INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT AMONG OLDER WORKERS
“Among Canadians, the rate of self-employment—that is, the number of self-employed workers as a share of total employment—has been relatively stable, hovering around 15% over
“Among Canadians, the rate of self-employment—that is, the number of self-employed workers as a share of total employment—has been relatively stable, hovering around 15% over
“Among Canadians, the rate of self-employment—that is, the number of self-employed workers as a share of total employment—has been relatively stable, hovering around 15% over
Five short decades ago, the economic landscape in Canada and the world was vastly different. Five decades before that farming was the dominant occupation, and
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Government agencies (like STATISTICS CANADA) speak disparagingly of ‘micro-businesses’ with 4 or fewer employees, and typically exclude the self-employed from definitions of businesses (they speak of ‘employer businesses’). Yet these days there are about 3 million self-employed Canadians working without paid help.
Investors are looking for growth businesses and dismiss ‘lifestyle companies’. Yet most of us work or have businesses to support a lifestyle. And that’s as it should be!
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