✨ Welcome + Introduce Yourself

[Ani_]

You made it! Welcome to Square’s togetHER community 🙌

Our purpose is for you to find connection, advice, encouragement, and community with fellow women in business and allies. This community is built for and by you, so make it your own.

First step: Introduce yourself in this thread! We want to get to know each and everyone one of you here. Stuck on how you should introduce yourself to other lady bosses? Here are some things to cover: Tell us who you are, what you’re working on and what type of business you own. If you have an online store, feel free to share with the group!

Our guiding principles

We all want productive, friendly conversation propelling us forward. Keep these in mind when posting:

• Share actionable information/material. We want this group to provide advice and actions that you can implement immediately to improve your business. Give context when asking questions and be detailed in your responses. Post about the difficult things so we can figure out an answer together as a community.
• Assume good intent. Tone on the internet is very difficult to convey. Let’s assume that everyone posting here comes from a place of good intention, so we can do the same. If anything feels amiss, please report it to our moderators.
• Treat your fellow sellers with respect. We all come from different backgrounds and may not always agree with one another, but we can always treat each other with respect. We have a zero tolerance policy for harassment or abuse of sellers or moderators because this should be a happy place on the internet.
• No spam or excessive self promotion. We’ve all seen those groups with the same people posting the same thing every single day. Let’s respect each other’s time and refrain from this type of excessive self promotion. But, by all means, when it’s time to celebrate you, shout that accomplishment from the rooftops!

Can’t wait to see your posts and celebrate you! 🎉

[CareyJo]

Hi Wanda,

I was once like you - a young mom to two little girls and self-employed.  The most important thing I learned was to only work when my girls were sleeping.  I know in your line of work that's not possible but if you focus on doing your office work while your son is sleeping, you'll get more accomplished.  Housework can be done while he's playing near you but you can't focus on bills and papers and watch him at the same time.  I'm sure by now you already have a well established morning routine to get yourself out the door for your day, but even a 15 minute increase in that routine to have time for you is important.  If you're not doing that, you should consider it.  Don't burn the candle at both ends.

What kinds of advice do you need?  Do you have a specific area that you're lacking in that you'd like some direction?  Hit me with it!

[anniesplace]

Hello. I'm new to the community. I purchased a few items with a small idea in mind to help support my young family. I began my journey six months ago and am looking for inspiration and motivation to grow my business. I come from an early childhood education background so am wanting to focus on that, mainly directed at teachers and educators. I have two school-aged children and am also studying part-time. This is all very new to me so I am learning as I go.

[Helen]

Welcome @anniesplace - you've come to the right place! You might have already discovered it but you could take a look at our Square Readers Book Club where you can meet other business owners at all stages of business ownership, and learn business tips and strategies along the way. 

[CareyJo]

I don't have an educational background but my sister does and she owns a daycare/preschool.  What would help you the most?  What kind of motivation do you need?  What inspiration?  How can I help?

[Bronze_Palms]

Welcome! There is so much you can create! I find inspo from Etsy, Pinterest, and Tiktok. Search those hashtags and let the ideas come! Can't wait to hear what you create!