The real problem is many work at home moms fail to realize that they are business owners, and thus should be acting like business owners. Those who do not continue to give the term “Work at Home Mom” a bad rep.

Let’s admit it: the label of being a “Woman Entrepreneur” who works out of her home gets much more respect than the label “Work at Home Mom.”

Sad, but true. And why I do not call myself the latter.

Part of the reason is that a stereotype for moms who run a business already exists: work at home moms are not real business owners. And that hurts us all.

Too many moms just wing it and try to fit work in whenever and wherever possible. If you ask me, this is a surefire road to burnout. While it doesn’t have to be traditional, you do need to have a plan.

When you own a business, no matter how big or small, there are rules, behavior AND ethics that you need to adhere to.

Being a work at home mom doesn’t give you the right to take short cuts, shun a responsibility or commitment and doesn’t give you the right to get special treatment or freebies just because you are a mom in business. Then there are the basic “do’s and don’ts” that should be incorporated into the way you conduct yourselves with others in business.

I know; I know. Your kids are why you decided to work at home. And kids are the most unpredictiable things on the planet. But if you can manage a two year old having a temper tantrum, you can manage your business.

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The bad rep of working from home

Although this is just 1% of all the Starbucks, I panicked for a moment, thinking my favorite other office and meeting/conference room might be gone.  Well, with more than 12,000 other stores, I am sure it won’t be hard to find one.

But it got me thinking, if you work out of a home office, where do you conduct business? I really don’t like having people in my home, so I always meet them out.   And sometimes, when I just need a change of scenery, I grab my laptop and go to a coffee house to work.

How about you?

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Oh no! My office is closing.