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Work at Home Mom Summer Survival Guide
by workingmom on Nov 19th, 2011Working at home during the summer creates challenges for the WAHM. As the summer begins, there's a lot to keep the kids entertained and give Mom time to work on her business. As the summer progresses, however, choruses of ‘Mom I'm bored' ring out, causing otherwise mild mannered Moms to throw up their hands in complete desperation; right before they start planning an escape route.Moms can't escape for too long however, and kids have an uncanny ...Read More » Tags
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How to Start your Own Baby Food Business Part#3: Naming, Taglines, & Logo Creation
by workingmom on Jun 10th, 2011NamingYou have probably already thought up a clever name for your baby food business. It is one of the most gratifying parts of the startup phase. You probably woke up in the middle of the night with some fabulous name or had some sort of naming epiphany while taking a shower.But if you haven't come up with a name yet let me help you come up with a strategy for creating the right name for your business.Branding Yourself.A quick and easy way to na...Read More » Tags
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Finding the Time for a Business Despite Raising a Family
by workingmom on Mar 26th, 2011The single most challenging thing for mom-preneurs is the fact that there really are only 24 hours in a day. If we didn't have to sleep we would all get so much more accomplished, wouldn't we? But the fact is we do need sleep. I know I need MY sleep. How do mothers "do it all"? I have learned over the years, that there is no way to do it all, but there are ways to fit in the things that are more important for you by revising how you approach each...Read More » Tags
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How To Start a Business with Less Than $100
by workingmom on Mar 9th, 2011Set up your business as a sole proprietorship rather than a corporation. Go to IRS.govand set up your business TAXID number for a sole proprietorship that's different from your personal social security number. Setting up a TAXID number is free (sole proprietors can also get free checking accounts for your business this way with some banks). If your business is wildly successful, you can always create a corporation and "sell" your assets to your ...Read More » Tags
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Small Steps For Big Work at Home Success – Part 1
by workingmom on Jan 7th, 2011So you've decided to start an at home business. Or maybe you've already taken the plunge and signed on with a promising company. You've heard many wonderful success stories and would love to someday be able to give your own positive testimonial. But you've also heard tales of home businesses failing miserably. You definitely don't want your business to fall into the failure category!But there is good news! Although no one can predict with one hun...Read More » Tags
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How to Start your Own Baby Food Business Part #5: Fresh, Organic, and Local
by workingmom on Jan 7th, 2011Of course, you don't have to make fresh, organic, and local underlining values of your baby food business. Perhaps these attributes are not as important to parents in your area. However, as I have already shown you, the market for products that have these qualities is growing rapidly. And the fact that your baby food is fresh, organic, and local is unlikely to turn people off. But you may loose potential customers if your food doesn't have ...Read More » Tags
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How A Life Coach Can Help Wahms Succeed!
by workingmom on Jun 17th, 2010Work at home moms, also known as WAHMs, have a lot on their plates; they are full-time caretakers and full-time business women. A life coach can help WAHMs succeed in all areas of their lives.A Life Coach Can Help WAHMs Stay OrganizedEvery mom knows the importance of organization; add a business to the mix and organization becomes even more important. As a WAHM, you need to know where your child's play date is, when your next deadline is due, and...Read More » Tags
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Successful Business Strategies
by workingmom on Apr 30th, 2010I am a home-based entrepreneur. I own a tutor referral service in Southern California and have been a tutor broker for eight years. I just launched my second business. I authored a book about how to begin a tutor referral service and packaged it with a customized website and Accounting Software, support, ads, etc. and am selling it via the internet nationwide and in Canada. Having started two businesses, I have learned about small business planni...Read More » Tags
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How to Start your Own Baby Food Business Part #7: Marketing & Promotion
by workingmom on Apr 3rd, 2010Marketing is critical to the success of your baby food business. Here are some of the highpoints of the various marketing programs that we used during the initial launch of Sprouts Baby Food Inc. back in early 2006.Public Relations Campaign--Vehicle: Email press release; hand-deliver of media kits; phone calls to key targets.--Media Kit: Cool box, birth announcement, press release, profiles, menus, etc.--Goal: Awareness; Feature stories--Target: ...Read More » Tags
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Small Steps to Big Work at Home Success – Part 2
by workingmom on Mar 31st, 2010Part one of Small Steps for Big Work at Home Success listed the first eight steps you can take towards ensuring your business won't end up in the "failure" category. While most of those steps focused on the overall vision you have for your company, these six concentrate on more specific areas you can zone in on to skyrocket your chance for success.1. Who is your target consumer? If you sell Pampered Chef, your target consumer is women. If you sel...Read More » Tags
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