Personal Development Resources for Mom-Owned Businesses
Are you ready to go into the new year strong, confident, and ready to reach your personal and professional goals? Being a mom while running a business requires a special…
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50+ Gifts from Mom-Owned Businesses for Everyone on Your List
Are you ready for an easy holiday shopping experience you can feel good about? Welcome to the MOB Holiday Gift Guide – the easiest way to support a small business…
MOB Spotlight: Sue Patterson, Unschooling Mom 2 Mom
Sue Patterson’s path to becoming a homeschooling coach and community leader started when traditional school didn’t meet her child’s needs.“I was a mainstream suburban soccer mom. I had no idea when I first had kids that I’d ever choose something so ‘radical’ as homeschooling! But when school didn’t fit, I thought, ‘How hard can second grade be? Let’s do this… and they’ll always take us back if this is a bad idea!’ So we dove into adventures […]
8 Simple Ways to Support Mom Business Owners
Looking for ways to support your favorite businesses? Here are eight of our favorite ways to do that!Tell others about their business and why you love them!Don’t keep your favorite mom-owned business a secret! Word of mouth is crucial, so make sure you are tagging them in social media posts, sharing their name with friends, and sending potential customers their way.via GIPHYLeave a Five Star ReviewLike word of mouth, reviews are incredibly important to businesses to help build trust and ear […]
Ruth McCabe, Artist of the Month
Each month the MOB Nation collaborates with a different MOB Alliance artist. The featured artist is asked to share a piece that shows what the MOB means to them. This…
Five Ways to Support Your Transgender Kid
March 31st is Trans Day of Visibility. The MOB Nation supports LGBTQIA+ and is open to anyone who claims the title of “mom”. You can view our Statement of Inclusivity here.…
Teaching Your Children About Credit
We’re excited to welcome Colleen Salchow, financial coach for kids and parents, to the MOB blog! Learn more about Colleen at the end of this blog post. March is Credit…
MOB Monday – Teresa and Sandy of Self Balance Massage
Teresa & Sandy met in massage school, started separate businesses in different parts of Vancouver, and reconnected years later to form a business together!“Sandy and I met briefly in massage school then later when we worked together at a franchise location in Vancouver. We each left that business and started our own practices in different parts of town. In 2012, we met up again and decided to merge our practices together for support and to grow something great together,” says Ter […]
MOB Monday – Nancy of Full Charge Marge
Nancy has been a business manager for over 20 years in various industries. “I started out in Los Angeles working for film and TV industry professionals in a very analog way – managing household checking accounts, running staff payrolls, working with other professionals to help manage their lives, i.e., agents, attorneys, insurance folks and the like. When she moved to San Francisco in 1994, she did the same kinds of tasks, but in the music industry, “I created financial statemen […]
MOB Monday – Meg of Uniquely Wise Photography
Meg Wise, owner of Uniquely Wise Photography, opened her business in 2015 and has over 15 years’ experience as a photographer. She grew up surrounded by photos, “My mother, growing up, was amazing at taking photos of the floor and the back of people’s heads. My father’s house was a museum of memories. There were pictures hung everywhere. There were photo albums filled to the brim. One of the things I love the most is reminiscing over old photos and conjuring up the memori […]