Would I have started my own business had my previous employer been more receptive to having women in the office?

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"I was willing to work ten times harder to have my own business, but I had to be around to help my daughter write her student-council speech, " she says.

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When I have completed this course, I will be able to establish my own business.

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But I must have taken this critical insight for granted, because when I ventured out on my own to launch my business, my desire for speed clouded my judgment and I forgot what I always knew: The Team is what matters first and foremost.

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All of the internal and external managers that I use in my asset management business will have assumptions of their own.

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But I listen to utilities and business groups in my own district who have crunched the numbers.

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Starting my own business is now also a possible option - I would never have had the courage to consider that before, as I never felt I had the all-round skills to manage a business.

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