All NEW!! Welcome to Mompreneur Corner
November 9th, 2009
Hooray! This section is a long time in the making, and an exciting step for Boutique Cafe. If you’ve visited our site before you know that supporting women & mompreneurs in business is our true passion. For over 5 years we have done podcast interviews, fashion show spotlights, product reviews and all manner of advertising to give added attention to mompreneurs in helping them fulfill their dreams.
Now with Mompreneur Corner we hope to take our journey a step further. We will be showcasing featured articles by and for incredible business women. These weekly articles will run the gamut of topics, everything from the importance of branding your business, to how to balance your home/work just a bit better. We’ll delve into specifics from expert panelists in arenas such as: fabric design, product placements, advertising, coping with stress, mothering from behind a desk, zeroing in on your passion and much much more!!
The most thrilling part of the venture comes from the calibre of writers we have lined up to share their talents and expertise with you. Over the past several years, it’s been my honor to connect with so many leaders and trail blazers in various fields – I have approached several key people to become an integral & ongoing part of Boutique Cafe…and they can’t wait!!
We invite you to join with us in this new step at Boutique Cafe, by adding your voice to our discussion as well as sharing these articles and features with your friends. This is only the beginning – welcome to Boutique Cafe’s NEW Mompreneur Corner! Please give us a shout-out in our comments today and let us know you are eager to begin.
~ Daria
November 11th, 2009 at 10:57 am
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Diane Ward November 10 at 7:46pm
Hey Daria,
I love the stuff I’ve discovered on BC and wish I had kids so that I could buy all the yummy and cute kids clothes I see there! I have a suggestion for a column or series of columns for your site. I regularly deal with this online store run by a mompreneur and there’s a huge difference I notice between some of the things she does that you don’t (and vice versa) – basically business etiquette.
Have you thought about maybe offering advice (or having one of your awesome consultants do it) on things like email, providing information to your clientele, etc? Just to clarify, I keep buying things from this online store which she runs out of her house and want to go pick up my orders but she never provides a pick up address. The business has moved a couple of times already when they’ve sold their houses and it irks me that I have to email the owner multiple times every time I place an order because her emails about picking up just say “okay, your order is in, come get it”. So just a thought as I can’t help but notice your professionalism is excellent and I think people could really learn from you!
Best wishes,
Diane
November 11th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Hi Diane,
Wow thanks so much for your comment today. I had to smile when I read that, I’m very grateful to hear your feedback.
Professionalism is DEFINITELY something we will cover in the upcoming articles. I love your idea and I think alot of us need a refresher course in dealing with customers in a polished way. Even if you work hard at it, we can all use the reminder I think. I’ll get cracking on this idea and supply you with a link to our coverage once we have it ready.
Many many thanks for your suggestion, compliments and continued support!
~ Daria
PS. we love to hear from all of you – send in your topic suggestions as Diane has done. This is fantastic!