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I’d like to introduce to you one of several guest bloggers that will be joining The Momtrepreneur Maven to add advice, perspective, and help with my periodic Mommy Brain moments. Welcome, Reluctant Momtrepreneur! Are entrepreneurs born or made? I guess I’m about to find out. My career path has never taken a daring turn. Even…

Myra Roldan has offered up the story of her experience on Oprah in the latest edition of Mommy Millionaire Magazine. It’s an interesting read and may have walking, not running, to get to Harpo Studios. “After appearing on Oprah, I became very depressed and almost walked away from my business. I was receiving nasty phone…

It’s pretty self-explanatory. Want to know if your pitch sucks? YourPitchSucks.com is dedicated to helping us, for free, since even we press-release-writing moms who love to promote our business(es) don’t always have perfect pitch. “We want to help you get your pitch perfected before you send it out to places like HARO, or PRweb, etc……

So I watched this video and initially thought, Great. Now I have to advise all momtrepreneurs to move to Los Angeles if they want famous Hollywood customers. When I actually turned the volume up and heard that Mary Bauer of Bratt Decor is based in *Baltimore!* and shopped her ideas around Philadelphia and New York…

Everyone go to this site RIGHT NOW. Then come back here. Pretty please? I got my momAgenda daily calendar as a holiday gift and after some use, I must share the goodies within. Take your everyday daily calendar. Exchange the cover for a beautiful, soft fabric in chocolate brown or pink-rose faux crocodile skin. Then,…

Apropos Amber’s interview, I took out a pile of library books on the topic of The Website Owner. If you publish a website-related book, by the time it hits stores–let alone the library–it’s dated and no longer applicable…to much of anything. Except for Dispatches From Blogistan (A Travel Guide For The Modern Blogger) by Suzanne…

Where do the Gods of Trader Joe’s reside so that I may thank them? It’s all so easy. So instant. Need warm, perfectly cooked rice? Just 3 minutes in the microwave. Don’t have time to order Chinese, let alone go out for some? Pop a pile of mandarin chicken in the oven, bake for 20…

If ever I recommend a website to you, know that I have not been paid. These are websites I use myself, truly enjoy, find interesting, or think may be useful to you. Mint.com – It’s “the best free way to manage your money.” It really is. You can figure out how to pay off debts…

By now, I’m sure you’ve read Malcolm Gladwell’s acclaimed book Outliers. And by now, I’m sure you’ve seen all the YouTube clips of Mr. Gladwell discussing his interesting take on Fleetwood Mac’s story. But if you’re like me and you’ve had no time to do much of either, check out this video. It’s Mister Malcolm…