Items by By MARCI ALBOHER
NYT > Business
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A Social Solution, Without Going the Nonprofit Route
Posted: March 5th, 2009, 1:43am EST by By MARCI ALBOHER
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More start-ups are occupying a middle ground between a nonprofit venture and a business with a social priority.
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Shifting Careers: Transforming Art Into a More Lucrative Career Choice
Posted: November 27th, 2008, 1:48am EST by By MARCI ALBOHER
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Aiming to end the notion that “starving” and “artist” are necessarily linked, some artists have begun to figure out ways to make art and money at the same time.
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Shifting Careers: In Hard Times, Lawyers Advise Cautious Steps
Posted: October 11th, 2008, 7:12pm EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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Two employment lawyers discuss some of the conflicts they expect to arise as financial companies disappear, change, merge and downsize.
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Shifting Careers: A New Generation, Poised to Reinvent
Posted: September 26th, 2008, 7:46pm EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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A new book argues that growing interest in diversity and social responsibility is changing the way companies need to reach consumers.
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Shifting Careers: Drawing Your Own Map to Working From Home
Posted: September 14th, 2008, 1:48am EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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With increases in fuel and other energy costs, more employers and individuals will undoubtedly be exploring their work-from-home options.
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Career Couch: Keeping a Job Search Under the Radar
Posted: August 31st, 2008, 1:57am EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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If you are properly cultivating your career — regularly meeting with contacts, attending industry events and being active on social networking sites — a hunt for new work shouldn’t be noticeable.
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Shifting Careers: Venture Financing With a Mission Beyond Profit
Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 11:10pm EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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Ray Leach leads a nonprofit called Jumpstart that aims to boost growth in the Cleveland area by providing seed money to promising local ventures.
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Shifting Careers: When Intolerance Becomes Intolerable
Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 1:58am EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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Many career shifts involve an “aha” moment. In Lisa Sherman’s case, the moment was not only the catalyst for a career change but also led her to tell her boss she was gay.
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Shifting Careers: Bringing Life Values to Business
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 2:59pm EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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These days, business schools teach that leadership exists at all levels, and corporate life should be about much more than just making money.
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Shifting Careers: Diversity at the Office: Policy vs. Reality
Posted: May 24th, 2008, 3:01pm EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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A discussion about how employers can create and sustain diversity in the workplace.
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Shifting Careers: Why Leisure Matters in a Busy World
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 2:28am EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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Leisure has many different definitions — we can even have leisure at work and be more productive, healthy and creative.
NYT > Health
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Shifting Careers: Working While Chronically Ill
Posted: April 22nd, 2008, 7:35pm EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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After bouts with debilitating illnesses, one women turns her experience into a way to help others, and to earn a living. -
Shifting Careers: Finding Health Insurance if You Are Self-Employed
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 12:17pm EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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If there is one thing that separates the self-employed from those employed by others, it is their preoccupation with health insurance.
NYT > Business
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Shifting Careers: Finding Health Insurance if You Are Self-Employed
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 7:25pm EDT by By MARCI ALBOHER
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If there’s one issue that divides the self-employed from all other employees, it is their preoccupation with the subject of health insurance.