| No person can live as an island. Though you might be | | | | employed with you in anticipation of a fair exchange. |
| one of those increasing thousands who are taking up | | | | They give you work, you give them money. You have |
| self employment opportunities, you will definitely need | | | | to keep up that equation. Delaying payments is a very |
| other people to work for you. That means, even if you | | | | bad idea. Also, at some point, you will have to manage |
| yourself are self employed, you will have to employ | | | | the tax responsibilities of the payments you make to |
| other people. And this is not going to be easy always. | | | | your employees. |
| Employing people is an entirely different ballgame. | | | | Now, where do you get good employees for your |
| There are some main points you have to remember:- | | | | business? In self employment, most people tend to |
| * The people you employ must share your vision of | | | | look at family and friends to work for them. While this |
| the business opportunity, and as far as possible, there | | | | could be a good idea in more ways than one, you |
| should be no conflicts of ideas. | | | | must make sure that the person you are selecting |
| * Though it makes sense to include people who are | | | | really fits the bill. There is no point selecting your best |
| better qualified than you in your venture, it is not | | | | friend to work for you if they do not have the talent |
| always right. There might be ego tussles. That is the | | | | required. You will lose your business opportunity, and |
| reason it is better you select people with qualities | | | | your friend also. |
| focused in one particular area rather than those who | | | | If you are stuck for getting good employees, taking |
| are equipped with the same set of talents as you | | | | people on a freelance basis is a very good idea. For |
| have. | | | | one, you can assess their work as it goes on. |
| * When your business is growing, it is good to be on | | | | Secondly, you are not bound to each other. That |
| friendly terms with the people you employ. That is | | | | means, you are not taking any obligations of keeping |
| because your business is yet unknown, and people | | | | them employed for a year or something like that. |
| know just you. So it is up to you to establish good | | | | You will get most of your freelance employees over |
| relations with them and convey to them what exactly | | | | the Internet on job sites. This applies if you are looking |
| you are looking for. As your business increases, of | | | | for creative employees. If you are looking for people to |
| course, you can make your relationships with your | | | | do physical work for you, then you can put ads in the |
| employees more personal. | | | | local papers or put up flyers in the shops. |
| * You must remember that these people are | | | | |