When it comes to hiring freelance writers, many entrepreneurs like to look overseas. International freelancers can provide services of fair to high quality at lower prices than what you will pay in the United States, or...
Miranda Marquit
Miranda Marquit is a well known financial blogger often featured in the mainstream media. She frequently blogs about freelancing and entrepreneurship on her personal blog Confessions of a Professional Blogger.
Posts by: Miranda Marquit
Have You Thought about Hiring Your Children for Your Business?
One of the ways to find extra tax breaks in your business is to hire your children or spouse to work for you. This is a great way to generate another expense for your business, while saving on taxes in other ways. Tax...
Is a Patent Worth the Investment?
In the past, the last word in “arriving” as an inventor or an innovator was the patent. If you could patent your idea, you felt great — and others were impressed. These days, though, there are...
5 Ways You Can Benefit from a Mastermind Group
Whether you are building a business or a blog, one of the best resources that you can put at your disposal is a mastermind group. A mastermind group is a collection of people who share ideas and help each other. When...
How to Protect Yourself When You Fire Someone
As a business owner, there are times when you just need to say goodbye to an employee. Most entrepreneurs don't enjoy firing people, but it can be a necessary part of the job. I'm not talking about laying someone off...
Should You Get an Employer Identification Number (EIN)?
If you want to make sure that your business is properly reporting to the IRS, an Employer Identification Number (EIN) can be helpful. But do you really need one? And if you do, how can you obtain your EIN? Do You...
Sole Proprietor: Why You Should Consider a Business Account
As a sole proprietor, your business and personal assets are pretty much considered the same thing. So you don't have to keep your bank accounts separate if you don't want to. Many sole proprietors just keep it all...
Paying Your Freelancer: What’s the Best Method?
If you hire a freelancer to do work for you, one of the biggest issues is how to pay for the service provided. There are a number of payment options, and they all have costs and benefits. Whether you are hiring a...
5 Benefits of Coworking
One of the issues involved in being an entrepreneur is that it can get a bit lonely sometimes. The isolation involved when you are trying to get your home business off the ground can be discouraging — especially...
5 Things Entrepreneurs Should Know about Banking
As an entrepreneur, you need to begin establishing your business as its own entity as quickly as possible. For the small business owner, part of this process is setting up your banking. It's not as simple as walking in...
4 Ways to Save Money on Your Entrepreneurial Startup
Many entrepreneurs start out on a shoestring, hoping that they can make some money, even though they don't have a whole lot of it to begin with. A startup needs to cut costs where it can, and channel its meager funds...
How to Make Your Freelance Writer Happy
One of the best things you can do for your blog is to keep your freelance writer happy. If you have regular freelance writers working for you, it's a good idea to consider how you can build a good working relationship...
