Synopsis
We hear much about eureka moments that launched exciting new businesses. But what happens after taking that bold step to become your own boss? Juggling family and work demands, running businesses from home, the role of friends and family members, lifestyle, resource acquisition, and the fascinating, messy realities of entrepreneurs are themes explored in this series by Dr. MariaLaura Di Domenico of The Open University.
Episodes
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![Invisible Boundaries: When Home is the Business]()
Invisible Boundaries: When Home is the Business
03/12/2010 Duration: 16minMariaLaura examines the challenges of running a home-based business, the coping strategies used - including time / spatial management - and the need to act-out or ‘perform’ to clients and customers.
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![Mompreneurs: Working mothers who run their own businesses]()
Mompreneurs: Working mothers who run their own businesses
03/12/2010 Duration: 14minMariaLaura focuses on women entrepreneurs with children, the reasons for their business choices, and the challenges / rewards of balancing demands of work and family in this way.
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![Friends, family and fools: A help or a hindrance?]()
Friends, family and fools: A help or a hindrance?
03/12/2010 Duration: 15minMariaLaura explores the complexities of running a small business with friends or family members.
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![Making it up as you go along: Business as bricolage]()
Making it up as you go along: Business as bricolage
03/12/2010 Duration: 14minBricolage refers to ‘making-do’ with limited resources in new and creative ways. How do entrepreneurs approach the realities of running a business?
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![Lifestyle entrepreneurship: A life affirming business ethic]()
Lifestyle entrepreneurship: A life affirming business ethic
03/12/2010 Duration: 14minMariaLaura unpacks the notion of ‘lifestyle’ and explores the priorities and orientations of the so-called ‘lifestyle entrepreneur’.
