Race, Self-Employment, and Upward Mobility
Race, Self-Employment, and Upward Mobility

Author: Timothy Mason Bates

Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780801857997

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Refuting traditional notions about entrepreneurship and opportunity, scholar Timothy Bates finds that across all racial and ethnic lines, self-employment and upward mobility mainly are open to those who are educated, skilled, and with significant financial resources. Bates's analysis is based largely on the massive Characteristics of Business Owners survey compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Job Ladder
The Job Ladder

Author: Gary S. Fields

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2023-03-09

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 0192692909

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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Based on studies of a range of countries in the Global South, this book examines heterogeneity within informal work by applying a common conceptual framework and empirical methodology. The country studies use panel data to study the dynamics of worker transitions between formal and heterogeneous informal work and present a comparative perspective across developing countries in Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa and the Middle East. Each study provides a nuanced view of informality, dividing workers into six work statuses: formal wage-employees, upper-tier informal wage-employees, lower-tier informal wage employees, formal self-employed, and upper-tier informal self-employed. Based on this common conceptual framework, the country studies examine the distribution of workers across each of these work statuses, and document transition patterns across different formality and work statuses. The panel data analysed in each country study provide a basis for making statements about labour market transitions that are not warranted when using comparable cross-sections. The studies also examine the individual- and household-level characteristics associated with workers in each work status. Using these characteristics, each study constructs a 'job ladder' that ranks each work status, and then examines the characteristics of workers that are associated with transitions up (and down) the job ladder.

How to Start Over 101 Self-Employment Businesses
How to Start Over 101 Self-Employment Businesses

Author: Vince Stead

Publisher: vince stead

Published: 2006-08

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 159824292X

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If you're tired of your job, working for others and making them money, and you want to start your own business, then this book is for you! Even if you don't have tons of money to start a big business, there is something in this book for just about everyone, who wants to start their own part-time or full-time business, working for themselves! This book will give you many ideas of how you can start a business and head you in the right direction of what lots of them are and how to start and market them to make money. If you pick any of these businesses to start, or have your own ideas of a different business, then this book will motivate you to get started right away. This book contains lots of various businesses that almost anyone can start, and you can make it as big as you want to build it up to. If this book gives you one different way to look at things, or gives you a better idea on how to market, or sell your product or service, then this book has just paid for itself and probably more, as you will save money, and have some new ideas to make your business make more money for you, after you read it! You also get with this book a bonus section which includes over 101 of some of the biggest, and largest suppliers of general merchandise in the United States for just about any type of retail store. If you're thinking of opening any type of retail store, or already have one, you will want to see some of the wholesalers in this book! Chances are good you will save money with just one of the vendors you might end up doing business with. It contains names, what they sell, phone numbers, websites, and more! This book is a must read for any person that wants to make their life better by starting their own business working for themselves, or running your own retail business, and finding better suppliers, and cheaper prices! You will love this book and it will make you money and give you some great ideas!

Tax Power for the Self-employed
Tax Power for the Self-employed

Author: James O. Parker

Publisher: SphinxLegal

Published: 2004-12

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1572484578

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Tax Power for the Self-Employed gives you the indispensable tools to take the money you make from your business, side job or favorite hobby and meet the demands of the IRS. Learn exactly what you need to do to qualify for more deductions, to maximize more credits and to start saving money-today! Checklists for All Your Questions Everything you need is provided in useful checklists for immediate access. Red Flag Alerts Avoid audits, keep on top of current tax laws and stay out of trouble. Professional Advice Let a tax law expert with over twenty-five years of experience be your personal advisor. Money Savers Make smart decisions to maximize your deductions, credits and exemptions that will save you money. Filing Tips See exactly what you need to fulfill your duties to the IRS.

The Self-Employment Survival Guide
The Self-Employment Survival Guide

Author: Jeanne Yocum

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-04-08

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1538108720

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Anyone who opts for self-employment quickly learns that succeeding as your own boss is no walk in the park. While professional freedom has many, many joys, it also involves significant risks. If you’re considering self-employment, or you’re already self-employed, The Self-Employment Survival Guide: Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss alerts you to the challenges involved and provides proven strategies for surmounting these obstacles and succeeding. You’ll also learn what you need to put in place before taking the leap to being your own boss to help assure your success. Working for yourself offers personal freedoms and rewards, but the road can curve or travel uphill at times. Here, Jeanne Yocum shares eight key behaviors that impede success and provides proven solutions for the various obstacles that might cross your path, including unreasonable client demands, slow payers, unexpected client defections, daily schedules, health and financial planning, and the feelings of isolation that can sometimes accompany working on your own. Unlike many books that provide only a rose-colored view of self-employment, this book gives a full, realistic view of what being your own boss is actually like. By learning about the ups and downs that come with being in charge of your own livelihood, you will be better able to handle the demands of self-employment and succeed on your own terms.

The Missing Entrepreneurs 2021 Policies for Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment
The Missing Entrepreneurs 2021 Policies for Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-11-29

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 9264840613

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The Missing Entrepreneurs 2021 is the sixth edition in a series of biennial reports that examine how public policies at national, regional and local levels can support job creation, economic growth and social inclusion by overcoming obstacles to business start-ups and self-employment by people from disadvantaged or under-represented groups in entrepreneurship.