ESCAPE From Corporate America!
Saturday, July 28, 2018

Black Women Vintners Are Changing the World of Winemaking

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Indianapolis, Indiana-based women wine makers from Sip and Share Winery and Wine and Candles differ from other wineries.  While both women...
Saturday, July 21, 2018

Amplifying the Voices and Work of Women

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The Women’s Equality Coalition (WEC) of Linn County is getting ready to celebrate Women’s Equality Day scheduled for Aug. 26, and they are...
Saturday, July 14, 2018

Women Have a Lock-Down on Entrepreneurship

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From trucking titan to the immigrant taking on Elon Musk in space, here is the annual Forbes ranking of the 60 richest self-made women. ...
Saturday, July 07, 2018

Women-Owned Businesses Are Growing Five Times National Average

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According to a survey by the National Association of Women Business Owners, the number of women-owned businesses is growing five times the...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Are You a Hair-Care Entrepreneur?

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If you are running a hair-care business, this post is for you because beauty-supply company Sally Beauty recently launched a business-acce...
Saturday, June 23, 2018

Ready to Launch? Have the Right Mindset.

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Author Canyon Siang radiates a sense of possibility for women entrepreneurs.  After all, she wrote the book, The Launch Book: Motivational...
Saturday, June 16, 2018

Saluting the Notable and Visible Women in Business

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Let's take a moment to salute and congratulate the notable and visible women in business.  As Deborah Levine  (pictured), editor of th...
Saturday, June 09, 2018

Likable Female Power Entrepreneurs

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Here are three business lessons entrepreneurs can learn from women with ambition who are challenging what it means to be likable -- and ...
Saturday, June 02, 2018

Newfound Respect for Female Entrepreneurs

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Since quitting her day job and founding her own brewing company Lineup Brewing , Katarina Martinez (pictured) is one of the most-watched w...
Sunday, May 27, 2018

Make Something Out of Nothing

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Pink-haired Therese Tucker's company, BlackLine was born in 2001 as a software company handling accounting tasks. "I cashed ou...
Sunday, May 20, 2018

Everything You Need to Know About Podcasting to Grow your Business

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We just love the work of Kathrin Bussmann over at Verbaccino.  Kathrin is considered the queen of podcasting and when you read the followi...
Saturday, May 12, 2018

Lessons From Mom

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A Mom plays a big role in everyone's life, especially for people who go on to become successful entrepreneurs.  Here's what 14 lea...
Saturday, May 05, 2018

Striking Out On Your Own in the Porn Industry

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Women have always capitalized on technological change to find a way into the male-dominated industry. Enter the zone of porn as earning a ...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

Your Best Coach is the One Who Cares Enough to Give You Feedback

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How does one start a business called Project Gravitas ?  Easy. When Lisa Sun  (pictured) was just 22 years old and starting out in her c...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Bias Against Female Founders on VC Funding

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My colleague, Devishobha Chandramouli  (pictured), Founder and Editor of Kidskintha , authored two really good articles that will give you...
Saturday, April 14, 2018

How One Idea Can Lead to Another When Starting a Business

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What does Birmingham, U.K-based Katjes Magic Candy Factory do that no other factory can:  make customer-designed sweets using a special...
Saturday, April 07, 2018

Apply for a Grant from the San Francisco Women's Entrepreneurship Fund

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San Francisco launches $135,000 women's entrepreneurship fund! The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and the Mis...
Saturday, March 31, 2018

Why Women-Run Businesses Make the Most Money for Kevin O'Leary

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Who's Kevin O'Leary (pictured)?  He's one of ABC's 'Shark Tank' stars.  Here's what he says. "I've ...
Saturday, March 24, 2018

What I Wish I'd Known When I Started a Business

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Ready to start your business?  Good.  Today we look at a few factors to consider before you launch. MPR News host Kerri Miller asked thr...
Saturday, March 17, 2018

Ireland Wants Women Entrepreneurs to Lead and Succeed

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It's only fitting on St. Patrick's Day to blog about what's going on in Ireland for women entrepreneurs. Enterprise Irelan...
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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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