by theEmother | Feb 6, 2013 | build a Mother of a Business, so you think you're in business, the business model, women in business case studies
In town for a meeting with a city retailer this morning, I wondered what I’d find.
The word “retail” is, at the moment, almost a word that should no longer be used! It’s a shame because when introduced to one business that’s working, and working well, you don’t want to see it tarred with the same brush that is the doom and gloom of others experiences.
This business may come on the market, that remains to be seen. The key thing is though that there are retailers doing well and they should be regarded accordingly.
by theEmother | Aug 17, 2012 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, entrepreneur trends (past & present!), entrepreneurial mothers, Finish Unfinished Business, SELL your Mother of a Business, women in business case studies
Picture this… you’ve been running your home-based business for 16 years when you decide in 2007 that it could be a successful model for other entrepreneur mothers to follow.
After extensive planning and roughly $65,000 in consulting and legal fees, you sell your first franchise that year.
Within three months, it had failed.
Now what???
This is the basis of one entrepreneurial mothers true story. To read what happened, and how she turned it around, click here. Enjoy!
by theEmother | Dec 4, 2011 | build a Mother of a Business, entrepreneur trends (past & present!), entrepreneurial mothers, so you think you're in business, women in business case studies
As featured on the Ruby Connection…
A little while ago, I came across this… according to recent statistics in the Wall Street Journal from the Center for Women’s Business Research in the U.S., there is only 3% of women-owned businesses with a revenue of $1million or more in The Million-Dollar Club… (and I bet that percentage is a whole lot smaller again if being the only breadwinner for the family is also taken into account).
Only 3%, is that all I hear you say?
Given that 7-figures is the turnover my Mother of a Business was doing at time of its Sale, that put me in the category of the 3%…are you kidding? How can it be that with all the businesses started by women, only 3% manage to reach 7-figures?
Why are Businesses being built if not to serve your Lifestyle, as opposed to the other way around?
Couple that with some of the more disturbing statistics from our very own Ruby Connection “Westpac Women’s Financial Health Report, September 2011”:
- Nearly half (49%) of women agreed they felt disadvantaged in terms of the amount of superannuation they were able to save as a result of having to cut back or stop work. This view was even more likely held by Gen Y (63%) and Gen X (63%).
- After having children, 64% of women reported that it had significantly affected their ability to work continuously and impacted substantially on their working career cycle
We’re not in a very good place are we? Well, the majority of us that is.
Business gives you Lifestyle to be the Mother you long to be. No question.
In fact, it’s not just about the mothering, it’s ultimately about Lifestyle and the ability to earn what you must earn, plus a whole lot more.
Come on, join the club too…
If the notion of a 7-figure business scares you right now, you may be thinking that it must mean a whole lot of work that will take you away from your family even more? WRONG! You couldn’t be further from the truth, provided you structure properly and of course, “Start with the End in Mind”.
Just financing the family holiday is not enough of an “End” to justify all the blood, sweat and tears you will invest in your business, not to mention money…
Ladies, we’ve got some serious Business Building and Professional Development work to do…To discuss any of this further and, most importantly, to do something about it, feel free to contact me.
by theEmother | Oct 10, 2011 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, entrepreneur trends (past & present!), entrepreneurial mothers, inspiring women, women in business case studies
As Viv has discovered, there’s a lot more to being a successful Mother and building a Mother of a Business than just dreaming about it every day. It’s about behaving in a manner which builds a genuine business. It’s about having the confidence to do whatever you dream of achieving. And most of all it’s about Mothering as you want PLUS earn what you need to earn (and a whole lot more!).
Viv McDonald is going places with
“The Web of Wheels”
So much so, she featured on p21 of the recent Green Guide in The Age newspaper.
Viv came to join my Mothers Group after previous attempts at really firing up The Web on Wheels. It would appear that this time she has done just that! Congratulations.
the entrepreneurial mother® Mothers Group has been developed in response to an overwhelming number of requests asking me to share my knowledge. However the majority wanted more than just help. They wanted to transform their Mother of a Business, they wanted to start achieving. And they wanted real backing to do it. Not simple once off help, not just electronic help but live and timely ongoing structured interactive support.
Is It a Sin For You To Want More?
Organise a Mothers Group of your own and/or Join mine and
You’ll Be Gaining More Than Just Profit
This is my way of truly demonstrating how you can to Learn to Earn and Build a Mother of a Business as an Asset, in your own guilt-free school hours.
I value my fellow entrepreneurial mothers because word of mouth and recommendation is the most effective form of marketing known to the human race, and the most flattering!
Hold your own Mothers Group, and/or Join Mine and
You Could Be On Your Way to Much More
Than You Had First Imagined…
Give me One Lunch, One Evening, and I’ll Get You Started…
Organise 8 or more people in a room, and I will come!
Think Mothers Group with a Twist.
Think Party Plan for your Business!
It’s as simple as that. (Australia only at this stage I’m afraid, although other destinations will be considered)
Whether it’s to be in the school hall, the church hall, the classroom, the lunch room or your lounge room; and I will be there to talk all things Mother of a Business, and Starting with the End in Mind TODAY, regardless of how old your business is…
Or you can join my existing Mothers Group where you get to talk to me and the likes of Viv, on a regular basis…
Interested in finding out more?
Either email my invitation or request information to info@theentrepreneurialmother.com 🙂
I look forward to hearing from you…
by theEmother | Jul 21, 2011 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, entrepreneurial mothers, inspiring women, PrimeTimers, single parent l single mother, women in business case studies
The co-founder of the Huffington Post marks its arrival in the UK with a lecture on love, guilt and getting what you want. She talks to Celia Walden.
Fresh off the plane from LA, the Greek American author, businesswoman and co-founder of internet newspaper the Huffington Post – bought by internet provider AOL for $US315 million ($298 million) in February this year and launched in Britain last week… read the full story & more
by theEmother | Jul 18, 2011 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, entrepreneurial mothers, inspiring women, MEinc, women in business case studies
Our world is in trouble. We need leaders who lead for the benefit of others.
I believe we need to systematically transform the leadership culture from a dominating system to a liberating system. I believe it starts one leader at a time. Each leader must play a part in this transformation by thinking differently about the way they lead if we are to ever see true ‘Change in the World’.
Read the full article by Jeremie Kubicek for ChangeThis.com
