Tips for buying on Etsy from an Etsy shop owner. Supporting small businesses is very important to keeping main street America alive and growing. You are helping someone pay their mortgage, buy food for their family and helping keep someone’s dream alive. The best thing you can do when you are looking for gifts or crafts and supplies is to …
SuperMoms, What’s For Dinner?
As a busy working mom of two, one of my biggest frustrations is getting a healthy dinner on the table every night. Seems these little people in my house need to be fed again and again, day after day! (Not to mention the fact that they have these OPINIONS about foods they like and dislike…sheesh.) Mastering meal planning comes and …
Fall Coaching Session Announced
I have been leading a Success Group of Mompreneurs from the amazing VEND group the last three months and I am astounded at the growth each person has made. The group has worked on personal things like understanding their needs and values and clearing limiting beliefs and professional things like goal setting and increasing visibility and revenue. They have been …
3 Tips for Managing Your Small Business’ Charitable Giving
Charitable giving is good for business and good your soul! But if you find yourself being weighed down by obligation to contribute to every donation request that comes along, I’ve got 3 tips to be confident in responding to non-profit donation requests. 1. Contribute to a Specific Cause Pick one or two organizations that you are passionate about …
KPI’s The Key to Business Success
So we start with what are KPI’s? KPI’s are Key Performance Indicators. The numbers do not lie. It is important to determine what activities you need to do to produce the results you want for yourself and your business. Goals-you need to establish what your revenue or business goals look like. Some people have daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or …
SuperMoms Anonymous
Hi again, SuperMoms! I hope last month’s post got you thinking about ways to wrench control of your life from the jaws of the all-mighty to-do list. I loved reading all of your comments, so thank you for sharing your experiences! As I mentioned last month, everyone’s idea of balance is going to look a little different due to varied …
Style Your Kids’ Photo Sessions to Look Like Magazine Images
So you’ve paid the deposit and set the date – you’re ready for the photography session of your family or little ones. It can be stressful to think about what to wear, what to bring, and when to plan your session. (not during naptime!) You want your images to look like they should be in a magazine right? Here are …
How to Easily and Authentically Market Your Business
You most likely started your business because you love what you do (taking photos, giving massages, helping people lose weight) and not because you love the thought of sales and marketing. But the reality is that we should learn to fall in love with marketing, or we may quickly go out of business. The good news is that sales and …
Behind the Scenes Etsy Feature, Michelle Bertoncino of Five Bees
That’s me sewing at my kitchen table. I also painted, cut, planned, and created everything for my shop at that table; sometimes I even took over the kitchen counters. When I first started out, and my children napped several times a day for several hours it worked. (They were also little and I could easily keep them out of my …
Piecefully Home, A Note of Thanks
I remember sewing my first pillow when I was about seven years old. A nice woman from our church was babysitting me and instead of leaving me to my own devices, she taught me how to sew. She patiently guided the needle in my hand in and out of that fuzzy yellow fabric. It was one of the proudest moments …