11.06.2009 - Moms Miami News: New Firm: Moms for Hire |
As a mom, Dixie McDaniel Andrade wanted to work from home in a business that would give her flexibility to keep on eye on her kids, maybe even take them to the park midday. She found the ideal match as the new regional owner of Mom Corps Miami. |
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11.04.2009 - PR Newswire: Mom Corps Adding Multiple Franchises |
Employers are taking advantage of Mom Corps' flexible hiring during these turbulent economic times |
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10.12.2009 - MinnMoms.com: Internet extends working moms' days |
Dixie McDaniel Andrade runs her own business, Mom Corps of Miami, from a home office and juggles work at different peak hours throughout the day. |
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10.05.2009 - The Miami Herald: Internet extends moms' days |
Late-night computer stints allow working mothers to polish off to-do lists, but can hinder together time with significant others. Mom Corps' Regional Owner, Dixie McDaniel de Andrade shares her story. |
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10.02.2009 - All Around Philly: Mom Corps - a flexible way for mothers to put their education to work |
Nicole Torsella Harris brings Mom Corps - a staffing firm for professionals seeking flexibility - to Philadelphia. |
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09.29.2009 - The View From The Bay: Returning to work after being a full-time mom |
Mom Corps' Franchise Relationship Manager, Lisa Tis, offers tips and advice for San Francisco area women looking to re-enter the workforce after having children. |
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09.21.2009 - NBC's TODAY Show: How to Re-Enter the Workforce |
Mom Corps' CEO, Allison O'Kelly, and candidate, Lilly Pabian, talk how to re-enter successfully. |
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09.18.2009 - CBS4 - Miami: Mom Corps Looking to Put Moms Back to Work |
As the economy continues to creep back to life, jobs are still in short demand. But, there is a way to get stay at home moms and dads back to work. A new agency has just opened their doors here in south Florida and they number one client is stay at home professionals. |
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09.15.2009 - WCAC TV: Get That Job - Career Transition in a Tough Economy |
Mom Corps' VP Sales, Nadia McKay, gives job search, networking, and resume tips to prospective candidates. |
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09.08.2009 - Accelerating Momentum: 10 More Things Hiring Managers Won’t Tell You (But Wish You Knew) |
In my last post, I listed 11 tips from actual hiring managers to help you make a positive impression at your next job interview. Here are 10 more things they wish you knew, before you showed up in front of them. |
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09.08.2009 - SheKnows.com: 5 Back To Work Tips for Moms |
Whether you are heading back to the workplace because your husband has lost his job or are ready to jumpstart your career now that your kids are in school, you can expect some challenges and mixed emotions along the way. These five tips will help you feel better prepared for that first day back. |
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08.25.2009 - MyFoxDC.com: Mom Corps |
More and more moms are looking for jobs. So, how do you go from bibs to briefcases? Allison O'Kelly, founder of Mom Corps tells us! |
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08.20.2009 - AllBusiness: The Changing American Workforce According to MOM! |
Allison O'Kelly, CEO and Founder of Mom Corps, is joined on The Franchise Show by Philadelphia Mom Corps franchisee Nicole Harris to discuss the fact that there is a tremendous pool of highly-accomplished women who have taken a breather from the corporate world to attend to family matters—husbands and children—and are now re-entering the workforce to resume their careers on either a part-time of full-time basis. |
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08.19.2009 - wsRadio.com: When The Going Gets Tough, Call MOM (Corps) |
Allison OKelly is joined with her newest franchise from Philadelphia, Nicole Harris to add to our growing registry of knowledge on this evolutionary shift in the American and global workplace. |
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08.18.2009 - Blog Break, AJC.com: Moms, retirees re-enter work force |
Men have been hit with the highest employment rates nationally in this recession, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As a result, more spouses, moms and retirees are going back to work. |
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08.17.2009 - Examiner.com: Are more women returning to work because of the economy? |
A recent New York Times article More Women Look For Jobs, quotes Katherine A.S. Sibley, chairwoman of the history department at St Joseph's University as saying "From the Depression through the recessions of the early 1980's and 90's financial necessity has forced women at home with children to head into the work force." So one can presume that the recent economic situation has required many women to rethink their decision to stay home with their children. |
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08.13.2009 - Atlanta Business Radio: Atlanta Business Radio Interviews Nicole Siokis with Mom Corps |
We opened the show with Nicole Siokis owner of the Atlanta MomCorps franchise. |
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08.12.2009 - The Franchise Show: Mom Corps Philadelphia Franchisee Nicole Harris Joins Founder Allison O’Kelly on TFS 8.14.07 |
On air with Mom Corps' CEO, Allison O'Kelly, and new franchise owner, Nicole Harris - Philadelphia. |
