Self-employment

Could self-employment be right for you?

The current climate means that many people are feeling vulnerable in their existing roles. If not because they are frightened of redundancy then because the situation is highlighting a hidden desire to break free and seek the independence that self-employment can bring.
 

Self Employment Statistics

• The number of self-employed has increased from 3.3 million people (12.0% of the labour force) in 2001 to 4.8 million (15.1% of the labour force) in 2017
• Self-employment now represents a larger share of employment, up from around 12% of the labour force in 2001 to around 15.1% in 2016.
• The increase in self-employment over this period has been driven by those who work on their own, with a partner but no employees. This group now accounts for 4.0 million workers in 2016 compared with 2.4 million in 2001.
• This rise is predominantly due to fewer people leaving self employment than in the past
• The number of over 65's who are self employed has more than doubled in the past 5 years to nearly half a million
• The number of women in self employment is increasing faster than the number of men
• Female part-time self-employment increased from 439,000 to 812,000 between 2001 and 2016 

Exploring self-employment as an option

Having run a number of businesses and been self-employed for much of her working life, Michelle Seaman has a wealth of knowledge in this area and has coached and mentored many people considering a new business venture.

With her honest and realistic approach, she will help you to explore your ideas and consider all of the options.

She will encourage and motivate whilst letting you know what the pitfalls are. She will guide and support you through the common mistakes that others have made and help you put together a business plan that will be focussed and targeted. With one in three businesses failing within the first 3 years she will help you to understand how you need to move forward whilst ensuring that what you do is always good for the business.

To find out more, contact Michelle on 07831 308519 or complete our enquiry form below and we'll contact you back.