15 Tips to Avoid a Monkey Business

April 18th, 2012

Some women retire from corporate America and find endless ways to pursue interesting hobbies, and others toy with the idea of starting a business.  I’ve heard dreams of stores, restaurants, yoga salons, tutoring services, and much more—but far fewer well-researched ideas. A few years ago I asked a group of business owners to speak to budding…

Work with a View

April 9th, 2012

Just about all professionals are concerned with work-life balance. Not so many spend as much time thinking about their work-life view. Deb Martin (a freelance writer and editor originally from Westchester County, New York) and her partner Jim Richards (a photographer and technology consultant who spent years knocking around the Rocky Mountains), think first about…