“FAST” is the keyword for many of you reading this book. Fast finding the right niche for your self-employment must involve working with all assets/resources available to you so you can most readily see which one or more of these occupations can be tailored to your own situation. This book lists many, many fast-to-enter occupations--the only book with 250 popularly known occupations for self-employment not usually requiring the usual four years or more post-high-school education.

If you are evaluating the idea of going in business for yourself, you must realize that completing high school first is usually necessary for entering self-employment. When you opt to work for yourself, you will need some knowledge of the many facets of the business, as you will have to handle every phase of the business alone: promoting your business, interfacing in some way with the public, basic bookkeeping, etc.

Finding self-employment realistically takes familiarity with two occupation lists: One, (especially if it is imperative that you begin work now) select from the short list of occupations one in which you already know how to do the work or can learn from in-family training or have worked with established workers in that trade. It is likely you already know whether you wish to select a life-long occupation along these lines.

Two, this group of occupations for finding self-employment may take one to three years of post-high-school education/training, depending upon the type of in-commerce job requirements, professional ability, or your state’s certification requirements. This is still fast compared to the usual longer time of most post-high-school-education programs. In certain types of work, and especially if you wish to do this work for a long time/lifetime, you should seriously consider Apprenticeship…

…An important problem you must face after selecting your self-employment occupation is how to set your own pay rate correctly. Self-employed people can operate as individuals, but it is best to set up a company for future growth and for personal legal protection. You can find information for doing this online: www.legalzoom.com is one web address that you can try. BUT as a novice you will probably want to consult a lawyer or other counsel.