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08.11.2009 - Mom's the Word: Mom on the Move - Allison O'Kelly, Mom Corps |
Allison O’Kelly, founder and CEO of Mom Corps, will be joining us to discuss this company and how it can benefit moms. Mom Corps is a staffing solution that supplies companies top tier, professionals on demand to meet their business needs and cycles. |
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08.11.2009 - CNNMoney.com: Press Restart On Your Career |
Getting back into the job market after time off is harder than ever. These four strategies can help. |
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08.04.2009 - My Fox Atlanta - Fox 5: Updating Resume, Job Skills for Moms |
Nicole Siokis of Mom Corps has some advice about update resumes and job skills for moms thinking about re-entering the workforce. |
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07.27.2009 - Forbes: Forbes Column 2009: Mompreneurs |
Five women juggling motherhood and careers using entrepreneurship as a vehicle: Mompreneurs. |
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07.20.2009 - The Seferm Post: Work Force: How To Make A Comeback |
Options for workers looking to return to the workforce include Mom Corps, a staffing solution firm, that places women returning to the work force in part-time, permanent, full-time, flexible and contract or project-based work arrangements. |
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07.20.2009 - Examiner.com: Mom Corps: A Unique Staffing Service |
I am looking for a job with flexible hours - these can be awkward words in a job interview. But Mom Corps takes the awkwardness off the table. |
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07.13.2009 - AllBusiness: Mom Corps Connects Working Moms with Flexible Jobs |
In July of 2005, Mom Corps began, and since that time O'Kelly has found workers for companies in need of employees that can do work on a non-traditional schedule. |
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06.24.2009 - CNN: Mom Corps on CNN Radio |
Listen to Mom Corps' most recent feature on CNN Radio! |
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06.22.2009 - The Wall Street Journal: Look Before You Leap At A New Job |
Job seekers also should be wary of taking a title that's too far below their most recent position, says Allison O'Kelly, chief executive of Mom Corps, an Atlanta-based staffing firm specializing in flexible employment. |
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06.19.2009 - Metropolitan Mama: How to Find a Legitimate Work-From-Home Job (4 Tips) |
There are tons of scams out there. Jobs that promise huge dividends without hard work are almost always dead ends. To find a legitimate work-at-home opportunity, I encourage you to consider these four tips: |
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06.19.2009 - PR Web: Mom Corps Expands Opening a Franchise in Atlanta |
Offering flexible career alternatives during these turbulent economic times,
Mom Corps has franchised in North Atlanta |
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06.19.2009 - PR Web: Mom Corps Expands Opening a Franchise in Miami |
Offering flexible career alternatives during these turbulent economic times, Mom Corps has opened in Miami |
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06.17.2009 - PR Web: Mom Corps Expands Opening a Franchise in Philadelphia |
Offering flexible career alternatives during these turbulent economic times, Mom Corps has opened in Philadelphia |
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06.16.2009 - KYW Newsradio 1060: Mom Corps: A Non-Traditional Headhunter |
Nicole Harris spent 8 years working for a corporate recruiting firm. She loved the work but found that with three young kids, she was always pressured. As the newest Mom Corps franchise owner in Philadelphia, PA she is carving her own way to life/work balance. |
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06.12.2009 - Business Opportunities: Mom Corps Helps Connect Businesses with Professional Moms Who Want to Work From Home |
Mom Corps has served both candidates and clients - continuing its exponential growth through the launch of its new franchise. |
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06.10.2009 - Examiner.com: Allison O’Kelly: founder and CEO of Mom Corps, a unique employment agency |
Allison O’Kelly knows the difficulties of being a working mom - her own personal experience called her to help other working moms through Mom Corps. |
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06.08.2009 - Mom Corps: Mom Corps Expands with Franchises Across the Country |
Offering flexible career alternatives during these turbulent economic times,
Mom Corps opens in Atlanta, Miami and Philadelphia |
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06.08.2009 - w2wlink: w2wlink Announces Ascendancy Award Winners for Business Women |
Twenty-Seven Award Winners in Corporate, Entrepreneur, and Career Transition Settings across the nation - including Mom Corps' own Allison O'Kelly! |
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05.29.2009 - New York Times: In a Rocky Job Market, New Pressure on Moms |
MEN have been hard-hit by this recession, accounting for about 80
percent of United States job losses, and that is pushing more women
into the work force. Many of those women are former stay-at-home
mothers, thrust back into jobs sooner than they had planned. |
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05.04.2009 - The Wall Street Journal: You Can Land a Job - Even Now |
With job losses piling up, the prospect of finding a spot may be daunting for college graduates, laid-off workers and employees looking to make a move. Despite the depressing headlines, companies are still hiring, and you don't have to be a Ph.D. to nab a job. |
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04.02.2009 - WKMG Orlando: Recession Forces 'Econo-Moms' To Seek Employment |
