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You Will Survive: 8 Strategies to Overcome New Entrepreneur Anxiety

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There is an escape from the Money Panic, and it doesn’t involve selling off retirement investments or increasing your credit card limit. When the 2008 financial crisis hit, Tel Ganesan, founder of IT and software company Kyyba Inc., Secure a “consulting” gig. You need a consulting gig that will help cover monthly bills.

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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

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We have a whole generation of millennials and college grads who have come out of college seeing how their parents were perhaps treated in 2008 and are choosing income security over job security” by freelancing, temping and so forth. It just felt like a really comfortable environment to learn in,” said our classmate Alexandra Molnar. “I

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In 2008 I took a job as an Executive Assistant and Corporate Secretary to a non-profit corporation. My boss left for another opportunity and couldn't take me with him because it was a very French environment and I unfortunately only speak English. I was calling it early retirement for lack of a better term.

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Work-Life Balance 2.0 and Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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The reasons for this are quite predictable: No safe employment environment, even in big corporations. Have a more flexible work environment, to suit ones needs better. Ian Wilson THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG » Blog Archive » Ready To Retire Right Now? Desire to look after kids, family or friends. if you like.

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Social Impact of Working From Home | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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Looking at single parent families and the impact on our children, I would argue it was a good thing, and so would the many parents working from home exactly for that reason – to provide a healthy family environment for their loved ones. Alex Said on June 13th, 2008 at 3:16 pm Working at home we save our time.

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Outsourcing Options For Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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Employing people full time should only be considered for “essential, ongoing and full-time&# work, this way you can provide a more secure workplace for your employee and look forward to a peaceful and unstressed work environment. THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG » Blog Archive » The Week Ender: 2008 And The Party Is Over Or Is It?

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