I think others may have mentioned some of these possibilities:
1) Parenthood (of literal children) can be an obstacle in many ways to work, business, recreation, etc.
2) Do you have pets that pose any obstacles to what you want to do? Any other home or family life issues? Even a boyfriend who likes you to cook for him or pay attention to him more than your business would allow?
3) Stifling control and over-protectiveness are negative Empress qualities.
4) If you need to hire people, I can see a need to understand that your business is your baby, not theirs. To them, it's a job. No matter how dedicated they are to that job, at the end of the day they go home to their lives, as they should.
5) Parenthood -- of a child or a project -- requires full dedication and commitment. Many entrepreneurs will tell you it's much easier just to work for someone else and leave work at the end of the day. Do you have the longterm commitment to see this through?
6) You might want to look at any attitudes about success that you've inherited from your own mother. Sometimes they can be unconscious. My parents grew up during the Depression and had a distinct poverty complex. That whole "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" mindset. I know now that's affected me in ways I wasn't aware of for a long time. It can set up a huge success block -- but it can be overcome. Awareness is the first step.
7) One's parent's voices can follow one through life in other ways as well.
8) Environmental or stewardship issues could be shown in the Empress card, which in many decks appears as Earth Mother or Gaia.
