by theEmother | Mar 12, 2012 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, SELL your Mother of a Business, so you think you're in business
When was the last time you spent any time with your Client List and really thought through the relationship you have with each and every one? Never is not the answer I’m looking for! Now would be a great time to start…
“For any enterprise to thrive, you cannot underestimate the importance of repeat business. The vast majority of senior executives believe that providing good customer service is sufficient to obtain return customers. However, focusing on the service interaction alone is not always enough to generate repeat business; it’s building an emotional connection that becomes the loyalty glue.”
Generating Repeat Business… By Richard Shapiro for ChangeThis.com
by theEmother | Mar 8, 2012 | entrepreneurial mothers, inspiring women, MEinc, single parent l single mother
I could not let this day go by without acknowledging International Women’s Day.
Whether the role we play is large or small, no matter, we play a very important role nonetheless. I want to personally thank you for your contributions, and long may they continue in the future.
Why not take time out today to reflect on what you’ve done and what you’ve achieved…
And give yourself permission to be Proud. I know I am.
Happy International Women’s Day…
Cheers Denise
by theEmother | Dec 11, 2011 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, entrepreneur trends (past & present!), entrepreneurial mothers, so you think you're in business
We are made to believe that when it comes to business success, bigger is always better. In our super-sized, consumption-oriented culture, not even small business is exempt from the pressure to grow for growth’s sake. We fixate on top-line revenue growth and increasing numbers of employees and locations. We pepper entrepreneurs with questions such as, ‘What are your plans for expansion? What’s next? How many cities will you go to?’ instead of asking what their goals are or why they started their business in the first place. When talk about growth we focus on speed, not sustainability. When we talk about success we focus on size, not satisfaction.
So much so that entrepreneurs doubt their own success and skill if they aren’t pursuing the largest form of their business possible. We’ve talked with countless business owners who run profitable ventures, make a good living, enjoy what they do every day, and have significant impact in their industry—but who also hesitate to call themselves successful. Why? Because their companies could be bigger, or they decided not to open several more locations, or they don’t have the largest market share—even though these are not the things that they want.
We believe that it doesn’t have to be this way. There is an alternative that is both rewarding and attainable—it just requires rethinking things a bit…
Another gem from ChangeThis.com by Adelaide Lancaster
by theEmother | Dec 7, 2011 | build a Mother of a Business, business ideas & thinking, entrepreneurial mothers, SELL your Mother of a Business, so you think you're in business
Indeedy, it does!
The key point I’d like to point out in this fine article is this:
Becoming an Entrepreneur does not require
any shifts in corporate culture.
In fact, becoming a Business Owner does not require changing any societal norms at all. It does require however a distinct shift in your own internal thinking in combination with your family’s particular circumstances.
So… why not be opportunistic and bold in 2012, and become a “3%” member? (refer last post)
You can always tap into the entrepreneurial mothers group if you need support…
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…
