Essays
by EP Contributors
- Tips from the Boardroom
- Becoming an
EP is not the only way
to balance work and family, as many a corporate working mom or
dad can attest. Here's the "other side of the story"
for those parents who are lucky enough to have found reliable,
quality childcare...and have become "master jugglers"
of the executive kind.
- by Rosanna
Pittella
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- On Being an EP (Entrepreneurial Parent):
One Woman's Story
- The workforce
landscape is changing dramatically as more and more people opt
to work from home and raise their children at the same time.
These pioneers need resources to give them support and point
them in the right direction.
- by Desiree
Scales
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- On Becoming an EP (Entrepreneurial Parent):
One Woman's Journey
- I realized that
this time around I needed to find an environment where my choice
to be a parent would be celebrated. A coup-d-etat! I was going
to stage a takeover of my life which began with a two-page memo
in response to my supervisor's allegations...
- by Saba Kennedy
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- Integrating Worklife with Homelife
- I occasionally
question my choice to work from home rather than from the comparative
calm of an office...but my anxieties are quieted as I realize
that right now the pull to be with my children is irresistible.
Fortunately, working at home means that there is no need to choose
between my daughters and my profession.
- by Amy Contra-Peters
- Workplace Trend: Career Flexibility
- While corporations
are busy merging or downsizing -
slimming down their permanent staffs - small businesses are multiplying and building
their staffs. The by-product? An unprecedented growth of "flexible
careers."
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- Intrapreneurs vs. Entrepreneurs
- Intrapreneurs
reinvigorate corporate departments that have become stagnant
and stale. Home office professionals - with their technological know-how and enterprising
workstyle - are often hired as intrapreneurs
when they return to the traditional workforce.
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Articles by EP Contributors
- Three Home Career Selection Traps to
Avoid
- Don't fall prey
to the most common traps of aspiring Entrepreneurial Parents. Ask the "Right
Question" from the start -
and don't give up until you answer it!
- by Paul
and Sarah Edwards
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- Home Career Selection FAQs
- Wondering what
business to start, what business to buy, or whether you should
make the shift from a full-time job to a home career? These top
three FAQs will put you on the right track.
- by Paul
and Sarah Edwards
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- Telecommuting - A Safe
Ride
- A commentary
on the hazards of traditional commuting...
- by Rick Johnson
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- Six Ways to Work-Family Balance
- Your home life,
finances and career goals will help you determine which work
option is best for you at this phase of your life. Here is an
overview of the most common full-time and part-time flexible
work arrangements to consider.
- by Pat
Katepoo
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- Doing the Office Work Without the Office
- The world of
work has changed. In a matter of approximately a decade, we've
seen a dramatic shift in the definition of "office work"
and of the "office" -- and, most important, the severing
of the historic link between the two. As that separation continues
-- enabled by technology, lifestyle, economic, and values shifts
-- the implications for managers and business owners explode.
- by Gil
E. Gordon
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- Full Time Stay-At-Home Mom to Entrepreneurial
Parent ("EP"!): Tips for Easing the Transition
- Even if you
don't expect to start your business for several years, now is
the time to start planning for your re-entry into the workforce
- including the home office workplace!
- by Nancy
Collamer
Career-Related Material
by Lisa Roberts
- About Your Resume
- Skills obtained
through your entrepreneurial endeavors will spice up your resume
and entice a growing company.
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- Sample Resume
- An example of
a resume aimed at the traditional workforce featuring home-based,
entrepreneurial accomplishments.
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