Working from home with children means planning ahead and having a few shrewd tactics up your sleeve.

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The Social Entrepreneur, changing the world through business.
Individuals who start their own business are motivated by different things. Some people dream of becoming wealthy and building a global company. Others want to pursue something they’re passionate about or yearn for the freedom of being their own boss. In recent years, a new kind of entrepreneur has emerged: the social entrepreneur.
A social entrepreneur is a person who creates a business that has a positive impact on their community, society, or the world. Typically, social entrepreneurs are driven by a deep desire to create positive change.

We invite many people who can invest in our Akiba Ya umoja community benefit savings and investment group of Uganda to enable us expand our operations in Uganda

For working moms, the job is difficult as their responsibilities include parenting and taking care of their kids. Read about the tips on how moms working from home can achieve a better work-life balance.

It is not easy to find balance. In fact, it is close to impossible. But you are a mother, a wife, and a businesswoman – you have already proven that you are up for the challenge. Here are some tips that will help you.

While working from home offers several perks, it’s challenging to stay productive and accomplish work tasks for the day. Fortunately, there are simple yet effective rituals that can help supercharge your productivity as a working mom.

It’s a challenge to stay productive when working from home without any distractions, and even challenging to do so when you have a baby. Busy moms and dads need to stay super organized if they are to continue working from home after the baby is born.

To become an Effective Leader, the person should always be aware of all the cons and pros of all prospective options, have excellent communication skills, and have a graceful personality. An Effective Leader knows how things can be improved or how to overcome any problem. An Effective Leader rallies people to move on the right and better path.

Work-life balance is a term often tossed around in the workplace as it makes the company look more desirable to employees. But, let’s face it, not all companies advocate for work-life balance. Work-life balance means that there is an equilibrium between the demands of a career and the demands of our personal lives. Despite it being often incorporated into our company goals, a work-life balance is difficult to achieve.

Men and women are equal in settings that match gender roles. But when an organization’s leader happens to be a woman, some people raise an eyebrow or inwardly start questioning whether she has what it takes to take an organization to the next level – or at least ensure that it doesn’t go under.

When women in business mature and reach those life-changing years, they tend to become even bolder, more courageous, but also more generous and kind. When women reach menopause, their bodies and their beliefs tend to change, but through adversity, we tend to rise and become better than we once were. That said, sometimes even though we were expecting it, menopause and all that it entails tends to come at us like a freight train in the middle of the night.

Sleep is one of the most important things people need to survive and thrive in life. With this being the case, getting the right amount of high quality sleep is so important to your well-being as a leader.

You may find yourself having a hard time trying to stay motivated while working from home. Working remotely may be something you’re used to or it could be something that is new due to COVID-19. Either way, sometimes it can be hard to stay motivated.

I recently came across Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts, the Wall Street Journal best seller from World Champion poker player Annie Duke, and found it was packed full of insights and advice that could easily be applied to leadership positions in any industry.

I like to think of myself as a productive person. I have a list of tasks and prioritize to get those tasks accomplished. However, I have suffered failures by not defining my productivity for a specific purpose.

Watching over your children and still remaining productive is a big challenge of working from home. What are the tricks to work from home and continue to lead by example both at home and in the workplace?

Becoming a female entrepreneur isn’t easy. Of course, some women are naturally fearless leaders and intuitive entrepreneurs, but many of us struggle to get to grips with being our own boss when starting a business.

The modern American family is seemingly busier than ever. However, that doesn’t mean families have changed entirely. For example, parents typically want to provide their kids with nutritious meals.

Even today, when women have equal rights to men, women still have to fight for the society’s approval of their life choices. The scenario of the traditional family role division, where the father brings home the bread and mother stays at home with children is still perceived as the only “right” way by a great number of people.

In this post, we’ll be talking about how you can achieve these changes successfully, and channel your inner alpha. Perhaps you just need a nudge in the right direction or some tangible advice on how to be alpha.

