Motherhood Incorporated Creates Mom-portunities
The internet is filled with opportunities for someone to work from home. The options are endless. Offering services as a virtual assistant is only one of them, but the option is a very real one for those with the skills people are looking for.
Motherhood Incorporated opens up a world of opportunities for these skilled mothers. Professional mom’s that want to stay home with their children are able to use their skills to bring in some money to their household. This isn’t just for mothers in the US either, there are also virtual assistant opportunities through Motherhood Incorporated Canada.
Finding customers on your own may not be the easiest approach to take, but Sandra Beck has been able to create a place where these moms and businesses can be paired up, making sure both sides get what they need.
I have gotten an opportunity to ask Sandra about how she got started, and she was kind enough to share her inspiring story with us through an interview.
What is ‘Motherhood Incorporated’?
Motherhood Incorporated is a company comprised of mothers who left the traditional workforce to spend more time with their children and choose to work from a virtual office.
What inspired you to start a service which connects stay-at-home moms to businesses?
I was on bedrest with my recent toddler for 5 months and in order to do my job at a top international company I had to find ways to do what I needed to do – everything except face to face meeting — and even those we did over the internet. Being confined to a bed for months on end makes you very resourceful. I then realize upon returning to my traditional employment that I couldn’t afford the time commuting with my very full schedule. I created a company around this type of “employment” and retained my prior company as a client. In congested cities, with homes being so pricey to be near downtown locations and the affordability of phone, fax and internet along with the ability to use online services for video and phone conferencing along with virtual office hookups it makes good ecological sense and good business sense because everyone benefits. Being green is such a plus!
Andrea Nelson on June 30th, 2008 6:16 pm
That’s really great to hear. Sometimes people are so condescending of home-based jobs or businesses, but they can easily be as productive or useful (even more so) than a suit-and-tie outfit in a gargantuan steel-and-glass tower. And sometimes consumers can’t even tell the differences. Vanity numbers and efficiency-bolstering services like gotvmail and virtual phone systems narrow the gap significantly.
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