Tackle Two Months of Holiday Prep with Ease

Believe it or not the holidays are just around the corner. If you think the comment pre-mature, take a peek at the countdown: • 17 days until Halloween, • 44 days until Thanksgiving, • 65 days until Hanukkah, and • 72 days until Christmas! The holidays are a time to be with family and friends, enjoying the things that are most important to us …

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A StepUp Story: Why StepUp Matters to Jamila Smith

Vend Raleigh is proud to present it’s 3rd Annual Illuminate Conference on Friday, October 3, 2014. This full day of speakers, workshops, and networking is a chance for Raleigh Mompreneurs to gain valuable skills, connect with friends, and grow our businesses. We have real businesses (#RealBiz), we are worth it (#WorthIt), and we will get hooked up (#GetHookedUp) through the …

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When the world says you can’t, shout “Yes, I can!”

Here we are in the last part of 2014, which has gotten me thinking. At the end of every year, we tend to reflect on the good, the bad, the beautiful and the ugly moments of the previous 12 months. We make resolutions and often pick a “power word” for the upcoming year, and for the first six weeks or …

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Why You Should Start a YouTube Channel

Before I even answer that question, I’ll pose a couple for you… 1.) Have you ever done a search for information within YouTube? 2.) Have you ever done a Google search & clicked on a YouTube link that popped up in your search results? Chances are, you probably answered YES to both questions.  YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine …

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Why Attend Illuminate: Because Your Business is Real

Vend Raleigh’s 3rd Annual Illuminate Conference is on October 3, 2014 in downtown Raleigh. It is open to all Mom-owned business owners and future business owners. This day-long conference features speakers, workshops, networking and more! Still need to purchase your ticket? Get it here before it’s too late. When I was planning the launch of Little Details, my friend told …

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An Invitation from the Junior League of Raleigh

The 2014 Vend Raleigh Illuminate Conference on October 3, 2014 is being held at the Junior League of Raleigh building at 711 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Have you gotten your ticket yet? Time is running out! Don’t miss this opportunity to: enrich your personal and business skills and connect you to other like-minded mompreneurs. You will get #hookedup. encourage you to …

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Work It, Girl: Announcing Pre-Illuminate Events

WORK IT, GIRL!  Alright. You’ve got your ticket, you’ve cleared your calendar for Oct.3, you’ve checked out the breakout sessions, your stack of business cards is ready to go, and you’ve even picked out a chic-yet-comfortable power outfit to wear to Illuminate.  You’re itching to get to Illuminate (I am too), but it’s a bit away. What do you do …

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Are you juggling or balancing? Find “Success from Within”!

The Illuminate Planning Committee is delighted to introduce this year’s Illuminate Conference Keynote Speaker Mary Michele from Style FinderID.  Michele will not only answer these questions but she’ll also share her insider secrets about finding that  “Success from Within.”  Tweet this: Get insider secrets to finding that “success from within!” This is the click to tweet link!  Just in case! Calling all Mompreneurs …

September is National Preparedness Month: Are You Ready for Natural Disasters?

In 2011 the natural disasters started on January 26th in California with one of the worst winter storms, causing flooding and debris and mud flows, but that was just the beginning of Mother Nature’s furry. According to FEMA’s Natural Disasters of 2011, to date the USA has been hit with severe winter storms and snowstorms, tsunami wave surges, tornadoes, flooding, …