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October 12, 2006 by Rich Whittle | 0 Comments

Independent-Mail:

Karen Claflin and Chanda Williams’ business started with a simple rant. The mothers were discussing how much they’d spent on pricey boutique hair bows during the holidays.

As they talked, Mrs. Claflin, who has a 4-year-old child, mentioned that they could probably make the bows themselves.

So they did, and it didn’t take long before people were placing order for their bows.

Their conversation was the beginning of Ribbons & Curls!, the women’s home-based accessory business.

They are part of a growing number of moms who are deciding to work from home. Almost half of the nation’s businesses are operated from home; home-based businesses made up 56 percent of women-owned firms, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Of an estimated 10.4 million privately held women-owned firms in the United States, 85 percent are traditional or home-based businesses run by mothers, according to a story published last week in the Toledo Blade.

It’s become such a popular idea that Internet sites are popping up for the Mompreneurs, it is copyrighted or WAHMs, which stands for work-at-home-moms.

In less than a year Ribbons and Curls! has sold about 700 hair bows, and added embroidery and handbags to its business.

Photo by chidsey.

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