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Award-winning author and speaker Brenda Nixon is a powerhouse of parental wisdom.  She “builds stronger families through parent empowerment” and offers parents a not only a fantastic resource for childrearing, but she also offers every late-blooming momtrepreneur much inspiration.  Check out her co-authored holiday professional speaker title on YouTube available at Cracker Barrels everywhere. What…

Dear Search Engines, Douglas C. Merrill told me (in his Getting Organized In The Google Era) that if I use a search term like “momtrepreneur” or “mompreneur” in a post several times, you will be much more likely to pull my momtrepreneur site up to the top of mompreneurially-minded search results. Just wanted send you…

We really need sponsors.  Help. Is it me or should this part of setting up a national conference be marked Mission: Impossible?  Sure, it’s not 1986 where money flowed like wine out of  corporate pockets and into the hands of every niche conference imaginable. On the phone yesterday, I pitched a potential sponsor about what…

I’ve heard of models and actors climbing to fame from “being spotted,” but I’ve never heard of a momtrepreneur essentially starting her gemstone jewelry business from ‘being discovered.’  Check out why Wendy’s clever lunchtime self-promotion can be a very, very good thing. What business did you start up? I created a unique line of handcrafted…

“Another common misconception:  You need to learn from your mistakes.  What do you really learn from mistakes?  You might learn what not to do again, but how valuable is that?  You still don’t know what you should do next.” –Rework, by Jason Fried & David Heinemeir Hansson, Founders of 37Signals

Beth Remmes brings an entirely new meaning to the term Earth Mother.  Inspired by Mother Nature herself, she is the green pied piper (not to be mistaken with the Green Giant) inspiring others and making change in many environmental issues, many ways.  Make sure to watch her YouTube video, below. What business did you start…

I am an extremely organized person.  In my head.  To you, my desk might look like a bomb hit it.  But I know where everything is, where everything needs to be, and what each item is doing in its place.  Even so, I’m constantly reading up on tips to stay being an organized person…reading books…

Finally, a momtrepreneur who talks about the challenge of closing up shop at day’s end, an all-too-common issue among us.  Doesn’t Gigi’s business idea make you want to have a baby all over again just so that you can try the stuff out(baby food business)? (The question is rhetorical, people). What business did you start…

Introducing the first teleseminar in the new Teleseminar Series!  How does it work?  You call in, listen and learn.  All you need is a phone and one available ear. Building Your Business From the Inside Out: Strategies For Making Your Business Work in Concert With Your Life with Terri Fry Brukhartz Wednesday, March 24 10:30…