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Jun 2	Congratulations Graduates! Laura Spencer June 2, 2008 Know More: the dream 2008 graduates, college graduation, graduates, graduating, high school graduation, new graduates Across the country and even across the world, thousands of young people will be graduating from our nation's colleges and high schools this week. (For the first time, one of my own children will be among them. My oldest child will be a high school graduate.) What kind of world will the new graduates be facing? Continue Reading Posted at 4:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan23	Is Working At Home The New American Dream? Laura Spencer January 23, 2008 Two recent news stories about working at home captured my attention. It seems that working at home is becoming more and more common. In fact, it seems that working from home may be a new American (and perhaps international) ideal. The first article, from the Chicago Tribune, describes the life of a married couple who BOTH work from home. The post describes how working from home allows the couple to juggle their parental and family responsibilities with their corporate jobs. In this instance, it appears that the couple are telecommuters, not home business owners. The second article, from Yahoo's hotjobs page, describes how many seniors are chosing to start their own businesses instead of retire. In fact, according to a Rand Corp. survey quoted in the article, 20% of United States (U.S.) workers over 50 are self-employed. (By the way, this piece also has some great tips for anyone looking at starting a business instead of retiring.) Continue Reading Posted at 10:30 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jan14	Top Secrets For Overcoming Fear Laura Spencer January 14, 2008 For the past few days I've enjoyed a conversation with many of you about what holds us back from starting our own businesses. I shared how fear held me back and many of you responded that you faced a similar fear. Since there's so much interest in this topic, I thought that I'd share some tips on how to overcome fear. I wish that I could share a magic formula for overcoming my fear of starting a business. For me, however, I mentally examined the worst thing that could happen if I left the security of my corporate job and compared that to my need to spend more time with my kids. My need to be with my kids won out over my fear of losing a safe and secure traditional job. Continue Reading Posted at 1:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 2	Attention Home Based Employers: Here’s How NOT to Treat Your Employees Deborah Ng June 2, 2007 Look, just because I work at home, doesn’t mean I can be put aside. I’m a busy woman. I realize you think you’re doing me a big favor by offering me a gig, but understand I’m doing YOU a... Continue Reading Posted at 5:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May10	MY Home-Based Business Ideas for Moms Deborah Ng May 10, 2007 The other day I was a bit miffed by some of the suggestions Randy Duermyer threw out in his article. “Ten Home-Based Business Ideas for Moms.” I’m positive it wasn’t Randy’s intent to stereotype, but I was a bit... Continue Reading Posted at 6:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr28	Work from Home Moms Hit the Mainstream Deborah Ng April 28, 2007 Are work from home moms getting more respect? The answer is a resounding Yes! Case in point? This cover story in Costco Connections Magazine featuring moms who own their own business. I learned about the article at Kristie T’s... Continue Reading Posted at 4:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
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