Feeling lucky?
And have you been a very good mompreneur this year?
Well, we’re full of the holiday spirit and are ready to spread some joy your way.
That’s why we’re offering a huge, mega-great, super fantastic, just-what-you-always-wanted gift just in time for the holidays. The gift of learning, planning, strategizing, building, re-inventing and a whole weekend of yum, ahhhh, and “me time” rolled into one package: The Mom Biz Retreat in Chicago! One lucky mom entrepreneur is gonna win a ticket to go! Will it be you?
The Mom Biz Retreat is a weekend getaway for mom entrepreneurs who want to make their business successful while enjoying some much needed “me time”. Spend the weekend working on your business and walk away with tools to help you grow your business. Work in a supportive environment with other mom entrepreneurs who understand you and receive the help of a business coach and trainer.
We would love to have you join us at the Amalfi Hotel in beautiful downtown Chicago on January 27-29, 2012.
We are giving away one all access pass* to the Mom Biz Retreat Chicago (value $595).
This ticket will give you access to all the sessions, parties, yoga, networking and business building that you can handle in 2.5 days.
How to enter? Easy! Just follow these TWO simple steps:
Step 1: Register for our upcoming Teleseminar – 5 Reasons Mom Businesses Struggle.
On the Teleseminar Replay from Thursday, Dec 8, you’ll learn:
- The #1 trick to managing the time you have.
- How to get more clients and how to make more money.
- The #1 way to avoid failure in your business.
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Step 2: Leave a comment on this blog post detailing why you want to go to the Mom Biz Retreat, or a link to a post on your own blog about why you want to attend.
Bonus entry: 1 entry per day for tweeting:
Click on the Tweet Button to the right, or copy/paste the following: Tweet
Get ready to work ON ur biz, not IN it! Win a FREE all-access pass to the #MomBizRetreat in Chicago! http://wp.me/p1VrcQ-5f #mombizgiveaway
Contest closes at 12 noon EST Wednesday, December 14, 2011. Winners will be chosen using the “And the Winner is…” plug in. Winner will be announced on Thursday, Dec 15th on this blog, social media and email.
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Determined to grow your business? Forget a giveaway – do you really want to and need to attend? Buy your ticket now to the Mom Biz Retreat Chicago – only 30 spots available.
*This giveaway includes one all access pass to the Mom Biz Retreat Chicago. Travel and accommodation are the responsibility of the winner.
I’d be thrilled to meet my Twitter friends…and then there’s the super added bonus of my son’s in Chic and I haven’t seen him since September!
I’ve owned run a chain of preschools since 1994. During the early 2000s we were going gangbusters=7 locations & 28 employees.Then along came 2008 & the recession. Now it’s 2011 w 3 locations & 8 employees.
I’m mom nearing end of putting 3 thru college w/o help from their dad. I must continue to generate income…but I also feel burnt out.
Perhaps the preschools was chapter 1 & SpontaneousSmiley.com is chapter 2. But will chapter 2 generate enuf $ to sustain us? So far SponSmiley has generated very little $…but perhaps I am on the cusp w my 1st Children’s book due out w Random House March. AND my really great kids may go to grad school & still need mom’s support. Do I focus on biz plan for chap 1 or 2? Guidance would be SO helpful!
Sounds like this Retreat is the perfect time for you – I can hear you being pulled in different directions. Having the time to soul search and reflect in the presence of a business coach and a business trainer can empower you to make decisions you need…
There is indeed something powerful to meeting our online friends in person! Imagine all your peeps in one room… and to visit your son? Awesome!
I have heard so much about this retreat and can’t wait to be able to attend. I’ve been a single mom since my daughters birth and have worked hard to make her the first priority and now my spouse as well. It’s hard to manage time and I need help really creating my plan and maping out my next steps. I know this would be an amazing experience and will gladly drive the 8 hours if I’m fortunate enough to be choosen!
Rebecca, we would love to have you – the time away is a massive gift, but then to go home with a whole bunch of tools in your trunk to set you up for business success… priceless.
