Archive for May 14th, 2007
Stay-At-Home Business Moms, Best Of Both Worlds
CBS4: Aida Viyana is a mom entrepreneur, who started her business over lunch with her sister. Served with dessert were berries. “And my sister said she liked the texture and maybe babies would, too”, Viyana added. Her sister was right, and both women, along with their mother, have been successful ever since. Not only did [...]
Brattleboro Reformer: Every day is Mother’s Day at Mediterranean Delights. When Joan Day purchased the vegetarian food production company, her daughter Nicole was looking for a change. At the time, Nicole a was working as an economic analyst and as Joan was getting ready to embark on a new career of her own she asked [...]
Mom Entrepreneur Announces The Launch Of Lilliput Designs
Newswire: Angela credits her exposure to the high-quality wooden toys that Germany is well known for to her belief in the value of wooden toys to children. Besides their tremendous durability, they are also hygienic, easy to clean, and safe for babies. Although Angela says her products are not technically wooden toys, the pacifier holders, [...]
Family Office? Whose Idea Was This?
Marin Independent Journal: Recently, when I read an article in the Wall Street Journal about a new home-design trend, I knew instantly that at my home it would be as welcome as flu. The trend? The family office. Proponents, probably women who nursed their children until they could ride bicycles, argue that having one room [...]
Moms At Home Run Companies, Kids
NewsOK: Oklahoma City attorney Terri Thomas never planned to be a mother. She and her husband were married six and half years when Thomas learned she was pregnant with their daughter, now 4 months old. “We never ruled out kids,” Thomas, 37, said. “But we never got to the point of saying ‘OK, we’re ready [...]
Gizmodo: Honestly, the Swiss army knife went out with boy scouts. With growing up comes different responsibilities. For example: people trade in whittling wood with stapling memos and TPS reports. This Swiss Business Tool will provide you all of the tools you’ll ever need. It includes a flat-clinch stapler, hole punch, staple remover, scissors, optical [...]
Uncrate: If the idea of waiting in another long security line only to be felt up by a gorilla-sized agent makes you want to stay in bed, get thyself a Clear Card ($100). With it, you’ll be able to ditch that wait altogether at select airports. This card, which is biometric, is given to you [...]
technabob: For those of you who confuse the real world with the computer world, these push pins are perfect for you. These Orbiculus thumbtacks from Art Lebedev Studios bring computer command buttons into the 3-dimensional world. Each set comes with a variety of ten thumbtacks, featuring common computer dialog buttons, such as âYes,â? âNo,â? and [...]
Entrepreneur Transforms Hobby Into Profit
Great Falls Tribune: Kim Waltee’s not just Autumn’s mom or Drew’s mom any more. She’s the Fish Queen. The proprietor of 4-year-old Montana Mountain Smoked says the title earned for her lines of smoked trout and salmon fits her just fine. A former hairdresser, Waltee says she smoked fish her entire life, learning the craft [...]
Bra-vo: Entrepreneur Finds Niche In Market
Newsquest: Entrepreneur Dao Tran-Boyd is hoping never to be strapped for cash again after finding the holy grail of business: a niche product. Bra straps sound like the kind of idea that could get laughed out of the Dragon’s Den but as Mrs Tran-Boyd, founder of Glamorous Bra Straps said: “The simple things in life [...]
Peace Corps Alums Share Entrepreneurship Tips
Inc.: The National Peace Corps Association and Social Edge, an online community of social entrepreneurs, are offering a series of online audio interviews with former Peace Corps volunteers discussing their experience with entrepreneurial ventures around the world. Among other interviews, the weekly audio profiles feature a Peace Corps volunteer who served from 1966-68 in Guatemala [...]
Seniors Offering A New Market Niche
CanWest News Service: No automotive manufacturer specifically makes and markets vehicles aimed at seniors. That may be a mistake. Drivers over 80 are the fastest growing segment of the driving population, according to the Canada Safety Council. Half of Canadians 65 and older living in a private household still drive. Many use their vehicles sparingly, [...]
Mothers Vie for Start-Up Capital
Inc.: Starting this Mother’s Day, entrepreneurial moms across the nation will have a chance to compete for a $20,000 grant towards their business venture. Whirlpool launched its third-annual Mother of Invention Grant Program, which will award five mothers with seed money and expert advice in getting a business up and running, the company said. On [...]
