ESCAPE From Corporate America!
Thursday, August 28, 2008

A World Olympic View Of Her Own

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If you think the number of women starting businesses is exploding, you haven't seen anything yet. Female Olympians (center is Roqaya Al-...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Good Ideas Grow Online

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Ideablob.com is a vital online community where tens of thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs actively share business ideas, ...
Saturday, August 23, 2008

Top 10 Woman-Run Companies According To Inc.

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Monday, August 18, 2008

Essential Website For Your Business

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Michigan-based Edward Lowe Foundation provides information and mentoring services to entrepreneurs. Its website boasts many resources for...
Monday, August 11, 2008

Escape Break

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Stressed? Sometimes you just need an escape break to appreciate all the wonderful, simple things life has to offer. This is yours for toda...
Tuesday, August 05, 2008

No Escaping Here

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In case you missed it, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. named Pamela M. Nicholson president, in a move that will most likely usher in a new era for...
Friday, August 01, 2008

Today's Billionaires Want Equals, Not a Bauble

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The key to marrying a billionaire, according to the media, is beauty. Grace, charm, intelligence, manners and a talent for flattery help, o...
Monday, July 28, 2008

Female Factor

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There are two sexes in the race, and one of them does all the shopping. Women. When it comes to purchasing power, they are the moder lode...
Thursday, July 24, 2008

Cracking Corporate America's Glass Ceiling

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As women struggle to crack corporate America's glass ceiling, they may find more success with running their own business or in this part...
Friday, July 18, 2008

Elsenhans Is Tops in Corporate America

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Shell veteran Lynn Laverty Elsenhans (pictured) joins the tiny club of women leading major U.S. corporations by taking over the reins of Sun...
Saturday, July 12, 2008

Women Entrepreneurs SCORE!

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SCORE launched a Women Entrepreneurs Web site which provides interactive tools, mentoring, workshops and articles that can help women entre...
Monday, July 07, 2008

50 Most Influential Women

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Surprises come in every shape, size and form but this was a real shock. I am honored -- Laurel Delaney here -- to have been nominated for t...
Friday, July 04, 2008

Happy Birthday, America and Escape From Corporate America!

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Celebrating No. 4 birthday for the official Escape From Corporate America website and this blog and No. 232 birthday for America. Enjoy....
Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Do Your Dream

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Discover a world of opportunity when you get out of your comfort zone. That's what Kristen did when she left a successful career to dig ...
Thursday, June 26, 2008

Superwoman Entrepreneur

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When you are an entrepreneur, you just can't do it all. Some try to, but in the end, stress gets the best of us and something breaks al...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Unsung Visionaries

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Adventure Divas: Searching the Globe for a New Kind of Heroine From Booklist: This is not just about travel, although it's as adventurou...
Friday, June 20, 2008

Look Out Victoria's Secret

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Three years ago, a new mother living in Indianapolis named Jane Ivanov seemed like an unlikely candidate to launch an international, Web-ba...
Monday, June 16, 2008

Escapes Take Many Shapes and Forms

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The folks at Swans Island Blankets were lawyers and finally decided to pursue their life passion: Establishing a small weaving operation o...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Escape from Corporate Bosnia

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An amazing article on how Bosnian businesswomen are rebuilding a nation. Why just look at this quote: The women running businesses in Bosn...
Monday, June 09, 2008

American Sporting Heroes

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It's hot, hot, hot in Chicago -- finally! Caught this ad in the New York Times and reacted with, "How cool is this for Escape From...
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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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