There are perks to being your own boss and setting your own schedule. "Being an entrepreneur is great. It's awesome," confirmed Alex Yale, who quit corporate America to launch an e-commerce business. ...

Today is the day I'm going to die was the thought permeating every crevasse of my mind on that warm Hawaiian afternoon last February. You see, I had just jumped awkwardly out of a plane and was ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Marsha Hill feels like she's been coming to the public library for a hundred years. She came with her kids when they were young. Later, she came for computer help. Now at 66, she's ...

A career-focused account on Instagram that centers on advice for entrepreneurs has asserted that technological advances and general economic shifts mean certain jobs are simply dying out. “This wave ...

The average person’s first job usually involves flipping burgers, delivering newspapers or working retail. The first jobs for many of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs fall into one of those ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Business Insider asked several entrepreneurs about challenges that come with working for yourself. Jack Schrupp, who left a ...

Business Insider asked several entrepreneurs about challenges that come with working for yourself. Jack Schrupp, who left a teaching job to run his own business, cited professional loneliness. Others ...