Thanks Mom

Everyone is blogging about their mom today. I probably should too. And I probably should salute all them moms who own and operate businesses.

Since my Mom is on the East Coast and I am on the West Coast, I decided to visit two close friends, two female friends who are moms and who own their own businesses.

First Janice, who runs the Yoga Garden Studio in San Anselmo, California, and Mercedes who just opened a great store in Corte Madera, California called Tiller Digs Garden Home, which sells nature inspired and organic items for the home. And while I was buying lots of goods, I noticed that Mercedes daughter gave her a great gift. She volunteered to work in the store.  Both Janice and Mercedes are fulfilling a life dream -- and doing what they love. Having their own business about something they care about. According to the SBA there are another 10.6 million women doing the same thing out there. And these are just a sixth of all the working mom's out there. That's a lot of moms. Imagine holding two jobs like they do. Their work job and their home job.

I suggested to Janice and Mercedes that they check out annual Women's Business Conference in San Francisco June 2-3.

FYI, since I am in my forties, I no longer call her Mom. Instead, I call her Mother Nature.