As a Mom, you’re a jack of all trades. You cook, you clean, you drive your kids all over town, do the food shopping, do the laundry?and that’s just the first ten-hour shift on any given day. Salary.com estimates that full-time mothers, if they were to be adequately reimbursed for all the jobs that they do, would be making as much as six figures a year. That’s sure nice to hear, but we all know that being a mom, or a dad for that matter, is really a labor of love that has no price tag.
Despite the fact that being a full-time mom is something you do willingly, maybe there’s a part of you that really does want to get out there and interact with the public or showcase your talents or just earn some extra income. Who knows, you might have always dreamed of owning your own business, but because you’ve been busy raising your family, it’s never seemed like the right time. Or, you’re a woman who once was climbing the corporate ladder, but stepped off to focus on raising your children. Now you’re ready to explore the idea of returning to work in some capacity, but you’re not sure how or where or even what it is you want to do.
The delicate balance of work and family in this day and age is a tough one, for both men and women. Although for women in particular, having more options available to them than ever before can make life more interesting, but also more challenging. Decisions....decisions! If you’re a mother who wants or even needs to work and get paid for it, where do you begin?
Getting a job and earning money means resumes and networking, right? It also often means working for someone else. But, when you work for someone else, you’re schedule is not your own, you often have little control over your environment and salary, and the money you put out commuting or to buy a suitable wardrobe sure cuts into your take-home pay. What if there was another option, an affordable, manageable and oftentimes lucrative one that you might not have ever considered before? Welcome to the world of the business opportunity?where accomplished entrepreneurs are willing and able to put you on the road to creating your own business success story by following in their footsteps.
According to the second edition of Home-Based Business for Dummies, “a business opportunity is an idea, product, system or service that someone else develops and offers to sell to others to help them start their own, similar business.” Your customers pay you directly for your products or services, but unlike many franchises, you are not compelled to share a portion of your profits on an ongoing basis or to adhere to someone else’s idea of a business or marketing plan as your business grows.
Choosing Wisely
If the idea of being your own boss appeals to you, you need to know that all business opportunities are not created equal. Some of them are just plain more suitable than others for women who really enjoy being full-time moms first and foremost. And, some of them are just scams intended to get your money up front and leave you hanging. In fact, stay-at-home moms represent one of the biggest targets for scam artists out there, so be careful that any business opportunity you pursue is reputable.
A truly legitimate business opportunity is one that does everything it can to ensure your success. And, in the case of the stay-at-home mom, it also means choosing one that meets your need to balance work and family to your own satisfaction.
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