Hoboken Mom Condo Living
Planning the long-term & juggling the everyday

I am organizing a moms consulting networking lunch over at Sky Club Fitness. The lunch would be catered for free by a local business, and it might be a good way for the moms consulting network members to get to know each other and see what skills each of us bring to the table so I can compile a shortlist to give to employers. So far I have thirteen moms confirmed to attend, including an attorney, graphic designer & math/writing specialist and a realtor.

I am asking attendees to put together a handout listing their offerings , plus estimated fees. The meeting would be at 1pm on a weekday, probably in the last two weeks of September, kids are welcome! If you are interested in attending, you can join the networking group or email me. I am going to cap the list when I reach 20 since that is the maximum the Sky Club cafeteria can accommodate.

Potential Lunch Discussion topics

• How to price your services
• How to turn a short-term client into a long-term one
• How to handle payments (processing, grace period, tax issues)
• Wardrobe: how to carve a professional wardrobe out of a mommy one dominated by yoga pants
• Where to work

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8/6 Update: Registration is now closed for the lunch since we have reached the maximum # of attendees. Please feel free to email me at zhobokenmom@gmail.com if you would like to be placed on the waitlist.

The bookkeeper position has been filled by one of the moms from the consulting network. I am also in talks with several local businesses for bookkeeping, project management and web development opportunities, will post more info when I have it.

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