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I love to write fun posts about the exciting life of a mompreneur, managing time better, balancing entrepreneurship & kids, and organizational suggestions, BUT this week, I am too busy for a little fun.  It happens to the best of us, and this week I am GUILTY as charged.  I over-scheduled, over-planned, and over-committed myself.  [...]

The theme of last week for me was waiting (and I really have no patience).  I waited for two days after our vacation for my boys to go back to school, so I could really tackle my to-do list.  I waited to hear back from an important business contact on a pressing matter.  AND, then [...]

Recently, I attended a book signing for Robert Kiyosaki’s new, best-selling book, “Unfair Advantage – What Schools will NEVER Teach You About Money.” The author of the number one personal finance book of all time, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” investor, entrepreneur, educator, and co-host of the new radio show, “What Does It Mean to You?”, [...]

One of the biggest challenges as a startup is that funds are not what you would like for them to be. It is the reason why you are willing to work out of coffee shops or any other location where you can find a cheap bit to eat and some free Wi-Fi. It is a [...]

I am big on the importance of finding a mentor and creating a support network as a mompreneur, entrepreneur, solopreneur, or whatever-preneur.  I do not mean the same type of support network that we have with our close friends and family, but rather a group of individuals or peers that share ideas with one another [...]

Your phone stops ringing.
You don’t get a response for your proposals.
The competition steals your business.
Yep. We’ve all been there. It’s not fun, but frustration is a part of business.
Instead of taking it personally, you need to move on to the next opportunity. And this can be easier said than done so here are three, quick [...]

Did you know that you might have some serious intellectual property issues lurking in the work product your staff has created for you?  When I say “work product” I mean sales pages, brochures, website copy, logos, videos created for you, white papers, ebooks or even books!  The reality is that you might not even own [...]

Over the last few weeks, pulling off all my various roles has been hard.  Being a mom requires a lot of patience recently, and a number of extended family issues need my attention.  At the same time, as a mompreneur, my prototype is heating up, and I am ready to pull out from the gate [...]

You just spoke to a top reporter with a major publication,
and the feature story is due out in one month…
so what do you do now?
Well, I’m sure you would like to yell it from the
rooftops and tell everyone you know. But before you
do, here are three things to keep in mind after an interview:
1. Keep [...]

Have you been ripped off by a search engine optimization copywriter (SEO)?
Well, I just heard from another entrepreneur who hired a big, SEO research firm. Unfortunately, things did not go well, and this new business owner needed some help.
With this in mind, I thought it was time for a quick review so here are:

The [...]