I would love to attend the retreat to gain knowledge and strategies to help me become more successful in business and as a social entrepreneur. I enjoy learning new things and connecting with new people. Being in the presence of women running their business, companies, and organizations is an honor.
Well we would be honored to be in your presence! Not only will you gain knowledge, you will put that knowledge into action by creating your own strategies personalized to your own business!
In the last 6years my husband and I have 1) got married, 2) moved 6 times for his work, therefore buying 3 houses and selling 2, 3) had 2 children all while starting and restarting my Personal training business with every move. We are now back in our home town, bought what we hope is the last house for a while, and I am re-starting my fitness business again! It has been a bit of a struggle these last few months, but I will just keep plugging along. I had taken on a license for a fitness company that has not been a great experience, so now I am ready to do my own thing! I would love the chance to have some ‘me time’ all while learning to refocus on the business with family!
Phew – I am tired just reading all that you have accomplished in the last 6 years! You are right, it is time for you, and time to build your own business – no need to take on a license for a fitness company – be THE fitness company! We would love to have you!
I would love to be a part of the MomBiz Retreat in Chicago because as a mom of five and Mompreneur I don’t get the time I should to look after me. I am always looking after the family and my business. Plus I have loved the interactions I’ve had with all of you and would LOVE to learn from you in person!
Heather, we would love to learn from you and meet you in person too! Mom of 5- yes a weekend away is a must! With the added bonus of helping craft your next year business success…
I would feel truly blessed if I was given the opportunity for the All Access pass to the Chicago MomBiz Retreat. I work at a regular full time day job and have been trying to start my own biz on the side. It has been a real struggle. I have so little time to put into my business. But I do it one baby step at a time. I know this retreat would give me the tools, support and extra push I need to get my dream moving. I know this because I am part of the MomBiz Academy and have already gained so much from being a part of it. This retreat would be dream come true!
Lisa, the Retreat is like the MomBizAcademy on steroids! I understand trying to balance full time work with starting a job – it’s hard… but the moment you can drop your full time job and have your passion be your “job”… priceless!
Well I have five kids and my business is ready to go to the next stage, but I think I will need the support of other women who are also going through the same process. I love to learn from others as well as share whatever I know. I was once a full-time at home mom and now I am going back into that direction and need to make some connections let alone a little break/pampering would be nice. I look forward to this opportunity.
I would really love to get some motivation and input on the next steps for my crafting business. I would hope to learn, learn, LEARN!! And come out of it with a plan and maybe even some new friends! Thanks!!
I’ll admit it. I’m kind of a mess right now. I’ve been running a successful business as a freelance Graphic Designer for 13 years. During that time, I’ve gotten married and had three kids. I turned 40 this year, and call it a mid-life crisis if you like, the love is gone for me with my current business. Mommy needs a change, but after 13 years of being self-employed, I will never go back to working for someone else.
I’ve been working on a new business this year, inspired by my crazy life with my kids, and what I’ve done in my home to keep us organized. My business plan is just about complete and if I can raise the capital to get going, I plan to launch in the new year. Besides money, the other element I lack in kick-starting my new venture is TIME. Time dedicated to just working on the new business. There’s always something else…work, kids, housework, driving everyone all over hell’s half acre. And laundry. Did I mention the mountain of laundry?? You moms know what I’m talking about.
I’d love to spend some quality time with other like-minded women – and not to mention – enjoy some adult conversation and get some valuable tools I can use to make my new dream a reality.
Help! I’m drowning in my life right now! I need time away and some business advice. Save meeeee!
I just wrote a blogpost about it so that I can share with my readership and all of the other mompreneurs that I know about this awesome opportunity. The chance to connect and learn from other mompreneurs would be absolutely priceless!!
http://sweetstellas.blogspot.com/2011/12/mom-biz-retreat-get-me-there.html
Going and learning would be incredible! I do everything fo my business myself and it would be a real treat to have some help and wisdom from others.
Surrounding yourself with others who have done it is sooo important to growing! I need it!
