Posts tagged Michele Weldon
Silent Auction Spotlight: Jewelry Exec Director Shines In Family Business

Visiting Rome after college and viewing the masterpieces of 17th century sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini proved to be a career shift for Maria Soldier, executive director of Alex Soldier, an international jewelry enterprise created by her father.

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Solving The Parent Trap: How Policies, Empathy and No Bias At Work Help Moms

In the U.S., nearly 25 million moms are in the workforce, and  most, or 70 percent of mothers with children under 18 are working. Nearly 75 percent of these mothers are employed full-time. Nearly half, or 40 percent, of those working mothers are the sole or primary breadwinners for their family.

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Price It Right: 5 Tips On How To Give Best Estimates On Your Work

My roof needs repair. One roofing company said the cost was in a range of several thousands of dollars and refused to be specific. Another roofer said he couldn’t possibly tell me how much it might cost until he starts working and that he would just go up there and come down after 8 hours, if that was all I could afford.

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Mid-Life Startup: Entrepreneur Carole Rains Shines In Her Third Act

Five years ago Carole Rains, 60, didn’t know what an emu was. And now she is in the online retail business of selling Emu Joy, the brand name she created for dozens of consumer skincare and pain relief products based on emu oil. For the record, an emu is the flightless bird that looks like an unattractive ostrich.

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