By: Danielle Pierce So many people have gotten the entrepreneur bug and claim they want to leave their day job. All day on social media, you can see post after post of women claiming they are done with working for someone else and they are going to go after their dream. Typically, you will find lots of comments in agreement with this sentiment and the general consensus … [Read more...]
How to Be a Mom and an Entrepreneur without Failing at Both
When I began this entrepreneurship journey several years ago, I knew one thing and one thing only: I did not want to work for anyone ever again in my life. I had been fired twice from jobs because I put my kids’ health first. The last full-time job I had was with the federal government. I quit that job when I heard God say, “Pack your things. It’s time to go.” Before and … [Read more...]
4 Things You’re Doing to Ruin Your Business Relationships
Relationships make the world go round. In many aspects of life, relationships are a big key to growth and success. This principle holds very true when it comes to business. You have to create and cultivate great business relationships if you want to experience constant progress with your business. Connecting with the right people can generate opportunities and growth you could … [Read more...]
Successful Marriage or Successful Business? 3 Tips for Entrepreneurs to Help Both Grow
Being an entrepreneur can be an emotional journey filled with ups and downs. Sure, if we keep our ultimate goal in mind, we find a way to keep pushing and make things happen, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Sometimes pursuing the entrepreneurial dream can be so challenging, the stress from it can begin to leak into other areas of our lives. And when we are under a great deal … [Read more...]
Four Things We Found that MUST be in Place If You Want to Build a Successful Business with Your Spouse
My wife Ronnie and I have been working together to build what you see today with BMWK for close to 7 years now. It's been anything but easy, but every ounce of it has been worth it. This journey has solidified not just our marriage but our family. On a daily basis we are forced to lift each other up, cheer for each other and drag each other across the finish line of our goals … [Read more...]
On the Rise: Three Teenage Entrepreneurs Make Their Mark
When it comes to getting a head start on their personal brand, Chase Reed, Maya Penn and Warren Cassell, Jr. aren't wasting any time. While many people may take years of growth and experience to discover their true potential, these three own their own businesses...and they're not even 17. Chase Reed, 16, of Harlem, NY began giving his sneakers to his father for money until … [Read more...]
How I Learned a Shocking Lesson About Reaching My Goals
Since the beginning of summer, we have been without AC. That's right, we've been living in a sauna cause for whatever reason our AC started blowing out warm air all of a sudden. But with everything being so hectic and crazy, we just didn't have the time to get someone in to check it out (not to mention, we were fearful of hearing what the cost would be to fix the problem). On … [Read more...]