03/12/2025
So my home county, Crawford County(CC), developed a CC Women in Business Impact Organization. As if I am not busy enough with 4 active kids, running my own business, and supporting my husband’s business😉, I have become passionate about organizing a similar organization here.
I put together a jotform to see if there is interest in forming a similar, but adaptable to this area, organization here. Scan the QR code or link below:
https://form.jotform.com/250704042338045
Over the past, roughly, 5 years of running my own small business, I have been able to meet numerous small business owners all over NW IA and I have found that I can relate with all of them.
Current thoughts:
Collabration with women small business owners to make a community impact while preserving self-care*. Eventually, thinking scholarship or mentorship programs for young women. Maybe even meeting speakers or de-stressing meetings.
Feature a woman-owned local business periodically on social media.
Preserve what is important. Develop. Collaborate and Innovate. We can go anywhere when we keep ourselves healthy and put our minds together.
*self-care. I work in an extremely stressful field with an extremely high burn-out rate and su***de rate. I have found that setting boundaries, time by myself, time with friends, being outdoors, working out, and time with God are vital to me. In the questionaire, there is a question about self-care and if you want to be part of a group devotion or prayer before meetings.
Here is a facebook group to join as well.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/603950282632264
Please share and let's make this happen!