NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Lesley Spencer
512.266.0900 or cell phone 512.659.7584

Organization Aims to Help Moms Work at Home
Home-Based Working Moms — Combining Business with Children

AUSTIN, TX -- Women who want to work and raise their children will have a better chance of succeeding with the creation of a national organization called Home-Based Working Moms (HBWM) based in Austin, Texas.

“Home-Based Working Moms aims to help mothers (and fathers) find a way to make an income without having to work outside the home full time,” Lesley Spencer, HBWM founder said. “I decided to start HBWM because there are a lot of parents looking for ways to stay at home. Our organization gives these parents a head-start by providing resources for finding a work-at-home opportunity. In addition, HBWM provides networking and on-going support for parents who currently work at home.”

Members also receive a monthly newsletter with home business ideas, time management tips, marketing and publicity ideas, and tips for working with children. Another important benefit of HBWM is warning members of scams. “There are a lot of businesses out there playing on parents’ emotions to work at home and are offering quick and easy ways to make money that often turn out to be scams,” Spencer warned.

Spencer believes families will not be the only ones to benefit by having one parent at home. “All of society stands to benefit with a reduction in traffic and pollution, and by cutting down on gasoline usage.”

HBWM also promotes contracting home-based working moms for permanent and temporary projects. HBWM offers free ads in their newsletter and on their web site to any company offering home-based employment. “Hiring home-based working moms to do projects such as word processing, writing, computer programming, mass mailings, clerical and any other jobs that can be done at home makes a lot of sense. These companies can save money by hiring these home-based working moms, and at the same time boost their company’s image as a “family-friendly company.”

In addition, HBWM encourages companies to be more family-friendly to current employees by offering flex-time, part-time, job-share, telecommuting and work-from-home opportunities whenever possible. “Studies have shown that employees are more productive working at home and their dedication and morale obviously increase. It’s a win-win situation,” Spencer said.

HBWM membership dues are $44 per year which includes a monthly newsletter, information on how to cut your living expenses, membership directory, as well as two free ads in the newsletter. Other publications available are: Over 200 Home Business Ideas & Opportunities, Tips for Selecting a Home Business, Basics of Starting a Home Business and How to Promote Your Home Business.

For more information on Home-Based Working Moms, view their web site at: http://www.hbwm.com or send a business-size #10, self-addressed, stamped envelope to: HBWM, P.O. Box 500164, Austin, TX 78750.

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Canadian Rep Lynda Menegotti