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How to turn what you know into a book that sells and sells . . .

Career in Your Suitcase is now in its 3rd edition, has sold over 5,000 copies and has made Jo Parfitt an expert on portable careers for expatriate [...]

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Jo Parfitt, expat entrepreneur

I never tire of being interviewed by journalists. Of course, being in the media is a great way to get publicity for my books and so, publication permitting, I usually agree to an interview. With my global network, most requests come in by email and interviews take place by phone, email or Skype, but, back [...]

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Just the site for expat entrepreneurs

I was delighted to hear from Karen Armstrong this week because she is a woman after my own heart. Passionate about expat women and their careers she is busy building a forum and portal to help people like us to connect and grow and learn together.

Karen says:

CALLING ALL EXPAT WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS!

If you’re a woman living [...]

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More than 100 great workshops in the Hague

In need of an inspiration injection? Then check out the American School Fall brochure. Workshops range from learning to massage, do Reiki or become more spiritual, to golf, bellydance, language, cookery, arts and crafts and even day trips of Dutch cities.

Download the brochure, here. You’ll find it just below the PTA Services headline. Oh, and [...]

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Lose your fear of networking

Ljiljana came to my party last week and has agree to let me post her comment here. I think it has some useful lessons for those of us who fear networking ..

I was about to give up. I was thinking about writing an email saying that I was sorry but I couldn’t make it and [...]

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40 minute interview with Jo Parfitt

Jeff Porter of Trailing Spouse and Ausmerica interviewed me last week and we recorded our 40 minute chat about Career in Your Suitcase. Listen here to find out more. Jeff is passionate about helping expatriate professional accompanying partners, a bit like me, and so you can imagine we had tons to talk about.

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