Welcome to week two of the Mumpreneur Monday challenge!
How did you get on with last week’s challenge? If you missed it, the Monday challenge was to Promote Your Blog.
The internet is a wonderful thing but nothing beats meeting real, live people in the flesh. Too much time on your own in front of a PC can drive you a little bit crazy, so this week your challenge is to…
Get out there!
Here’s how you could do it:
- Go to a new networking group
Pick one that suits your style – structured, informal, for mums, for women… take your pick. Stuck for ideas? Ask people you know where they network and what it’s like. Also, ask if you can join them as a guest.
Want to take the little ones but there are no mums networking groups in your area? You could start one of your own! Take a look at Mums The Boss and Mums Business Club.
- Have an informal meet-up (or a Tweetup*)
If you don’t want to start a networking group, you could just ask around if anyone knows any mums in business in your area, then arrange a time to meet up in the local park with the kids.
(*Tweetup = A gathering of people who use Twitter.)
- See someone you know you should meet
Have you been bouncing emails around with someone when you know you should go and see them in person? It’s not always easy to getting around to meeting people face-to-face. This week, set the date and go and see that person.
- Look for business events in your area
Sometimes you just need a breath of fresh air into your business. Look around for local business events and workshops where you can meet new people and get some new ideas. See Woman’s Work, you local Enterprise Agency or Universities, Business Link, or your local Chamber of Commerce.
- Turn to Jelly
Have you heard of Jelly? It’s where groups of home-workers gather together and work in the same space for a few hours (but without networking). There are Jellies popping up all over the world and quite a few are in the UK.
If you’re a Twitter user, the hashtag #Jelly will keep you up to date with all things Jelly.
- Go for a coffee, girls’ night out or whatever you fancy.
Between family and business it’s easy to forget that you’ve not been out just for fun for a while. So go out, enjoy yourself and recharge those batteries.
Drop me a comment and let me know how you get on!