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How to start your own business in 2025, according to people who already did

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Julia White/Getty Images Many workers, perhaps disillusioned by cubicle walls and fluorescent lighting, may have indulged in a fantasy at some point in their careers. My co-founder also came from finance. You really want to plan ahead for the finances. A photorealistic hand with a water pitcher waters the flower.

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Remote Work And Rising Interest Rates Are Changing The Landscape Of Commercial Real Estate

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Commercial real estate in America is financed through various channels, including commercial banks and private lenders. Consequently, they are exhibiting reluctance in engaging in lending activities, and this is having an impact on people’s ability to finance and grow commercial real estate.

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Two Entrepreneurs Share Advice on Leaving a Corporate Role and Becoming Self-Employed

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After experiencing an unparalleled shift in many corporate jobs from cubicle life to couch adjacent (via the pandemic), some employees realized they wanted to make this work-from-home situation permanent. I hired an accounting firm to handle my books and finances. Do what works best for you.

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Maximize Growth with Virtual Service Providers

Tips From T. Marie

You don’t need to lock someone into a cubicle to get high-level results anymore. Spoiler: the cubicle was never the magic sauce anyway.) Need a virtual CFO to whip your finances into shape? Sure, you can still find someone who’ll manage your schedule and organize your inbox, but why stop there? There’s a VSP for that.

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Au Revoir U.S.: How to Make the Most of Working Abroad

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For anyone who’s ever “luxuriated” in a cubicle in flyover country, life in Paris (even with Emily’s dramatics) and working abroad in general starts to look #perfect. Ahh, Emily in Paris : the delightfully sinful binge-watch with fabulous fashion and sweeping romances (and occasional broken hearts) amid stunning international locales.

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6 Reasons Men Are Not Working as Much as They Used To

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Alternate ways of making a living The pandemic ushered in a new era of work , far from the cubicle and tediously long workdays. In a 2024 survey conducted by the Bipartisan Policy Center, 57% of men between the ages of 20 and 54 said the main reason they weren’t working was due to a personal health issue.

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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

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There are so many moving parts: the finances, the sales, the marketing, the billing. Even knowing what someone’s office looks like, how tidy they keep their desk and what pictures fill the walls of their cubicle, can provide a level of comfort. A lot of what we serve into is overwhelm,” Sciortino says.