{"id":16848,"date":"2013-04-09T23:01:14","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T15:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=16848"},"modified":"2020-11-17T17:55:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T09:55:49","slug":"top-freelance-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/top-freelance-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Successful Entrepreneurs Who Began As Freelancers"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you want to start a small business<\/a>, you craft a plan, make some financial decisions, complete some legal statements and you are done. Sounds easy and simplistic enough. You know what, freelancing is also an easy business. However, there is more you can do than just sitting in front of your computer, marketing your services, delivering projects to satisfy and please clients.<\/p>\n

You can turn entrepreneur.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moving from freelance to entrepreneurship may sound a little risky for freelancers. Some of you may think that you don\u2019t have what\u2019s required in order to be an entrepreneur. Truth is, anyone can become an entrepreneur. Well, they have to come from somewhere, right?<\/p>\n

Freelancer or Entrepreneur?<\/h2>\n

There is a difference between being a freelancer and being an entrepreneur. Freelancers just focus on delivering work and getting paid for it whether it is per hour or per project<\/a>. On the other hand, entrepreneurs are more focused on building long-term businesses that work. They earn money while they are sleeping. In return they accept risks involved and have to be open to new challenges.<\/p>\n

But talk is cheap. In this article, I\u2019ve listed 7 examples of entrepreneurs who started off from freelancing before leaping into creative endeavors and turning themselves into entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

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