Nominate your Best Blog… yes, that would be this one!
Nominate My Blog...Please!
As the Business Mums Network knows, there are so many fantastic blogs out there written by Aussie Mums. We are looking for Australia’s favourite blogs. the entrepreneurial mother is a great place to start!
Every month, they will launch a new blog category. If your blog, or one of your favourite blogs fits in that category, nominate it for some great prizes.
And the best bit – simply by nominating or voting for your favourite blog, and joining our VIP list, you can win some great prizes too. Good luck! and thanks for nominating the entrepreneurial mother too.
Are you tired of attending Networking events where you sit and talk with the same people the whole time?
Then come to a dinner where you will have fun, meet fellow business mums, have a delicious dinner and listen to a fun speaker.
Brenda Thomson from Networking World will share some fun and crazy ideas for strategic alliances that will really work. As well as coming up with some great ideas for your business, you will also have the opportunity to meet other business mums you may be able to create alliances with.
When: Thursday 2 September 2010, from 7pm
Where: Stations Street Cafe & Wine Bar, 26 Stations Street, Nunawading
Investment: $69 per person or $130 for 2 tickets ($65 per person)
Groups of 6 or more, $59 per person
Ticket includes 3 course dinner, a glass of wine or soft drink, coffee and great networking. Additional drinks are available at bar prices.
Don’t forget to bring a friend or two with you, we have some extra goodies for everyone who brings a friend.
Fun: This will be a night of networking and fun. A chance for a night out and to meet other mothers running a business. As well as a fantastic speaker, you will be able to network, enjoy a delicious meal, and come home with some great goodies and door prizes.
Book Now: Don’t delay, register for your ticket today!
Email events@businessmums.com or go to http://www.businessmumsnetwork.com.au/index.php?categoryid=95
About Business Mums Network
Business Mums Network was started in 2002 by Melissa Khalinsky who was frustrated at the lack of support for Mums who wanted to run a business around their family. Now working with 2 boys aged nearly 9 and nearly 7 (just ask them), she is providing events and training to help Mums start and grow their businesses. For more information about the network, visit www.businessmums.com.au
Alternative Education… is this something you have chosen for your child? I want to hear from you…
It is something I have chosen…definitely. Entrepreneurial thinking cannot be fostered in the current mainstream school environment as it is at the moment, so I’ve opted for a different path. Daughter is in year 6 now, and all is going very well…
Which leads me to “Legacy” time…
At her school, the grade 6 children decide what they would like to leave for the school community once they are on their way to bigger and better adventures in secondary school (hard to believe it’s happening already, where did that time go!)
Well… following on from this theme, a couple of parents and I have decided we too would like to contribute a Legacy of sorts…
And for it to take the form of a book of tales and tips, containing thoughts, stories and insights from far and wide, about the education we entered into… being that of an alternative variety.
We’ve decided also to open it up to reach a much wider audience than just our community. The reason for that is so we can bring together all that is the good, the bad and the ugly about what we’ve done, and/or what we’re about to do. We will be including current and past pupils, parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles and the budgie if need be! Anyone really who has been touched by this journey, from all walks of life, all ages, all connections…
So… here’s you can help…
Make yourself a cuppa (or anything else that takes your fancy) and sit in front of the computer, in front of this blog post.
Then click on (or copy and paste into your browser) this link
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3ZM38WM
and approx 15 minutes later, all will be done!
Then I ask you please, to forward this information to all you know who have been touched by the choice of alternative education.
Please invite them to do the same.
The result will be that you, and those near and dear to you, have contributed to what we hope will be the “Legacy” piece that remains long after we’ve gone. And will over time become a resource that others following will be able to use to guide their way….
Any questions, comments, suggested names even!…
all graciously received.
The survey will be available electronically for 4 weeks, with the option to extend should we need/want to. If paper copies are required, feel free to print out the survey and once completed, pop in an envelope and email me at info@theentrepreneurialmother.com for address details.
We look forward to your contribution already…
Thanks in advance!
Billionaires vow to give away half their fortune
…their control is still key. What potential loss if in hands of non-entrepreneurial charities!
Imagine if this money was handed over without proper supervision!
