Following the recession, many people were struggling to find employment and decided to go down the self-employment route. This allowed some people to return to work and be their own boss allowing them to start earning a wage again. Prior to this, many people may not have taken the plunge in to the self-employment world due to risks involved in leaving a guaranteed wage to go it alone.
Self-employment, although hard work can be extremely rewarding and works very well for people that need the flexibility to pick and choose their hours to an extent, such as a mother or father returning part time to work following the birth of a child.
The trick to self-employment is organisation and commitment. You need to be organised with your paper work and appointments and be sure that you commit you “work time” to working not getting distracted with other things you may want to do.