When the Economy Gets Tough, Shoppers Get Going

When the Economy Gets Tough, Shoppers Get Going….to the New Mompreneurs Marketplace

Scarsdale, New York—The predictions about this holiday retail season may be gloomy, but resourceful moms are banding together to buck the trend by selling their one-of-a kind gifts at the newly redesigned Mompreneurs Marketplace. This one-stop virtual mini-mall features an impressive array of mom-owned businesses, all offering unique products and services that will help spread the joy without ruining your budget.

Spearheaded by Ellen H. Parlapiano and Patricia Cobe, founders of the dynamic community at www.MompreneursOnline.com, the user-friendly e-commerce site provides a way for moms to cooperatively market their businesses while promoting the concept of work/family balance. And it offers consumers the opportunity to support mom-owned businesses, while shopping for unique and affordable gifts. Shoppers will find something special for everyone on their holiday list, from adorable baby and children’s gear to gourmet food treats, indulgent beauty gifts, artisanal jewelry and crafts, on-trend fashion accessories, inspirational books and CDs, and much, much more.

These are just a few of the treasures you’ll discover as you browse through the MompreneursÒ Marketplace.

• Give the gift of endless summer with colorful beach-inspired clothing and shell jewelry courtesy of Salty Chix. The items at this breezy boutique will warm your recipient all winter long.

• Personalized note cards and stationery bow pads from Good Thoughts Paper come in trendy colors with coordinated patterned ribbons—packaged and ready to go for all those teachers and co-workers on your list.

• Pamper a deserving friend or relative with Flower Peddler natural bath and beauty products. Fragrant oils, clays, salts and lotions derived from plants and herbs soothe and refresh.

•For that new mom celebrating baby’s first Christmas, check out Stickee-Buns—tiny onesies with a cute non-slip design on the seat to prevent an infant from slumping or sliding down in a car seat or swing. Parents will also love the duds at Modern Munchkin, Hippos Toes and Lilypad Baby.

•The gift of knowledge is always appreciated. Introduce young children to a second language with interactive DVDs, toys and games from The Bilingual Fun Company or Boca Beth.

•Tempt chocoholics with artisan chocolates from Red Thread Confections. The sweets are handcrafted in small batches using fair trade organic single origin cocoa beans.

The entrepreneurial women who make up the Marketplace not only provide a stress-free shopping experience, many offer special holiday services, such as discount coupons, complimentary gift wrap and free shipping. It all adds up to a friendly, fun-filled holiday shopping experience that won’t break the bank.

Mompreneurs is a trademark of Ellen Parlapiano and Patricia Cobe, founders of the Mompreneurs® Marketplace and co-authors of Mompreneurs: A Mother’s Practical Guide to Work-at-Home Success and Mompreneurs Online: Using the Internet to Build Work@Home Success; both published by Perigee. Visit the website and message boards at www.mompreneursonline.com.

Cyber Monday Sale At Online Bookstore

Cyber Monday Special at Online Bookstore at Virtual Word Publishing

Start your own virtual assistant business with this Cyber Monday Special ...

For the first time ever (and for a limited time) the Workbook Edition of Virtual Assistant the Series is available as an Ebook -- November 20 - December 1st

Special Also Includes: 15 Minutes of Free Coaching from either Author Diana Ennen or Kelly Poelker - And ... 10% Off Next Coaching Session - $24.95 (Additional coaching not required)

Also on special , 30% off all books in the bookstore at Virtual Word Publishing, at www.virtualwordpublishing.com

Also, please stop by Virtual Assistant Startups at www.virtualassistantstartups.com. We are redesigning it and our forum is operational again as well as our directory. We hope to have our monthly chats coming in January.

Happy Shopping!

Diana Ennen
President, Virtual Word Publishing
www.virtualwordpublishing.com
(954) 971-4025

Black Friday Sales at Online Bookstore

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It's time to start your holiday shopping and there's no better place than to do it online ... Stop by Virtual Word Publishing for some fabulous books! Happy Shopping!

Margate, FL (November 2007) – Shop early this holiday season and with just a quick click of a mouse, get gifts the entire family will enjoy. At Virtual Word Publishing, http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com, find books from starting a home-based business or virtual assistant business, to sci-fi thrillers, children’s books, Christian books, cookbooks, and more. And just in time for the Black Friday Sales to save big.

From delightful children’s books like Zip, Burp and Hula, to the fiction thriller, Sledgehammer, readers of all ages will find what they are looking for at the newly revised online bookstore.
For those entrepreneurs who always wanted to start a business, nothing can beat business and how to books on those topics. That’s what business books such as Virtual Assistant – The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA and the accompanying VA the Series Workbook as well as Corel Word Perfect Office Ready Virtual Assistant Solution Pack offer. How to books that direct readers step-by-step through the entire process of starting a virtual assistant business with pros that know exactly what needs to be done to run a successful business. That’s the true power of words.

The authors, Diana Ennen and Kelly Poelker, are also offering the following holiday specials: For the first time ever the Virtual Assistant – The Series Workbook will be sold as an Ebook (for a limited time only), with an added bonus of a free 15-minute consultation with either author, Ennen or Poelker, and a coupon for 10% discount on a future one-hour coaching session.
Perfect for the holidays, the bookstore provides Christian and inspirational books, cookbooks, e-books, and more. But what makes this bookstore unique is that the bookstore offers more than just the books alone. For example, the children’s book, Zip, Burp and Hula comes with a matching coloring book and paint by number book so children can delight in coloring along with the characters of the book. Virtual Assistant – The Series has the accompanying workbook. Virtual Assistant Solution Pack comes with over 70 templates of business forms needed to start a virtual assistant business.

And for holiday cooking, look to the Bizymoms Cookbook. 151 pages of recipes perfect for holiday cooking as well as yummy desserts, crockpot delights, and meals the whole family will enjoy. Email for a free sample at diana@virtualwordpublishing.com

Stop by the bookstore today at www.virtualwordpublishing.com and experience the magic that only a good book can offer. Diana Ennen and Kelly Poelker are both available for media interviews by contacting diana@virtualwordpublishing.com.