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Is Entrepreneurship Worth the Risk? [Infographic]

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A new year is just a couple of days away and with the start of a new year comes reflection and resolutions. If you’ve been thinking about entrepreneurship as your next career step but you’re not sure if it’s worth the risk, then the infographic below that made the rounds online a couple of months ago might help you make your decision.

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6 Big Problems Women Leaders Face in 2013

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NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: While women in business have certainly made progress in 2013, the challenges women face in business are far from over. Jill Flynn, Kathryn Heath, and Mary Davis Holt of Flynn Heath Holt Leadership (FHHL) put together a list of the 6 paradoxes women leaders will face in 2013. They explain that these paradoxes are the mixed messages that continue to impede progress for women in business: “These paradoxes are important to address for a great many reasons — fairness b

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Real Reasons Employees Leave Your Company [Infographic]

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Why do employees leave your company? It’s probably not for the reasons you think. Bolt Insurance put together the infographic below to identify the biggest reasons why employees leave their jobs and companies using information about the biggest stress inducers identified through research by the American Psychological Association and information about reasons employees leave companies from a Gallup survey.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why 2013 Is the Year to Start a Business

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NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Earlier this week, Women on Business asked if entrepreneurship is worth the risk. Now, it’s time to take that question to the next step and ask if 2013 is the year you should start a business. Jeanette Mulvey of BusinessNewsDaily gathered responses to the question from 21 successful entrepreneurs, and their thoughts on launching a business in 2013 might just give you the motivation you need to take the leap this year.

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I Want a Divorce…Business Style!

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Nothing is certain in business except that you will form partnerships and sometimes those partnerships will crumble. Not only will they crumble, they will crash and burn. If the partnership has managed to cross business lines and become a friendship that can make the breakup even harder but there is a silver lining. Here’s what your business can gain from having a partnership unravel.

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Enter the Brand New Year Sweeps to Win the Ultimate Brand Identity Package

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I’m excited to start the new year with news about an exciting contest being held by a Women on Business reader. The team at Vionet Graphics is hosting a “Brand New Year Sweeps” and giving away an “Ultimate Brand Identity Package” valued at $1,500. Women on Business is not affiliated with this contest in any way. We’re just sharing it because the prize sounds great.

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Women on Business Named an Official SOB

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Thank you to Liz Strauss of Successful Blog who named Women on Business an official Successful and Outstanding Blog (SOB) this week. Liz describes SOBs as business blogs and bloggers who, “Take the conversation to their readers, contribute great ideas, challenge us, make us better, and make our businesses stronger.” If you’re not familiar with Liz or Successful Blog, I highly recommend you follow the link above and take a look.

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