feature story by Bailey Hemphill • photos by Bill Sitzmann
Leah Lukowski
Joy Sakalosky
Megan Filipi
Julie Sudbeck
Business-Momming from Home
Four stay-at-home moms share their stories of starting small businesses.
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Lukowski taught in the Omaha Public Schools district for five years before she decided to stay home with her son, Caleb, and her daughter, Erica. “I’ve been home for three years now,” she says. “My husband, Lukas, and I weighed the benefits, and it was kind of a no-brainer.” Last September, however, Lukowski stumbled upon an idea for a small business that she could run from home while watching her kids. Her brother, a local acoustic musician, had mentioned how he wanted to book more shows but was struggling. “Most musicians have day jobs, so it’s hard to get seen,” she explains. “And private events usually have a hard time getting in touch with musicians for hire. That’s when my brain started ticking.” Lukowski did some research, finding several websites listing musicians for hire around the eah
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