Nicole Lappin

Since getting pregnant, I have been blown away by all the creative small businesses out there.

From light-as-air baby blankets to brilliant products like those bibs that have food catchers at the bottom, so many women and families are turning their passion or their problem into a business.

If you've been thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, this is your year.

So many of those little businesses selling car seat covers and baby socks use today's sponsor Square.

And there's a great reason for that.

Square makes running a business easy so you can focus on being creative.

Thank you so much for having me.

Take payments at a kiosk, counter, website, or with your phone, all synced in real time.

So they will be with you from selling at the farmer's market all the way to opening your fourth location and beyond.

If you're on the fence, this is your year.

Go out there and turn your dream into a storefront.

With Square, you get all the tools to run your business with none of the contracts or complexity.

And why wait?

Right now, you can get up to $200 off Square hardware at square.com slash go slash MNN.

That's S-Q-U-A-R-E dot com slash G-O slash MNN.

Run your business smarter with Square.

Get started today.

For the holidays, my family and I are headed to Florida to visit my in-laws.

It is super important to me that my daughter knows her extended family and has the opportunity to spend time with them.

The not so cozy part is the cost of flying three people across the country.