Jill Stover had dabbled in direct sales but never found the perfect fit. It wasn't until she joined Celadon Road, a company where she was passionate about their products and message that she started to see success with her direct sales business. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your entrepreneurial journey. I was a ... Read More
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Five Common Fears Business Owners Need to Overcome
“Fear cannot take what you do not give it" - Christopher Coan So you want to start a business, huh? Being an entrepreneur is the same as being a dreamer. You can’t start a business without a dream. That vision is like gas in a tank and will drive you to where you want to go. I’m very much a dreamer. Since I was a little girl, I ... Read More
How Freelance Writers Can Obtain Higher Paying Clients
Anyone who is an online writer always wonders in the back of their mind how they can obtain higher paying clients. We all hear of people making $100 and more for simple blog posts, yet it can seem almost impossible to achieve these rates if you are not going about things the right way. Many times freelance writers become ... Read More
Writing Fast: Blog Writing in Less Time
Wouldn't it be great if you knew how to write a blog post quickly and easily so you could move on to other business matters that you enjoy more? Lots of people struggle with staying on top of their blog writing schedule because they get hung up in the process. It takes longer than they want. They struggle to find the right words and ... Read More
How This Mom Turned Her Paid Hobby into a Full-Time Design Business
Melissa Scott Jackson is the owner and lead designer at Cranberry Blue, a full-service design studio. Although Melissa didn't set out to start a business, her paid hobby turned into one when she was laid off from her corporate job. Find out how Melissa was able to turn her paid hobby into a successful full-time design ... Read More
Time Management Tips for Work-at-Home Mompreneurs
Being a mompreneur is amazing. Let’s face it, you have the best of both worlds. A short commute to your office and the pleasure of spending as much time with your children as you want. Sadly, the biggest mistake that many mompreneurs make is that they try to take their life and fit it into someone else's calendar. You've probably ... Read More
JetPens: Making Bank with Japanese Pens and Office Supplies
Started in 2005, JetPens is an online stationery store for people in pursuit of the perfect pen. Find out how these three young Standford grads (Lillian Kim, Shu Yao, and Adrian Mak) were able to grow their pen-centric business from their tiny apartment to a massive 6,000 square foot warehouse! Tell us a little bit about yourself ... Read More
4 Ways to Stand Out and Grow Your Business
I recently spoke at the Atlanta Business Growth Expo on four ways to stand out and grow your business and thought you might benefit from these suggestions as well. 1. Create a Great Culture Whether you are a Fortune 500 company or five-person company, it’s never too early to decide the kind of culture you want to create and ... Read More
How This Mom Created a Greeting Card Business
Mindy S. Rosso-Gaemithe is the Co-founder and Community Manager at Greeting Card Universe. In today's busy world of social media and smartphones, she finds receiving a real paper greeting card in the mail to be one of life's simple pleasures, and as a busy working mother of three, she sees countless reasons to send cards every ... Read More
What Every Work-at-Home Mom Should Know About Working Online
Do you aspire to quit your full-time job and don the cape of the work-at-home mom (WAHM)? Great! I’m thrilled for you and know that you’ll love pursuing a career while playing with your kids and managing home. However, I also know that there are a few things that you need to be aware of before jumping feet first into the ... Read More
Rules For When Both Parents Work From Home
"Whaa, Whaa," screams my 4-month-old at 11:00 PM and 2:00 AM, and then at 5:00 AM comes our morning wake up call, "Mommy, daddy where are you"? Since my husband works from home, he gets my 2-year-old out of bed so I can "sleep in". This is where stay-at-home moms everywhere get jealous, thinking, "your husband works from home and ... Read More
Lyric Culture: Combining Music and Fashion for a Successful Business
It all started when singer-songwriter, Hanna Rochelle was passing the time during a recording session by scribbling song lyrics on her jeans. That moment became her lightbulb moment, when she thought, “What if I designed a whole line of clothes to celebrate the songs we all know and love?” Hanna went on to combine her two greatest ... Read More
6 Ways to Spend Quality Time with Your Kids While Accomplishing Something
You’ve got lots of things to do and only a short time to do them in. On top of all this, you know you should be spending quality time with your kids. But how do you get your errands done and still have time for your children? Well, here are six ways to accomplish this most difficult task. 1. Grocery Shopping You’ve got to pick ... Read More
Reduce The Cost of Shipping Products From Home
Running a business from home can be stressful, especially when business begins to boom, and you quickly reach the point of asking, "Is it time to ask for help? Can I afford it?" In this post, we're looking at the cost of shipping from your home business. At what point is it time for you to stop running to and from the Post Office ... Read More
Don’t Want to Meet Clients at Home? 8 Other Alternatives
While most small business owners are satisfied with operating their start-ups within the confinements of their own home, that doesn't mean that they're necessarily comfortable with opening their doors and using their living room to meet clients, investors, and customers. The reasons vary. Your home may be cramp and small; you may ... Read More
