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Product Review – “File-It Calendar” by Andrea Lythgoe
For the first five years, my doula business finances were a mess! I was getting plenty of births, but I had no idea if I was making a profit, how much, and when it came to the end of the year, figuring out my expenses for tax time was just awful!
And then I stumbled on a product that has solved all most of my accounting problems. It’s called the “File-it!” calendar, and I’ve used it for the last five years with great success.
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Birth Resources
Our guest blogger today is doula and childbirth educator Andrea Lythgoe, who owns the valuable website for birth professionals – ...
A film is being released on July 26th about reducing infant mortality. It will be free to download. They are ...
Cover via Amazon There are so many books on the market for pregnancy and childbirth, it can make ...
Image via Wikipedia Today's question on Facebook and Twitter to birth professionals was: What are your favorite online resources for breastfeeding ...
Image via Wikipedia Here are 10 interesting links (okay I lied; there are 13) that have been shared ...
Image via Wikipedia One of the reasons why I'm enjoying Facebook lately is that with all the birth professionals I'm connected ...
Childbirth Connection has a sale! From the website: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="152" caption="Childbirth Connection pregnancy posters on salhas a sale! From ...
Image by auglove5 via Flickr A Facebook friend shared this article from Midwifery Today's website. When appropriate in ...
While looking for resources for childbirth educators this morning, I came across a website called "Transition to Parenthood". Janelle Durham ...
Watch this excellent video about infant mortality by Debby Takikawa and Hana Peace Works. From her website: Listen to Obstetricians, Doulas, ...
After coming back from CBE training last week, I’ve been looking around for a dilation chart made of foam. So ...
Here is an animated video from About.com that illustrates how an epidural is administered. Know of any other resources about ...
Starting Your Biz
Day 20 of Reorganize Your Doula Biz – How Much Money Will You Make In 2009?For today’s post, I’d like to provide you with a simple tool you can use to estimate how much money you will make and how much money you will spend next year. With this tool, you can forecast your income and expenses and see how much money you will make (or not) in 2009. Why should you do a forecast? First of all, it’s an element of a good business plan. Here are some other benefits:
Getting Organized
Day 19 of Reorganize Your Doula Biz – Business Expenses and Taxable DeductionsFor today’s post, I’ll be revisiting an old one I wrote a few months ago regarding business expenses. I thought I’d share a list of deductible expenses today for your business. It’s by no means comprehensive, but maybe there are some items that you haven’t thought of:
Marketing
Increasing Your Earning Potential, Part 3 of 3 – Product Suggestions, by Leanne PalmerstonIn the first two parts of this three-part article on increasing your potential income, we looked at how diversification is the key to earning more money. Offering more products will improve your ability to make money. Those extra products should be of two types: additional stand-alone products and value-added services that improve your existing products.
Home Office
Day 14 of Reorganize Your Doula Biz – Books, Handouts and Birth ToolsIf you love your birth work, chances are you’ve got lots of books. Lots of them. And what about organizing handouts for clients? Then there are the nifty tools we take to births. Here are a few tips to keep it all straight.
Bringing Up Kids and a Business
Time Management Strategies for Work-Life Balance, Part II’d like to talk about creating specific work hours and making the most of that time. I’ll present a couple of questions each day for you to think about how and when you work best. I want you to be as productive as possible when you’re at work so you can enjoy life more when you’re away from the office. For the home business owner, time management is critical for maintaining peace of mind and peace within your family.
Building Connections
Day 4 of Reorganize Your Doula Biz for ‘09 – What Will It Take To Feel The Fire Within?Stephen Covey says the “essence of these needs is captured in the phrase ‘to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy’.” Explore a new way of looking at self care and how it helps enable you to serve others in the work you do and the life you live.
Business Planning
Day 20 of Reorganize Your Doula Biz – How Much Money Will You Make In 2009?For today’s post, I’d like to provide you with a simple tool you can use to estimate how much money you will make and how much money you will spend next year. With this tool, you can forecast your income and expenses and see how much money you will make (or not) in 2009. Why should you do a forecast? First of all, it’s an element of a good business plan. Here are some other benefits:
Creating Structure
Day 20 of Reorganize Your Doula Biz – How Much Money Will You Make In 2009?For today’s post, I’d like to provide you with a simple tool you can use to estimate how much money you will make and how much money you will spend next year. With this tool, you can forecast your income and expenses and see how much money you will make (or not) in 2009. Why should you do a forecast? First of all, it’s an element of a good business plan. Here are some other benefits:
Birth Pros Speak
Product Review – “File-It Calendar” by Andrea LythgoeFor the first five years, my doula business finances were a mess! I was getting plenty of births, but I had no idea if I was making a profit, how much, and when it came to the end of the year, figuring out my expenses for tax time was just awful!
And then I stumbled on a product that has solved all most of my accounting problems. It’s called the “File-it!” calendar, and I’ve used it for the last five years with great success.
