Mompreneurs Get Rich, Rich, Rich!

Everyday, I come across a feature story about a stay-at-home mom who takes a simple idea and turns it into a viable and even multi-million dollar business.

From fabric alphabet letters that ended up as a prop on Friends, to scrapbooking, to door-to-door salon services…the thing these women have in common is their desire to work from home and their courage to take a chance on making their once “kitchen table” idea a reality.

Here are some thoughts from Kim Lavine, author of Mommy Millionaire, on how to take the leap:

Tips for balancing life with love

• 1. Don’t apologize for having kids! Children are special angels from heaven whom God sent you. What’s wrong with this world when you have to apologize for having children beside you as you work? You’re Superwoman. You can manage kids, find your husband’s car keys, and close million dollar deals at the same time. Be proud of yourself!
• 2. If you’re going to be a Mommy Millionaire, you must accept the fact that you will have to burn down your house and build another one after ten years.
• This is especially true if you are the parent of young boys.
• At the end of the day, as long as we’re all happy, healthy and safe, I really don’t care how clean my house is and what kind of car I drive. My success as a mother isn’t measured anymore by how clean my house is or how well decorated it is, but by how happy my children are.
• 3. The argument between working moms versus stay-at-home moms is a moot point:This is the twenty-first century. The technology of email, cell phones and the Internet have empowered us in new and liberating ways, which will radically transform the 9 to 5 workday world and family world. Never before has it been so distinctly possible for us to have it all.
• 4. Just because people have more money than you, doesn’t mean they’re any happier than you.Though my mother-in-law was what most people would call “broke” most of her life, I have never known a happier person than her. She taught me that love of family is what really mattered, and it doesn’t cost anything to love.
• 5. Understand that just as money can’t buy happiness, a lack of it can’t take it away.With every challenge that was levied on me, all I had to do was stare into the beautiful healthy faces of my kids sleeping to feel gratitude. I would thank God for every breath they take, every smile, every “Mommy!” screamed with glee at seeing me, every cute, naughty, funny thing they did produced a pure joy and happiness that no amount of money could buy — or lack of money, could take away.
• And how are you going to have the unique and unparalleled experience of having a millionaire Angel Investor tear up your business plan and throw it in your face, which actually happened to me, if you don’t have a business plan?

If you have any thoughts about starting a home business, do research how Angel Investors can help.