WEBCAST: Working mothers can have it all says Lesley Spencer Pyle

SPRING, TEXAS
March 26, 2007 12:01am

Starting a small business and working it from home can let women have both career satisfaction while raising a family, says Lesley Spencer Pyle, a Spring, Texas, mother who took that path 12 years ago.

The founder and president of HBWM.com Inc. (Home Based Working Moms), Ms. Pyle says working at home helps moms continue their professional pursuits but in a more flexible and accommodating way.

Ms. Pyle, whose pre-family career was in public relations and marketing, says one of the toughest hurdles to clear for mothers starting home-based businesses is marketing.

But another is even more basic: Deciding what to do.

“The first one is deciding what they want to do,” she says in a CVBT Audio Interview. “Finding the right home business … is usually not instant. It’s not something you can just automatically start a business and know it’s right for you.”

(Ms. Pyle talks about home-based business for women and her association in out CVBT Auto Interview. Please click on the link below to listen or download to your iPod or PC. This audio file runs just under 10 minutes in length.)

Home-Based Working Moms is an association and online community of parents who work at home and those who would like to.