The Great Office Escape

The Great Office Escape IS For You!March 25th, 2017

Almost nine years ago I wrote an article outlining how making the jump from a 9-to-5 work arrangement to a Great Office Escape lifestyle was not for everyone.
Employees vs. Contractors: How Incorrect Classification Can Sink Your BusinessMarch 19th, 2017

In the summer of 2015 my web-design company was suffering with a problem contractor.
Handcuffed by Your Salary: The Evils of a Regular PaycheckMay 2nd, 2015

When the end of the month rolls around I spend about three hours in the morning finalizing my incoming and outgoing business expenses.
Hey! Why Has My Paycheck Shrunk?February 10th, 2013

So the holidays are over and I’m facing that extra credit card debt from all those gifts that seemed like such a good idea only a few short weeks before, I trudge back to the office in my yule-tide
It’s All in the Writing: Make a Professional Impression With a Few Choice WordsFebruary 5th, 2013

I have a fun exercise for you to try. Imagine that you are running a small non-profit company helping low-income people learn how to use the internet.
Firing Your Clients – Part 2: How to Part Ways Like a ProFebruary 1st, 2013

For a small business, firing a client is nothing like firing a contractor or much less, an employee. You need to view the process through a completely different lens.
Firing Your Clients – Part 1: 5 Signs That it is Time to Part WaysJanuary 30th, 2013

For small business owners it can be a very difficult psychological process letting a client go – after all, they are our lifeblood and allow us to stay in business.
Disappearing Act: How To Make Yourself Less Available at WorkJanuary 28th, 2013

If only I could just focus.
If only the phone would stop ringing I could finish this project.
If only I could turn my e-mail off and tune my clients out.
How to Avoid Company MeetingsJanuary 26th, 2013

Another two hours has been wasted sitting around a sterile, rectangular table with twenty other tired, cranky co-workers getting nothing accomplished.
When Your Job is Your PassionJanuary 24th, 2013

One of my acquaintances has a full-time desk job working for a branch of the military. She provides a fairly useful function for the military dealing with client contracts.

Business Tips

Employees vs. Contractors: How Incorrect Classification Can Sink Your BusinessMarch 19th, 2017

In the summer of 2015 my web-design company was suffering with a problem contractor.
9 to 5 Culture, Financial Wisdom

Hey! Why Has My Paycheck Shrunk?February 10th, 2013

So the holidays are over and I’m facing that extra credit card debt from all those gifts that seemed like su