Self Employment

Let's Go Fly A Kite!

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Lita Smith-Mines

The kite-flying cavorting couple on the beach were light-years ahead of me in realizing that aspiration and achievement are not always the same thing.

Are You Cut Out To Be Self Employed?

Don McNay | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Before a person decides on self employment, they need to figure out how important five o' clock is in their lives.

What is Work? Baking Your Cupcake and Selling It, Too

Sharon Glassman | Posted 08.27.2009 | Style


Sharon Glassman

Running a business is not a fairytale. And fun is the exception to the rule, even when your bricks and mortar are chocolate and visual cute.

Small Good News: Tenacity on Wheels

Karen Stabiner | Posted 08.05.2009 | Living


Karen Stabiner

We may be in for a rebirth of the Carmel/Ann Arbor spirit, on both sides of the cash register. Scrappy people seem to be turning up everywhere, figuring out how to work even though their previous rug has been pulled out from under them.

My Story: Working to Reform the Health Care System

Nancy Jacobsen | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Nancy Jacobsen

President Obama's proposed Health Insurance Exchange is an inclusive solution. It probably isn't "the answer" to all of our health care problems, but it is a start.

Sam Stein

Geithner's Tax Error A Common One, Expert Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics


News broke late Tuesday afternoon that Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner had for several years employed a housekeeper without proper immigra...

Want Balance? Be the Boss

Laura Vanderkam | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living


Laura Vanderkam

Many women who truly want to focus on nurturing their families, and making the most of their careers realize that they're better off going it alone.