The Dreaded Business PlanPosted by Tisha Tolar on January 20, 2010
All this talk about business plans – I realize I should clue you in on the details of a business plan if you are not yet familiar. I’ve done many business plans in my years and quite frankly do not understand how/why people requisition the writing of THEIR plan over to someone else. I mean [...]
What To Do – Part Five: Can I Do It?Posted by Tisha Tolar on January 18, 2010
Depending on the nature of your business, you need to be realistic about the viability of your idea. In the Internet age, there are many more opportunities to be had than ever before. There are many business that can function both online and offline. You may not make much a profit from local sales but [...]
What to Do – Part Three: Focusing on One TalentPosted by Tisha Tolar on January 13, 2010
In Part Two of our What to Do series, we talked about exploring your talents being a great place to start when thinking about ideas for a new business. While we covered different aspects of exploring what you can naturally do and how it relates to a niche business idea, you may be the type [...]
What To Do – Part Two: Exploring Your TalentsPosted by Tisha Tolar on January 11, 2010
During the last few ‘recession years’, more people have been finding creative ways to bring in supplemental income from the talents and skills they already possess. There have been many successful an profitable businesses started from on-the-side hobbies. Using your talents to increase your income is not only a great way to make money, it [...]
2010:The Year of the Empowered MomPosted by Tisha Tolar on January 5, 2010
Our mission at Empowering Mom Blog has always been and still is: to inspire and empower moms (and anyone really) to find their niche as an entrepreneur. While our blog has been established for nearly three years, our own entrepreneurial lives sometimes take over and we’ve neglected our blogging duties. However, with the onset of [...]
Get Some Gratitude in Your AttitudePosted by Tisha Tolar on November 3, 2009
It is so easy, especially during these times of economic crunches, to be comfortably pessimistic about a lot of things in life. Struggles, whether physical, emotional, or mental, will often drain the positive thinking right out of a human being and when that happens, it can be tough to get back on your feet again [...]
Frugality’s The Word In BusinessPosted by Tisha Tolar on October 20, 2009
First-time business owners may be in a rush to glam up their business with much too expensive items mostly because they think they can or because they think they should. Working out of your home or in rental space does not mean your work space needs to look like a Trump’s office. In fact, if [...]
Business Spotlight: Kimberly Davis and Hugga-BébéPosted by Tisha Tolar on October 14, 2009
Website:
http://www.myhuggabebe.com/
Business Description:
Kimberly Davis has created one of those incredible products that make moms slap themselves in the head and say ‘why didn’t I think of that?’ The Hugga-Bébé website describes the Hugga-Bébé product as “a patent-pending, innovative product that allows children 4-months to toddler years to experience comfort and security while playing in activity [...]
Five Simple Tips To Get Your Finances Under ControlPosted by Debbie Dragon on October 3, 2009
This article comes to us from Gabriela Michelle, about how she reeled in her family’s finances and made it possible to become a stay-at-home mom. Since we’re stay/work at home moms, too, we thought these tips were great and wanted to share them with you. You might be surprised at the possibility of living on [...]
I Used to Bank with ING DirectPosted by Debbie Dragon on August 18, 2009
I banked with the online bank, ING Direct for a few years. I used to blog about them on personal finance sites all over the place about how great they are. And they are great – except when there is an issue. And then they rely on emails to notify you that someone or some [...]
