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December is here.  Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday are all behind us.  My inbox is jammed with sales and specials from Vista Print to Saks Fifth Avenue and everything in between.  The Holidays and the New Year are quickly approaching. Is your blood pressure rising just reading this?
The holiday season together [...]

Over the last few weeks on my own blog, I have covered topics ranging from stress busters to back to school to linked in for moms to past mishaps.  It has been a busy few weeks with back to school, diving into a full schedule, and trying to remain calm, cool, and collected.  Some days, [...]

This week, a fellow mompreneur tweeted me that I need to write a post on how mom entrepreneurs strategically find time for pampering (as in pedicures, facials, and some would say - exercise).  As I am a big proponent of scheduling and fitting as much as we can into our busy mom lives, I am up [...]

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As Memorial Day approaches, I thought it would be nice to post a little inspirational message.
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After all, it’s almost time to celebrate grads, dads and the arrival of summer.
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However, many of you may be dealing with tough times or financial difficulties with your business and unable to truly
celebrate anything.
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Hang in there. [...]

As a mom and entrepreneur, I straddle my time between 2 different departments for lack of a better explanation.  I have my business goals, obligations, and deadlines/timelines, BUT I also have a responsibility to my family. Most importantly, I need to make it a priority to enjoy real-time with my sons.  I am not who [...]

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 [...]

Recently, a fellow mompreneur-in-training tweeted me and wanted to know what I think makes a successful mompreneur?  I knew that I could not answer her back in a 140 characters or less so I promised her a blog post on the subject.  I immediately thought about the wave of emotions that accompanies being a mompreneur.
My [...]

When I first started on my entrepreneurial jag, an acquaintance called me dogged.  If you do not know me personally - there you have it, I am stubborn in my determination, obstinate, tenacious — just plain dogged.  So, when I decided  to be a mompreneur there was no turning back.  I was going to chase [...]

One of the most important skills an entrepreneur needs is self-discipline. After all, being your own boss means there’s no one telling you to do your job. Without self-discipline, you’ll never get anything done.
Many people think of self-discipline as being strong enough to resist all temptations and just do all the work we need to [...]

Over the last 7 years, I have been involved in more startups than most entrepreneurs will in their lifetime. That’s not to say that I’m an “expert” in entrepreneurship (or an expert in anything for that matter), but I certainly have had a pretty diverse set of entrepreneurial experiences for a 27 year-old. I have [...]