Don’t Lose It, Just Move It Whether you’re moving a few hours away or across the country, moving your direct sales business along with your household can be daunting. What with packing boxes, finding the right home and hooking up your utilities you really have enough to worry about. But as a self-employed mompreneur, you can relocate your business as …
Top 6 Tips for Staying on Track While Holiday Traveling
Staying Fit During the Holidays It’s that time of year again! Chances are you’ll be spending a portion of your time this month visiting family to celebrate the season of giving. It’s also a time where food & leisure take center stage so it’s no wonder many of us wind up packing on 10 pounds or more over the holiday …
Looking Back at Vend Raleigh’s Holiday Sip and Shop 2013
What a great night we had together promoting mom-owned businesses and the Helen Wright Center for Women on November 15th! I really enjoy getting the word out about our community of Raleigh area Mompreneurs and this was a great way to introduce our Vend Raleigh Business Directory to Wake County consumers that didn’t know this new resource was available! Thank …
Social Selling from a Newby’s Point of View
If you had told me three months ago that I’d be working in network marketing, aka direct sales, aka social selling I never would have believed you. I’d had a negative impression of the business model based mostly on hearsay. My one real life experience, being invited to and attending a direct selling event, left me feeling pressured, expected …
Have a Jammin’ January – Direct Sales
I would like to start off by saying again, how honored I am that Cary asked me to lead the Direct Sales group with Vend Raleigh, and I hope to serve you all well. We had a great meeting this week at The Wake Zone in Apex. It was good to meet a few more ladies from the group and …
Starting Your Own Small Business – A Direct Sales Example
Someone very smart once asked, “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?” I understand the sentiment — conquer your fears, take risks, etc — but to be honest, this quote has never really spoken to me. As parents, we try and fail all the time. (Getting the baby to sleep through the night, getting the tween …
New Leader For Vend’s Direct Sales Group
Emily Wood Brennan, Independent Consultant for Arbonne, has done an outstanding job leading and managing the Vend Raleigh Direct Sales Facebook group, but it’s time for her to give that role to someone else. We have plenty of talent and passion here so it wasn’t hard to find a new leader, I’m just glad that the woman we asked said …
What Illuminate Did For Me As A Business Owner
As the leader of the Direct Sales page for Vend Raleigh I have met so many mompreneurs just like myself trying to juggle it all! It has been wonderful getting to know so many other moms who struggle with balancing family, working a business and trying to have personal time. This group has provided me with the knowledge to …
Be Your Own Breast Friend: How the Right Bra Can Change Your Life
Is your bra as old as your youngest child? Are you wearing your nursing bras (even though you quit nursing a year ago) because they are comfortable? Do you attempt bra shopping, but end up in the fetal position on the dressing room floor because you are so overwhelmed? Do you borrow your teenage daughter’s bra because it “sorta fits”? …
What You Should Know About Fair Trade
I’m Brandi and I am an Ambassador with Noonday Collection and I blog over at the fair trade fashionistas. This Saturday, May 11, is World Fair Trade Day, so I asked Vend Raleigh if I could guest post about fair trade. It’s my passion – my crazy thing. And the great news? It’s becoming more and more a “hot topic.” …