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East
Valley Tribune
Moms
find money-making ideas don’t have to be all business
For
Scottsdale’s Brandi Slaybaugh, business was a matter of getting out.
“It’s amazing to be a mom, but I wasn’t really good at staying home,”
the former escrow officer says. “A lot of new moms aren’t prepared for
that. I would go on errands with my boys, and my 2-year-old would be curious
about what they do at the bank or at the cleaners.”
Some women enjoy the challenges of modern motherhood. Others simply endure
them. But a resourceful few find ways to spin them into business
opportunities.
REACHING
OUT
Her son’s curiosity led Slaybaugh, 30, to form Busy Bees Adventures.
“It’s a series of one-hour adventures that mothers and their children can
go on,” she explains. Parents sign up for a six-week series of
kid-friendly, behind-the-scenes tours.
“We do a variety of places like firehouses, pizza parlors and hardware
stores,” she says. The proprietors answer questions, and often throw extras
into the mix. “Last session, we went to a smoothie place and got to make
smoothies. We do fun things you wouldn’t normally be able to do.”
Busy Bees Adventures aims for shared experiences beyond the park or
playground. “That’s one of the reasons I did it, so (mothers and
children) would have something to do together beyond going to the gym —
which is fun, but you can’t just do it over and over.”
The toddler day trips resonated with moms, too.
“It’s a very worthwhile program,” says Kristen Will, who attended last
year’s outings with her 4- and 3-year-old daughters. “You learn a little
something, kids get to meet other kids. Young moms get to meet other young
moms. Everybody wins.”
Slaybaugh says the idea actually came from her sister, who saw a similar
operation in Georgia. “I said, 'That’s a great idea,’ and looked for
something like it around here.” Finding nothing, she proceeded with
maternal practicality.
“I wanted to do something with my son. So I started talking to the
businesses myself, started a Web site and just really jumped into it. Before
you know it, I was handing out fliers.” Read
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