Twenty years ago, my first wife worked part-time in a library, and my full-time newspaper editor’s position paid for just about all of our household expenses. Whether it was learned behavior from my peers, or culturally absorbed via film, TV and books or whether it was just an outgrowth of my own… Read the rest

For the unemployed, here’s the Texas paradox: Certain Texas market areas, including Austin and San Antonio, are predicted to be the first places in the United States where employers will start hiring again; the heart of an economic recovery. But if you come here seeking work, and don’t find… Read the rest

If you’re ready to take a chance on yourself and start your own business instead of fighting 14.5 million Americans over a whopping 2.4 million available jobs, consider this: BIGAustin is presenting the Self-employment Opportunity Summit, from noon to 8 p.m. on Oct. 1 in Austin, Texas, at the… Read the rest