Set Boundaries And Create Your Own Space When Working From Home

Set Boundaries And Create Your Own Space When Working From Home

As a new embroidery business owner, do your family and friends have the opinion that you should be available for their every need 24/7 because you are working from home? Set boundaries and create your own space when you are working from home. This is very important for new embroidery business owners.

This was a huge problem for me when I first started my business from home. I still had one teenage daughter at home and I had always kept up with running the kids everyplace they needed to go and kept up with all of the regular home duties that a housewife is expected to do. No one in the family expected any part of their life was going to change when Mom started her own business.

For a while, I was driving myself crazy trying to be all things to everyone in the household and run my business at the same time. It just was not working and I could not accomplish anything in my business.

New Embroidery Business Owners Must Set Boundaries

This is a problem that so many new embroidery business owners are faced with when they are first getting their business started from home and they do not know how to say NO or to set boundaries and create your own space for those around them!

I learned very quickly that I had to set regular business hours and regular family hours. I have to admit, this was not easy at first, but it was a must if I was going to succeed with my business and keep my sanity.

Setting boundaries is absolutely a must for the health of your family life and your business life. Without certain “rules” and even physical divides in your home, your children assume that you are available for their every need, and even partners and friends can impose on your working day, causing frustration and tension for everyone involved. This is very hard on relationships.

Set Aside One Room To Create Your Own Space

Set aside one room to create your own space if at all possible; one that you can close the door to the rest of the world. This is very important. If you cannot separate yourself from the family you cannot do your business justice, you will not be able to concentrate with all of the interruptions and you will not be able to grow your business.

When my door is closed in my office, my family knows that they are not to disturb me for any reason unless it is an emergency. I established this rule several years ago and it has worked very well. Now my husband is retired, another big adjustment, and he knows DO NOT ENTER!

I now have 2 rooms, one is my office and the other one is my workroom that has my embroidery machines and all of my other equipment in it. The door to my workroom is always open but the embroidery machines are not going to stop unless there is an emergency. They can come in and talk to me but they are not to disturb the workflow.

Running your business from home is entirely possible for the new embroidery business owner if you do set boundaries and create your own space, but you must stick to your rules. Your family will soon learn what the rules are and both you and your family will be happier at the end of the day!

If this has been a problem for you, let me know what you have done to eliminate the issues and how you enforced your rules.

 

How To Start An Embroidery Business- Get Started Today!

How To Start An Embroidery Business- Get Started Today!

7 Key Elements To A Highly Profitable Home Based Embroidery Business

I am Joyce Jagger, The Embroidery Coach and I simplify the complex world of embroidery into easy to understand lessons for the new embroiderer. My passion is to show you how to start an embroidery business and help you get off to a fast start. I will help you, if you are an existing embroiderer, improve your skills so that you can provide higher quality embroidery and increase your profitability!

When beginning your embroidery business, it is important to start on the right foot. These 7 key elements will help you to properly plan your new business venture the right way, saving you time, frustration and costly mistakes.

  • Planning
    It'’s important to create a simple working plan, road map or guide for you to follow. A business plan is supposed to provide you with a clear direction and act as a guide for you on how you intend to run your embroidery business and plan for future growth. With this plan, you will be able to stay on track by analyzing and measuring each step along the way to ensure that you are sticking to the plan you originally laid out.
  • Marketing
    You will need to create an off line and online marketing plan to cover all angles of your business. Marketing does not have to be scary, as it is a plan and method of helping you to stay in touch with customers and helping to create and attract new prospects. Marketing entails following channels that will help you to get your embroidery products in front of your target market (the right people, persuade them to purchase your product or service, and keep them coming back for more.
  • Pricing
    Many business people recommend that you survey other, similar embroidery businesses in order to create your own price list. This may actually kill your business. The most important thing to remember is that you are in business to make money, not just to survive. You will need to let go of any fear you have and charge what you think your product or service is worth to your customer by developing a total pricing structure that will cover every pricing scenario.
  • Niche Marketing
    The most common question regarding niche marketing is, What is a niche?‚ A niche is a small section of the market that you can specialize in. This section is one that others in your market have either overlooked or are not willing to service because of the special nature or size of that section. You can specialize in this particular embroidery section and brand yourself as the expert (that‚’s the marketing part!), ensuring that you always have an audience and low competition.
  • Finding Good Employees
    Before you begin actually looking for an employee, you will need to decide if your business is in the right place to actually pay a competitive wage and/or offer benefits to that employee. Once you have determined that, it‚’s a good idea to ask friends and family for recommendations first. If that does not yield any results, then check with your State Unemployment Service, but be sure to let them know exactly what kind of worker you are looking for.
  • Education
    You really need to make the commitment to investing in your education. Set aside time and funds so that you can attend seminars, embroidery trade shows, buy books and videos etc. Your business with flourish when you have the proper skills, so don’t cheat yourself of valuable information.
  • Creating an Action Plan
    I have a fill in the blanks Embroidery Business Plan Template for you inside of How To Start An Embroidery Business”  to download to get started. While you are working on the business plan, begin to market your product or service. Write down the steps you plan to take and break them up so that you do some each day. Then, stick to the plan! Taking action is the only way to get your business up and running.

I have created a program teaching you How to start your own Embroidery Business as well as how to plan out each area of your embroidery business. This is a course that will teach you how step by step how to write your own Embroidery Business Plan, plan out your entire promotional calendar for the year as well as your business. This is a course that every embroidery business owner should be required to take.

 

It’s Time To Give Yourself A Gift!  A Once In A Lifetime Embroidery Business Information Gift!

It’s Time To Give Yourself A Gift! A Once In A Lifetime Embroidery Business Information Gift!

Your Embroidery Business Once In A Lifetime Opportunity!”

 

This Embroidery Business Lifetime opportunity does not come your way very often.  I want to offer you something really special to celebrate the end of the year and the launch of The Embroidery Training Resource Center‚ that you absolutely will not want to pass up! What a wonderful Christmas gift this would make! Can you imagine a better gift than all of the information that you will need to grow your embroidery business!

I have built The Embroidery Training Resource Center into the only Embroidery Training Center that you will ever need! The training inside of this comprehensive training site starts with the baby steps of starting your own embroidery business and provides the tools that you will need as you grow along in your embroidery business.

Go to http://www.TheEmbroideryCoach.com for full details! Trust Me! You do not want to miss out on this once in a LIFETIME opportunity!

Along with the Gold Plus Membership you will also be eligible to attend FREE the “How To Price Your Embroidery Workshop” in January of 2013

It is Time To Give Yourself A Gift! A Once In A Lifetime Embroidery Business Opportunity!