Time is a limited resource, yet it’s the most valuable one of all when starting a home-based business. One of the best time management strategies for entrepreneurs is to create “Time Dividends,” a concept from Laura Vanderkam’s book, Off the Clock. The idea is simple: what you spend time and money on now can save you more time ... Read More
Work-Life Balance
3 Questions Small Business Owners Should Ask Before Hiring a Nanny
If you’re a working parent, you already understand the struggle of juggling working on your business while taking care of toddlers and infants is like — and it’s far from being easy! Whether you work from home or run a brick and mortar storefront, most entrepreneurs can benefit from investing in a nanny. According to Forbes, hiring ... Read More
How Moms Can Earn More By Creating a Lifestyle Career
By Susan Finch Living as a freelance video editor and writer in New York was a thrilling experience that helped me build confidence as I figured out how to cover my expensive bills, go out with friends, and put a little away. I prided myself on being able to take care of myself financially, but one day realized I was going in ... Read More
10 Simple Ways to Combat Work-at-Home Stress
While working from home can equate to desired levels of flexibility and autonomy, it typically requires a careful balancing act. Many people love the opportunities associated with working from home but can feel buried in stress at times. While controlling the sources of stress in your workflow and your life can seem like an ... Read More
Is Working From Home Really More Flexible?
Many of us seek work-from-home employment or start our own business because we want more flexibility. We want the ability to work the hours we choose, be with our children when we want and take care of our personal and family needs while we work. Is that realistic? There are many scenarios that can upset this ultimate work-life ... Read More
5 Time Management Tips for Working From Home
Some people were born to work from home. They don’t need an office to keep them accountable and productive, and they relish in the quietness and comfort of their own homes. Then there are people who need to work a little harder to keep on track. With all the distractions that come with working at home, it’s nice to have some tools in ... Read More
6 Ways to Stay Productive When Working From Home
By Christina Tiplea You wake up and immediately feel overwhelmed by thinking about how much you need to get done. The emails are piling up in your inbox, the pile of dirty dishes in the sink is reminding you how behind you are on housework, and you forgot to make your kid's lunch last night. It's not even 7 a.m. yet, and you ... Read More
Four Simple Tips to Help With Work-at-Home Mom Overwhelm
I’ve learned there’s working from home, and then there’s working from home with kids. I wasn’t yet a mom when I began working for myself. I had no distractions and no time restraints – not counting client deadlines, of course. Fast-forward five years and two kids later and my work-at-home life had to change. The big chunk of time I ... Read More
10 Life Hacks to Maximize Your Lunch Break
It's easy to take lunch breaks for granted. After all, they're nothing more than an opportunity to curb those midday hunger pangs, right? But, as it turns out, there's more to lunch breaks than that. If used right, lunch breaks can boost your productivity, too. It's not just because they fill your stomach or give you a breather from ... Read More
How Women In Business Can Use Emotional Intelligence
Women in business operate in an environment dominated by male business owners. In this context, we learn to exhibit behaviors that help us to sustain successful businesses, sometimes allowing masculine traits to override our natural nurturing strengths because in the current business paradigm, nurturing traits are sometimes viewed as ... Read More
Actionable Tips For Dealing With Mental Health Issues at Work
By Robert Parmer I’ve struggled with severe anxiety and depression over the years. For me, it’s been something that I can control fairly well. However, when I jumped into the world of a professional chef, those fronts I put up in every other place of work ceased to exist. Anxiety and depression hit me hard. During those months, my ... Read More
Summertime Productivity Hacks for Work-at-Home Moms
A wall calendar, an egg timer, and a handful of water balloons helped this work-at-home mom stay productive during the hazy, lazy days of summer. Months and months of carefully planned schedules, routines, and systematic living abruptly ends, and as exciting as summer break can be for both you and the kids, it’s also a time of ... Read More
4 Healthy Eating Tips for Work-at-Home Women
By Christy Schutz Contrary to popular belief, work-at-home women do not have unlimited time or more opportunities to take care of all the domestic duties that they typically manage on top of their work duties. I think people have this picture in their mind of a remote worker fielding a conference call while folding laundry and ... Read More
Summer Survival Tips for Work-at-Home Moms
By Christy Schutz There is roughly a month left of school (where we live). What that means is I'll have a break from the stressful, activity-filled school days and a reprieve from the driving here to there at a frenzied pace. But it also means that the work at home environment will change quite a bit. There are going to be some ... Read More
How to Explain That Working From Home Isn’t All Fun and Games
By Sarah Pike Working from home can seem like a dream come true. Imagine days luxuriating in bed until noon, trading in power suits for cozy pajamas, and never having to wait to binge on your latest Netflix obsession. At least that’s the fantasy image many of my friends envisioned when I first traded in my desk job to work from ... Read More
