These days, many mothers have decided to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams so they can attain economic security, personal fulfillment, and/or professional progress. Often, many will start their own business with very little prior experience or knowledge of the world of business and may find blogs like ronensimantov.com to be useful for information, tips, and advice along the way. Irrespective of your motive for developing your own business, you will likely have to divide time between building your company and caring for your children. However, there are several fairly simple business strategies you can implement to optimize your company’s efficacy in a manner that will still leave plenty of time for you to be with your kids. Here are three such strategies you should try:

1. Invest In Professional Powerpoint Services.

There are a lot of things you can do to build your company, but giving absolutely incredible presentations is one of the best ways to make it happen. When you put together information-packed, highly engaging sales presentations, you’re much more likely to build your client base and optimize conversion. Moreover, getting professional custom Powerpoint presentations services helps your company develop a competitive edge that can enable you to emerge as the industry leader. Companies like eSlide are pleased to devise high quality presentations that help you show off your business’s products and services in a savvy, sophisticated way. Working in a corporate setting, you will likely rely on quality presentations and perhaps distributing them to colleagues, or potential clients or customers. It’s important, in our mobile society, that we understand how to create online presentations in order to do precisely this.

2. Invest In Growth Hacking Strategies.

Growth hacking strategies are perfect for small business owners because they are cost-effective yet can help you build your customer base with relative speed. Growth hacking is all about using various digital marketing strategies to appeal to your target audience, extend your sphere of influence, and develop a positive presence online. If you’re not sure how to do this, you may want to contact some Digital Marketing services for some help. There are multiple strategies available to you, including content marketing, social media optimization, and online reputation management. Any business will benefit from getting a good online reputation. So, even if you are opening up a new dentist for example, you should still learn about marketing strategies for dentists to make sure that your business is as successful as it can be.

3. Network, Network, Network.

Networking is one of the most valuable business strategies available, especially if you’ve just started your company. To really build your brand’s reputation and develop steady clients, you have to “get out there” and inform others about your products and services in an engaging manner. Luckily, moms can use events like their kid’s soccer game or a baby shower for networking purposes. Just make sure you bring your business card!

4. Consider Using A Contract Management Software with a Contract Repository.

What is a contract repository, you ask? As stated in its name, it is a location where you can store and manage business contracts between you and your suppliers, who are vital to the overall success of every company.

Digital contract repositories, in particular, are useful in optimising your company’s efficacy as it solves the logistic, accuracy and security issues that traditional contract repositories like filing cabinets often fail to address. A digital contract repository also allows companies to monitor if all contract provisions are met, thus helping them identify which business-supplier relationships they should focus on maintaining and strengthening.

Conclusion

If you’re a busy mom who has recently begun a business, you probably want your company to excel while still finding time to spend with your children. To accomplish these important objectives, start implementing the business tips outlined above. In so doing, you’ll likely attain the professional success you want while simultaneously remaining an excellent parent!

If you see me a few pounds heavier than you last saw me, blame it on the 10-peso sandwiches! 😀

I’ve been selling sandwiches in front of our house for almost a month now.  They’re not fancy sandwiches, just plain ol’ ham, cheese, and egg sandwiches.  What made me decide to set up a snack table despite already having my hands full with ghostwriting, blogging, tutoring, and housechores?! I’m also asking myself that question!!! (Giving myself a big face palm as well!)

Seriously, I saw the market for sandwiches.  Since the kids started school and took the school service, I found myself waiting by our door for an hour before noon and another hour in the mid-afternoon.  During those times, workers from a nearby cemetery and mechanics from a car shop would flock the sari-sari store beside our house for snacks.  Most of the time, they would just buy biscuits or a peanut butter sandwich (the only variant that the store sells).  This was when I broached the subject of opening a small sandwich store to my husband.  Ever supportive of my undertakings, he bought me a small plastic cabinet and a panini grill.

With handwritten signages and a plastic kitchen cabinet as stand, my little sandwich store looks like it was set-up by kids for a weekend sale.  One customer actually asked me if our store was a school project. 🙂 Add to that, our sandwiches cost only P10.  Since my target market are hard-working laborers who barely earn minimum wage, I decided to keep my profit margin small.  Ideally, food items must be sold with a markup of at least 100%.  Obviously, mine is much lower than that. Nevertheless, I’m happy to be earning even just a little ‘coz I’m able to provide others with affordable snacks.

Aside from supplementing the family budget, we also learn a lot from selling sandwiches.

My kids learn to count money.  All our sandwiches are sold at only P10. Cupcakes and cake slices are at P5 each.  My little girl already knows how to skip count by 5s and 10s so she’s able to help me count money or give change.  The little boy’s still learning to do that but he can be tasked to get P10, P5, or P1 coins from the coin jar.

My kids learn the value of hard work. They know that the money in the jar doesn’t  just magically appear.  They know that Mama has to go to the market to buy ingredients, cook the ham and egg, prepare the sandwiches, and man the store.

I get a glimpsed of the outside world. 🙂  Sometimes when no one’s buying, I stop tapping on my keyboard and eavesdrop on the conversations outside.  So very impolite, I know, but some conversations are quite amusing. And for someone who has been cooped home most of the time for the last six years, I find it quite enjoyable interacting with people from all walks of life.

I learn to be humble.  There’s something very humbling about selling 10-peso sandwiches.  Here I am, in a t-shirt and a pair of shorts, selling sandwiches and whatnots while most of my friends are decked in power suits and holding meetings in their offices.  Then I am reminded that all I ever asked God was to have children I could take care of – which is precisely what He has given me.  Yes, I’m merely selling sandwiches and doing odd jobs online, but I get to take care of my children and spend most of my time with them. It’s a good trade-off for me. 🙂

We’re barely earning the equivalent of minimum wage but who knows, if this picks up, we could turn it into a decent snack house. If that happens, we’d be able to provide employment to a couple of workers too. So, if you see our sign, please do stop for a while and buy a couple of sandwiches. They’re worth only P10 each. 🙂