How does one become a millionaire overnight? Well, maybe not overnight, but it’s easier to reach than you think.
No, it’s not one of MLM schemes or writing a looong loud page on the internet selling how to write a loooong loud page on the internet to make money off other confused wannabe millionaires.

It’s about a real dream that moms know the best how to bring to reality. This is not the case of dreaming. It’s about acting, solving a problem – a small problem you stumbled upon in your life or a sudden idea you come up with when praised for something you did very well.

As a woman you can be encouraged (we need a lot of encouragement) that more and more often moms entrepreneurs ‘are making it’ better than their macho men. Stuck between a rock (corporate job) and a hard place (trying to serve the best their young families) they are able to find good, balanced life and financial freedom.

Think about Sandra Wilson and Nicole Garza, who’s both stories are so inspiring. Without Warren Buffet’s wits and funding of venture capital, they made, just recently, millions, by solving their every day problem.

Well, don’t quit your corporate job quite yet, and if you’re fired, get at least part-time job that can carry you out through the tough times, if you have enough discipline to get to greatness one day. Financing a startup from your current cash flow does not work, how found out the “Pasta Princess” – a woman who tried to start her dream pasta business. Graduated from university with $24,000 loan, she made a series of pasta dishes and went around the city restaurants and corners trying to get orders for her pasta and ending up only in free giveaways. Everybody loved her pasta, but nobody wanted to pay for it. Her loans ballooned to $40,000 in just few years and she was hiding from creditors. She desperately needed a business advisor who would put her on the right track of making, not losing money. Despite working very hard, her career was going nowhere. She could easily end-up on the street, if not for this make-over TV program, where she accidentally became an object of attention.

It’s not just about women who found it necessary not to rely on corporate job and government to raise their families.
Supposedly we became an Entrepreneurial nation, as elaborated upon in May 2007 issue of Profit Magazine.: “The recession of 1981-’82 shook the traditional economy to its roots. [..]Suddenly, Canada confronted an economic restructuring that few people understood. […]The result was an entrepreneurial revolution that changed the face of Canada—and just in time, too. The past quarter-century has seen shock after shock, from recession to NAFTA and globalization, from the PC to the spreadsheet to e-commerce. By pioneering innovation, new market niches and lower-cost ways of doing business, entrepreneurs helped the Canadian economy adapt to tough times and keep on growing. Since entrepreneurs shine in unstable environments, it seems likely that Canada’s entrepreneurial revolution will keep right on churning. With advancing technology, new competition from China, India and other “tiger” markets, an aging population and a tightening energy supply, Canada will face many challenges—but its entrepreneurs, if history is any guide, will lead the way by facing them first. “

Don’t pat yourself on the back, though, that it’s so great and it could be you who becomes entrepreneur tomorrow. While you’re waiting for your great idea at the company’s desk (when your boss in not looking, of course ;)), educate yourself about becoming one. Educated, qualified or not, you need to start thinking from the consumer’s point of view. Address a customer’s pain, and you’re on your way. Because sooner or later, you will be put on trial by fire. “The line between success and failure is so thin that the very wording of your message, or the niche you decide to attack first, could determine whether your business lives or dies.”

“If you’re looking for solid ways to send a new product or business skyward, Dragons’ Den is the most entertaining option around”. This business-themed reality-TV show is making rounds in more than 20 countries and debuted in Canada on October 4, 2006 on CBC. Watching Dragons’ Den could make a big difference to your business. Dragons’ Den involves real deals for real money, negotiated in front of the cameras. First thing you can learn from this show: if you don’t have your 30 second ‘elevator speech’, explaining to a stranger what you are doing, why, and how this can benefit anyone, don’t come out of your closet.

Moms entrepreneurs though must know what they are doing and why – a fragile body of a baby is in their hands and they’ll do anything to protect and nourish it’s best growth. Including launching big ideas that work – just before lunch. And on this positive note I can finish. Go on – dream your millions, too.

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