Web sites are helping many "econo-moms" -- women entering the workforce because of the recession -- locate jobs. |
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03.31.2009 - WFSB-TV Better Connecticut: Mom Corps CEO Has Tips for Re-Entering Workforce |
In this difficult economy, more stay-at-home moms are heading back to work. Mom Corps CEO Allison O'Kelly has tips to help you get back in the game. |
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03.26.2009 - Yahoo! Finance: Women, Men, and Work |
Allison O'Kelly, founder of MomCorps, a placement firm for highly skilled workers (mostly stay-at-home mothers) seeking flexible assignments, has found a majority of applicants are now motivated by money. In a recent survey of the 35,000 women in her database, 63 percent reported they were seeking work because of the economic crisis. |
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03.24.2009 - CNN: Your Bottom Line |
Tips and Tricks to Survive in This Economy |
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03.20.2009 - MarketWatch: Five strategies that will move you closer to your dream job |
In addition to the thousands who receive pink slips every month, there are those who work fewer hours than they'd like, are employed in a position that doesn't suit their skills or forced to take a low-level job just to make ends meet. Here are five strategies that will move you closer to your dream job. |
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03.17.2009 - WTOP: Mothers Change Their Work Habits As Economy Dips |
An interview with Mom Corps CEO, Allison O'Kelly |
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03.17.2009 - TIME: Hard Times Send 'Economoms' Back to the Job Market |
With the employment outlook turning bleaker by the day, many white collar moms who opted out of the workforce to focus on their kids are scrambling to get back in. Meet the economommies. |
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03.11.2009 - The Wall Street Journal: As Economy Slips, New Mothers Cut Short Their Maternity Leave |
As millions of Americans lose their jobs, others are reluctantly rejoining the work force: new mothers. Women who had hoped to take off a few months -- or, in some cases, a few years -- to raise their children are heading back to work sooner than they had expected. |
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03.02.2009 - The Charlotte Observer: Stay-at-home parents hunt for jobs |
A growing number of stay-at-home parents are re-entering the work force, many feeling they can no longer afford to go without a paying job. Many are turning to Mom Corps for full-time, contract and part-time work or are opting to work from home and launching their own ventures. |
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02.18.2009 - Work At Home Moms Talk Radio: Interview with Allison O'Kelly |
Kelly McCausey talks with Allison O’Kelly, founder and chief executive officer for Mom Corps has spent more than five years in entrepreneurial leadership roles including building her own accounting practice. O’Kelly is a mother of two little boys who appreciate their mom’s hard work and flexible schedule. |
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02.12.2009 - StartupNation: Mom Corps Wins Top Honors in Business Competition under Best Financial Performers |
Mom Corps has been recognized by StartupNation as one of the top businesses in its annual Home Based 100 competition under the category of Best Financial Performers. |
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02.10.2009 - Reader's Digest: How to Find a New Job |
The latest tips for job fairs and sites to help you land your next job. |
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01.29.2009 - MarketWatch: Keep your head in the game |
Five ways to stay professionally relevant when taking time off |
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01.16.2009 - PR Newswire: MOM CORPS OFFERING FLEXIBILITY THROUGH FRANCHISING |
In tough economic times, Mom Corps provides experienced professionals and displaced workers a flexible, career alternative through its new franchise arm. |
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01.09.2009 - Atlanta Business Chronicle: Mother Knows Best |
Staffing firm expects meteoric rise to continue through sluggish economy |
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01.08.2009 - WorkingMother.com: 8 Tips to Make Money This Year |
8 creative, innovative, and frugal strategies to help web-savvy moms boost their finances with a secondary income from Allison O'Kelly, CEO of Mom Corps. |
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01.08.2009 - The New York Times: Job-Hunting Help for Moms |
Lisa Belkin follows up on two women's job search efforts in conjuntion with NBC's TODAY Show and Mom Corps. |
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12.17.2008 - Howard County Times: Newsmakers |
Ellicott City resident Andrea Willis was named an account executive with Mom Corps, an Atlanta-based staffing company that provides job opportunities for experienced professionals who require flexibility and nontraditional career options. |
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12.03.2008 - PR Web: THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION FOR WORKING FAMILIES |
Mom Corps provides flexible work arrangements, Sittercity.com provides trusted caregivers – together the two make the concept of the working family a reality. |
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11.11.2008 - WFSB - Hartford, CT: Staffing Co. Helps Moms Get Back To Work |
Mom Corps helps parents find job that fits lifestyle. |
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11.06.2008 - Atlanta Intown: Creating A Balance |
Mom Corps gives women the freedom to stay in the workplace. |