Thanks for giving someone a chance.
I want to go to this conference because I’ve been dabbling in my business for years, but I’ve never given it the dedication it deserves. I think the conference will spark a big change in me for 2012!
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I want to win this all access pass because:
1- I want to finally meet Lara in person!
2- I have my own biz for 10 years but feel like I need a defribulator to pump it up- it’s getting rote.
3- I just became a rep for J Hilburn Men’s Clothes and could use the time away to focus on both businesses.
4- With 5 kids at home- I need a weekend away period. Next year consider somewhere warm Lara….Mexico, Costa Rica hmmm
Thx for this amazing opportunity! Mary
Mary – you will love meeting Lara in person (this is Shelagh writing at the moment)… I wish she lived closer to me too! It is so necessary to step back a bit and look at your business objectively – when we’re living in it every day it is hard to see the forest through the trees. 5 kids? Yes. You need a weekend away!!
Owning a very small business is really hard, way harder than I thought it would be. Though I love my business and love what it is I do, I do have many struggles.
I struggle with the Mom/wife/business owner balance.
I struggle living in a country where our nearest family is over 5000 miles away.
I struggle with the ‘business’ side of my business.
Oh the list could go on.
I would love to come to the retreat, for the support, advice and just to hang out with some like minded women.
Rebecca Michi – Children’s Sleep Specialist
“Me too”. That’s what I think when I hear your struggles. We understand, completely. People think owning your own business is such fun – work yourself, make your own hours, HA! It’s the hardest job out there. But being empowered to live your dream and your passion AND make money while doing it? It is possible. We’d love to meet you!
I am a new entrepreneur and would love to learn from your experience.
My partner and I are just now launching our new online playdate planning site, http://www.PlaydatePlanet.com, so this would be the perfect time for me to attend your event. As a new mompreneur in a business that is intended to help mompreneurs, and working moms and dads in general, I would love the opportunity to learn, network, and get some much needed R&R. Someone is going to be very lucky!
Launching is the perfect time to set yourself up for success. You need clarity with your decisions and to ensure you are growing in the right direction… sometimes businesses take on a life of their own and they end up where you don’t want them to be! Congrats on your launch Meryl… we look forward to hearing about your success!
I would love to attend the retreat to start the year and my business off right. Spending quality time building my business and learning from other amazing mompreneurs would be invaluable. It so easy to get caught up in all of the ins and outs of daily life and motherhood that my business too often takes a back seat. I need some motivation and tips to get rid of the mommy guilt when I’m devoting time to my business. Getting some yoga and spa time would be an awesome bonus too!
Jen, we hear you on the yoga and spa time! You are right, it is time to get rid of the mommy guilt and figure out how to balance your family life and business life accordingly!
Hi,
I am very new to the entrepreneurial world, as I formulate my business plan, figure out what to do and how to do it I am continually seeking out the experts with the best advice, I heard great things about your last retreat and would love to learn more…
Nancy
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Lara always has such great information and I always feel like she is talking right to me and my issues. Having face to face time with her and the other mompreneurs would be invaluable!
The best teachers are not those who impart information – but those who share their experience… that’s the beauty of the Mom Biz Retreat – Shelagh and Lara both live it everyday so understand your challenges intimately! They are likely facing the same one!!
You had me at “work on, not in.” Things have been picking up rapidly for me lately, but I am not satisfied with my business plan, AND need some away time just for me. This would be just the thing I want!
Shelley, you may want the Retreat, but it sounds like you NEED it too! If things are picking up, this is the time to get refocused, get your plan in action and be prepared for the growth… there is so much you can’t do when you are putting out fires everyday!
I would love to attend the mombiz retreat to network with other women and mothers who are navigating the challenges of motherhood and entrepreneurialism
It’s magic when you put a bunch of like-minded women together in one room – you will never say “me too” so many times!
I would love the opportunity to attend the All Access Pass Mom Biz Retreat. I have been in business for 5 years with the help of my four little ones at my feet.
