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You’re Doing WHAT? | A New Adventure With Direct Sales

That’s the question I keep getting…. I have been pretty successful growing my party plan business over the last 4 years. So when I tell people that I am giving it up for something new, they are surprised to say the least. I want to share my journey with you in hopes that it will inspire you to follow your …

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Vend Raleigh Group Leaders

I’m not sure we can say the word community enough here at Vend Raleigh. Vend Raleigh is a unique example of a Raleigh small business community. We partner, cross promote, educate and celebrate one another. One way that we make Vend Raleigh just a little smaller and a lot more relevant is our sub-groups, our Facebook groups that are specific …

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Deciding On A Direct Sales Business

Thinking about joining starting a direct sales business? Monique Jackson of Pure Romance started a great conversation in the Vend Raleigh Direct Sales group. She asked, “How have you determined which direct sales company you wanted to join?” Hear what our Vend Raleigh Direct Sales Mompreneurs had to say… Well, I never planned on joining one! I learned about these products …

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How to speak your Why

At some point, every Mompreneur has had THE MOMENT. You know…the catalyst for this whole crazy journey. This moment can look like almost anything. For example: Necessity – “Our family cannot continue to live as we’ve been living without a significant change in our cash flow.” (Maybe someone has lost a job, or something else unexpected has happened. I honestly …

Truths About Starting Your Own Business

Direct Sales Raleigh “Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted, one moment.Would you capture it or just let it slip?” –Eminem “Lose Yourself” It’s funny to think that here I am sitting and working on a blog post about starting my own business. That’s right, just a few months ago, in August …

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Moving Your Direct Sales Business

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 …

Karen’s Top 5 Tips For A Balanced Life

As women, we are so many things to so many people.  Finding a balance between all that demands our attention can sometimes be challenging.  We can feel like bankers of our time and energy, pulling from one account to invest in another, always leaving one overdrawn.   I was recently feeling this imbalance in my own life.  I was working …

7 Secrets to Slimming Down and Losing Weight

My name is Jenny Denny and I am a busy mother of two, running two businesses and working hard to gain a healthier lifestyle. Last year I was meeting a new marketing contact for our business, The Mosquito Authority. As I started to shake her hand the dreaded “when are you due” question escaped her lips. Needless to say, the …