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10.28.2008 - The Patriot Ledger: Headhunter helps moms find jobs |
Mom Corps' Nadia McKay helps women find the flexible arrangements they need to pursue career and family. |
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10.20.2008 - Real Simple: Finding Work In a Down Economy |
There is a price to be paid for freedom and flexibility, but if you’re looking for part-time or more flexible work arrangements, Mom Corps might be the
answer. |
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10.20.2008 - Wall Street Journal: Initiatives Move Women Up the Corporate Ladder |
LeasePlan hires consultant, offers counseling and revisits pay plan to transform its culture and promote female employees. |
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10.08.2008 - About.com: Ways to Find Part-Time Jobs |
Whether you're a working mom looking to cut back, or a stay-at-home mom ready to rejoin the workforce, you're probably interested in a part- time job. 80% of working mothers with minor children would rather not work full time, according to a Pew Research Center survey. |
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10.06.2008 - Charlotte Business Journal: Helping working mothers find the right balance |
Charlotte-based document-storage company, Patterson Pope, adds a part-time executive to their team with the help of Mom Corps. |
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10.03.2008 - Yahoo! Shine: This mom's tips for weathering tough times |
From Vivian Steir Rabin's personal experience, here are her tips for cost-cutting and working to build emergency cash in an uncertain economy. |
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09.17.2008 - Redbook: Mom Corps - Red Hot Now! |
Introducing Mom Corps' new comprehensive Own Your Life Resource Center- your one stop site for the things most important in your life: career, family, health, finances, style, and happiness. |
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09.09.2008 - Washington Woman: Getting Back in the Groove |
The day will come - one year, five, or ten down the road - when women who have taken time out of the workforce will want or need to go back to work. It's easier than you think, and many options exist. |
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09.09.2008 - Charlotte Parent: From Mommy to Manager |
According to the Harvard Business Review, 43 percent of professional women with children step off the career track at some point. Here are the resources you need to return to the workforce successfully. |
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07.29.2008 - Entrepreneur: Get Your Money's Worth |
Following Mom Corps and other recently launched ventures, Entrepreneur shows you 10 ways to save during startup. |
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07.18.2008 - National Post: Google Trends |
Mom Corps - one of the more intriguing entries in Google's latest Hot Trends, an index that tracks the search engine's fastest-rising queries. |
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07.18.2008 - Mom Logic: Moms Are Talking About... |
Moms find balance as high skilled temps with Mom Corps. |
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07.17.2008 - CNN.com: CNN.com - Moms find balance as high-skilled temps |
Many professional women leave the work force to focus on their families, not knowing that they can be a perfect match for companies seeking high-skilled temps. |
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07.11.2008 - Good Housekeeping: Good Housekeeping - Make Full Time Money Working Part Time |
These determined moms found flexible schedules without sacrificing their family finances. You can too with the help of agencies like Mom Corps. |
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06.20.2008 - KREN CW News: From Mommy to Manager: Going Back to Work |
How two moms took time off from their careers to have a family and made a successful splash re-entering the workforce. |
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06.11.2008 - The Eagle Tribune: BizNorth Planner |
The Mother Connection and Mom Corps present "Moms Going Pro (Again)," beginning at 6:30 p.m. with networking, followed by the program from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at The Lanam Club. |
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06.06.2008 - Charlotte Business Journal: 40 Under 40 |
April Whitlock, Mom Corps SVP Marketing and Programs, wins prestigious business award! |
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06.04.2008 - Better.tv: Family Matters |
Allison O'Kelly speaks on how career moms can have it all. |
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05.29.2008 - The Wall Street Journal: Work and Family Mailbox |
Columnist Sue Shellenbarger answers readers' questions about finding staffing firms that work with employees offering project or contract work. |
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05.19.2008 - CNN: Top-level Temps |
Contributor Polly Labarre talks about the new demand for top talent who can't or don't want full-time work. |
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05.15.2008 - East Cobber: East Cobber Creates Mom Corps |
After a successful run in corporate America, Allison O'Kelly finds life/work balance by creating Mom Corps. |
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05.15.2008 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Stay-at-home moms useful to other people than just kids |
Businesses have figured out that stay-at-home moms are smart, trained and available to fill in during a crisis or special project. |
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05.15.2008 - MojoMom.com: CBS Early Show; Flexible employment resources |
