When my business partner Emira announced that she was expecting a baby, my delight at her good news was accompanied by a creeping feeling of dread about taking on some of her key responsibilities at work while she went on maternity leave. See, we’d always divided the workload between us so that while I handled […]
Entries Tagged as 'HR for the Self-Employed'
Stepping (Gingerly) Into Sales: Tales from a Reluctant Salesperson
March 17th, 2010 by Lauren · 5 Comments
Tags: HR for the Self-Employed · Our Story · Thoughts
The Control Enthusiast’s Guide to Delegating
April 21st, 2009 by Lauren · 2 Comments
They say to write what you know, so I’ve made another contribution to my “HR for the Self-Employed” series (part of the larger Biz Ladies series) over at design*sponge on the subject of delegating.
I suck at delegating. But I’m trying hard to learn how to do it well! And I’m a firm believer that it […]
Tags: Business Advice · HR for the Self-Employed · Our Story
Smart Staffing for Boutique Businesses
March 31st, 2009 by Lauren · 2 Comments
I love menswear. I mean, I loooooove menswear. I’m not sure how my fascination began, but it may just be genetic. My paternal grandfather owned a menswear shop in Peterborough before I was born, and my father was predictably well-schooled in the fine art of wearing a suit and tie. My brother is as comfortable […]
Tags: Entrepreneurial Inspiration · HR for the Self-Employed
HR for the Self-Employed: Perk Up!">HR for the Self-Employed: Perk Up!
March 17th, 2009 by Lauren · 1 Comment
I’m very excited to announce that Emira & I are going to be guest-blogging over at one of our favourite blogs, design*sponge; as I hinted not-so-subtly a couple of weeks ago, we’ll be contributing to Grace’s new Biz Ladies section, which focuses on nurturing local communities of women running their own art and design-based businesses.
Those […]
Tags: Boss Ladies We Love · Business Advice · HR for the Self-Employed · Resources for Women in Business · The Boss of You: The Book
HR for the Self-Employed: Questions?">HR for the Self-Employed: Questions?
March 10th, 2009 by Lauren · 5 Comments
A number of different influences have inspired me to write more here about HR for the self-employed. Partly it’s that that’s where my head is at a lot these days — we’re hiring & managing more employees at Raised Eyebrow than ever before, and it’s got me thinking about what work I really, truly want […]
Tags: HR for the Self-Employed · Thoughts