If given the opportunity to attend the retreat it would help me decide the next 5 years! Being surrounded by other business professionals and the opportunity to learn how I can become a more viable business or just throw in the towel. As I didn’t start out with a business plan I don’t even now how to put one together to make that next 5 year decision. How to schedule my time, as I feel I work 7 days a week and listen to “but mommy its sunday can we play” and not feel the guilt of missing out on kids growing up. To figure how to target market and where put my marketing dollars because sometimes it feels like I just wasted $$$ for someone elses paper and ink, let alone to figure out if anyone saw my ads. And to find out if the plateau I am feeling I have hit is because I am the only employee, but figure out how do I expand to hire some staff.
This retreat would definitly help get me to the next step. And the thought of 2 nights of interupted sleep seems like a fairy tale opportunity. The ability to learn something viable for my business and the opportunity to say to my kids when I return “kids lets go to the park without mommys laptop” would be an awesome dream come true for me and them.
Thanks so much for the opportunity to enter.
I bet your story resonates with so many… sounds like this retreat may come at the perfect time for you! At our last retreat we had one woman come in with one business idea – and leave with a totally different business plan and business that is now up, running and successful! We also had another woman who ran a hugely successful multimillion dollar company realize that her job was not longer feeding her soul – so she walked away from it. You never know what will happen when you give yourself permission and the time to do some soul searching.
This looks like a FUN retreat!
It is! Fun, friendly AND helpful… now that is a great bundle!
I’d love to come to this retreat to really launch my business to the next level. I’ve been working on it for well over a year and still need to create better systems for creating products and attracting and bringing in clients. I also need to get better at compartmentalizing my business life from my family life. Thanks for a great opportunity, Lara!
Mimi – we are all about bringing your business to the next level. We are all about helping you create systems and structures – as well as creating strategies to help you attract and engage new clients… all the while balancing your personal and professional life!
Lara Galloway is awesome! I have learned so much from her
The retreat sounds like the exact thing that I could use at this time in my life and biz! Looking forward to today’s teleseminar.
Brenda, we are looking forward to having you on the call! Lara is indeed awesome (this is Shelagh writing) – I have to say, the Retreat is so good, for so many, on so many levels!
Even though I’ve been working on my business for over a year, I still need to get better at creating systems to keep clients coming in, create new products and build my business to the next level. I also need to learn how to better separate my business and family life. Finally, it would be GREAT to get away to Chicago and meet some other mompreneurs. Thanks for a great opportunity, Lara!
I am looking forward to learning the strategies that will help me so I don’t struggle with my new biz
Don’t struggle. It takes too much time – learn from those who know! It’s way faster!
A Mom Biz Retreat, that would be awesome! I am a stay at home mom turned life coach. I love what I do and can only benefit myself and my clients from getting better at not only what I do, but also at running my business well.
Looking forward to today’s call.
Hope you liked the call! Yes, the more we learn indeed the better we become. Thanks for your comment Fez!
I think this is such a wonderful oppotunities for moms. I have never been and would love the chance. Lara you couldn’t have picked a better time as well, after the holidays when we will be so tired and stressed out and then starting out the new year what a great way to get motivated and share ideas with others. You were so nice to talk to me in the past about my SpecialMoms Entrepreneur Club and have given me such wonderful ideas and really great motivation to puruse my dreams and passions and what a great way to continue that by attending this retreat. Surrounding yourself with such powerful, passionate, and positive women is just another bonus. Have a wonderful holiday.
Marla it would be so great to have you at the Retreat!
A weekend away to focus on me and my personal goals and how I can achieve them sounds like a dream!
We’re dreaming in Baby!
I would love to attend! I am just starting a biz! The networking with women would be encouraging as I begin this journey. Also, the information that I acquired would help me get started in the right direction.
Yes to both your points! Great networking and relationship building AND only useful and applicable info!
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This sounds like an amazing opportunity … I would love to attend and network other ladies would be a great way to cross promote and gain exposure for our company.
It is true – the networking is important – but the best way to gain exposure for you company is to begin building relationships!! We would love to have you!