I'm Edwin Hill. After 20 years in the Army, I worked a series of different jobs, trying to find something I could settle into for the rest of my working years.

Much of the work I did during those years was free-lance or, “gig work.” While I enjoyed the freedom of setting my own schedule, I did have a family to support. I needed a steady income.

Occasionally, a job would come along that offered decent pay and benefits and I would become an employee for a while.

I worked hard and did high quality work. Because my employers liked my work, I would often be "rewarded" with more work and more difficult projects. Their appreciation, however, seldom showed up in promotions and pay raises.

Eventually, I would leave and go back to working free-lance, where my work was better compensated and I could decide what my working conditions were.

Our educational system is not designed to produce independent-minded people who want to start their own businesses.

But, that’s where the freedom is. And the possibility of a higher than average income.

Now, in my retirement years, I am committed to helping others make the transition from dissatisfied employees to independent business owners who have control over their lives.