Ten years ago I abandoned my regular job and my daily commute and became self-employed.

And second, the people becoming self-employed after leaving high-level corporate jobs had the skills to run their own businesses.

They help to overcome one of the most discouraging features of becoming self-employed - isolation.

Even the over-65 age group is becoming self-employed more often now, according to the Kauffman Foundation research.

He was in partnership with Trevor Grierson before becoming self-employed.

With the decline of manufacture and skilled manual work in the 1980s, this group increasingly looked to middle-class professions for employment or became self-employed.

Homebuyers who have a fluctuating income, or have recently become self-employed, may find it hard to get an ordinary mortgage.

When corporate executives were forced off commuter trains, many became self-employed and opened small businesses.

The one good thing about becoming self-employed is that you can choose your own office equipment.

He became self-employed, took up a contract with Volkswagen and worked in Germany for several years.