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Seven reasons business ownership can be better for your life balance

As an entrepreneur, you can have much more control over your quality of life

by Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin  |  633 views  |  0 comments  |      Rate this now! 

7.) Perks aplenty. Business owners also are able to offer themselves all kinds of extras your corporate boss might not. You might have your company lease or buy you a company car. You can write off any travel that can be justified as a business expense. You can plan your annual management meeting at your favorite spa resort. Running the show gives you the opportunity to invest company money in what’s important to you -- whether it’s bringing in healthy lunches or a massage therapist to keep your crew performing well during stressful times. Or hiring yourself an executive coach and a crackerjack assistant.

 

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Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin is the CEO and Creative Director of Tribe, Inc., and the author of the "Start Your Own Company" deck of Starter Cards. She blogs on entrepreneurial issues at www.life-sizedbusiness.com

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