As a mother and an entrepreneur, your time is precious. Between work and family, you want to make a success of everything, but you can’t do it alone. It will take the help of many others to keep you on track.
A support system is important in many arenas. In business, it can keep you organized, accountable, honest and focused on your goals. Many mompreneurs have made a success of their businesses in just that way.
If you want to turn your business and your family life into the best it can be, here are some tips:
* Talk to your family – They are part of the reason that you are starting your business. Either you wanted to make extra money for the family or you wanted to do something for yourself that can show your family how they, too, can find success. Let them know what your plan is and what it will take on your part and theirs to make it happen. They may have questions and concerns, so be ready. You will field no tougher questions than those asked by your family, but unlike potential clients, they will give you unconditional love and support.
* Join business groups in your niche – There are many other mothers who are starting or have started successful business ventures. Get in contact with them through seminars, forums, blogs or conferences. Like attracts like. You want to network with others who are motivated and working for success just the way you are. Being influenced by other successful women can keep you hopeful that the hard early days will pass.
* Create partnerships – Again, like minds attract like minds. Find other women who are in complementary niches and see what you can offer each other. This is the beginning of not only business partnerships, but strong friendships.
* Surround yourself with tough love – Each woman business owner needs a group of women who will tell her like it is. These can be business owners, mothers, friends or mentors. Their stake in your life is that they want the best for you. They will be the ones that you bounce ideas off of and talk over personal matters with, but in the end their job is not to tell you what you want to hear but what you need to hear.
* Don’t be afraid to get rid of what doesn’t work – To be a strong support, it has to be based on a firm foundation. Everyone that you let into your life needs to enhance it and not detract. Naysayers are out as they are no good for you or your business.
Mompreneurs need a strong support system to make it work at home and in business. Above are a few tips to help you create your own tight-knit group.
