The right stuff; successful entrepreneurs and solos have much in common
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Sole practitioners who manage to make a go of it and successful entrepreneurs have a great deal in common, as evidenced by a chapter profiling the successful entrepreneur in John A. Welsh's and Jerry F. White's book 'The Entrepreneur's Master Planning Guide: How to Launch a Successful Business.' Among the attributes listed there are good physical health and self-confidence, emotional stability, adequate interpersonal skills, intense drive, taste for risk-taking, a generalist's broad thinking and a psychological need for control.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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Job security? Soloing has its risks - and its benefits
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A sole practitioner reflects on the risks and rewards of a life in this line of work. Many of his corporate counsel friends lost their jobs in the downsizing of corporate America, and many employed by law firms have lost their jobs or suffered in the overly competitive corporate culture of law firms. Mandatory early retirement has happened for some. He realizes that sole practitioners do not depend on a single industry or client and that continued hard work should ensure job security.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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Photocopy of a love letter; for solos, "high touch' is as important as high tech
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All attorneys should do so, but sole practitioners are in the best position to make sure technology does not lead them to dehumanize their practices. It is possible to use technology and still add something personal to each letter to a client. Sole practitioners have more personal relationships with clients than do attorneys in large firms and are in the best position to make sure this happens.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1992
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