Archive for September 4th, 2007
NBC5i.com: A McKinney woman has started a business after solving her own problem. The invention was born when Amy Long realized she didn’t have enough hands. “I was actually walking through a parking lot with a child on either side and my baby in a sling and my blanket fell off,” she said. Long solved [...]
A Mom's Balancing Act: Dessert Shop and Family
The Arizona Republic: Teri Ponticello moved to Arizona from New Jersey with her family last summer to find 115-degree temperatures and no Italian-ice shops. “We were dying!” Ponticello said. That December, she and husband Gordon opened Teri’s Italian Ice in Ahwatukee. On most days, the couple are in the shop by 9:30 a.m., and they [...]
Work at home moms, and momprenuers, are a driving force in our industry. The website BizyMoms.com has recently launched their newest local website www.BizymomsPhoenix.com. I had the opportunity to sit down with Susan Hutson, their Community Director, and asked her a few questions about the focus and direction the website is taking. My questions are [...]
Moms' Business Offers 'Bitz' Of Advice
The Naperville Sun: “Put the toilet seat down.” “Don’t walk home alone.” These are the sorts of things parents tell their kids over and over, but sometimes the message doesn’t get through. When mothers Cathy Giangrasse of Downers Grove and Jill Highland of Warrenville sent their children off to college, they panicked at the thought [...]
Springwise: Most stores change their window displays regularly. GrandOpening, located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, completely reinvents its entire operation every three months. This winter, the 350-square-foot space housed an exhibit for a proposed eco-community a two-hour drive west of New York. Currently, GrandOpening is a ping-pong parlour, tapping into that sport’s growing popularity. The [...]
Sharper Image: Almost impossibly lightweight, smart and stylish, the Jawbone® Bluetooth® Headset is the world’s first Bluetooth headset for mobile phones that actually adapts to fit different sound settings, guaranteeing you the best possible headset performance. Jawbone literally feels your speech. It is the only Bluetooth headset with a proprietary voice activity sensor that rests [...]
DIY Life: Working from home can provide a rewarding and flexible lifestyle. In fact, to most it sounds ideal – no daily commute, no boss to report to, no cubicles filled with annoying co-workers, and you can eat lunch when you want, for as long as you like. You can even take a nap if [...]
Surfing Moms Rely Heavily On Search For Purchases
MarketingVox: Moms rely heavily on search engines for both online and offline purchases, and when coordinating travel and planning a host of other activities, according to a study unveiled by DoubleClick Performics last week, reports MarketingCharts. “Of the nearly 1,000 moms surveyed, 89 percent use the internet at least twice per day, and 90 percent [...]
Man Finds Niche In Making Bow Ties
Anniston Star: Kevin Greene begins every day the same way — standing in front of a mirror, collar popped, with a swath of silk around his neck. He stares intently at his reflection. He crosses the ends, slips one end over and under the other, and pulls down firmly. His fingers then begin a well-rehearsed [...]
Fortune Small Business: Healthy pet food isn’t a new idea, and there are plenty of manufacturers. But companies such as Mulligan Stew, which make their products in the U.S., could find themselves in a strong position, in the wake of the recent scandal over tainted pet food imported from China. Kevin Meehan, 49, Diane Peterson, [...]
