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Why Taking On A Partner Can Be Riskier Than Marriage

Frank Farwell | Posted 02.03.2012 | Small Business

Read More: Mentors, Small Business, Starting a Business, Women Entrepreneurs, Business Partnerships, Financing a Business, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Key-Employees, Co-Founder, Small Business America, Small Business News
Frank Farwell

Sure, starting a business is scary and financially dangerous. But that doesn't mean entrepreneurs should take on a partner just to hold their hand and put a few dollars in the equity pot. Thankfully, there are alternatives formal partnerships.

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Each One, Teach One -- The Remarkable Story of Samantha Jackson

Dominic Carter | Posted 01.30.2012 | Education

Read More: Hostos Community College, Samantha Jackson, Mentors, Each One Teach One, Mentoring, Education News
Dominic Carter

Just imagine the world we could conceivably live in if every adult in America decided to mentor a young person in their community?

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Millions of Children Need Mentors

Tasha Mitchell | Posted 01.30.2012 | New York

Read More: Mentoring, Mentor, National Mentoring Month, Mentorship, Becoming a Mentor, Mentors, Mentoring Programs, New York News
Tasha Mitchell

The New Year has just begun, and it's not too late to add one more meaningful deed to your list of resolutions: mentoring a child in your community.

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Mentoring: Giving Back to Those Women Who Have Given So Much

Deborah Frett | Posted 01.24.2012 | Impact

Read More: Military Spouses, Mentors, Joining Forces, Michelle Obama Joining Forces, Women Veterans, Mentoring, Impact News
Deborah Frett

January is often the month when we take stock of our lives and realize that among our many goals and accomplishments, giving back sometimes takes a back seat. January is also National Mentoring Month.

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Entrepreneurs' Memoirs: A Gold Mine of Information for Self-Employed Wannabes

Frank Farwell | Posted 12.20.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Business Education, Mentors, Entrepreneurs, Selling a Business, Self-Employed, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business, Working for Yourself, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News
Frank Farwell

Entrepreneurial memoirs are a treasure chest of information and entertainment and fit the bill perfectly for all the work-for-yourself wannabes on your holiday list

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Art Works (And Is Celebrated at The White House)

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 01.09.2012 | Arts

Read More: President, White House, Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, Leaders, Washington, Writer, Arts, First Lady, World, National Endowment for the Humanities, America, California, Philanthropy, Boards, Museums. Maine, Michelle Obama, National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards, Museum, Education, Artist, Scholar, Washington DC, Massachusetts, United States, Texas, Presidents Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, Georgia, Country, Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Mentors, Conneticut, Arts News
Barbara Ernst Prey

On Wednesday, November 2, I enjoyed an uplifting ceremony at the White House celebrating the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards - the...

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Are Post50 Women Too Fearful Of Mentoring?

Posted 12.26.2011 | Fifty

Read More: Mentorship, Women in the Workplace, Women, Linkedin, Mentors, Career, Mentoring, Women Mentors, Career-Transition, Second Career, Fifty News

LinkedIn surveyed more than 1,000 female professionals in the U.S. and 82 percent agreed that having a mentor is important. Fair enough. Yet, nearly 1...

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Ondaatje Magic One More Time: The Cat's Table

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 10.20.2011 | Books

Read More: The Wind in the Willows, Mentors, Elizabeth Benedict, Muses & Monsters, The English Patient, Fats Waller, Brick Magazine, The Cat's Table, Michael Ondaatje, Voyages on Ocean Liner, Books News
Elizabeth Benedict

Since The English Patient, author Michael Ondaatje is an international star, and each new novel is greeted with appropriate fanfare. So too the haunting The Cat's Table.

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How to Build a Personal Board of Directors

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 12.08.2011 | Women

Read More: Career Advancement, Mentors, Unemployment, Sponsorship, Employment, Careers, Professional Development, Changing Careers, Self Promotion, Women News
Caroline Dowd-Higgins

The mentor relationship is powerful and valuable, so cultivate it wisely and be mindful of how you can help others and continue the circle of wisdom by becoming a mentor yourself.

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Do Women Prefer Male Mentors Over Other Women?

The Grindstone | Posted 12.10.2011 | Women

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Mentorship, Mentors, Women Mentors, Women News

“If a woman wants advice from someone who has been there, done that, then it pretty much has to be a man,” said Deborah Ellinger, president of Res...

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The WIE Network: Finding Common Ground

Deborah Stambler | Posted 12.08.2011 | Women

Read More: Women Careers, Mentors, Arianna Huffington, June Sarpong, Dee Poku, Networking, Wie Symposium, Women News
Deborah Stambler

"We all share common goals of wanting to be happy and successful, to have families and dynamic careers. And that's what the WIE Symposium is about, setting aside our differences and uniting behind our common aspirations."

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Rod Kurtz

Who Are Your Role Models?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 08.15.2011 | Small Business

Read More: Steve Jobs, Ken Block, John Mackey, Greatest Entrepreneurs, Starting a Business, Role Models, Mentors, Best Entrepreneurs, Finding a Mentor, Ellen Degeneres, Warren Buffett, HuffPost Small Business Board of Directors, Small Business News

We all have role models. The Beatles poster you had on your wall as a kid. Your prized Michael Jordan game jersey. A signed copy of The Bonfire of the...

