Mompreneur?

As Joel and I contemplate starting a family in the near future, I can't help but wonder how our new responsibilities will affect our business objectives. We'll be faced with new challenges and will have a whole new perspective on work/life balance. As we determine what our future will hold, it is great to know that Austin has recently been rated as the top city for working moms by ForbesWoman's first list of this kind. Below is the recent short article from Austin Business Journal. Enjoy and let me know what you think makes a great city/town for a future mompreneur!

Memo to working moms: Austin's your kind of town
August 5, 2009
Austin Business Journal

Working moms trying to balance family and the workplace may be better off in Austin than a lot of other cities around the country.

That according to ForbesWoman's first ever list of the "Best Cities for Working Mothers," which ranks Austin second, just behind No. 1 New York City.

“There are numerous considerations for what working moms want in their choice of a city,” said ForbesWoman writer Heidi Brown, who edited the list. “We based our rankings on the premise that different mothers have different needs. Beyond good healthcare and safety, mothers who work want a city which offers plentiful jobs, high salaries and abundant daycare options.”

To create the list, ForbesWoman ranked 50 of the largest continental U.S. metropolitan statistical areas by different categories, from earnings and unemployment to number of daycare and preschools and per-capita expenditure per pupil.

Rounding out the top 10 cities on the list, in order, are Minneapolis-St. Paul, Milwaukee, Portland, Cincinnati, San Jose, Pittsburgh, Seattle-Tacoma and Denver.