ESCAPE From Corporate America!
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

How to Turn Your Business Into a Reality Show

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As a startup, how do you get noticed when you are just a small fish in a big pond?  Two young women have a most unique marketing strategy ...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Grassroots Marketing Works: Pinterest Proves It

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Laurel Delaney on Pinterest (www.Pinterest.com/LaurelDelaney) Pinterest , a virtual pinboard, lets you organize and share all the beauti...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

No Entrepreneurs Are Born Successful

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According to Patrick Daniel, " Finding Your Road to Success ," he outlines six rationales on why some entrepreneurs undermine th...
Saturday, October 06, 2012

Oh Let's Move On: Start a Business!

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How many times are we going to write about this and never get a solution? 14 percent: Why are women under represented in the C-suites of...
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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Stop Being a Slave to the Corporate World

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Jackie Greene started selling as a hobby on eBay in 1999, selling items her children had outgrown. Her business, The Steinsburg Store , n...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Meet the Apple App Ladies

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What do Amanda Wixted (1), Cathy Edwards (2), Lisa Bettany (3), Monisha Perkash (4) and Prerna Gupta (5) all have in common? They are wo...
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Don't Be a Wimp: Show Courage Under Fire

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Four years ago I wrote and cross-posted here at Escape From Corporate America the article below for the American Express OPEN Forum.  Has m...
Sunday, September 09, 2012

Brush Up on Business With a World Class Online Education

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Lately, have you been thinking that perhaps you don't know everything there is to know about running a business?  Join the crowd.  We al...
Saturday, September 01, 2012

At the Helm of HER Own Company

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Arminda "Mindy" Figueroa After 25 years of experience in the corporate world, beginning with a marketing position at Anheuser-B...
Sunday, August 26, 2012

Never Give Up For Quitting Lasts Forever

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©Laurel Delaney 2012, "Comeback 2.0" As you run your business, if ever there is a lesson to learn, it's from Lance Armstron...
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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Giving It Your Best: What's Your Story?

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My trusty Clinique collection (as shown) Following up on our " Women Rule " theme ... Clinique has a wonderful campaign taki...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Women Rule

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U.S. Artistic Gymnasts -- Gold Medal Winners 2012 Summer Olympics I am featuring this recent article published in The Wall Street Journal...
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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Just Start Something in Your Life

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Whatever it may be -- running a race, taking a photograph or starting a business -- confidence is key. According to the article below: .....
Friday, August 03, 2012

Gifted Gabby Gets Gold!

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Congrats to artistic gymnast Gabby Douglas (pictured - wins two golds!) and all the Olympic champs!  Gabby is an example of an American dre...
Sunday, July 29, 2012

How to Get Sensational Media Coverage on the Cheap

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Say you just started a business and you don't know anybody or who to contact to get media attention.  Where do you start?  Celestine Chu...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

Negotiating a Commercial Property Lease

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Are you about to sign on a commercial property lease for your new business?  Or perhaps you simply need more space. ... the abundance of c...
Monday, July 16, 2012

Challenges For Women Who Start Businesses

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Related article here .
Monday, July 09, 2012

The Artist: Mae Chevrette

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Meet 25-year old mixed media artist, photographer, writer, traveler and all around lover of adventures and the unknown , Mae Chevrette....
Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Happy Birthday No. 236 to the United States and No. 8 to the Official Escape From Corporate America Blog!

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Photo courtesy:  ©Laurel Delaney 2012, "USA flag, Chicago" Happy 8th Birthday to the official Escape From Corporate America bl...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

Boost Your Business: Attend Live Events

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According to Stacia Pierce (pictured), a great way to boost your business and take it to the next level is by attending live events . She s...
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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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