As freelancers and service professionals, we all struggle from time to time – whether it’s with getting work, getting organized, or getting paid. While I cannot help you secure the resources of a greedy corporation, I can provide you with some guidance to effectively ask for support.

If the phrase “it’s all about who you know” annoys you, then this piece is for you. Networking is all about building connections that yield meaning in life – not just in business or your career.

Folks tend to advocate for supporting small businesses, and I think that’s great. But oftentimes, the smallest of the small businesses are forgotten in these advocacy efforts: the self-employed. Know a freelancer? Here are some tips for how you can support them (even if you don’t have the money or a reason to hire them).

Business is already political. The biggest corporations in the world have puppet strings on our politics. So allow me to explain why politics are at the forefront of my small business.

You’re familiar with the phrase “Your actions speak louder than your words.” But in today’s tense political environment, what you don’t say about the issues is quickly becoming more significant than anything else. Because in an extremist political atmosphere, you cannot straddle the division. When you try to remain neutral, your silence starts to become suspect.

In a capitalist society that bases your value directly on your experience, that means– on paper –your value you cannot possibly go down. As long as you’re gaining experience in a given field, your value goes up. That’s why a Millennial taking a pay cut, in almost all situations, is a scam.

It’s not easy. I do sacrifice some personal time. I work really hard. But I still manage to juggle everything I do — maybe not well, but I’m always learning to do better. I’m well aware that I’m only 25 and very new to this whole running your own business thing. #LearningCurve

If you’re still feeling reluctant to involve yourself in politics, I’ve got some important info to share with you. Whether you’re interested in politics or not as a civilian, if you’re a business owner your interest or disinterest is irrelevant. You have to engage.

If you’re like me— a scrappy solopreneur always looking for inexpensive ways to make her life a little easier —then this blog post is 100% for you.

If you’re not a solopreneur (that’s someone who owns and runs a business on their own), but you use technology to write, post on social media, or do any other sort of work, this blog post will still be very helpful to you.

Advocacy is not a niche industry for extremists. It’s not an industry at all. It’s a public right— for everyone. Yet a fear of causing offense, hurting relationships, deepening a social divide, or a lack of care keeps reasonable folks from having the courage to be public advocates.

The value of a college degree has depreciated over the decades, despite an increased cultural value on higher education itself. That can be observed by how many college graduates have a hard time finding good work, with nearly 4 out of 10 minimum-wage workers in the US being college grads (EPI, 2013).