In an article this morning in TheAge.com, 40 of America’s billionaires and their families have pledged to give more than half of their fortune to charity in a drive organised by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
Whilst it is a particularly noble gesture; make no mistake that unless they are prepared to also police it and make the necessary entrepreneurial decisions so that the money is not squandered but in fact expanded, then itmay well prove in time to be a fruitless exercise.
Mind you though, these people didn’t get where they are by being silly and emotional without being savvy, so I’m sure they’ll do it again with this venture.
Sadly though, not one woman rates in the list of the richest… what is that? Mind you, all 40 doing this have not been listed, so I can only hope there is some representation, but I’m sure there’s so much room for more. Ladies, it’s about time we rectified that little stat!
To read the full article, click here
Hazel Hawke’s Vital Role in Bob Hawke’s Success…
I was really pleased to see this article in TheAge this morning. Not only does it give another side to the “love story”, it also shows Hazel to be a prime example of an entrepreneurial mother, even when in a relationship. She did amazing things with the opportunities she had, and that’s all one can DO. Hats off to Hazel…
…It did not take long for Hazel to develop a following of her own – which in subsequent elections became a major reason voters supported Hawke. Hazel’s speech to the National Press Gallery in January 1984 established her as an unassuming, disarmingly honest, sincere and intelligent human being – an ordinary woman, one we could all identify with and admire for the way she handled herself.
There was a strong feeling among women that if Hazel stayed with Bob, he couldn’t be as bad as reports suggested.
In an interview on Sunday following the telemovie, Hawke struggled to remember what Hazel’s interests were as the prime minister’s wife. He came up with ”education”, but he could not remember any details.
Children, their welfare and the arts were Hazel’s priorities. Among other organisations, the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Austcare, the Australian Youth Orchestra, the NSW Heritage Council, World Wide Fund for Nature and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation had Hazel’s support. This meant she worked for them; she was not just a figurehead… keep reading
a good mother is someone always with their children…says who?
A most interesting article in TheAge this morning by Jacinta Tynan, (even if it is called “Rebecca Gibney and other mums on juggling work after baby“) discussing the whys and wherefores of working mothers and part-time jobs etc, and the new Australian legislation that came in earlier this year.
Apart from the fact that I don’t get the whole juggling thing! I know, call me crazy, but what’s with the juggle?…the key line in the article for me is the following…
…Part of the problem, Broderick says, is that most Australians have a deeply held cultural belief that a good mother is someone who is always with her children. “When you bring that belief into the workplace, it’s no wonder we are where we are.”… read on
I’m not sure I agree with this… do you?
I for one know that I am a much better mother because of what I do outside our 2-person family unit. And have always espoused this very viewpoint, so am I one of the only one’s?
I really do hope not.
the world’s richest self-made women…
now this is an interesting article in TheAge.com this morning…
…in 1998 Meg Whitman took a leap of faith and accepted a job as chief executive of eBay, then a small tech firm with 30 employees. The payoff was equity in the burgeoning company.
Thanks to that decision, Whitman soon joined the ranks of the 1011 billionaires in the world. Rarer still, she’s one of just 14 female billionaires in the world right now who earned their fortunes, rather than inherited them. The richest of them is China’s Wu Yajun, worth $3.9 billion and ranked 232nd in the world in March when we published our 2010 Billionaires list. By contrast, 665 men are self-made billionaires including the three richest people in the world, Carlos Slim Helú , Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
All of these self-made female billionaires have impressive personal stories, but the dearth of them is itself a story, and begs the question of why so few?
read on…
This is a most eye-opening read. Not only because of the low representation of self-made women billionaires (2%) but because they are there at all. I suspect this is a fairly recent phenomenon, and one which will/can only improve over time. The key of course is building such a Mother of a Business, as well as being the Mother you long to be…especially if I have anything to do with it!
TEMplate – Wealth Propulsion; Doesn’t That Sound Like Fun…
Which is why I’m going… come and join me!
And you know what, it won’t cost you a cost, just your time…
It’s Chris Howard’s new event called The Wealth Propulsion Intensive coming up in a capital city near you (Fri night, Saturday and Sunday).
