Hello VAF!!!

My name is Mae and I just recently started eOffice Business Solutions - Yippeee!! Currently I am nervous and excited about being a business owner and using my skills to help others and myself.

A bit about me and e (it's so fun to say) I am a single parent of a beautiful yet tween challenged 12yr old daughter. Currently I am in the transition process of moving to Takoma Park MD (I'm a sitting duck for my apartment). I am a intermediate belly dancing vegetarian :-) that loves nature and believes in holistic health and mother earth can cure almost any and everything.

For the past 12 years I have worked in banking, retail, non profits, technology, advertising/marketing, culinary arts, sustainability (green) and with start ups doing administrative work with specialties in program, project and executive management. In addition I have done some consulting, participated in a few leadership and fellowship opportunities. I have always had the entrepreneurial bug in me but didn't know where or how to apply it and like that the light bulb went off and I realized that a lot of the work I was doing on the side and yes for free plus day to day I could do for myself via business.

So I had to leave my job in July which I worked for 5 years due to my daughter getting sick (better now) and decided to stop being afraid and start being great. So I started eOfficeBusinessSolutions and my niche markets are start ups, entrepreneurs, small business, non profits, LEED associates, real estate, government and social entrepreneurs.

Currently I am in the very early stages I am going through business planning and hope to join this business program that begins next month where I will have some guidance and experts working with me. I have reached out to free resources such as Score etc for business advice and of course VAF!! In addition, also looking into bringing in income temporarily as a VA until I am more established.

Ideally eOBS will be a triple pundit business or triple bottom line with many clients and employ other virtual workers.

I am so excited to be apart of this wonderful community get and give some insight, be a cheerleader and learn. Here is to much success to everyone!!!

Blessings,
Mae

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Mae Smith - Owner of eOffice Business Solutions
Your excellent, efficient, economical partner in business support services!

It sounds like you will fit right in with this community! You have made an excellent start by reaching out to free resources elsewhere; be sure and take advantage of all that is available on VAF, too!

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Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC
Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

Welcome to the forum, congrats on your new business, and very much good luck on your move. As I read your words, intro, I can almost feel your excitement, enthusiasm, and happiness. Stay enthusiastic and you will go far.

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Terri Williams, Assisting the small business owner
www.terripwilliams.com

Hello NY! Good luck on your new business and on you new personal venture!

Welcome to the VAF and congrats on your new venture! I love your enthusiasm and wish you much success.

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Margaret
Helping You Build Your Empire

Congratulations Mae!! I know what the fear is like being a sole parent myself, it is a real juggling act but sometimes you just have to trust that everything will be ok and just get yourself out there. I wish you the very best of luck in your new business venture. Exciting isn't it?

Originally Posted by eOfficeBusinessSolutions

...decided to stop being afraid and start being great.

Love it.

I wish you much success and I'll see you around the forums!

~Elise

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Elise Tailleur
www.alamodeoffice.ca