If you missed the CBS News piece, you won't to miss reading how organizations like Mom Corps can help "SWAT" moms like you. |
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05.06.2008 - Newsweek: Cutting Back Your Hours |
Working part time can be good for your life and your checking account. But you need to know how to do it. |
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04.30.2008 - Wall Street Journal: How Stay-at-Home Moms are Filling an Executive Niche |
Lots of employers would like to be able to hire cheap, temporary teams of seasoned pros with experience
managing $2 billion investment portfolios, running ad campaigns or earning Ph.D.s in neuroscience. But few know the secret to finding temps of that caliber: Look on playgrounds and at PTA meetings. |
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04.28.2008 - Entrepreneur: Mom to the Corps |
Allison O'Kelly helps working moms like herself climb the ranks--without sacrificing the mom part along the way. |
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04.21.2008 - The Wall Street Journal: Comeback Careerists: Reinventing Work After Time Away |
Moving back into the work force has become easier for white-collar workers, especially with the help of Mom Corps. |
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04.14.2008 - New York Daily News: Queries and theories - on money |
Jean Chatzky advises a new mom on how to find part-time and at-home work opportunities with Mom Corps. |
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04.11.2008 - Lake County News - Sun: Mom Corps finds flexible jobs for skilled professionals |
Griselda Zendejas of Grayslake used Mom Corps to find a part-time job. "The agency is all about moms at work," Zendejas said. |
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04.09.2008 - WHDH-TV Channel 7- Boston: Parent to Parent: Mom Headhunters |
Mothers at work: professional women trying to combine careers with raising kids can now get a helping hand from a growing number of headhunting agencies. |
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04.07.2008 - Daily Herald - Jean Chatzky: Cash questions from the reader e-mailbag |
Jean Chatzky advises a new mom on how to find part-time and at-home work opportunities with Mom Corps. |
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03.26.2008 - Work at Home Mom Revolution: Mom Corps Flexible Job Opportunities |
NBC News posted an article yesterday, which was picked up by KSBY 6 Action News, on Mom Corps, a recruiting company recently featured on The Today Show. |
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03.25.2008 - Fox New's America's Pusle: Working Nine to Five |
E.D. Hill, reporter and mother of eight, sits down with Allison O'Kelly to find out how Mom Corps is helping moms across the nation find flexible work. |
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03.25.2008 - KSBY 6 Action News: Mom Corps: Helping moms balance career and family |
Professional women trying to combine careers with raising kids can now get a helping hand from a growing number of headhunting agencies. |
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03.24.2008 - The Washington Post: Motherhood vs. work: Try both |
While parents everywhere struggle to meet the competing demands of work and family, for mothers who are highly educated and established in their careers, there’s a growing cottage industry of workshops, recruiting firms, job boards, coaches and consultants. |
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03.24.2008 - Lake County Journal: A balancing act |
Being a working mom can be difficult, but with Mom Corps, Griselda Zendejas of Grayslake found a way to balance motherhood and a professional life. |
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03.20.2008 - Metropolitan Mama: Working Mom Wednesday - Mom Corps |
Are you a professional who is...looking for a job that will allow you to spend more time with your kids? looking for a job that is part-time, flexible, from home, or virtual? trying to get back into the workforce after an extended time away? taking some time off, but wondering how you can stay connected in your field? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then Mom Corps just might be your ticket to where you want to be. |
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03.20.2008 - 11 Alive News: Mugs in the Morning |
11 Alive News (Atlanta) highlights Mom Corps' upcoming event, Own Your Life, with raffle proceeds to benefit Kate's Club. |
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03.14.2008 - Wall Street Journal: Lessons from 'The Secret Life of A Soccer Mom' |
A new show on TLC sparked my interest this week by giving stay-at-home moms the opportunity to go back to work full-time within their previous career track. And agencies like Mom Corps are showing how "stepping back in" has never been easier. |
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03.12.2008 - Daily Biz Solutions: About Mom Corps |
What is Mom Corps? Who founded it and why? Why is it taking off at the national level? All this and more! |
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03.06.2008 - GA - NAWBO: Mom Corps’ Allison O’Kelly Rising Star Award Finalist |
The Georgia National Association of Women Business Owners announced today that Allison O’Kelly, CEO & Founder of Mom Corps (www.momcorps.com) is one of 3 finalists for the 2008 Rising Star award. |
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03.05.2008 - Georgia Association for Women Lawyers: It's About Time II: Examining Flexible Work Arrangements from the Attorney's and the Firm's Perspective |
The Georgia Association for Women Lawyers ("GAWL") today released nationwide its report entitled, IT'S ABOUT TIME II: Examining Flexible Work Arrangements from the Attorney's and the Firm's Perspectives -- A Study of Part-time Policies in Georgia Law Firms.
