While running a business from home is not for everyone, it seems pretty clear that, for those who do it, there must a number of reasons beyond a lack of startup capital or a desire to hang out with your kids. She found searching for a job every time her family moved to be a trying experience. I was tired of trying to convince an employer that I'd be with their company at least 3 years to enhance my chances of getting hired. It has been a happy solution for a woman whose family is often on the move. With a web presence and a toll free telephone number, it no longer matters where her home is geographically located, she can always be available to potential customers.
Some women own businesses that go bust for one reason or another.
Either way, some of these women try going back to work for someone only to discover that going back to work for someone else after spending any time being your own boss is as difficult as moving back into mom's house after you've been on your own for a few years. Besides, I like working from home. And sometimes, it really is just that simple. We are ALL refugees from the corporate world. Siegel's story of is typical.