workers are still in the dark.
Apr 5, 2012
- KC Morgan
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The Self-Employed Can Still Get Insurance Tax Breaks
Self-employment tax breaks for insurance costs are still possible, but claiming them is tricky business. Learn how to do it legally, and avoid IRS trouble.
Apr 3, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Will Self-Employment Assistance Spread to Every State?
New legislation has changed the Self-Employment Assistance program, but most United States residents won't notice. Most states don't use it.
Mar 29, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Finding the Balance Between Work and Home while Working at Home
If you're constantly checking your email, never take a day off and know your laptop's wallpaper better than your own face, you might be self-employed.
Mar 19, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Finding Odd Ways to Find Self-Employment
Not everyone's cut out to be the next big entrepreneur, but everyone does have skills that can be used for self-employment.
Mar 11, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Self-Employed Workers: More Likely to Be Audited?
Tax responsibility is a burden the self-employed must accept, but it may become too much to bear when an audit is looming. Is it a professional hazard?
Mar 4, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Can Smartphone Apps Make Self-Employment Taxes Easy?
There's an app for just about everything these days, but does that mean professionals should rely on one to complete their self-employment taxes?
Feb 24, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Twitter Tips for Better Self-Marketing
Every single self-employed professional has to be a self-appointed marketing guru. Thanks to the Internet, self-marketing can be a totally free endeavor.
Feb 16, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Self-Employed By Choice, or By Force?
For some, being self-employed is a dream come true, an important choice. But for others, it's pretty much a last option. Who will be more successful?
Feb 7, 2012
- KC Morgan
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The Self-Employed Are Going Out of Business
As the Great Recession goes on, the self-employed are becoming part of a smaller and smaller group of professionals.
Feb 1, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Does the State of the Union Include Plans for the Self-Employed?
The state of the union is getting stronger, according to President Obama. But how about the state of self-employment for the 22 million who are in it?
Jan 25, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Get a Webcam, Create a Home-Based Business
Thanks to the Internet, people don't have to leave home to shop. But what else might people want to do online? Get a webcam to start a home-based business.
Jan 20, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Some Industries Favor Small Business
In some industries, there's a big difference between being self-employed and being a self-employed CEO. Data shows which industries favor small business.
Jan 9, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Subcontractors Should Look for Clients, Not Jobs
Subcontractors are skilled freelancers, but job hunting shouldn't always take top priority. Find work by finding contractors, and opportunities will follow.
Jan 1, 2012
- KC Morgan
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Working at Home Safer Thanks to FTC Actions
Self-employment scams increase with unemployment, because it's big money to prey upon vulnerable professionals -- but the FTC is doing something about it.
Dec 27, 2011
- KC Morgan
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It's Getting Harder to Be Self-Employed
Unemployed workers are turning to self-employment to make money, leading to increased competition and scarce work at home opportunities.
Dec 19, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Joblessness Pushing Pros to Self-Employment, Taxes Push Them Away
Self-employment is rising, but that may be a reflection of joblessness, not entrepreneurship. The end of payroll tax cuts could put an end to this trend.
Dec 15, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Fewer Job Creators Among the Self-Employed
Self-employed professionals in the US have been doing less hiring in the last decade, a trend that began even before the Great Recession.
Dec 12, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Learn How to Work from Home, Successfully
It's easy to dream about working from home full time, but actually putting it in practice is a different story. Learn tips to work from home successfully.
Dec 6, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Americans Losing Faith in Self-Employment
Polls show that many are losing faith in self-employment. The American dream of being your own boss is becoming out-of-reach for average Americans.
Nov 30, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Work from Home and Help the Economy
Studies show that many professionals prefer working from home, research indicates that teleworkers are more productive...so will this fix the economy?
Nov 21, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Study: Work at Home Professionals More Exhausted Than Others
A new study shows that the conflict of balancing family with work at home creates more exhaustion for those professionals who choose this route.
Nov 15, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Will Privatized Social Security Work for the Self-Employed?
Some politicians swear that privatizing social security is the answer to many problems -- but for the self-employed, it may not be a solution at all.
Nov 9, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Work at Home Moms Represent a Growing Trend
More moms are finding ways to work at home while they parent to remain a strong part of the workforce -- and they're a force to be reckoned with.
Nov 6, 2011
- KC Morgan
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The Right to Work from Home: Students Expect Nothing Less
College students don't consider working from home to be a privilege -- they see it as a right. Why go to the office when the world is connected online?
Nov 3, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Self-Employed Today, No Plan for the Future
Millions of self-employed professionals have no retirement plans in place, but now is the time to start worrying about the future.
Nov 1, 2011
- KC Morgan
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How to Start Working From Home
Today's gadget-filled world is great for communication. Turn the technical times into an advantage, and start working from home.
Oct 25, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Economy Down, Self-Employment Scams on the Rise
One group isn't suffering as the economy continues to re-define the term "rock bottom" -- the scammers. Be more wary than ever of fake self-employment.
Oct 16, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Self-Employment Telesummit Scheduled for Accidental Entrepreneurs
A self-employment telesummit aimed at "accidental entrepreneurs" seeks to school professionals on different aspects to improve their money-making abilities.
Oct 9, 2011
- KC Morgan
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New Health Insurance Options for the Self-Employed
Washington isn't doing a lot to help the self-employed pay for health insurance, but new options are opening up through a new deal with Aetna and the NASE.
Oct 3, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Why Are Politicians Ignoring the Self-Employed?
Jobs, taxes, healthcare, education -- they're all sharing the national stage in the world of politics, but self-employment isn't anywhere in the picture.
Sep 28, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Survey: Self-Employed Americans in it for Freedom, Not Money
A new Gallup poll shows that the Americans who want to be self-employed aren't hoping for big financial success, but personal freedom. Will they get either?
Sep 20, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Recession Forces Home-Based Businesses to Close
Over 1 million self-employed professionals have stopped working for themselves in the last four years...is it the start of a trend?
Sep 6, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Some Self-Employment Jobs Booming During Recession
Statistics show that a handful of self-employment jobs are booming while the rest of the country struggles with economic recession.
Aug 31, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Professional Ethics in Self-Employment: Where's the Line?
Corporate business ethics are clear, but the lines still get blurred. In a world of easy Internet access and self-employment, where do ethics fit in?
Aug 25, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Sorting Out the Self-Employed Tax Burden: Who's Not Paying Taxes?
Fox and Friends recently told Americans that 51% of them paid no taxes in 2009. Can this be correct, and if so why are the self-employed still shelling out?
Aug 19, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Self-Employment Isn't a New Trend
A century ago, roughly one-half of all Americans were self-employed. Today, we're getting closer to hitting the 50% mark again.
Aug 12, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Working Moms are Being Forced into the Home
British mums are being forced out of the workplace and back into the home, and U.S. women are facing the same problems.
Aug 9, 2011
- KC Morgan
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Create a Business Listing with Google Places
Google has unveiled another free service that helps self-employed professionals advertise their home-based businesses. Learn how to use Google Places.
Aug 4, 2011
- KC Morgan
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