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Do You Need to Like Your Employees?
Opposites attract. We accept this idea in dating, but in business, too, you need people who balance you out. Just ask these three entrepreneurs. April Rietjens Sedall, Personal Office Management “When we realized our more tech-savvy clients... ➡
Breaking Free of My Golden Handcuffs
One survey found that more than two-thirds of workers have no plans to leave their job—yet nearly 60 percent say they're dissatisfied with it. I was at my job for 10 years, and over time, my company’s culture became abusive; harassment was a... ➡
Saying ‘Yes’ Pays Off
When I moved to Philadelphia a year ago, I was broke—25 years of living in New York, the past five of it as the breadwinner for my family, can do that. Don’t focus on making new friends, I told myself: "Make money" Yet my first move was the... ➡
How to Get Paid
Think sales is the hardest part of running a services business? Wrong. Cashflow is harder. You're entitled to a downpayment. Don't wait until the end of a project to send an invoice. As part of your negotiation and written contract, specify... ➡
How Much Should You Pay Yourself?
Three CreateWorth readers reveal what they pay themselves and why. Joselle Ho, Miso MediaSalary: My two co-founders and I each make $65,000-$70,000. We started when we went from bootstrapped to funded, a year and a half in Take-Home: It's every... ➡
Livin’ the Dream: Molly's Networking Work-Around
It’s been a few weeks since I started my Livin’ the Dream journey, and so much has happened. This past weekend, I attended The Makeup Show in New York City, which included educational seminars for both technique and business. I learned that in... ➡
Livin’ the Dream: Sarah Gets Serious
A month ago, I began my quest to do informational interviews with 20 people a month. It would be an understatement to say I got off to a slow start. The first three weeks yielded one awkward conversation with a friend’s former employer, a... ➡
Livin’ the Dream: Isabel Finds Her Voice
Like many women, Isabel, 64, was raised to believe bragging was bad manners. But after jumping back into the job market in Tallahassee, FL, recently, she realized that being polite was holding her back. “I have been told by interviewers that I... ➡
