Feeling empowered personally is important to everyone. No one wants to think their opinions, ideas, and contributions have little value to their employer. Unfortunately, too many people feel their workplace doesn’t provide them with recognition or sufficient opportunities for personal growth. Too many employees sense they lack empowerment on the job.
Entrepreneurship (What Was I Thinking?)
I know this is a little off topic, but since Michael has been discussing how to get your own SEO company off the ground and growing, and due to the week Michael and I just suffered through, I had to remind myself frequently on why I traded in my previous “easy” life as a corporate suit, with a cushy job, limited responsibilities, manageable workload, consistent salary and paid health care for this life of entrepreneurship.
The Journey Into Entrepreneurship
For most of us there comes a day when we toy with the idea of starting a small business; work stress and frustrated career goals can often leave us thirsting for autonomy and starting a small business seems to fit the bill.
The Resurgence of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship has made a resurgence, in recent years, as a viable career option for many people.
Women Managers Leaving Corporations for Entrepreneurship
Increasingly, women managers are choosing to “opt out” when corporations fail to meet their professional needs.
Entrepreneurship Alive and Well in the US
The entrepreneurial spirit alive and well in the U.S., according to findings from a new nationwide study, revealing that 47% of U.S. adults have taken initial steps toward starting their own business or supplementing their income.
Entrepreneurship: What does it REALLY mean?
In a world where ideas drive economies, it is no wonder that innovation and entrepreneurship are often seen as inseparable bedfellows.
Entrepreneurship … Do YOU Have What It Takes?
Fully one in ten adults in the United States today is an entrepreneur. This phenomenon is by no means restricted to North America. The leading country for entrepreneurship is Brazil with one in eight adults an entrepreneur. Australia is not far behind the U.S. with one in twelve. These countries – Brazil, the United States and Australia – lead the way. Contrast, for example, Germany (one in 25), the United Kingdom (one in 33), Finland and Sweden (one in 50) and Ireland and Japan (less than one in 100). (Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2000.)