Becoming a parent can be an incredible adventure, but it’s not all sunshine and roses. For many parents, the most difficult thing of all is lack of sleep.

Being a working mom is like working a double shift; the second you finish one, you’re on to the other, and the cycle never seems to end. Given the busyness of your role, maintaining your health may take a backseat.

Thinking back from the road trips we have taken, we may not see right away the major takeaways. A road trip can teach you to be a leader in other aspects of your life.

What are your signs that you’re a parent who works outside the home?

It can sometimes feel like quite a challenge to be a responsible mom. Having to hold down a job and maintain financial stability on top of that can make it seem even more difficult to stay on top of essentials like money management.

The first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress, Shirley Chisholm, once said, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”

Being a mom is hard work. Moms are much more likely to work full time now than in the past. Despite this, they’re also usually responsible for handling most household responsibilities.

Employment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics occupations has grown by a staggering 79% since 1990. But while women have made tremendous strides in some areas of STEM, they are still extremely underrepresented in many sectors.

The idea of empowering women to embrace entrepreneurship or careers in agriculture, architecture, or science was only a dream just a few short decades ago. Today, it’s become a reality for many women.

Entrepreneurism is a challenging journey for most; and for women, there are additional obstacles in the way such as access to funding and overcoming the gender gap. Despite these challenges, there is no shortage of successful women to look up to.

One of the key foundations of leadership is trust.  You have to build relationships to build trust.

Women in business still face prejudices and stereotypes that their male counterparts don’t have to deal with. Changing attitudes and new opportunities are giving female entrepreneurs and business leaders a chance to shine.

Professional speakers understand that the center of attention should be the audience, not themselves.

One of the most important parts of my life is building the next generation of leaders. I find that no matter where I am, and who I am working with, there are a few things I find myself doing over and over again.

Leadership is all fun and games. Until it’s not. Being a leader, and being in a leadership position is about making hard decisions.

Getting through B-School was one of the toughest things I’ve ever done. It ranks right up there with having four children, and having a full time career. I’ve had to learn a few survival skills over the years, so I thought I would share some working mom career tips that I’ve learned.

There are plenty of tips out there for leadership.  In this article, we will talk about 1 leadership tip – build up others.

It’s true. There really are only 24 hours in a day. Thus it is necessary to have some working mom trade-offs for survival, sanity, and thriving in this crazy environment.

As a working mom with four kids, balance is a never-ending challenge. I have demands constantly pulling me in every single direction. To get to a state of balance, try these tips for working parents.

It is Girl Scout Cookie Season once again in North Carolina. It’s the time of year when my daughters go bonkers selling cookies, along with thousands of other girls across the state. What is important about the program isn’t just the cookies.

“Courage doesn’t always roar.  Sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day that says I will try again tomorrow” ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

I am often asked for tips on how to succeed, so I thought that I’d offer up simple tips for job success. They apply everywhere, regardless of industry, and work anywhere.

Nearly everything in life is negotiable to some extent or another. This has been a realization that has been particularly slow to come to me, because I was raised to do what I was told to do without asking questions, and certainly without ever negotiating over the details. On the contrary, you should negotiate Everything.

These wonderful people have so much to share and are so willing to help other entrepreneurs. I couldn’t let all this wonderful advice be limited to those in my Facebook group, so I decided to share their entrepreneurial tips in my blog and newsletter.

Maybe you’ve heard that joke about how to eat an elephant? The answer: You eat an elephant one bite at a time. It’s good advice, not just for eating an elephant, but also for getting things done, especially when you’re feeling overwhelmed by your list of “to-dos”.

Being a parent is one long sociology experiment. I’d say that is particularly true if you have middle or high school kids in your house.

Someone on my Facebook Circle posted an article on my page that said Boy Scouts would be better with girls. In it, he says that Boy Scouts is a great Leadership program, while Girl Scouts is not.

