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January 2009

The Mogul Mom Features…Romy Taormina & Carla Falcone of Psi Bands

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Q: What is your name & how many children do you have?
A: Romy Taormina and Carla Falcone. We each have two young boys.
Q: What is the name of [...]

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5 Ways to Simplify Your Life & Gain More Free Time

As a busy mother of three, I’m constantly looking for ways to simplify my life & create some extra free time. Like Stephen Covey, I’m always trying to sort out the urgent, the important, the not urgent and the not important. Here are some things I’ve recently done that’ve helped me do that.
1. Get rid [...]

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From Seth Godin’s Blog: Anatomy of a Campaign

From Seth Godin’s blog:
Anatomy of a campaign

The box just said “Scharffen Berger” on the return label.
I opened it up and there was a simple hand-written note. It said, “Seth, have you ever tasted a chocolate bar like this before? Regards, Raymond Major.” His business card was stapled to the note. His title? Senior Staff Scientist.
Attached: [...]

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Will the CPSIA Affect Your Business? Then Do Something About It!

Call Senator John Kerry, Chairman of Small Business & Entrepreneurship at (202)224-5175 and tell him how CPSIA will affect your business. Alternately, you can contact him by email at this address:
http://kerry.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm.
Brett Morrison of http://www.brettmorrison.net tweeted this link to me last on Twitter. It’s a great article that better explains how CPSIA may wipe out handmade toys [...]

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Grow Your Business with BUD

I first heard about BoutiqueUp! Daily (BUD) on HARO a few months ago, and man, if I were still selling Swaddleaze & Blankeaze, I would be ALL OVER it!
For those of you who are “product moms”, BUD is the coolest (and probably the fastest) way for you to get your product into retailers. [...]

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The Mogul Mom Features…Mary Kay Hoal of YourSphere.com

As a former K-8 computer skills teacher, a mother of 3 young children & a cyber-savvy entrepreneur, I am well aware of what’s “out there” on social sites like MySpace and the like. Frankly, it makes me sick to my stomach & scared at the same time.
Enter Mary Kay Hoal, creator of YourSphere.com, an amazing [...]

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The Mogul Mom Features…Mogul Dad Mike Michalowicz, Author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur!

Don’t judge a book by its cover. Literally.
Last fall, I had the opportunity to review The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. As I began reading it, I got the sense that it was written for a young, single, male entrepreneur and almost tossed it onto the pile of books stacked in my half bathroom. That’s the place [...]

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The Mogul Mom Features…Josephine Geraci of My Mom Knows Best

My beloved maternal grandmother’s name was Josephine, so I found myself immediately drawn to Josephine Geraci after hearing from her a few months ago. As a germaphobe, I am also impressed by her product, gLovies. When I had my first child, Hope, I practically made visitors don Haz-Mat suits! Hee. I love Josephine’s realness when [...]

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Seth Godin: How To Send A Personal Email

Excerpted from Seth Godin’s Blog
Here are some easy to follow tips that will help you avoid being seen as a spammer, or having your emails trashed or ignored. The thing is this: email reduces friction. Greedy, lazy organizations have embraced this and tried to figure out how to blast as many emails [...]

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5 Ways to Organize & Simplify Your Home/Work Life by Candita Clayton

As we all know, life as a mom is crazy. Add “entrepreneur” to “mom” and life can be downright chaotic.
Enter Candita Clayton, a mother of two, professional organizer and author of Clean Your Home Healthy. Candita and I were introduced by my former next door neighbor, who is now Candita’s next door neighbor. In [...]

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