Look Before You Leap: Self-Employment Survival Strategies
Client: Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling
(CERIC)
The "Leap" project, a partnership between CERIC and Life Strategies Ltd.,
includes a 2-week (20 hour) facilitated e-learning course focused on
self-employment. To supplement this training and provide ongoing support, the
project also includes a book useful for those considering self-employment and
those supporting self-employed persons. To support in-person delivery, a
facilitator's guide and a PowerPoint have been developed (contact us for
details). The dedicated "Look Before You Leap" website (www.lookbeforeyouleap.ca)
includes annotated links to relevant resources for the self-employed and those
supporting the self-employed, as well as a Blog that shares relevant
self-employment tips/strategies and stories. You can follow this project as it
develops and contribute ideas at the project blog or via Twitter at @lookb4leaping.
Project Components
- 2-Week Course
Although self-employment is a growing trend in a variety of sectors, most
career practitioners have little understanding of self-employment or work
as an independent contractor. This course will equip career practitioners
to better support clients interested in self-employment, and to explore the
pros and cons of becoming self-employed themselves. The course is also
designed to directly support individuals considering self-employment, as
well as the newly self-employed.
- Book (available in PDF or for purchase in print)
Self-employment can be exhilarating, challenging, rewarding, and
exhausting . . . all at the same moment! Whether you're building a
business with aspirations of a public offering; opening a restaurant,
store, or shop of some kind; becoming a home-based consultant; or any
of a myriad of other self-employment possibilities, this book is
designed to help you examine your beliefs about self-employment,
evaluate your readiness, identify the supports you might need, and put
logistics in place to ensure you succeed.
Based on their experience in a wide range of self-employment
endeavours, the authors share 10 self-employment survival strategies
combined with inspirational quotes, reflective activities, and
worksheets. Their goal is to help readers understand the realities of
self-employment, both the good and the bad – to look before
leaping.
- Website (http://lookbeforeyouleap.ca/)
Self-Employment is a growing trend in a variety of sectors; it's also
increasingly an option for career practitioners / career counsellors.
Yet, most career practitioners have little understanding of
self-employment or work as an independent contractor. Stay connected
and up to date with our news feed with Leap project happenings and
other important self-employment news and/or check out helpful resources
for exploring self-employment or supporting the self-employed.
- Blog (http://lookbeforeyouleap-selfemployment.blogspot.ca/)
Read about new resources and tips for successful self-employment as
well as profiles of successful entrepreneurs.
- Twitter Feed (http://twitter.com/lookb4leaping)
Stay connected and learn more about self-employment with our Twitter
feed.