EVER DREAMT OF BECOMING YOUR OWN BOSS?

The trend for the number of people moving into self- employment has tripled in the past 20 years. More and more people are making the break and going ¡®self employed¡¯.

Testing the Water questionnaire and tool kit has been designed by Cathy Brown & Rob Nathan of Evolve Consulting in partnership with Birkbeck College, University of London over 18 months of research. The research showed that the transition to self employment can be made easier if certain things are taken into account, issues considered and specific preparation made. This can be summarised into 8 factors. These factors can be clustered into three groups, momentum for change, personal competencies and physical support.

The questionnaire is designed to allow you explore the 8 factors and plot them on an assessment wheel to assess your readiness for self employment. It will identify areas of strengths and also areas to focus on to facilitate the transition to self employment. Ultimately it can answer the question ¡®is self employment for me?