Work-Life Balance

Chances are you have had an "Aha!" moment while sitting around with friends - or solo (but what mother gets solo time these days?!), when you've thought, "This would make a great business...

Sherri Edwards of Cutie Poops and Bottoms has had a very eventful month. Not only has she been managing the helm of her business, but her twins turned one and have become mobile....

Sherri Edwards of Cutie Poops and Bottoms has had a very eventful month. Not only has she been managing the helm of her business, but her twins turned one and have become mobile....

May has been a hectic month for our Year in the Life mom Kristen Brown, owner of Happy Hour Effect. She writes:

When getting my haircut recently, the beautician stopped several times to answer the phone. In my opinion, when dealing directly with a client the employee should let the answering machine do its job....

A recent study by the University of Maryland reveals that only 24% of small business owners are utilizing social media in their marketing arsenal.

Young adults who have been sheltered from the responsibility of earning and understanding money often make enormous mistakes when it comes to money management.

Once you realize you will never have enough time to get it all done, you have to let it go and remember the important things: baby kisses, toddler's sticky finger hugs, a teenager's...

How do these franchisee moms juggle business and family? Learn their four best success tips.

Your job as a leader is to get things done – to achieve your objectives. Doing this demands that you win, and keep, the goodwill and support of your team. Therefore, get into...

Motherhood has changed over time, and data from the National Center for Health Statistics and Census Bureau comparing mothers of 2008 to mothers of 1990 shows just how much things have changed.

Do you emails? Do you think they're private and for your eyes only? You're kidding, right?

Burnout is a very real and common problem among freelancers. It happens for one reason: you take on too much work. Lots of freelancers experience burnout; here's how to prevent it.

I recently came across a letter in my inbox regarding a new company called Lunchskins. The letter caught my eye for several reasons.

Last week I posted inexpensive ways that small businesses can obtain legal advice. Our mother Kristen Brown hoped to find legal advice for her company Happy Hour Effect....

In celebration of YOU, the hard working mom readers of this blog, the makers of Nielsen-Massey Vanilla sent two excellent recipes for treats that can be made at home with the children -...

As you may remember, our mom Kristen Brown at Happy Hour Effect has had some great successes over the past month, but is also faced with obtaining legal advice that won't break her...

As summer approaches, I know we are all trying to determine what we will do with our children for 8-10 weeks when they are used to being busy, busy, busy all day.

Sociologist Youngjoo Cha from Cornell University found that women whose husbands work sixty plus hours per week are 42% more likely to quit their jobs than women whose husbands work 50 hours or...