Freshbooks Releases 3rd Annual American Self-Employment Report — Insight into Becoming a Freelancer

If you’re considering becoming a freelancer as a career, you’re not alone.  Freshbooks recently released it’s 3rd Annual American Self-Employment Report reporting that nearly 27 million people have considered abandoning their full-time jobs in favor of self-employment but far fewer have made the leap.  

Here are some of the key results of the study:

College education is become less of prerequisite. 
Among small businesses founded in the last two years there’s no difference in revenue earned comparing those with and without college degrees.

Many Professionals see self-employment as Liberation
Many self-employed professionals say they are driven to work for themselves by the liberating opportunity to completely change their career, or work in untraditional ways. 

Why are people taking the leap?

• Freedom to choose when & where to work
• Choice of which projects to work on
• Autonomy to manage your own career development

Talent Tug of War
Last year 27 million American workers said they were considering a shift to self-employment by 2020. There’s clearly a significant mindset shift to a workforce that values flexibility over stability. Freshbooks’ estimates fewer than 2 million Americans took the leap full-time in 2018. 
Final Thought
The risk that you’ll wake up next year stuck in the same place and doing the same thing is incredibly high.  I designed The Gig Startup Toolkit based on my own lessons-learned to help you avoid the pitfalls I experienced setting up my own small business.  My hope for you is that you stop waiting for the perfect timing to chase your dreams and join millions of Americans who have found freedom, choice and autonomy in their own small businesses. If I can help you in any way, don’t hesitate to contact me any time. 

Final Thought
The risk that you’ll wake up next year stuck in the same place and doing the same thing is incredibly high.  I designed The Gig Startup Toolkit based on my own lessons-learned to help you avoid the pitfalls I experienced setting up my own small business.  My hope for you is that you stop waiting for the perfect timing to chase your dreams and join millions of Americans who have found freedom, choice and autonomy in their own small businesses — become a freelancer today. If I can help you in any way, don’t hesitate to contact me any time.