Key Takeaways When you're self-employed, you pay 15.3% in Social Security and Medicare taxes—double what employees pay, because there's no employer to cover half.Tax payments are due quarterly.

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On February 6, Business Insider discussed the entrepreneurial journey of Louise Dean, an inspiring author who pivoted to become a writing coach. She opened a writing school and has trained over 1,500 ...

If you're thinking about wading into entrepreneurship for the first time, keeping your day job is a great way to test the waters without making a full-time commitment. Being a small business owner is ...

When you start connecting, lead with what makes you different and stop undervaluing yourself, you turn being a newcomer into ...