The report, which analyzes the ubiquitous challenge of work-lifebalance facing attorneys, concludes that flexible work arrangements are crucial to recruit and retain women lawyers, and mitigate financial risk for employers. For such arrangements to work, both law firms and lawyers
must understand the perils of maintaining the status quo, as well as the benefits of implementing flexible employment policies. It's About Time II presents fair and practical solutions for lawyers and law firms seeking to implement alternative work arrangements. |
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03.05.2008 - NBCs TODAY Show: Mom Corps on the TODAY Show! |
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02.21.2008 - Metropolitan Mama: Working Mom Wednesday BONUS: Project Working Mom |
Have you ever dreamed about going back to school to open up doors for new career opportunities or to advance in your current industry? |
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02.20.2008 - Misstropolis: Ramp On or Off the Job Track with Mom Corps |
Join Misstropolis at the first Mom Corps Coffee Club of 2008 and meet the Founder and CEO of Mom Corps, Allison O’Kelly who will be making a special Boston appearance. |
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02.19.2008 - The Wall Street Journal: Finesse a Flexible Work Schedule |
Working from home a few days a week has its rewards -- and challenges. Here's how to make it work. |
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02.15.2008 - DivineCaroline.com: A Promise of Balance and Happiness |
Shari Goldstein's exceptional review of Mom Corps' Own Your Life conference in Charlotte, NC. |
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02.13.2008 - Care.com: Tips for Work-at-Home Moms and Dads |
These days, many adults make the choice to work from home part of the time: whether it's telecommuting occasionally, working from home a few days or afternoons a week when your kids are young, or even deciding to start your own business, here are my tips for making the most out of working from home. |
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02.08.2008 - Moms Easy Chair: Passionate About Your Ideas? |
Financial advice from entrepreneurs who have made their dream a reality. |
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02.07.2008 - Wall Street Journal: Work and Family Mailbox |
What about work opportunities for at-home dads? Many staffing firms and flexible-job boards that cater to women are
seeing an increase in male job seekers. |
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01.17.2008 - Charlotte Observer: Style File |
Practicality, fun at the core of mom/executive's style |
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01.14.2008 - Bergen Record: They're Looking for A Few Good Moms |
Did you leave a promising but all-consuming career to stay home during the preschool years? Have your corporate credentials collected dust while you served as a Scout leader or a PTA volunteer?
Not to worry. They want YOU. |
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01.03.2008 - Long Island Press: A Mother's Solution to Workplace Flexibility |
Women want the approval of their managers to have the best of both worlds - Allison O'Kelly has found the solution that allows you to have a home life and stay in the business. |
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01.03.2008 - PR Web: Mom Corps Partners with GH Consulting to Provide Expert Coaching for On-Ramping Moms |
Get Your Feet Wet, Get To Work, or Get Me That Job - Mom Corps has the coaching you need to get back in the game! |
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01.03.2008 - Skirt!: She's So Skirt! |
Featuring April Whitlock - a Work-at-Home Mom that balances work and family with ease. |
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12.20.2007 - The Stress Institute: 10 Minute Vacation Ideas |
Strategies that will re-energize a stressed mom that she can do anywhere. |
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12.13.2007 - Charlotte Smarty Pants: Charlotte Conference for Moms in January |
Today I asked my mom to add something to my Christmas list. I asked her to buy me a ticket to the "Own Your Life" conference in January. |
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12.13.2007 - PR Web: Mom Corps Partners with Talent Builders to Provide Essential Training to On-Ramping Moms |
Mom Corps introduces new professional development and technical training programs and furthers their commitment to helping Moms have it all. |
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11.16.2007 - Catalyst Magazine: The virtues of a virtual office |
Is traditional office space a thing of the past? Is this trend right for your start up? |
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11.07.2007 - PR Web: Mom Corps Announces Strong Quarterly Revenues, 225% Revenue Growth |
Mom Corps, the leader in flexible work arrangements for experienced professionals, announces year over year third quarter revenue growth of 225%. Roster now includes more than 150 clients and 12,000 candidates. |
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11.07.2007 - KPMG Connect: New Team in Atlanta Caters to Experienced Part-Timers |
Highlights Brenda Leslie, Mom Corps candidate and now KPMG Employee, and her success story of returning to accounting part-time. |
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11.02.2007 - Washington Parent: Flexible Work That Works For Moms |
Part II in a series about moms, work, career, and flexibilty. |
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10.16.2007 - Nashoba Publishing: In Pursuit of Balance |
Help Wanted: Loyal, experienced employees. Sounds simple, but for large and small businesses, finding and
retaining qualified personnel is a constant challenge. |
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10.15.2007 - Atlanta Business Radio: Spotlight on Atlanta's Best Businesses |
COO, Maria Goldsholl, shares her story of how she juggled working full time with her 2 children and eventually found balance in her life. |
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10.15.2007 - Herald News: Moms Explore Alternatives to 9-to-5 |
To carry a briefcase or a diaper bag? Increasingly, mothers are looking for less of a black-and-white solution to that often guilt-laden question. |
