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Back to school tips for Work at Home moms
Here are some things to keep in mind in the coming month.
1. Christmas will be here before you know it. Plan a few open houses and Christmas sale events now. Decide what your Holiday specials will be.
2. Schedule time to work on your business. Don't just let life happen and try to work around it. You will find you have accomplished nothing.
3. Enjoy your kids while you can and remember why you are working from home in the first place.
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Read: The Girls Guide to Building a Million-Dollar Business
We have to raise young children and event take care of our parents and our jobs need to be flexible enough to allow that. In addition, because we are so smart and saavy, we can recognize problems in business and come up with solutions... these solutions often turn into our own businesses.
Our only obstable is ourselves. You need to admit you want to create a million dollar business and to be able to find resources.
Author interview here:
www.ahermitt.com
Women Certifying Their Business Can Land More Lucrative Contracts
If you're a woman running your own company, you're likely missing out on lucrative opportunities if you haven't yet become certified as a woman-owned and operated business.
Owners who have undergone the process report that certification definitely helps move the needle when selling their services and products. "It has opened doors with large corporations. And we think it has helped us locally and regionally," says Elaine Lyerly, who founded her Charlotte,
N.C., marketing agency back in 1977, but only became certified in 2004.
This article seeks to help you get started in the lengthy certification procedure, as well as provide you some insider tips about how to leverage being a woman-certified company.
Read the article, written by Joanna L. Krotz and published on Microsoft Small Business.