Motherhood is one of the toughest jobs in the world - just ask any mom. It’s often thankless, seems endless, and certainly lacks much worldly prestige. Life for mom can be even more challenging if she desires to work outside the home to boot. There are, after all, limited choices beyond the full-time job and requisite daycare for the kids. In a month where we stop for a day (May 11) to recognize all that mom does, it’s interesting to note that more and more moms are finding a place at home and in franchising. Moms like Liz Norwood in Denver, Colo.
When Norwood graduated from college in 1985, she went to work in the field of advertising sales and marketing. She spent time with ad agencies and local and national publications building her career. But when the time came to start a family, she left the corporate world for the simplicity of staying at home with the new baby. She had planned to go back to work but found the corporate options and inflexible scheduling left much to be desired for moms like her. And that just didn’t sit well with Norwood. Read more.
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