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08.30.2007 - The Bergen Record: Space for 3 kids and a career |
Linda Caruso, Mom Corps' Regional Vice President for the NY metro area, isn't the either-or type, as she soon discovered after leaving her full-time job to raise three children. |
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08.29.2007 - Charlotte Parent: Working Moms Find Workable Solutions |
It’s 2007, and that means the June Cleaver model of motherhood is a thing of the past. The number of part-time working moms is skyrocketing, as corporations offer non-traditional opportunities and as the archetypal housewife becomes an anomaly. |
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08.23.2007 - : Mom Corps was on FOX 25 News! |
Sharon Barbieri Thomas, Regional Vice President of the Boston office of Mom Corps, was interviewed live on FOX 25 news Family Works segment. You can find the link by going to Recent News on the momcorps.com home page, clicking "See all News and Events" and scrolling down to 6.12. |
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08.21.2007 - Good Morning America - Online: Back-To-School Work Hours for Parents |
Balancing Work Scheules With Your Kids' School Schedules May Be Getting Easier |
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08.08.2007 - SHAPE Magazine: Smart Money Tips for Every Woman |
Jean Chatzky gives advice to women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s on how to be financially savvy - including using Mom Corps to help them make a career switch. |
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08.06.2007 - Sheila Lirio Marcelo's Blog: Interview with Allison O'Kelly, CEO of Mom Corps |
Allison O'Kelly talks about her experiences as an entrepreneur and gives advice to other women seeking a successful balance between work and family. |
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07.30.2007 - : Mom Corps featured on ABC7News, Friday, August 3, 2007 |
Mom Corps, and DC Regional Vice President, Saima Siddiqui, was featured on ABC7News' Alison Starling's Working Woman segment on Friday, August 3, 2007. |
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07.25.2007 - : Mom Corps Summer Update |
Take a look at the 2007 Summer update from Mom Corps Charlotte! |
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07.23.2007 - DivineCaroline.com: Working (Part-Time) for a Living |
If you’re a mom who wishes you could find a part-time job, you’re not alone ... Mom Corps is a company that hooks up moms who want to work professionally, part-time, with employers. |
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07.17.2007 - Ventures Charlotte: The Contingent Worker Revolution |
Author Colleen Brannan profiles one Mom Corps candidate's shift from full-time work to consulting. |
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07.17.2007 - Ventures Charlotte: The Contingent Worker Revolution |
Author Colleen Brannan profiles one Mom Corps candidate's shift from full-time work to consulting. |
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07.10.2007 - Realtor Magazine: A Few Minutes With... Allison O'Kelly |
Master Balancer: Mom Corps founder Allison Karl O'Kelly tries to bring the flexibility inherent in real estate to moms in all walks of life. |
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06.19.2007 - Memphis Commercial Appeal: Back to Work |
With the right strategy, stay-at-home moms can 'relaunch' when they feel the tug of their old careers |
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06.19.2007 - 11 Alive News: Helping Women Come Back to the Workforce |
Valerie Hoff sits down with CEO Allison O'Kelly to discuss how Mom Corps brings professional women back to the workforce. |
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06.12.2007 - Fox 25 News - Boston: Moms Balance Family and Work |
Regional Vice President Sharon Thomas shares advice on how moms can best juggle work and family. |
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06.11.2007 - DivineCaroline.com: What I Learned About Owning My Career |
Caroline Wilbert blogs about her experience at our first "Own Your Life" Conference in Atlanta. |
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06.11.2007 - The Christian Science Monitor: How to Restart Your Career after a Long Absence |
Workplaces are now more forgiving of those who step away for years at a time. |
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06.04.2007 - Lowell Sun Online: Moms Can Go Pro (Again) |
Organization seeks to link white-collar women with part-time opportunities. |
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05.22.2007 - PayScale: Getting Back to Work |
9 tips for full-time moms reentering work force and others who take time off |
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05.22.2007 - ABC 7 Eyewitness News: Helping Mothers Go Back to Work |
The bright solution for women who quit their jobs to have kids and now want to return to work, but aren't sure how to go about it. |
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05.17.2007 - NY Times: After Baby, Boss Comes Calling |
As the trend of "Opting Back In" continues to rise, Lisa Bialkin highlights the resources available to working mothers to help them complete the transition back into the workforce. |
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05.14.2007 - Yahoo! Finance: Finding Flexibility in Work and Parenting |
Contributor Laura Rowley discusses how more companies are realizing the benefits of accomodating working mothers with flexible work options, while working mothers are striking an achievable balance between work and family. |
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05.11.2007 - : "The Mother Load" - a NY Post @work feature article was published on May 7. |
Mom Corps own Linda Caruso was recently on a panel with four working moms weighing in on the trials and tradeoffs of "having it all". |
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05.07.2007 - Today's Charlotte Woman: Good for Corporations AND Working Moms |
See the May 2007 issue (page 25) for an article on Mom Corps. |
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05.07.2007 - New York Post: The Mother Load |
