Mompreneur Next Door

I speak to people daily who want to be entrepreneurs, and every day I hear excuses of why they can't do it. They lack the funds, they lack the time, they lack the support, they lack the network. If you're looking for excuses on why you can't start your own thing, let me know. I can give you millions because I've heard them all. Recently I had the opportunity to meet an inspiring mompreneur who reinvented herself through two difficult times in her life and during both used what some may see as excuses as her reasons why. Ann Zuccardy started her first business when her daughter was very young, she was a newly single mom and she was working full time. She had plenty of excuses why timing was not right including lack of time and money, but ultimately she wanted more of both for her and her daughter so forged ahead. Without any prior baking experience, she started a shortbread cookie business that started off with a few people purchasing from her to people from all ove

When I started my Mompreneur journey over seven years ago, I had the vision not only of having flexibility to be with my kids when they were little but also of being that grandma who could be with my grandkids at the drop of a hat, have the time to help out whenever and wherever and have the financial means to do so. This week I had the privilege of connecting with a woman who showed me exactly how wonderful that vision will be for me as she has lived it. Dori DeCarlo and I connected through one of the various ways the universe has of bringing wonderful people into your life, a site called  HARO (check it out if you haven't heard of it). Dori's Mompreneur journey began when her kids were small and she was newly divorced. She learned about a direct sales business opportunity while waiting tables and although her time and finances were limited, she knew that the time and financial flexibility were exactly what she was looking for and jumped right in. Several years later, Col