Women entrepreneurs spend most of their time juggling the demands of a successful career and the demands of a personal life. Although most women believe that achieving the elusive work-life balance is impossible, it is possible.

There don’t seem to be many places where I can look up a list of tools that other moms have tried and use for their day to day survival. This includes simple things like sending cards for birthdays, ordering birthday gifts, communication tips, calendar tools, childcare, and backup childcare options.

One very important working mom survival tip is to build your team. However, I am limited to 24 hours per day. I require sleep.  I don’t do time travel either. So, what’s a girl to do?

Think Win-Win. This is the fourth habit of highly effective people, from Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

“Put First Things First” is the third habit in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. What exactly does that mean?

I am so blessed to be part of a community of entrepreneurs and experts in their field. They all have so much to offer, and I wanted to share their tidbits of wisdom with other entrepreneurs – especially for those who are just starting out.

There are a host of feelings and internal messages that let you know something is not quite right with your career path. When you recognize that this is your current emotional state, you may come to realize that you are stuck. The great news is this state is not permanent.

All jokes aside, women can drive. For some reason, there’s a stigma around women drivers with the underlying notion that they are notoriously bad at things like parallel parking. Not so! In fact, women in motorsport have been around pretty much since the start of motorsport events.

Have you ever felt that you needed another “you” to get it all done? Parenting these days is a full time job. If you are a mother and have ever felt that you just couldn’t get it all done, you are not alone.

Becoming a leader in your business and industry is much easier than it may seem. If you have the right personality and tenacity, then you can turn yourself into a business leader in four simple steps.

Angie Carter is a mom of 3 and business owner. She made the transition from working for others to running her own business designing her own line of personalized totes in the wedding related space.

Many women want the best of both worlds – stay home with baby and be able to contribute financially to the family while working from home. This sounds like the ideal situation, until you actually try to do the work with children present. If you don’t set a realistic tone for your work-at-home venture early on, this will turn into frustration fast.

Working Mom Nicole Bruno has 3 children. She is the co-founder of a non-profit organization called Guiding Lights, which provides support to family and professional caregivers.

Entrepreneur Vish Dutt lives in New Jersey and is the owner of Smiling Snaps Productions, a DVD Slideshows business. After getting a degree in computer science, she worked in New York City as a web developer and graphics designer. Once she had kids, she became a stay-at-home mom.

A busy mom of two boys, Rachel Withers blogs about Fitness, Faith, and Family at FitTriangleMom.com. A North Carolina native, she likes to share local activities happening in the Triangle region. When she’s not playing with her kids, she enjoys writing, reading, running, and date nights with her husband.

Rachel Brenke is an author, photographer, lawyer, and business consultant for photographers and bloggers. She currently helps creative industry and blogging professionals all over the world initiate, strategize, and implement strategic business and marketing plans through various mediums of consulting resources and legal direction.

Stephanie Harris is the owner of Triangle Amusements, Inc., located in Holly Springs, NC. She has always had an entrepreneurial spirit and has finally found her niche with Triangle Amusements, Inc.

About a decade ago, Noa Ronen moved from Israel to Brooklyn, NY with her husband and two small children. She began working for a non-profit organization, and eventually started a blog about being an Israeli mom in New York City. Her blog became a business, and inspired her to become a Certified Life and Transition Coach. Noa and her family now reside in North Carolina.

Mofoluwaso Ilevbare (aka Fofo) is a transformational Vibrant Life & Leadership Coach, Speaker, and Trainer. A social entrepreneur & women-in-the-boardroom advocate, Fofo champions a charity for empowering women and young girls in Africa and around the world.

A few years ago, I was a member in active working mom board on Babycenter, and the topic of time management came up on probably a weekly basis. One of the women posed the theory of limited energy, which I’ve learned to apply to everything in my life.

Entrepreneur Candi King is a mom of four children, ranging in age from 9 to 14. She has worked with wood extensively, and makes a variety of different wood items, including puzzles, doll houses, and barns. She also sews, and makes reusable cloth gift bags.

