Learn more about Enterprising Mom April Toman who runs her own business while raising two young children and giving back to the community at every turn.
Name: April Toman
Title: District Manager, Independent Consultant
Business: Arbonne Interenational
Type of Business (B2B, B2C, B2G): B2C
Industry: Health Wellness/Network Marketing
Product/Service: Botanically-based, health, wellness, skin care products for everyone….women, men, children.
Years in Business: 3
Ideal Customers/Best Referrals:
Everyone is ideal really for the products, but especially people interested in botannically-based products that get results! For the business, an ideal business partner is someone who loves the products and wants to earn an additional income by sharing the products with others.
Personally speaking…
Home life:
Married to Pete Toman. Two beautiful children, Claire (almost 7) and Will (4). I’m proud to be part of Team Toman (our nickname, if you will, for our family)!
Childcare situation:
Nothing routine except school. I get sitters as needed and use preschool aftercare for my youngest 1 or 2 days/week.
Motivation for starting your business:
To have an income that would allow me a flexible schedule.
Greatest benefit of running your own business:
The flexibility!
Greatest success you had in the past month (personal or biz) and how you celebrated it:
Gaining a new client that I’ve also developed more of a friendship with…..another great benefit of my business is the personal connections I make while working!
On your nightstand:
Lamp, radio/alarm clock, skin conditioning oil (one of the Arbonne products….love it on my nails!).
The one tool, resource, or toy you just can’t do without:
My calendar….which is now exclusively paper.
Last purchase for self:
This is unusual, but I just went to Target for some new shorts. My regular purchases for myself are more Arbonne products! 
Favorite way to unwind:
Going to the very QUIET and STILL library.
Be advise or tip you ever received (personal or biz):
Hmm….that’s a tough one since I’ve heard so many. But, I guess I’d have to go with “be as kind to yourself as you are with others.” I believe that came from a great friend and coach, Carolyn Semedo-Strauss. I tend to have very high expectations for myself and can be not so forgiving…..I remember this on the especially tough days when I, for example, don’t complete my list of 100 things to do and feel like I’ve done nothing. I also try to focus on what I have done to prevent that feeling of “incomplete”.
Best thing about being an Enterprising Mom:
The friendships made with so many AMAZING WOMEN!!!! I always get nuggets out of every event, encounter, email from this group.
Connect and learn more:
Web Site: http://apriltoman.myarbonne.com
Blog: Not there yet!
LinkedIn: Yes, but don’t do anything with it really.
Facebook: Yes
Twitter: Overload!!
[Photo by fellow Enterprising Mom Rebecca Weiner of Rebecca S. Weiner Photography]
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