After the recession, we have seen an increased interest in executives wanting to start their own businesses. They want to transition from executive to entrepreneur. You may be interested in becoming an entrepreneur because you lost your job, or because you have a great idea, or because you cannot find a job you are interested in. >> RELATED: Why Be Self-Employed? 10 … [Read more...] about 10 Mistakes That Will Kill Your Transition From Executive to Entrepreneur
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Starting a Business is Not All About the Money
Brad Chase received plenty of employment offers after leaving Microsoft Corp., where until April 2001 he was a senior vice president and head of the software company's MSN Internet unit. "I got a call for a CEO job for a company in the Bay Area that was a great opportunity with an incredible salary and stock options and the whole kit and caboodle," he recalls. Retirement to … [Read more...] about Starting a Business is Not All About the Money
Some Business Owners Seek a Healthier Lifestyle
Pamala Dean suffered from an undiagnosed thyroid disorder for years while working as a psychotherapist in Florida's Tampa Bay area. Her struggles with Graves' disease, which affects sufferers' emotional and mental as well as physical well-being, had led her to rekindle a career as an artist even as her interest in practicing psychotherapy waned. "The art kind of took off … [Read more...] about Some Business Owners Seek a Healthier Lifestyle
Home-Based Lifestyle Entrepreneur: Freedom, Not Money
In 1998, Sue Schwaderer was making a six-figure salary working for Oracle Software, and her husband, Bill Lawrence, spent his days profitably managing three small apartment buildings they owned in Evanston, Ill. They enjoyed their friends and the attractions of nearby Chicago, but they didn't enjoy the rat race. "We were tired of never seeing each other and of too much business … [Read more...] about Home-Based Lifestyle Entrepreneur: Freedom, Not Money
How Moonlighting Can Help You Succeed in Your Business
Cindy Buchanan spends part of her workweek employed as an emergency physician, setting broken bones, stitching up cuts and, occasionally, saving a life at a Columbia, S.C., hospital. The rest of the time, Dr. Buchanan moonlights as a self-employed cruise travel agent, helping honeymooners and vacationers with decisions about cabins, decks and ports of call. "It's just so … [Read more...] about How Moonlighting Can Help You Succeed in Your Business