Solopreneur Mugs

Employee of the Month: One of the perks of self-employment

'But I'm self-employed, working from home...'

A child stands behind a stand piled high with snowballs and a sign that reads "Hand-crafted snowballs 25¢".

'You always bring me the same thing every year, toys games sports equipment. I never get what I really want!' - 'What's that?' - 'Real estate!'

"I'll go to my room and do my homework, but I want time and a half."

'I wrote a software program and sold it for two million dollars.'

"Yes, I'm alone."

'She's determined to combine a family and a career!'

'When will I be old enough to have my own people?'

"Managing a major project in these challenging times requires IMAGINATION, the FIRST thing I'd like you to imagine is that you have a team to help you."

“Look! We’re on the naked cam!”

"Is it just me, right, is it just me ...?"

'I can't afford to absorb the overhead anymore!'

Self-employed.

Napoleon marches off alone

A man with a rake on a desert island

"Sorry, but if we hire someone like you, you'll quit in six months and start a rival company!"

Boy on computer. Harassed Dad says: 'It's Boxing Day and already his toys are on eBay.'

Gwendolyn found herself deep in the Lake district,

The Little Banker Bonus Pack

"My assets consist of a piggy bank, 2 teeth for the tooth fairy, and whatever change I find in the living room sofa."

Vast Wasteland Ahead

Breastfeeding

Just married.

Darlene, you want to go for a walk? Sure. Just a quick one. House of Java .net. Of course. A casual walk. That's it. We'll catch up. Then have drinks, dinner, then fly to Vegas for a quick nuptials. I'm actually mostly kidding. I actually almost missed your persistence.

"Didn't I just give you money for a start-up last week?"

Solo North pole expedition - 'Bugger!'

Man sees boy selling lemonade and preparing taxes.

'They're not our 'profits,' Mike. We like to think of them as the organic by-products of non-toxic capitalism!'

'You will either come down with a strange disease or go to a costume party.'

"I know we just met, but let's go stroll in the rain, kiss passionately, and profess our love in a spontaneous, coordinated dance."

Twenty-first century baby walker

"This is a family business. She won't order you to do something. She'll nag you."

"Guys, I can't afford to be laid off."

'A raise in my allowance is fine, dad. But what I'm really after is power of attorney.'