What is a mom entrepreneur? A mom entrepreneur is a mother who has chosen her family first by working from home, in order to care for them while pursuing her passion or career.  That is how I describe myself.  I have owned my virtual assistant business for over 5 years.  I wanted the flexibility to work from home, so I can care for my special needs son, but still do what I love doing.

I realized though that the demands of a mom entrepreneur who juggles running a business while caring for my special needs child is very demanding and some days challenging.  However, I would not change a thing.  I realized that priority management has become something I have or maybe am “still” trying to master.  Nevertheless, us moms know, you cannot plan for sick children or snow days in your schedule, so being flexible, having a good “back up” plan and honest communication with your clients is your only saving grace.

Mom networking groups are growing every day.  With social media readily at our fingertips blogging and networking is par for the course for of us moms.  It so wonderful to see the support we give each other even “virtually.”

However, being a mom entrepreneur of a special needs child, I was realizing that although I enjoy the camaraderie and sharing that I get from some of the mom entrepreneur network groups I am a member of.  I was not able to find that connection that I needed of other moms dealing with juggling a business while running their child to therapy appointments, or specialists.  However, I was also finding that I wasn’t really able to connect with moms on the special needs network groups, because they were not able to relate to the “business issues” I was dealing with.

Therefore, I decided being creative and wanting to help others the way I do, I created my own network group.  Special Mompreneurs (http://specialmompreneurs.ning.com) is a “free” network group for all those moms out there that run a business from home, or may be considering running a business from home, while juggling the demands of caring for your special needs child.  At Special Mompreneurs we Support…Inspire…Share both personally and professionally.  As a member, you have the opportunity to network with other moms who are juggling both hats, that of a business woman and that of a mom a special needs child.

We share experiences, network, partner, educate and become friends.  It’s a wonderful non-judgmental, professional group of woman who share the same interests, dreams and hardships.

Jacob's 1st Day of Preschool

I also blog about my wonderful boy…Jacob at “Jacob’s Journal (http://journeyofjacob.blogspot.com).  Jacob was diagnosed at birth with Down Syndrome.  He was also diagnosed with a congenital heart defect when I was 4 months pregnant, which allowed us the ability to prepare for his open-heart surgery at 6 months old.

Jacob had a hard first year of his life, but has blossomed and grown into such a wonderful, fun-loving, smart little boy.  I was able to share our experience in a book I wrote entitled, “Jacob’s Journal – My Journey Home” (www.jacobsbirthjournalbook.com).  It’s a wonderful short story about Jacob’s first six months prior to his open heart surgery.  I wrote the book as a celebration of my son’s life.  It is an inspirational but informative story that I hope brings joy and information to first-time moms like myself who was given the diagnosis that their child will have down syndrome.  There is cause to celebrate, and that is you were blessed with a gift from God and I hope all parents given that diagnosis can see that through all the medical tubes, surgeries, medical bills, specialists and therapists.  You were truly blessed!

Marla Murasko, CEO

“Your time and resources are essential to your business…entrust them to me virtually”

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