Synopsis
Tens of thousands of people now move overseas for work or pleasure. If this is you, read on...
Going to live in a new country can be the catalyst for a sea-change
in your career. Opportunities that existed in one country may dry up
in another. Sometimes it makes sense not to pursue one single career
path but to adopt a shifting, growing, portfolio of portable careers.
Section 1 arms you with practical advice on how to choose a business
idea that works for you and how to develop the right mindset.
Section 2 shares the remarkable stories of more than 23 international
entrepreneurs as they share how they've maintained and built
rewarding, portable careers in all four corners of the world.
Section 3 provides extensive links, resources and tips for
expatriate entrepreneurs living in 35 countries
If you are considering working for yourself in a foreign land then this
inspirational guide belongs in your suitcase, wherever you may be,
wherever you may go and whatever you may hope to become.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Since 1987, professional writer, publisher and journalist,
Jo Parfitt has taught word processing to housewives in
Dubai, made and sold date chutney in Oman and taught
creative writing in Norway. A former editor of Woman
Abroad magazine, she has also been involved in network
marketing, sold books for Dorling Kindersley, run a CV writing
service and made Christmas decorations from the flowers in
her Middle Eastern garden. Jo's articles on portable careers
have been featured all over the world in publications such
as Living Abroad, Emirates Woman, Gulf Air Golden Falcon,
Expatrium,Eurograduate, Transitions Abroad, Nexus, Hobson's
Career Guides, Women's Business, Woman's Journal, Bonjour,
Resident Abroad, Independent on Sunday, The European
and The Weekly Telegraph. From her current home in The
Netherlands she specialises in helping others to write their
books and get published.