Comments on: Independence has fallen from favor in America http://blog.microenterprisejournal.com/2009/07/31/independence-has-fallen-from-favor-in-america/ Musings on Life, the Universe and microbusiness Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:30:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Marsha Shenk http://blog.microenterprisejournal.com/2009/07/31/independence-has-fallen-from-favor-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-46114 Marsha Shenk Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:17:25 +0000 http://blog.microenterprisejournal.com/?p=1608#comment-46114 Seems to me that we need a new measure of success that applies to self-emplopyment - and it's not surprising that the Department of Labor has not come up with it. 1) Their historical focus in on LABOR, and self-employment is the opposite 2) Bureacracies are not know for innovation. So they need some outside help (the lifeblood of self-employment, let us note.) What measure might we suggest? I'll throw this one into the ring, and hope others will jump in with better suggestions: Rather than getting a job, earnings in Year 1 of self-emplpoyment are 50% of prior salary; Year 2: 100% or more. Seems to me that we need a new measure of success that applies to self-emplopyment – and it’s not surprising that the Department of Labor has not come up with it. 1) Their historical focus in on LABOR, and self-employment is the opposite
2) Bureacracies are not know for innovation.

So they need some outside help (the lifeblood of self-employment, let us note.) What measure might we suggest? I’ll throw this one into the ring, and hope others will jump in with better suggestions:

Rather than getting a job, earnings in Year 1 of self-emplpoyment are 50% of prior salary;
Year 2: 100% or more.

]]> By: Ray http://blog.microenterprisejournal.com/2009/07/31/independence-has-fallen-from-favor-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-46081 Ray Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:19:11 +0000 http://blog.microenterprisejournal.com/?p=1608#comment-46081 Sorry, but my only theory is that small businesses (MicroBusinesses) and the self-employed are like the cats everyone is trying to herd. We are an extremely divers group and just too small (read difficult) for the bureaucrats to deal with. Sorry, but my only theory is that small businesses (MicroBusinesses) and the self-employed are like the cats everyone is trying to herd.

We are an extremely divers group and just too small (read difficult) for the bureaucrats to deal with.

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