Explore Five Key Benefits of Self Employment to Determine Whether It’s The Right Next Step for You
While there are many aspects of self employment that may feel scary or hold people back from choosing this route, there are many impactful benefits to working for yourself. Determining whether self employment is the right move for your career comes down to weighing your personal preferences along with the risks and benefits. Learn about a few of the main benefits of self employment and franchising.
Schedule Flexibility
One of the key drawbacks to working an office job is the constant demand to work from 9am to 5pm. In many fields, it’s difficult to take time off or have control over your schedule. On the other hand, self employment allows for a more flexible schedule so you can make time for your priorities. Whether expanding your business is your top priority or family, hobbies or other passions take a front seat, being self-employed allows you to balance your time as you see fit.
Franchise Owners with Lemon Tree can choose a semi-absentee model to allow for maximum schedule flexibility. This exciting option provides the space to open additional Lemon Tree locations, or to explore other passions or spend time with family. Instead of being locked into a 9-to-5 schedule each day, being self employed means choosing how you spend your time.
Opting for self employment generally means choosing a field you’re passionate about and enjoying various opportunities to learn. Being a Franchise Owner involves ongoing personal growth, problem solving, and acquisition of new skills.
With Lemon Tree, Franchise Owners receive up-front training as well as ongoing support, lessening the usual risk of starting your own business. Taking an entrepreneurial spirit and a thirst for knowledge and coupling them with expert support and a tried and true business plan makes for an exciting opportunity.
Control and Variety
Working an office job generally means answering to a manager or a similar boss figure, and often involves repetitive tasks each and every day. This can understandably get old and leave employees wishing for more say over their tasks and impact, as well as a bit of variety in their everyday life.
Self employment, on the other hand, means tackling a variety of different obstacles and exercising problem-solving skills each day. With more variety in your daily routine, it’s easier to look forward to your work days and enjoy the ongoing need to adapt and adjust to challenges. Instead of performing the tasks assigned by a manager, Franchise Owners have control over how they run their business, what tasks they outsource to others, and how their workplace culture feels.
Earning Potential
Self employment can mean taking on more risk, but it also provides the opportunity for greater earning potential and the assurance that you’ll be rewarded for the hard work you put in. Instead of staying stuck in a rigid pay scale or fighting over promotions, one of the benefits is the ability to earn much more than many salaried positions can offer.
With generations of experience in the hair salon industry, the Lemon Tree business model is already set up and the branding and marketing is already established. Without having to take the time to cover these bases, Franchise Owners can enjoy the support and training of the Lemon Tree in order to maximize earning potential and reap the potential financial rewards of self employment.
Community Impact
On top of the elevated earning potential, starting a journey of self employment also brings the opportunity to network within your community and make a true impact with your business. Choosing self employment and following your passion allows you to impact the lives of others in a way many other roles cannot. Lemon Tree helps community members look and feel their best by providing high-quality hair salon services at reasonable rates. Creating the positive and welcoming culture to help others feel their best is a truly impactful path, and being self employed allows you to build something that lasts.
While not every self employment opportunity is built the same, the benefits can’t be overstated.
With more control over your time and tasks, a higher ceiling for earnings, and the opportunity to continuously grow and impact your community, becoming a Franchise Owner with Lemon Tree can provide a worthwhile path to self employment.
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