Welcome to a new feature I’m going to be doing on here, called “Work at home Wednesday.” Each week, I’m going to feature a different Smart Spending Spot reader and what their job or career is, something that is either work at home or starting your own business. This will hopefully give all of our readers an insight into what these different jobs are like, if you are thinking of switching career paths. If you want to be featured on Work At Home Wednesday, click that link and fill out the form.
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This week we meet Melissa, who has a wine job! She is the owner/founder of A Sassy Glass which is also on Facebook.
What she does and how she got started:
I designed a line of jeweled wine glass/cocktail charms and bottle stoppers after I couldn’t find any that were fun and sparkly with words like “Princess” “Spoiled” “Diva” for a gift for a friend that always had Girl’s Night
I designed the line and had them manufactured along with started my business while trying to be a mom to 2 small children – very hard but it was worth it! I sell online and a few shops carry my charms and bottle stoppers. It has been very difficult to get the word out about my business due to the expense of advertising so I’m grateful for sites and people that help promote small business moms like me! Along the way with my love of wine and wine accessories I teamed up with The Traveling Vineyard doing in home private wine tasting events for people – it seemed to go hand in hand with my wine charms. I bring wine from around the world for people to sample and they can purchase if they choose – try before you buy!
I was up doing a 2am feeding with my daughter thinking of a gift idea for a friend and thought how perfect some word wine glass charms would be for her since she loves entertaining and hosting a Girl’s night. I went to several stores and online and never found the sassy charms I had envisioned so I decided to design my own line of fun and trendy jeweled charms.
Best part about the job, and unexpected hurdles:
The best part is I created it! How great is it to see a product that you envisioned come to life.
The hardest part is finding the time to promote and advertise. I get a lot of support from friends and word of mouth. I’m a mom of 2 little ones so finding the time to actually work and advertise is a challenge. Also, I found it hard to break into retail stores because of the wholesale pricing aspect.
How long does Melissa see herself doing this, and how do you grow in this job?
As long as people want to add some sass to their glass!
I’m hoping to expand into retail stores as the business grows or just to increase my online sales would be just fine with me.
Anything else you’d like us to know, for other moms considering doing something similar?
Starting your own business takes time. Especially when you are a mom/wife and you don’t have all the time you need to put into it. I always say that my first job is being a mom balancing the 2 can be stressful – there never seems to be enough time in the day.
Thanks Melissa! Readers, if you need a cute gift idea and want to support a mom-owned business, go check out A Sassy Glass.
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