National Association Helps Local Mom Work At Home

Expressions Photo Design, a mom owned and home based business, is reaching new heights with a little help from some friends.

Matawan, NJ (PRWEB) October 22, 2004 -- Moms who want to work at home and spend more time with their children have a better chance of succeeding with the help of a national association called Home-Based Working Moms (HBWM.com) based in Austin, Texas.

Home-Based Working Moms helps parents who work at home or want to work at home by providing resources, support, networking and an online community of moms across the country," Lesley Spencer, HBWM.com founder and director said. I started HBWM because of my own desire to spend more time with my children and realizing there are a lot of parents looking for a way to stay at home and still earn an income. Our organization gives these parents a head-start by providing resources for finding work-at-home opportunities as well as support, networking and marketing help for those who already work at home."

"The support I have received from this group of women has been overwhelming. We turn to each other for everything from marketing advice to how to deal with our children when difficulties arise. It is also nice to know that when I need a service or product that I have a large network of home based moms to choose from to procure what I need." Jill Caren of Expressions Photo Design (www.expressionspd.com) states. A lot of my recent success in generating media attention and sales have come directly from HBWM. I am close to meeting my sales goals for the year and am confident that 2005 will bring me to a whole new level of success, which for me means having thousands of my art pieces hanging in homes around the country!"

I began my business in 2003 after the birth of my daughter so that I could be a stay at home mom, but I knew I needed something more. When I visited HBWM I was immediately inspired and convinced that I too, could have a successful home-based business. A little over a year later my Photo Art business is a success and I have the wonderful opportunity to make each of my customers smile on a daily basis by providing them with beautiful art from their family photographs. No corporate paycheck can replace that feeling, or the ability to be there for my daughter when she needs me." adds Jill Caren of www.Expressionspd.com.

Members of HBWM.com receive a monthly newsletter filled with profiles of Home-Based Working Moms across the country as well as marketing and publicity ideas, tips for working with children and general home business advice. Another important benefit of HBWM is warning members and website visitors of scams. There are a lot of businesses out there playing on parents emotions to work at home and are offering quick and easy ways to make money that often turn out to be scams," Spencer warned. "On our website we have "HBWM.coms 10 Tips for Avoiding Scams" to help educate parents on how to proceed with caution."

Spencer believes families will not be the only ones to benefit by having one parent at home. All of society stands to benefit from enabling parents to spend more time with their children as well as helping reduce traffic, pollution and gasoline usage."

HBWM also promotes outsourcing jobs and projects to Home-Based Working Moms to help businesses cut costs. HBWM broadcasts these opportunities to its members at no charge to the companies that outsource paid work from home opportunities. In addition, HBWM.com has an online searchable Mom-Owned Business Directory for finding members' businesses offering a particular product or service. Hiring and buying from Home-Based Working Moms makes a lot of sense. Not only will businesses and consumers save money, they will help support moms who want to spend more time with their children," Spencer adds.

HBWM membership dues are $49 per year, which includes a monthly newsletter, email discussion listserv, listing in the online searchable membership directory, free advertising options and much more. In addition, HBWM offers a Work-at-Home Kit (www.WorkatHomeKit.com) for those who want more in depth help in starting a home-based business as well as a free downloadable eDirectory of Home Based Careers (http://edirectoryofhomebasedcareers.com).

For more information on Home-Based Working Moms, view their web site at: http://www.HBWM.com or send a business-size #10, self-addressed, stamped envelope to: HBWM, P.O. Box 500164, Austin, TX 78750.

For more information on Expressions Photo Design, view their web site at: www.expressionspd.com or contact them at 732.241.5365.

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