This post was inspired by Chris Baskerville’s Quora answer to What are the perks of owning a business?.
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Along with a slew of new responsibilities, starting a business comes with the freedom to work where you want, with people you like, on products and services you love, all while dictating your own schedule. That’s likely why 80% of business owners list “power and control over life” as their #1 reason for starting their own business.
Check out the illustration below to see why others take the plunge to start their own business!
Leave us a comment about your reasons for starting-up your business!
This article was originally written on July 10, 2014 and updated on February 27, 2017.
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