The allure of being able to work around your family’s schedule has created a buzz around self-employment. While most mompreneurs are working for themselves as their own company or a part of direct sales company, they may or may not realize the need for a local team, support, or tribe in their business journey as a working mom. When I …
Back to School Back to Work
Most families are gearing up for the 2014-2015 school year. As a year round parent we started back in July. I have found that business people gear up the same way families do this time of year as well. Some are a little further than half way through their fiscal year and gear up for the last quarter. Now that …
Illuminate Sponsorship
Every business owner wants to create customers, develop qualified sales leads, and convert leads into sales. Illuminate 2014 offers tailored sponsorship packages to help you do just that. Whether you’re just starting out or an established business, Illuminate is a great opportunity to make direct contact with new customers and strengthen relationships with existing ones. Illuminate 2014 is presented by Vend …
7 Tips to Help You Pack With Purpose
Ah . . . dreams of sitting shore side and listening to the waves crash on the beach or cooling off under the cascading shade of the mountains. Wherever your vacation leads this summer, the one thing that I can guarantee is that you’re going to have to pack! No one loves this task: remember trying to stuff that last …
Appreciation for All
On the heels of Administrative Professional’s Week celebrated April 20-26, 2014 and Mothers’ Day on May 11th, I wanted to give you some tips on how to appreciate people without giving them clutter. It is so easy for us to think about tangible gifts to give others. There are other great ways to show someone you care that will not …
Apply the 5S System to Your Spring Spruce-Up Projects
The need to organize and “spruce-up” is apparent in everyone’s life, from our own personal homes to companies and manufacturing facilities. The 5S system of organizing is a great way to organize any room in your home, office, or other space that needs to remain clutter-free. By definition 5S is the name of a workplace organization methodology that uses a …
Video Marketing – It’s Fun and Easy! (Part 3)
Over the past two weeks, I have shared my tips on why I like video marketing and what products I use a lot, a little and not at all. This week, I would like to share more about my process. Using Google+ Hangouts on Air (HOA) One of my favorite benefits to using HOAs is that the video is automatically …
Video Marketing – It’s Fun and Easy! (Part 2)
Last week, I explained that video marketing can be a fun, inexpensive and a super engaging way to market your business. I bet you from that article, you are thinking: This may all sound fine and dandy, but how do I get started? When I first started making videos, I used my Nikon Coolpix and my cell phone. I did …
The Most Popular Mom In The Triangle, Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall is wife, mom and editor of WRAL Go Ask Mom. I’m sure her name sounds familiar, she is the go-to for local newsworthy events for families around the Triangle. If you are a Raleigh area Mompreneur, you probably know she features a Mompreneur every Monday on goaskmom.com. For many of us we have been on the other end …
Ten Tips to Make Your Disney Trip Magical
It was such a pleasure to have the opportunity to spend the morning last week with Vend Raleigh moms talking about Disney! I know it’s a super busy time of year with Mothers Day, Teacher Appreciation and end of school year (oh how can it be) activities gearing up so I wanted to take a minute and share some of my top …