Contents
Letter From the Editor
Features
Jumping Into Business, Pack
Your Chute
Going Solo: Why Many are Turning
to Self-employment
Alumni Businesses
Featured Alumni: Accidental
Businesswomen Celebrate 10 Years
Alumni Profiles
Sarah Kalicki-Nakamura, MAOM ’98
and Cindy Sakai, MAOM ’98
Steve Mays, MBA/GM ’03, and
Joe Lovullo, MBA /TM ’01
Rebecca Scarberry, BSB/M
William J. Von Hagel, DM ’09
Your Career
What’s the Big Idea?
Do You Have What it Takes
to Start Your Own Business?
Women Entrepreneurs may
Help Jumpstart the Economy
The Importance of
Cash Management
Planning Your Home Office
University News
Individual Courses Offer
Alternative to Degree Programs
“Reinvent Your Future” Event
Helps Job Seekers
Educating the Workforce to
Meet the Challenges of the
21st Century
In Each Issue
The Buzz
Our Community
Get Involved
Phoenix Focus