Tag Archives: Mompreneur

Camping at the KOA

Camping at the KOA

Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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Here’s the question of the day … are my mad video editing skillz up to making even a home movie about a camping trip to the KOA in Santa Cruz into something fun & interesting? Only you can tell …

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4 Years Ago Today I Became a Mompreneur

4 Years Ago Today I Became a Mompreneur

Posted on 24. Mar, 2009 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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…because 4 years ago, on March 23, 2005, my daughter Grace was born.  I was already a business owner, having launched Potts Weinstein Financial Consulting (personal, fee-only financial and estate planning) about 18 months earlier, working from home.  No non-family clients for the first 6 months, and I was really second-guessing my decision to quit [...]

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7 Secrets to Running Your Business With a Sick Kid at Home

Posted on 08. Aug, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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Grace, my 2-year old, came down with a 102 degree fever last night, so she could not go to preschool today.  But I did not have a nervous breakdown (unlike me last year) and was able to keep my business afloat.  What are my secrets? 

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A Day in the Life of a Mompreneur

Posted on 07. Aug, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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Monday August 6, 2007
5:55 AM – I wake up to a tiny hand pulling on my arm.  "Mommy?"  Gracie (age 2.4) climbs up on my bed and cuddles with me.  She tells me about her bad dream ("cat was mean and scary").  I hope she wants to cuddle for a while longer.  No luck.  "Mommy [...]

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Top 7 Myths About Work At Home Moms

Posted on 06. Aug, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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From the comments I get from former co-workers, friends, family, and what I read all over the Internet, the world definitely has an inaccurate view of mompreneurs.  What is it actually like to be a work at home mom?  Here’s the Top 7 Myths about Work At Home Moms:

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From Outside the Mommy Wars

Posted on 24. Jul, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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Sad that as moms we are not always united as sisters, but there can be a real division & resentment between the working moms and the stay at home moms.  Brought on by secret guilt (even for those moms who don’t believe it’s true) … these working moms feel guilty for not spending as much [...]

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What is a Mompreneur?

Posted on 31. Aug, 2006 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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A Mompreneur is a mother who starts a business — pretty obvious. Ironically, if you search google blogs, you will find some women business owners and women entrepreneurs embracing the title — and some who are offended. The ones who are offended typically argue that it diminishes their business to call them a [...]

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