Welcome to the October 12, 2007 edition of mom and women entrepreneurs.  The "blog carnival" is a collection of articles that may be helpful to mom and women entrepreners, as you start and grow your business — and blogs that cover topics you may want to read in the future. 

Sam presents Starting a Home-Based Business. Mommy Millionaire Did It All posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, "For real-world information about building a product and a business, Mommy Millionaire takes the prize. This book is the roadmap to success for anyone who's ever had a dream of going into business."

Christopher J. Brunner presents Inexpensive Ways to Conduct Marketing Research posted at GreatFX Business Cards, saying, "As small business owners, we have an advantage over big companies - we are closer to the customer. Which means we have more inexpensive, and relatively easy, options available to us."

Christopher J. Brunner presents Leaders Can’t Do It Alone posted at GreatFX Business Cards, saying, "The term leader is defined as “a guiding or directing head,” which indicates that, as a leader, you must have people to guide and direct. Leaders can’t be leaders without followers."

Warren Wong presents How To Pull An All Nighter posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, "Do you need to pull an all nighter? Here's some tips to do it effectively!"

Christopher J. Brunner presents What Successful People Do - Part 1 posted at GreatFX Business Cards, saying, "Part one in a two post series - According to Dr. Henry Cloud’s book, 9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life, successful people exude similar qualities that make them a success."

Terry Dean presents Finding Your Unique Ability posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Alan Evans presents Performing a SWOT Analysis for a Small Business posted at Small Biz Rocks.

Liz Fuller presents Entrepreneurs Don’t have to Be Isolated - More Than WE Know - Information, Inspiration and Support for Women Entrepreneurs posted at More Than WE Know, saying, "Barbara Sher said "Isolation is the dream killer"; Women Entrepreneurs in particular need a strong support system to rejoice with them in the good times, and see them through the bad so they can keep their dreams alive."

Matthew Paulson presents Many Banks Provide Insufficient Security Measures in Online Banking posted at Getting Green.

Christopher J. Brunner presents When to Consider Bankruptcy as an Option posted at GreatFX Business Cards, saying, "Unfortunately, there are often circumstances beyond our control, such as unexpected medical problems, which force us into a financial corner that, no matter how we try, we just can’t seem to get out of. If you’re in that corner, and haven’t consider bankruptcy as an option yet, maybe you should."

Sonia Simone presents Tending your Web presence garden posted at remarkable communication, saying, "Are you using the Internet to develop your home-based business? Learn how to "tend your Web garden" for the most powerful results."

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents Productivity Tip: How to use a digital timer to get things done posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door, saying, "As a “work”-from-home mom of a two-year-old, I find it necessary to structure my writing and blogging time according to her schedule and push to GET IT DONE. I write when she's sleeping in, napping, or enjoying one-on-one time with her daddy. Nothing can sideswipe my attention and redirect my efforts quite like the world-wide-web. The timer keeps me focused, motivated and targeted on the individual task at hand. Here's how I use this simple tool."

Terry Dean presents 4 Income Streams in Every Business posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Shawn Edwards presents Be the One Selling the Tickets… posted at Desty Online, saying, "An article about a problem my wife had when organizing a work-from-home open house."

Tea Party Girl presents Your Guide to Planning Your Tea Party–Autumn Edition posted at Tea Party Girl.

Doris Chua presents H.O.W. Feature - Michelle Sweeney posted at A Meeting Place for All Home Office Women.

Joy presents Cornell University offers 19 online programs posted at Online College Blog, saying, "If you are looking for a way to increase your knowledge and improve your resume, you may want to consider Cornell University. Promising “Ivy League Excellence, Online Convenience,” Cornell University has the “most comprehensive, online professional and executive development curriculum offered by any top-20 university in the United States” (eCornell, 2007)."

Aruni Gunasegaram presents entrepreMusings » What’s In A Name? A Blog Name That Is… posted at Entrepremusings, saying, "I just went through the process of redesigning my blog and its url, so I thought I'd share what I learned in this process."

Maria Palma presents Online Business Resources: Add It to the To Do List: Blog For Business - Inspiring Internet Entrepreneurs, Starting An Online Business, Online Business Reviews posted at Online Business Resources, saying, "This is advice I give to anyone who wants more business"

Tiffany Washko presents PLR Content for the Natural/Green Niche! posted at Tiffany Washko - Mother, Writer, Environmentalist.

Christopher J. Brunner presents An Interesting Way to Win Potential Clients posted at GreatFX Business Cards, saying, "You have a potential client that you know would be a great time investment for your business, but, no matter what you do, you just can’t seem to win them over. I’ve come across an interesting suggestion that just might work. However, this strategy works best for businesses in the service industry."

Amanda M. Gladdden presents Attention Writers, Amazon, HP & Penguin Offering $25,000+ Prize posted at Woman Start Your Business Now, saying, "The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award launched October 1, 2007. Competition is open to writers from more than 20 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada. Authors can enter their unpublished English-language novel manuscript for consideration."

Lill Hawkins presents Joe is My Copilot posted at Lill's List.

edithyeung presents 12 Reasons Why People Want to Keep Your Business Card posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Business 101: Teaching Myself Entrepreneurship posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"

artThailand presents 5 women and some continents…… posted at artThailand.

Annette Berlin presents 10 Low-Cost Home Business Ideas posted at Frugal Journey, saying, "I’ve been reading through the online archives of Mother Earth News this week, and I’ve been struck by the quality of some of their business ideas. Yes, all of the outdated money making schemes from the seventies are listed, but so are some really good and practical ideas. You just have ignore the unreaistic promises and identify what really works."

Carole Fogarty presents Does your front entrance welcome wealth or turn it away? posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE, saying, "Your front entrance is the location which invites, welcomes and attracts opportunities, prosperity and abundance from the universe or can quickly turn it away. What is your front entrance saying to the universe?"

David presents Analyzing the Deal, What are Investors looking for? posted at Gaizer.com, saying, "When investors evaluate the opportunity you present, they will look at the following factors"

Wanda Grindstaff presents Wealth and Freedom - Get Clear on What they Really Mean! posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles.

Deborah Robinson presents Ideas for Making Money on the Internet from Home: Reselling posted at Tech Mummy, saying, "Legitimate ways you can make a profit reselling web hosting, domain registrations, web templates, graphics and household products from your home computer. There is also a discussion about the potential pitfalls and what reselling programs to avoid."

Tay presents Make Money with Adsense posted at Super Blogging, saying, "If you want to make money, use Google Adsense. It's completely free and simple."

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of mom and women entrepreneurs using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.