“Single Moms Working From Home”
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by Rozey Gean
With the increasing upswing in the divorce rate, women choosing to take on parenting alone, and teen pregnancies single moms are no longer considered a minority group.
While the circumstances as to how they assumed the role of a single mom differ, the fact that they are raising their children on their own presents itself with a slightly different perspective than that of dual parenting. In essence, the single mom is responsible for doing it all.
Traditionally, the single mom has been faced with options in supporting her family to include governmental assistance, working more than one job in order to bring home a substantial income, and possible assistance from family members who are able to contribute. Today's single mom has yet another option she can exercise to support her family . . . she, too, can work from home. Getting started may prove to be more difficult for the single mom for various reasons. Since she is the sole provider in her household, she does not share the luxury of depending on her partner's income to help carry her family through the start up and lulls experienced in operating a business from her home. Also, she must consider insurance coverage for herself and her children. Severing the ties to governmental and/or employment benefits may propose a challenge to her.
Perhaps, the best suggestion for a single mom desiring to work from home would be to determine what type of business she wishes to start and do so slowly while weaning herself away from her current employment and/or governmental assistance. Make it a part-time endeavor so that you can discover whether or not it is what you desire to do in your future, if it is going to provide a stable income for your family, and to better prepare yourself for what to expect emotionally and physically.
Support Groups Uncertainties and the fear of facing challenges alone can become overwhelming when you do not have the support of a partner by your side. It would benefit the single mom to either join or start two support groups - one designed for women in business and the other instituted to assist single parents in meeting social and parenting needs. A support, or networking, group comprised of other female entrepreneurs will be invaluable to the single mom as she enters the foreign world of entrepreneurship.
This new circle of business acquaintances will provide a forum for addressing the challenges she faces as a businesswoman, as well as help her move forward in her determination to succeed! The second group, made up of other single parents, will provide emotional support, a social arena, and a haven to her as she forges on with her mission to raise her children alone. With these two prominent groups of individuals by her side, she can accomplish great things on her own.
There are numerous online support groups and agencies that have been established for the purpose of assisting single women become successful business owners and cope with single parenthood. A few places you may wish to visit are as follows:
www.parentswithoutpartners.org
www.athomemothers.com
www.suite101.com/links.cfm/single_moms
By implementing sound planning, ingenuity, and a drive to succeed, the single woman can overcome the challenges and risks she faces in starting her own home-based business. Yes, single moms can successfully work from home!
Rozey Gean, founder of the Women Entrepreneurs Online Network, (WEON), is a thirteen year veteran to entrepreneurship. Her expertise includes mentoring women in business and sharing her vast knowledge through written works. Copyright 1999, Rozey Gean, All Rights Reserved Worldwide
The Real Reason Moms Work at Home By Liz Folger BizyMommy@aol.com
A few weeks ago I posed a question in my weekly e-newsletter for work-at-home moms. The question I asked was, "Why do you work At Home? To be honest, I was a little surprised by the comments.
When you think of someone starting a home business, you figure they are probably in it for the money. The reason being, you see so many ads that scream, "Work-at-home and make $1000's of dollars a week doing nothing." So, of course, we just figure the person is probably in it for the money.
For me personally? I've been working at home now for just under five years. In that time, I started a home business biz via a business opportunity and failed within the first year. I then went on to write the book, The Stay-at-Home Mom's Guide To Making Money for the simple reason that I wanted to know how other moms out there were successfully running a business from home.
From there my business has grown to a website, weekly self-syndicated column, e-newsletter and more books on the way. I'll be the first to say that I'm not in this for the BIG money. If I was, I would have quit about 4 years 9 months ago. No I'm here because I wanted to raise my children myself. I wanted to breastfeed for as long as I wanted, I wanted to take them for walks any time of the day, hear their first words, teach them to plant a garden and watch the seeds sprout. I wanted the opportunity to be a full time parent and I wanted a chance to use my own personal creativity.
Here's a few comments from other work-at-home moms on why they work from home.
"I work from home so I can be there for my three children and my husband. I have tried working outside the home and always felt stressed both at work and at home. I wanted to be able to do something for myself that didn't take away from my family." ~ Patricia
"It's one word, pure and simple, 'Freedom.' I don't work at home for the money, or because I hated my boss, or because I got fed up with corporate America. I do it because it's given me back my life. I own it. I run it. I am in total control of it. For example, the other day, my 15-year-old daughter had just gotten home from school. I, as usual, was at the computer. She comes into the office and states, 'I have some extra money, and there's a CD I'd like to buy. When can you take me?' Well, I looked at her, thought a minute, and said, 'Let's go now.'" ~ Kim Skinner, K & D Publishing, http://www.kndpublishing.com
"I recently realized that my own answer has started to evolve. A year ago I would have plainly and honestly said 'To be home with my daughters.'" But a lot has changed since then. While that is still my most important reason, I would now have to add that I work at home because it makes me grow and stretch as a person, I can never get fired, the mistakes I make are MINE and I can learn from them and do with them as I please, because my success will also be MINE. I can learn from it and do with it what I please, because I am a positive influence on my daughters, because I can take time off to take my toddler to the doctor, or go help in my 2nd grader's class, or whatever reason I choose. Having my own home based business gives me strength, purpose, and a confidence I've never known before. And on top of all of that, I am blessed with the GIFT of being able to be home with my wonderful children." ~ Julie Frost, http://idea.yourhomebiz.com/
Liz Folger is Work-at-Home Mom Expert and author of The Stay-at-Home Mom's Guide To Making Money. Her book is available at your favorite bookstore like www.amazon.com or by calling 800-632-8676. Liz has also created a resource site for work-at-home moms at: http://www.bizymoms.com. When you visit don't forget to sign-up for the free e-newsletter
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