For week 2 of the Reorganize Your Doula Business for ‘09, we’ll be taking a look at all the ways you organize your office, paperwork, files and electronic data. Each day I’ll offer you some tips and resources to help you organize your office in some way. Today we will take a look at where you run your birth business.

Not more than 3 minutes ago, I sent my certification exam off to become a childbirth educator. It got me thinking about my path as a birth professional and the lessons I’ve learned from training with a variety of organizations. Today I offer 3 tips that may help you as you consider your options of who to train with and what path to take.

Set an intention today that you will attract more clients by preparing several interview packets. By having a few packets that are ready to go, you will be sending a message out to the Universe that you’re ready and willing to receive more clients into your practice.

What should you include in your interview packets? Here are some suggestions:

I’ve been exploring a better-defined niche for my doula business. It’s evolved over the two years of my work with women, and it’s about to be transformed again pretty shortly. Today I’ll share with you what a niche is and why you should consider one for your birth business.

Guy Kawasaki is the author of “The Art of the Start”. In this video, he shares that the core of creating a business is to “make meaning”. He then goes on to talk about three ways to make meaning.