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Mompreneur Insights – Interview with Lorraine Allman
Today I’m very privileged to be able to share with you some ‘Mompreneur Insights’ from Lorraine Allman. Lorraine is an entrepreneur and researcher with over 14 years experience of starting and running businesses, from establishing one of the first online business information portals in the UK to running a highly successful business and educational research company. She is currently MD of Speed Mentor Central® an online centre of business expertise supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses….
Starting My Own Business – Or Should I Just Read A Good Book Instead?
So guys – I need your opinions and advice on this. I’ve just come back from a fantastic family vacation to Hawaii and since we got back I’ve been having a bit of a crisis of confidence about what I’m spending my ‘free’ time on. As you may already know, once my little girl goes to nursery this time next year I plan to launch an online coaching business aimed at supporting professional Moms who…
Writing Your Business Plan – Making Sense Of Your ‘I Want’ List
Last week I got in touch with my inner spoilt brat and wrote my ‘I Want’ list! (click here to read that post if you missed it) Now I need to go through this brain dump and use it as the bones of my business plan. Time To Piece The Jigsaw Together First I looked through my points and grouped them into themes. Then I put the themes in a rough order of priority. Here’s…
Start Your Business Plan Process With “I Want, I Want, I Want!!”
Did your Mom and Dad ever tell you that “I want doesn’t get”? Well here’s the exception! Last week I shared my experience of ‘overwhelm’ while trying to write a business plan (click here to read this blog post) Since then I’ve read a load of stuff and I’ve decided how I’m going to go about it. Wikipedia’s definition of a ‘business plan’ is: “a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons…
Writing A Business Plan And The Overwhelm That Comes With It!
There’s a point when every wannabe entrepreneur moves from musing about the possibility of starting their own business to taking decisive action to really make it happen. This process has been somewhat protracted for me as I’m not going to be ‘officially’ launching my business until 2013 when my youngest starts at nursery. But I do think it’s high time that I constructed a ‘proper’ business plan (rather than a somewhat random collection of ideas…
5 Ways To Be A Successful Entrepreneur AND A Good Parent
A successful entrepreneur is passionate about their business ideas to the point of obsession, is constantly on the look out for new opportunities to further expand their empire, and is a risk taker extraordinaire! At least this is the image that we are so often presented with when discussing the kind of people who ‘make it’ as entrepreneurs. So how does this fit with a person who needs to be constantly thinking about the effect…
Who’s Holding You Accountable For Your Business Success?
Recently I was listening to a fantastic webinar by award winning executive/business coach Loretta Love Huff on ‘Speaking As A Prospecting Machine.’ Something she said really struck a chord with me. She pointed out that there are 3 stages to business success: the right concept and strategy, the right action plan, and then a stage which new entrepreneurs often forget – the accountability to make sure all of this wonderful stuff actually happens! Accountability…
Bolster Your Service-Based Business With Residual Income
On Thursday I talked about why you should leverage your expertise to build passive and residual income streams for you business. (click here if you missed it!) Some expertise lend themselves to online business models (like marketing, web design or HR consulting) But what if your expertise or passion is in a ‘hands-on’ service-based area? (like massage, personal fitness training, coaching, or dog grooming for example) If this is the case then it can be…
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