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When You’re the Boss

The Scoop on Combining Work and Family as an Entrepreneur, a Freelancer, a Family- or Small-Business Owner, While on Commission or Self-Employed

Each parent walks his or her own path. Each entrepreneur is on a unique journey. And thus no two self-employed workparents, or parent-entrepreneurs, have identical experiences. Even if you and your next-door neighbor are both in the same field, both freelancing, and both have ten-year-olds, you’ll still make different choices, lead your families in different ways, and feel differently about your work.

On the flip side, all workparent entrepreneurs face some important commonalities. Raising kids while working outside of a standard employer/paycheck job inherently comes with ...

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