I originally ran this post on 6/8/10 when a few friends of mine were let go from a company whose office was at the Forum business park in Raleigh. Yesterday I had a few friends in Morrisville learn they’d need to start looking for work, so I thought it appropriate to run it again. Keep your chin up, friends – good things are on the way!

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The Certainty of Change

Some people like to say that there are only two things in life that are constant: death and taxes. I like to think that there’s a third: Change.

Contracting: Part 3

When an individual enters into a contract with a company to do business (and gets paid), the IRS treats that individual as what is called a “Sole Proprietor”. Another aspect of contracting…

Contracting: Part 2

Just because a contract is “contract to perm”, doesn’t necessarily indicate an intention on the part of the client to convert the contractor to a permanent employee. What else should you know about contracting?