Four working moms weigh in on the trials and tradeoffs of 'having it all', featuring Linda Caruso, Mom Corps RVP - New York. |
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04.30.2007 - The New York Times: Career Couch |
Allison O'Kelly, CEO Mom Corps, gives advice to working moms on returning to work. |
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04.26.2007 - PR Wire: RVP of Washington DC announced - Saima Siddiqui |
SAIMA SIDDIQUI NAMED REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
OF MOM CORPS’ WASHINGTON, D.C., OFFICE |
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04.02.2007 - : Link Leading Ladies |
April Whitlock, Charlotte Regional Vice President for Mom Corps, is honored as one of the Link Leading Ladies selected by 107.9 The Link radio. |
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03.22.2007 - NBCs TODAY Show: The TODAY Show |
Matt Lauer and Jean Chatzky discuss the benefits of The Mom Corps on The TODAY Show. Allison O'Kelly, Mom Corps' Founder and CEO is featured. |
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03.22.2007 - CNNMoney.com: Best Jobs for Parents Returning to Work |
You traded working lunches for PTA meetings and PB&Js. Now you want a challenging job that can bend to make room for family life. |
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03.06.2007 - Oprah and Friends XM Radio: Jobs for Working Moms |
It's no secret that working moms often struggle to achieve balance. They feel pulled in many directions and are on call virtually all hours of the day and night. That's why Allison O'Kelly says she launched Mom Corps in July 2005, a service that works to place moms in jobs that fit their schedule. |
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03.01.2007 - Harvard Business Alumni Bulletin: Mom Corps |
As a new mom doing freelance CPA work, Allison Karl O’Kelly (MBA ’99) had an idea for a start-up. The result is Mom Corps, which connects companies looking for top-tier, experienced talent with professionals seeking flexibility. |
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02.21.2007 - TODAY: Today in New York |
Linda Caruso, RVP NY, discusses the benefits of Mom Corps |
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02.16.2007 - PR Newswire: Innovative, Family Friendly, Staffing Company Mom Corps opens Boston office. |
Sharon Thomas Heads Up Office; Mom Corps Fills Staffing Gap for Boston Businesses |
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01.26.2007 - Entrepreneur.com: Woman's Work |
Looking to hire? Hire stay-at-home moms. |
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01.22.2007 - New York Post: Mother Might |
Agency Puts Professional Moms to work |
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01.16.2007 - Businessweek.com: Million-Dollar Second Acts |
A few lucky entrepreneurs are leaving secure jobs behind to start businesses that break the $1 million threshold in annual revenue |
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01.11.2007 - Charlotte Observer: Tapping into mommy market |
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12.27.2006 - Good Day Atlanta: Allison O'Kelly on Good Day Atlanta |
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12.14.2006 - PR Newswire: MOM CORPS EXPANSION CONTINUES: INNOVATIVE, "FAMILY FRIENDLY," STAFFING COMPANY OPENS NEW YORK OFFICE |
Linda Caruso To Head Up Office, Fill Staffing Gap for New York Businesses |
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12.07.2006 - PR Newswire: ATLANTA BUSINESSMAN, INMAN ALLEN, JOINS MOM CORPS BOARD OF ADVISORS |
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10.30.2006 - WUSA9: "Balancing Act" CBS News with Allison O'Kelly |
Some stay in the corporate world -- some leave it behind -- and others find their place in the middle. |
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10.23.2006 - Chicago Tribune: Mom Corps, now in Chicago, acts as a non-traditional headhunter |
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09.21.2006 - AM 1620: Allison O’Kelly interviewed on Parent’s Rule! AM 1620 Sandy Springs Radio |
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09.15.2006 - Benefitnews.com: Firms help employers, work-at-home moms |
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08.26.2006 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Making a Job Work |
Mom Corps matches talent that requires flexible schedule to employers wanting help |
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08.17.2006 - Terry College of Business: Allison O'Kelly (UGA BBA '94) - Speaker |
Third Thursday "The Changing American Workforce and the Mom Corps Solution" (requires RealPlayer) |
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08.14.2006 - PR Newswire: Mom Corps is "Born" in Chicago |
Dianne Michael to Fill Staffing Gap for Chicago Businesses in ‘Family Friendly’ Fashion. |
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08.11.2006 - Charlotte Observer: Staffing agency opens office in Charlotte |
From moms, for moms: Balance in work, life |
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06.06.2006 - Families and Work Institute: The Conference Board Awarded Mom Corps with the 2006 Work/Life Conference |
"Moving Into the Future" Award, June 6th in New York City. The ""Moving Into the Future"" awards are given to companies for using innovative and cutting edge practices. Allison Karl O’Kelly, founder and CEO of Mom Corps, accepted the award which was sponsored by the Families and Work Institute. |
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05.12.2006 - NPR Marketplace: Mom Corps founder and CEO Allison O’Kelly talks to MarketPlace on NPR Radio. |
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05.02.2006 - PR Newswire: Weather Channel Release |
Mom Corps Forges a Strategic Alliance with The Weather Channel and weather.com. Key Initiatives are Augmented with Diversified Staffing |
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04.17.2006 - Working Mother Magazine: Working Mother |
Mom Corps is highlighted in Working Mother Magazine as one of 25 Best Small Companies for Working Moms. |
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11.17.2005 - PR Newswire: Mom Corps is |
Company to Fill Gap for Professional Services Businesses in "Family Friendly" Fashion |
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