How can we take all the love, all the transparency, all the laughter, all the power, all the story-telling, all the community and build something new, worthy of the legacy? – Jen Hatmaker, Belong Tour Stories offer hope, connect us, and inspire us to live more courageous lives. Oh, I have been wanting to host an event like this …
Finding Faith to Follow Your Dream
I have a confession to make. I didn’t always see myself as a business owner. You see, up until about a year ago, I thought I would be in graduate school working on a master’s degree in speech pathology. After leaving teaching to stay home with my two sons for a few years, I decided that it would be wise …
Work and Home Life Balance
What’s going on with you personally right now? Do you have two kids at home? How old is your youngest? Preschool? How do you get your work done with kids at home? My oldest started preschool this fall, but only for 5 hours per week. My big guy just turned 3 and our little peanut is 18 months. My Work and Home Life Balance …
How To and How Not To Connect After Illuminate
Illuminate is just around the corner and I’m betting that some of you have never been to a conference. After checking out the loot in your swag bags, sifting through a stack of colorful business cards, and reviewing your notes, you might wonder, NOW WHAT? I know I did and figured sharing what I learned about connecting with others would …
A House of Hope in Chapel Hill | Illuminate to Benefit Ronald McDonald House Chapel Hill
Proceeds from Vend Raleigh’s 2015 Illuminate Conference are going to support The Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill. The Ronald McDonald house of Chapel Hill provides hope, healing and a home away from home for families of seriously ill children who must travel to Chapel Hill for specialized medical treatment at area hospitals I thought the worst part of my …
3 Dimensional Nipple Tattooing | Raleigh Post-mastectomy Breast Cancer Survivors
At the age of 39, I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. I never imaged I would ever have to deal with breast cancer. I have no family history and I have always exercised and ate healthy. Cancer however does not discriminate, it doesn’t care what age or color you are, how much money you have or how popular you …
3 Ways My Promo Video Has Helped Me Specialize My Business
It would probably surprise you to hear that as a photographer, there is one email I dread having to draft a reply to: My family needs photos! My husband and I have 3 kids, ages 6, 4, and 2. We really love your style and were thinking we wanted to have our family portraits taken at XYZ Park in a …
How Does She Do It?
“How does she do it?” is a question I find myself asking rhetorically of any busy mom (or dad) who works from home. She still has to take care of her family, be a full-time parent and do the job for which she receives a paycheck. Working Full-Time Outside the Home I was a single parent for several years and …
Illuminate 2015 | This Year is All About You
Your business can’t develop unless you do. That’s why Illuminate 2015 is all about you. Vend Raleigh’s annual Illuminate conference is the original local conference for small business women, specifically Mompreneurs. In the past, Illuminate has been a hands-on, action-packed day focused on the form and function of your business. This year, we’re doing things a bit differently: Illuminate 2015 …
Happy Mother’s Day Raleigh Mompreneurs
When I put in my notice just before my daughter turned one I was so excited to start the new adventure until a co-worker planted a seed in my head, ‘do you know what you are getting yourself into, those stay at home mom’s can be such a nightmare.’ How did this happen? How did the mommy wars even start? …