The event has just been announced, and it looks so interesting to me so I thought I’d not only go myself, but also share it with you. Having been to a number of Chris However events before, I thought I’d go and check out his new one; just in case it’s something that the entrepreneurial mothers need to know more about too.
From what I read on the website, this event is all about learning how to use the same thought processes and strategies of the super rich to create wealth in your own Life. That can’t be bad!
Check out the 2 questionnaires on that web page – thought provoking!
And even better, Tickets are F*ree!
Click here for all the details you will need. Come and introduce yourself.
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Here’s an offer for you…
and one which I can personally support; because I’m the offer!
Organise to get 20 or more of your closest “mates” in a room, and I will come and speak for 90 minutes. It’s as simple as that! (Australia only at this stage I’m afraid, although other destinations will be considered; just email my invitation to info@theentrepreneurialmother.com)
Confirm 20 or more people, whether it’s in the school hall, the church hall, the barn, the classroom, the lunch room or your lounge room; and I will be there!
In One Short and Powerful Evening You’ll Discover the Most Important Secrets I Use to Build a Mother of a Business…
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Be part of the entrepreneurial mother(TM)ship…
Could you use a desk for a day/week, away from the hustle and bustle of home?
What about when you’re coming to Melbourne, and need somewhere to base for the day? And at the same time, have access to like-minded business people to energise what you’re doing?
Then look no further, you are invited to join the entrepreneurial mother(TM) hub, based in Camberwell VIC. Interested? email info@theentrepreneurialmother.com for further details.
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World domination!… and what’s wrong with that!
See you soon…
I’m one of only 3% of $1mil revenue+ Women-Owned Businesses…whoa!
I’m one of only 3% of $1mil revenue + women-owned businesses. How’s that? Isn’t that amazing! Actually, that places me in rather exclusive, but fairly lonely, territory really. How do I know this? SHARON G. HADARY for the Wall Street Journal shares some great insights with her latest article “Why Are Women-Owned Firms Smaller Than Men-Owned Ones?”. (The statistics come from this article also.)
The phenomenal growth of women-owned businesses has made headlines for three decades—women consistently have been launching new enterprises at twice the rate of men, and their growth rates of employment and revenue have outpaced the economy.
So, it is dismaying to see that, despite all this progress, on average, women-owned business are still small compared with businesses owned by men. And while the gap has narrowed, as of 2008—the latest year for which numbers are available—the average revenues of majority women-owned businesses were still only 27% of the average of majority men-owned businesses.
While the number of women starting their own business outpaces men, revenue for female owned companies still lags behind. Hear Sharon Hadary, Former Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Women’s Business Research, discuss this trend and what women can do to improve their prospects.
There are those who will say that these numbers substantiate what they always knew: Women just don’t have what it takes to start and run a substantial, growing business. But I don’t buy that: More than a quarter of a million women in the U.S. own and lead businesses with annual revenue topping $1 million—and many of these businesses are multimillion-dollar enterprises. Clearly, many women have the vision, capacity and perseverance to build thriving companies.
So what’s holding back so many women business owners?
continue…
Nothing as far as I’m concerned.
To find out how I’ve done it, and continue to do so, I invite you visit www.theentrepreneurialmother.com
Bankrupts and You?…
This piece from The Age on Monday is starting to sound a little scary. The old living beyond your means, and when the means shift, who’s left scrambling to work out what to do. I, for one, would hate to be in that situation. It’s pressured enough being the sole breadwinner without overextending and having to worry about that aspect too.
…insolvents were increasingly from higher status occupations, had higher levels of personal and household income, and had rising asset and property ownership levels.
A major cause of rises in bankruptcy among the middle class, said Professor Ramsay, has been due to unsustainable home loans. Excessive use of credit as a cause of bankruptcy has jumped significantly in recent years, he added.
Insolvents were also becoming older, he said, and tended to increasingly have dependents, which added financial pressure for many families…
read on…
“Higher status occupations” hey?
And who said having a job made Life more secure. Sounds to me like it’s a false security because when you get paid anyway, as long as you roll up and keep up your end of the employment bargain. But when the other party does not stick to their end, or the goal posts and rules around you move… let the trouble begin!
Time to seriously reconsider that “business” question.
How long can you afford not to be in business?
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