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Working Mom Offers Simple Tips On Shuffling Kids, Job, Home
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
As a former journalist, it may seem simple for Colette Glover- Hannah to pen tips to moms about how to manage parenting, home and business. That’s just what she has done.
Glover-Hannah recently re- leased a new book, Mompreneur: Managing Partnerships, Parent- hood and Presentations. The book is co-authored by mompreneurs from around the country. It is being used by the continent of Africa to share with mom business owners.
The Founder and CEO of Han-
nah’s Shoebox, a global online shoe store for girls who wear women’s size shoes, Mrs. Hannah talks about how she managed to shuffle home, work and children.
The mother of 3 said she tells small business owners “to use your resources. Locally, we have the Small Business Administration and the Centre For Women Business Center that can provide help. I do tell the moms to take that leap and have faith...because it is not an easy journey. We can cry on each other’s shoulders and celebrate each other,” she said.
When it comes to mixing busi- ness and motherhood, Mrs. Han- nah says, “We often talk about the
‘village.’ This is the time to use the village; be a parent in rotation. Sometimes you may have to reach out to Grandma, Grandpa or uncle to pick the kids up or take them to a practice while you take care of the business.
“On occasions I’ve had to leave the family for a meeting with a client about the business. And, there’ve been times I had to say ‘no to business. We do have to make hard decisions.
“And, if you don’t have family locally, create your own village.”
The book is available at www.mompremeurbook.org and on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle.
Pastors Meeting With FDOT Official At Transportation Forum
Among those in attendance at the meeting were from left to right on the front row: Pastor Chris Davis, Cedric McCray, Pastor Ernest Coney, Sr., Ernest Barefield, Bishop Thomas Scott, Mrs. Chloe Coney, Ed McKinney, Ms. Dianne Hart, Askia Aquil, Rev. R. J. Stevenson, Albert Coleman, Rev. Dr. Glenn Dames, host pastor, Rev. Elvis Piggott, Rev. Clethen Sutton, and Rev. Kirk Bogan.
Shown on the back row are: Virgil Perry, Rev. Brett Snowden, Rev. Paul Buster, Rev. Dr. Zachery Hudson, Rev. Emmitt Wiseman, Rev. Brinson, Daniel Lee, Sister Bogan, and Rev. Joseph Sykes.
On Monday, June 5,
Rev. Dr. Glenn Dames,
Senior Pastor at Allen Tem- ple A. M. E. Church hosted a Pastor’s Transportation Forum at the church. Bishop Thomas Scott, Chairperson of the Tampa Coalition of Clergy, Askia Aquil and Ernest Bare- field, of Collective Empow-
erment Group of Tampa Bay, invited their member- ship of Pastors to hear the presentation of Tampa Bay Next “Future of Trans- portation.”
Ed McKinney, of FDOT, (Florida Depart- ment of Transportation), Administrator and Mrs. Chloe Coney, Public In-
volvement Specialist, pre- sented a power point on “Tampa Bay Next.” FDOT was seeking participation in a community-based conver- sation to address Tampa Bay's critical transportation needs.
FDOT’s Tampa Bay Next Project is a $3 to $4 billion project and the Pastors
were interested in the cre- ation of Small Business and Workforce Development for their communities and the residents.
Also in attendance was Ms. Dianne Hart, CEO of East Tampa Business and Civic Association, Virgil Perry, CDC of Tampa, Tampa Vocational Insti-
tute, Albert Coleman, Hillsborough County African American Liaison and Cedric McCray, Aide to City Councilman Frank Reddick. The Pas- tors ended the meeting wanting to stay involved in the discussion of multi- modal transportation op- tions.
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