I started the 60,000 strong Women’s Entrepreneur Network Facebook Group in May, 2015. It has been through a lot of ups and downs, but there are always those moments when you wonder as a group owner what exactly people are thinking. So, I’m going to share some of those here.

The First Annual Leadership Girl Live Summit, taking place at the beautiful Doyle’s Vineyard in Durham, NC, begins on Friday, September 22nd and concludes on Sunday, September 23rd, 2017 – connecting women entrepreneurs together to foster deeper relationships to drive community and collaboration.

The ‘Power of We’. It’s at the root of everything good in our world. Relationships are the cornerstone of any business. When we work together, we can conquer just about anything.

I imagine a world where women come together to grow their businesses. A world in which we learn and exchange knowledge for the greater good – where we collaborate and build the best versions of ourselves and our businesses.

Sometimes, maintaining that professional attitude at work is very difficult indeed.  While it may be temporarily satisfying to tell someone what you really think in the heat of the moment, it is not necessarily in your best interest to do so.

When you have a lot to do, you need to be able to do things as quickly and efficiently as possible. The right tools serve as shortcuts that will help you maximize your productivity. Since we all rely on our phones to do just about everything, it doesn’t hurt to rely on a few smart iPhone apps designed to help you get work done.

Modern technology has enabled businesses to offer working from home more and more, so you’ve likely had the opportunity to decide if working from home is an option for you. However, unexpectedly having kids around the house can throw a wrench in your perfect plan. Whether they’re your own children or somebody else’s, getting work done while they’re around is difficult, but can be done.

I’d be lying if I said that I haven’t made more than my fair share of mistakes and that I haven’t had my fair share of frustrations with building the Women’s Entrepreneur Network group on Facebook. But now it’s a dynamic, fun, ever-changing group. Here are some things I learned while building my Facebook group.

Though it’s actually been a little while, it feels like it was just yesterday that I first started posting on Facebook and other social media sites and blogs. I remember it all too well. I had this great, if not naive, idea that I’d write fantastic content from my little MBA brain, and people would adore it, and share it, and it would instantly go viral. It didn’t quite go as planned.

Jodi Murphy is a Safety Engineer with a construction/maintenance company in Jacksonville, Florida. After a 20 year career in the Navy as a carpenter, Jodi retired and went to college to earn a Masters in Occupational Safety and Health. She now applies her experience to ensure the health and safety of over 200 workers.

It’s part of being human to want to be liked or even loved by everyone. The reality is that not everyone is going to love you, your business, your message – even your hair color.  There will be people who think you’re too pretty, too ugly, too tall, to short, too fat, too thin, too loud, too boisterous, and the list goes on. It doesn’t matter who you are, someone will find a reason to not like you.

To say that 2016 was a rough year in my life would be an understatement. Aside from all the challenges, this year also brought me a tremendous number of lessons.

My challenge to you as 2016 comes to an end is to find one way that you can make the world a better place.

Mindset isn’t just the latest buzz in the entrepreneurial world; it’s a real thing. Mindset is a beautiful and important thing when you’re growing your business. But mindset is only part of the equation.

November is inevitably that month every year when people start gratitude journals and make charitable contributions. It’s also that time of year when I look over the previous year and start to count my many blessings.

As a business owner, chances are pretty good that your days are filled to the brim with more than enough tasks that need to get done. You’re busy, and no matter how good you are at setting goals and prioritizing and scheduling your time, spending time in the kitchen still takes precious time away from other activities.

Caroline Sumners is the founder of marketing agency, Fifty One Degrees. With 18 years experience in marketing roles across multi-national corporations, Caroline helps SMBs to stand out in the market place with incentive travel & events planning, as well as social media management and marketing consultancy. Caroline has a degree in International Relations, has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, and often shares her workspace with her Miniature Schnauzer, Rufus.