ESCAPE From Corporate America!
Monday, June 19, 2006

From America to Oman, Escape Is the Common Ground

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The Big Business Idea Competition 2006, the only one of its kind in Oman, was launched yesterday under the auspices of Ahmed Hassan Al Dheeb...
Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Certification helps women-owned firms compete

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Shoving aside an oversized spool of electrical cable and casually grabbing a pair of wire cutters to pose for a picture, there's little ...
Friday, June 09, 2006

Up and Running With a Plan in 23 Hours or Less

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That is, a great marketing plan. If you are thinking of starting a business but are stuck on the fact that you don't know how to market...
Monday, June 05, 2006

Gender-blindness in the Workplace

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It pays to be gender-blind in the workplace. According to a recent in-depth international study by Caliper, a global human resources consu...
Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Escape from Corporate UK

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Top prizes in Said Business School’s recent Idea Idol competition were won by Jennifer Segal for her proposal to produce designer medical sl...
Monday, May 22, 2006

Babson Women's Business Blog: Very Cool!

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The Babson Women’s Business Blog is dedicated to a cause about which they are very passionate: the advancement of women and business. The...
Friday, May 19, 2006

Where Are You Going Next?

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This is an all encompassing article about both men and women confronting what they want to do next in their lives. One man shifts from Corp...
Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Touched by an angel

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Women control nearly half of the nation's wealth, but of about 225,000 angels -- wealthy people who invest on their own or in groups -- ...
Friday, May 12, 2006

In Honor Of Mother's Day ...

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Look out world. Moms are about to shake it (you) up. Here's a new way for Moms to chart their destiny. Business Schools Target At-Home...
Saturday, May 06, 2006

Lead Like An Entrepreneur

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For those who absolutely cannot escape from corporate America, I've got just the little book to help you cope and become a leader who tu...
Monday, May 01, 2006

Taking the Pulse of Women Entrepreneurs

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Women-owned businesses are on the rise. Consider the following figures: According to the Washington-based Center for Women's Busines...
Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Globally, Women Want to Own Businesses

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Women business owners all over the world have much in common. They want to earn their own money and provide a better home for their family....
Wednesday, April 19, 2006

The importance of sex

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Even today in the modern, developed world, surveys show that parents still prefer to have a boy rather than a girl. One longstanding reas...
Friday, April 14, 2006

Women Entrepreneur Expresses Herself Through Her Own Greeting Card Company

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"This better be the only wedding card I ever give you." That line is an example of the kind of biting humor you'll find in a...
Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Are Women Happy Under the Glass Ceiling?

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Even before The Wall Street Journal coined the term "glass ceiling" 20 years ago, researchers debated why women seldom reach the...
Friday, April 07, 2006

Women Entrepreneurs Are Confident in Business Skills

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Women Entrepreneurs Seek New Opportunities; Are Confident In Business Skills; Use Work Experience As Springboard; Yet, Gender Gap Persists...
Monday, April 03, 2006

In Business, Women Can Handle More Than One Thing At A Time

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At a time when some corporate executives are spending more time in court than in boardrooms and talk of a flagging economy is on everyone...
Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Small Is Beautiful; Beautiful is About Entrepreneurship

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Small is Beautiful and Lucrative Here's how one guy, Mike Cayelli, set up a Web business, cuffdaddy.com, projecting U.S. $500,000 in sal...
Sunday, March 26, 2006

From Corporate America to Entrepreneurship: Onward and Upward

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This is an amazing story about an amazing woman in corporate America but I could not help but focus on what was next for her besides a life ...
Thursday, March 16, 2006

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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Despite the many professional advantages to working for a bigger firm, David Lightle is still uncertain whether he is willing to give up his...
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Laurel Delaney
Chicago, Illinois, United States
When I authored "Escape From Corporate America!" published by the Conference Board in 2003, I had no idea the reaction to it would be so profound and overwhelming. My inbox was flooded with email messages from gifted women who could not say enough about their dissatisfaction at work. Apparently, I underestimated just how fed up women are with Corporate America. EFCA offers a comprehensive look at why women are leaving BIG companies for entrepreneurship. Hint: They want freedom, flexibility, recognition, more money, and opportunities to leave a legacy -- all the things they once thought they would find within corporations. Are you ready to ... "Escape From Corporate America?"
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