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

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It is true that many
people
 these days prefer to have their own
business
, rather than to work for an employer. There are numerous reasons which encourage
people
 to be self-employed, but no doubt there would be some drawbacks in
this
 case. There are several factors which
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 role in attracting individuals toward running their own
business
.
Firstly
, there seems to be more income in being
self employed
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 compared to working for someone else.
Secondly
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 you have more freedom and you can schedule work hours and even
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according to
 your preference,
whereas
 when being an employee you have no choice, except
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 all the situations.
Finally
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 lots of
people
 find it difficult to obey someone else's demands or being limited by the rules of a company.
However
 a society might face economic recession and
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 there might not be enough vacant positions for job seekers, so they have no alternative other than building up their own
business
.
On the other hand
, it is not usually easy for someone to be an entrepreneur, there are some challenges which
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 it risky.
For
example
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 if the person is not experienced enough or does not have adequate knowledge, he might experience failure and end up with bankruptcy.
Besides
, to be the founder of a
business
 requires much
efforts
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 and diligence which everyone is not capable of that,
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 some unforeseen problems might happen in
the
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society which
leads
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 to failure of the newbuilt businesses, as a few years
age
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 COVID-19 pandemic enforced many small businesses to close and caused a significant loss for the owners. In
conclusion
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 I can understand why being
self employed
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 appeals to many young
people
 these days, but it is certain that it will bring some challenges and difficulties for the founders.
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