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The Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up 2017/18, 30th Edition
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The Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up 2017/18, 30th Edition

by Sara Williams
December 2016
Beginner
464 pages
11h 10m
English
FT Publishing International
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Chapter 2

Less than 100 per cent

Businesses don’t have to be all-consuming. Many self-employed and small businesses are run on a part-time or less than full-time basis. The increase in the number of these types of enterprise reflects the restructuring in society and the economy that has occurred over the past two or three decades. There are a number of typical scenarios.

First, you might want to share the load of running a business, for example, working for an online platform that provides you with a legal and administrative structure. This allows you to focus on your product or service, while getting a taste of being self-employed and running your own work–life balance.

Some examples include online platforms offering odd-job services or ...

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