Erin Baebler - Moms Mean Business: A Guide to Creating a Successful Company and Happy Life as a Mom Entrepreneur

Moms Mean Business is a must-read book for aspiring and established mom entrepreneurs. Not only does it give you the nuts and bolts for running a successful business, but it also provides an individualized approach that includes nurturing your personal life alongside your business life.

Holly Hanna, Work at Home Woman

Reading this book is like having your very own mentor. Women seeking advice on getting started or growing their business can find real guidance, with real plans and real inspiration. Its like being able to pick the brains of fellow moms and business owners. One of the best ways to learn and grow!

Julie Cole, Mabels Labels

Moms Mean Business is bridging the gap between what people perceive to be two different things: a career and a life. The two are actually in effect the same thing, especially when being done by women who tend to be at the helm of home lives in general. Calling someone a mompreneur is just a whole lot of labeling, which only serves to dilute the reality that we have a host of interests and responsibilities that comprise a life. This is the conversation we should be havingits about being human, being a competent and confident woman.

Kelsey Ramsden

There are plenty of business books out there. And some of them cover some facets of being a woman entrepreneur. But getting the real scoop on mom entrepreneur-ship? This is it. Lara and Erin have done a brilliant job of pinpointing exactly what a mom entrepreneur needs to examine before, during, and after the launch of her company. I highly recommend it!

Jill Salzman, Founding Moms

Finally! A book for mom entrepreneurs that doesnt tell us we can have it all! Moms Mean Business is refreshing in its approach as well as chock full of awesome tips and tools to help you get out of your own way, set realistic business goals, and work smarter so you can enjoy life and parenthood.

Jyl Johnson Pattee, Mom It Forward

When it comes to juggling home, family, and business, you need a trusted partner to help you figure things out and a custom plan that considers your unique family and your business goals. Moms Mean Business is like having someone in your corner saying, Were gonna make this work.

Carley Knobloch, Carley K

1. You worka lot. Youre working longer hours and making less money than you want to. The lack of money causes you to work even harder in hopes of figuring out how to generate more income. Its a self-perpetuating cycle that you see no end to.

2. Your kids cant tell time. You want to be a good mom and you have visions of raising smart cookies, but your kids have learned from you that Just a minute! means the vast period of time between when they ask you for something and when youre actually able to stop working to answer them.

3. You have no idea what we mean by self-care. Those friends of yours who get regular spa treatments? Well, you just cant relate to them at all. The closest youve come to self-care lately involves roaming the aisles at the grocery store while checking work e-mails on your phone.

4. You think sleep is for the weak. You learned when you had your first baby that sleep is something you can do without. Now that the kids sleep through the night, its the perfect time to get caught up on your work. Sure, it takes a while for the computer key impressions to wear off your face since you often fall asleep on the keyboard, but its no big deal.

5. You dont have time to plan your time. Planning is great for people who dont have a lot going on. Your work keeps you so busy that things like business planning and marketing strategies are luxuries you certainly cant aspire to any time soon.

6. You forgot your husbands name. Yes, of course, you can remember it when you really try, without even having to look at his drivers license. But, mostly hes someone you really hope to reconnect with at some point, and until then, his name takes up too much mental space for you to recall on a regular basis, especially since you have to keep all those childrens names straight.

7. Your friends dont even try to get together with you anymore. Its okay. Really. They will likely still be there for you when you come up for air. In the meantime, who needs the support and laughter that only girlfriends can provide?

8. You cant figure out what to make for dinner. After making 1,347 decisions today about everything from whether your daughter can sign up for hockey class after school, whether you should sign up for the flexible home heating program, to how you are going to source the materials for your product when your favorite vendor has gone out of business, you just dont have it in you to make one. More. Decision. Dry cereal for dinner is nutritious. It says so right on the box.

9. You cant remember why you thought this was such a good idea. You put on a good face when those family members and neighbors ask you why you want to run your own business, but truthfully, you realize that your answers have just become a habit, like saying Hello? when the phone rings. You must have thought this business was a really good idea at some point. Right now, though, youve never been more exhausted in your life.

10. Youre ready. You have a business or an idea for one and youre ready to move forward in a deliberate way to create the successful and happy life you deserve.

Lets get started.

Moms Mean Business

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A GUIDE TO CREATING
A SUCCESSFUL COMPANY AND
HAPPY LIFE AS A

Mom Entrepreneur

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Erin Baebler and Lara Galloway

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Copyright 2015 by Lara Galloway and Erin Baebler

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MOMS MEAN BUSINESS
EDITED AND TYPESET BY KARA KUMPEL
Cover design by Joanna Williams Design
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Galloway, Lara.

Moms mean business : a guide to creating a successful company and happy life as a mom entrepreneur / by Lara Galloway and Erin Baebler.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-60163-350-7 -- ISBN (invalid) 978-1-60163-410-8 (ebook) 1. Businesswomen. 2. Home-based businesses. 3. Business planning. 4. Time management. I. Baebler, Erin. II. Title.

HD6053.G344 2014

658.110852--dc23

2014021300

To Matt, whose unwavering support made me believe that I could write and publish a book