Flying Solo: A Glance at Self-Employment

A CWI discusses what it takes to run your own welding business
January 2024
By: CURT GREEN

The American dream. Easy street. Gravy on the biscuit. La dolce vita. At some point, we’ve likely heard these terms used to describe self-employment. Like many, I grew up believing that being your own boss was the pinnacle of working for a living. You’d have no one to answer to. You could build your own schedule. You’d only have to work on the projects you were interested in. I knew self-employment was the way to go.

However, in the stories about people starting successful businesses, it can be easy to miss t..

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