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How College Catapults Careers

Adele Scheele | Posted 09.20.2011 | College

Read More: Career Advice, Careers, Mentors, College, College News
Adele Scheele

I have interviewed a number of achievers whose lives provided data to demonstrate a model of life-long success skills which had been developed in coll...

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Amanda M. Fairbanks

Why You Need A Mentor At Work -- And How To Find One

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 08.23.2011 | Women

Read More: Negotiation, Sponsors, Women, Mentors, Pay, Work, Mentoring, Salary, Employment, Jobs, Good News, Women News

During her first job out of college, Ally Sperber never went in search of a mentor. Instead, Mary Ellen, one of the managing partners in the financial...

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How To Pick Up the Pieces When Our Mentors Fail Us

Toni Emerson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Mentors, Putting People on Pedestals, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News
Toni Emerson

People we have looked up to, our teachers and mentors, have regularly risen high only to come crashing down; the higher their might, the harsher their fall. Here are a few points to remember as we consider the proper place for teachers in our lives.

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Mentors Can Make a Difference in a Child's Education

Tiffany Cooper Gueye | Posted 06.06.2011 | Education

Read More: Education, Tiffany Cooper Gueye, Mentors, Achievement Gap, Mentoring, Mentor, Education News
Tiffany Cooper Gueye

Mentors offer the guidance, advice and support that not only helps improve a child's self-esteem, but has also proven to increase their school attendance, grades and their attitude towards learning.

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Wherever You Go, There Your Mentors Are

Shannon Cutts | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Thoughts, Mentors, Body Image, Mentoring, Shannon Cutts, Eating Disorders, The Work, Mentees, Byron Katie, Inspiration, Healthy Living News
Shannon Cutts

Wherever we go, there we are. And our mentors will go with us... both the mentors we consciously choose, and the mentors which we allow to choose us unconsciously.

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The Mechanic: Statham Gets the Job Done

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Action Thriller, Donald Sutherland, Hit Man, Ben Foster, Jason Statham, Mentors, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

Watching a Statham movie is like riding a bucking bronco. You have to hold on tight and go with the flow. A film like "The Mechanic" will never win any acting awards but it sure is pure entertainment.

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Mentor Inspires Troubled Teen With Martial Arts

TakePart | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: National Mentoring Month, Mentors, Martial Arts, Mentoring, Impact News

"John was one of those kids that was on the fence," Frank Hernandez tells TakePart of his 13-year-old mentee. Before they met, John was getting into ...

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CNN Hero Amy Stokes Unites South African Orphans With Video Mentors

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Video Mentors, Amy Stokes, Mentors, CNN Heroes, Volunteering, Mentoring, Cnn Hero Amy Stokes, Infinite Family, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS Africa, Video, Impact News

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has left millions of children without parents. To help South African children and teens orphaned by the ...

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The Real News? Women Supporting Women

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Women, Mentors, Business, Mentoring, Networks, Wpo, Pwn, Gone With the Wind, Professional-Woman, Jane Austen, 85 Broads, Businesswoman, Atonementm New, Business News
Margaret Heffernan

Everywhere I go, I see women's networks. Everywhere I speak, it's in support of female mentoring schemes. Women have quickly figured out the strength and power they have together.

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In Support of Women Entrepreneurs

Tory Burch | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Tory Burch, Mentors, Small Business, Microfinance, Entrepreneurship, Women Entrepreneurs, Tory Burch Foundation, Slideshow, Impact News
Tory Burch

Unfortunately, 22 million people are currently unemployed in the U.S. We need to find ways to support the small business community so that they can create more jobs.

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'Citizen Teachers' Help Students Outside The Classroom With Apprenticeships

Posted 05.25.2011 | Education

Read More: Apprenticeships, Mentors, Citizen Teachers, Citizen Schools, Video, Education News

Looking to enhance the learning opportunities of children at a Boston school, Eric Schwarz volunteered to teach skills he had acquired from his career...

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Stars Stand Up for Hollywood Arts

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Monica Raymund, Scott Adsit, Foster Youth, Hollywood, Jason Sudeikis, Los Angeles, Jesse McCartney, Mentors, Comcast, Homeless Youth, Hollywood Arts, New Jersey, 30 Rock, Alan Cumming, Rachel Romanski, Dream Awards, Viola Spolin, Saturday Night Live, Adrien Brody, Second City Training Center, Entertainment News
Tamar Abrams

What do actors Jason Sudeikis and Adrien Brody, homeless kids and improv have in common? The nonprofit Hollywood Arts which is using a combination of ...

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How a Coach Can Distinguish You in the Workplace

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Women, Mentors, Coach, Feedback, Training, Professional Development, Evaluation, Communication, Business News
Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Having a personal career coach for C-level executives is expected as part of their continuing professional development and it also makes great busines...

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