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Apparently “solopreneur” is the new buzzword for a one-person business. I love it! Granted, I’m not technically a one person business, since it literally wouldn’t be a business without Jen’s help. But, I still think we have the essence of a one-person business.

But I do think the term solopreneur is more accurate than entrepreneur. I might branch out one day. Would outsourcing freelancers (that aren’t employees!) count against being a solopreneurship? I don’t know, I just know I’m quite happy staying pretty small for now. I like — no, love — getting my hands dirty on all aspects of a project. And I think it’s an enormous benefit to my clients, who don’t have to pay for the time it would take to juggle tasks and manage multiple people. And the best reason of all: if I can handle all of the design and development aspects, why shouldn’t I?

Here’s somebody with 13 pieces of excellent advice on the matter.