by Nicole Ouellette | May 29, 2009 | This Week In Business
In week two of self-employment, it has become clear that the honeymoon is over. My dog and I are officially sick of each other. The papers, for which a filing system was created last week, are in a small pile on the couch. Creating systems was one thing, and this week...
by Nicole Ouellette | May 21, 2009 | This Week In Business
The other day, I had lunch with the great business blogger Carl Natale. Since I am just starting a new business venture, Carl that I ought to do some kind of reporting out on a regular basis about how it’s going and what I’m learning on the blog. Good...
by Nicole Ouellette | Apr 25, 2009 | This Week In Business
After securing part time employment for the transition and crunching the numbers, that's when the reality that this is possible really sunk in. It was time to tell my employer what was going on. The Letter of ResignationRejection sucks. I once read somewhere...
by Nicole Ouellette | Apr 23, 2009 | This Week In Business
While it seems that I've quit my job all of a sudden, there was some planning before I finally turned in my resignation.Part I of this series is how I got my part time job. I timed this perfectly with tourist season so I would be more likely to find part...
by Nicole Ouellette | Apr 22, 2009 | This Week In Business
A summary of the last few days in my life: Holy. Crap.Monday, I did something absolutely shocking for the mild-mannered newspaper personality I cultivate at work. I turned in my resignation. My last day of work is May 15. The biggest question I've gotten is why....
by Nicole Ouellette | Apr 1, 2009 | This Week In Business
On more than one occasion, I've been at a social gathering and people wanted to know what I do and how much I charge. It is not often easy to come up with; every Web project seems to be pretty different, but there are some common things I get asked about a lot....