Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organisation. Why might this be the case? What could be the advantages and disadvantages of being self-employed?

It is widely believed that most
of
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people prefer to do their own
business
instead
of working in an organisation or a company. In
this
essay, we will discuss the pros and cons before a conclusion is reached.
Firstly
, self-employed has
a
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numerous advantages
such
as they can do
business
in
certain
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area in which they are interested.
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, many businessmen in
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industry
has
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a profitable
business
as they love their work.
In addition
to
this
, own
business
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respectable position and overall control in it,
such
as how should be the work environment,
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, exact investment, marketing, and much more.
On the other hand
, there are chances of risk in own-
business
such
as the huge amount of investment without knowing
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outcome of that.
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, many people hire some employees and take
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loan
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from
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bank
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to start
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startups. But they cannot get enough profit to give salaries to their co-workers.
Furthermore
, many
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business
owner
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cannot take leaves on
weekend
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to make more profits, which may impact their health. In conclusion, it is apparent that businessmen can have more profit rather than doing
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in
different
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company
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. In my
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if people have proper talent and knowledge about the
business
they can make profit out of it,
otherwise
there is
risk
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a risk
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of money as well as health.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • self-employment
  • freelancing
  • entrepreneurship
  • autonomy
  • financial stability
  • work-life balance
  • financial insecurity
  • lack of support
  • resources
  • long working hours
  • uncertain income
  • job security
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