Verizon's Hardest Working Small Biz Mom?

Here is my entry into the Verizon's Hardest Working Small Biz Mom contest... the winner gets a year's worth of professional cleaning and $5,000!

When I was in college, my nickname was 'couch', because I slept on a pull-out couch bed. How appropriate, because today, I am running a successful small business from my couch. Yes, I have a home office, where I meet with clients, but lets face it, a one year old doesn't do well around printers and wires.


Now, being a mom is a full time job, so when you start your own small business, you are pretty much bordering on insane. I started New Market Media Web & Graphic Design after I had my first child, and I am still here, 8 years and 4 kids later.

I do all of the typical mom stuff from homework and carpooling, to cleaning and cooking, I also do some pretty crazy things like designing favor tags to match a birthday party theme or teaching my 6 year old Photoshop and recently I started couponing (not quite successful yet)Why am I "Verizon's Hardest Working Small Biz Mom" because (this is the part where I suck up) I truly use Verizon for all of the work that I do. In addition to my Droid, I have a laptop, a desktop, a wireless blue ray player, and an ipod, all running off my internet. I use all of these simultaneously to run my business - desktop as my main computer, laptop to work on the couch, ipod and Netflix on blue ray (keeping my kids quiet right now as I write this).

What else? I teach part time, I have clients that range from mompreneurs to a large hospital and I give my services pro-bono to several non-profits, I am the ultimate multi-tasker and I never say 'no' to a friend.

Why do I want to win? Well, the keys are falling off the laptop as I type and I really would love to win the cleaning service for my husband who just wants matching socks.

http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Small-Biz-Blog/In-Time-for-Mother-s-Day-Mompreneurs-Get-Ready-to-Win-5-000-Cash/bc-p/311455#M757

Free Valentine's Printables

Since the first Valentine's Day Card was sent in Worcester, MA where New Market Media is located... we thought we would give you a Valentine project. We also threw in some 2" circles for cupcakes, tags or stickers.

These can all be downloaded below!

For More Free Printables... http://www.box.net/shared/dx9vgf4nqc

Enjoy!
http://www.newmarketmedia.biz/

 

Nelson Place PTO Website

Just launched the new Nelson Place PTO Website that we have been working on for about a month. We love the fun, colorful colors.

http://www.nelsonplacepto.org/

Design donated by New Market Media

More Free Printables

Fall Fun! Perfect for school, favor tags, stickers, church/youth groups/pre-schools etc...

Download, print and use for: Stickers, Favor Tags, Napkin Rings, Placecards, Cupcake Toppers and more!

Looks great with 2" scalloped punch.

Download link: http://www.box.net/shared/k06tkr597u

Free Printables for Halloween! candy apple, candy corn, silly monster tags

Free Printables for Halloween!

Wow, feeling creative and generous today. I created these for my wonderful sister Rachel over at Kouklamou Designs to use at her church so I thought I would offer them to you too. Candy Corn, Candy Apple, Chocolate Apple and Monster Tags (12 to a page).

I included jpgs and also pdfs that are all editable in Illustrator for the more experienced amongst us! Please share, but please do not copyright or resell. If you do use them, I would love for you to share with us what you created!!!
http://www.box.net/shared/dx9vgf4nqc

Personal Printables

Check out my newest venture sjk Studio - personal printables

In response to many people asking for me to create personal announcements, invites, monograms, program books, tags, printables etc... I have created sjk Studio. Check out the new blog launched yesterday. I will also be featuring crafts, recipes and other fun things in the blog as well. Printables for your personal events will be coming soon. This will be a line of items that you can purchase and print on your home computer or at a printer. Coming soon! For now...enjoy some of the free printables I have started to include.

http://sjkstudio.blogspot.com

Grecian Festival 2010

Grecian Festival 2010

St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral

102 Russell Street, Worcester, MA 01606

www.spyridoncathedral.org

Friday for lunch

Friday 5-12

Saturday 12-12

Sunday 12-10

$1 admission, children under 10 free

Be sure to check out the post before this for the program book!

And be sure to stop by my sister's booth Kouklamou Designs!