Freedom to do projects that you enjoy, move in different directions and take new
approaches.
• Use a particular talent such as a technical aptitude or creative skill.
• Be your own boss.
• Choose your hours of work.
• Take charge of your future. Working for someone else makes you vulnerable to
redundancy, closures or mergers.
• Work from home or operate out of your own separate premises or move around
different locations as a contractor.
• Free yourself from the stresses of the conventional workplace - office politics, targets,
meetings and constant demands.
• Live off your wits and your own efforts rather than depending on an employer.
• Receive extra tax benefits.