I have LOTS of friends who are moms that have their own businesses – mompreneurs! Mompreneurs rock! As a fellow mompreneur, I know that small businesses, home businesses, and mompreneur businesses don’t always have their business plan or marketing strategies in place. Getting our business plan put together through a course that my husband took has been HUGE for our peace of mind and for feeling like we have a handle on what we’re doing. Not having some foundational things in place like this can make everything else mompreneurs are trying to do more difficult, because they don’t have a solid picture of where they want to go and how they need to get there.

Speaking from experience, I also know that many small business owners find that they have very little time to choose between 3 key aspects of their business (and lives) – business planning, actually doing the business work, and being able to get away from it all for personal and family time (which is still necessary even for busy entrepreneurs).

There is an event quickly approaching in a few weeks that can help give yourself and your business a big jump-start on at least 2 of those areas!

Mom Biz RetreatThe Mom Biz Retreat

The Mom Biz Retreat is one part business bootcamp, and one part weekend getaway for mom entrepreneurs.

Hosted by Lara Galloway and Shelagh Cummins, participants in the retreat roll up their sleeves and get down to work on the stuff that matters, but usually gets shoved to the bottom of any small business owner’s to do list, things like:

  • writing/updating your business plan,
  • creating an effective marketing strategy,
  • developing a Time Map to finally take care of the time you need to work, and the time you need to care for your family,
  • crafting your perfect elevator pitch,
  • determining the best product or sales funnel for your business,
  • figuring out how to make more money with what you’re already doing with your business,
  • and so much more.

In return for all their hard work, the guests are pampered at a luxury location, with great food, wine and spa treatments, while hanging out with a group of women who truly “get them” and can help! The event packs months of business coaching and consulting into one weekend.  Mompreneurs will walk away with useful tools, practical strategies, personal goals and a specific plan to get the success they deserve and have worked hard for after just one weekend! The lessons learned at this event will last for years to come. Best of all, this return on your investment is guaranteed by the event organizers!

When and Where

Friday, January 27th at 1pm CT through Sunday, January 29th at 4:30pm CT
Amalfi Hotel, Kinzie Street, Chicago, IL

There are only a few weeks left to register for The Mom Biz Retreat & propel your business on a new track in 2012!

Register today by visiting The Mom Biz Retreat Registration Page. I have a special discount code you can use to save $100 off your ticket price when you register.  Just enter the code when you checkout: CHICAGO100

Mom Biz Retreat

Full details of the event are included in the Registration Page. The retreat will provide thousands of dollars in business training, coaching, and mentoring in just one weekend, for under $500 (with the discount code)!  If nothing else, you’ll  have time away for yourself, and will be in the company of amazing women who live in a world very similar to yours as a mompreneur – that kind of camaraderie is priceless, in my book!

If I had heard about this event a year ago, I would have pulled out all the stops to get there, to build a solid foundation for my own business.  My husband took a course for 6 weeks, 4 days a week, to get the same kind of basics you’ll be getting during this weekend event. It’s sure to be an awesome time!

Good luck, and have fun!!