Archive for November 15th, 2007
globeandmail.com: For earthy moms with money to spare, cloth diapers aren’t just a greener alternative to disposables – they’re wearable art. Diaper connoisseurs pay up to $80 (U.S.) for a single diaper that’s been handmade, embroidered or appliquéd by a work-at-home mom. Diapers have fetched staggering prices at online auction sites such as HyenaCart.com and [...]
Minnetonka Mom Makes Hockey Easier
KSTP.com: A hockey mom from Minnetonka may have created a solution to getting kids ready for the rink. Kristi Harris has three kids who play hockey and one memorable day at the rink, she had just about enough. “The light bulb moment for us was when my husband was out of town. My oldest started [...]
Eco-Friendly Packaging Puts Loveland Mom On The Map
The Coloradoan: While many might say going into business with family can be a mistake, Bonnie Stromme of Loveland would tell you otherwise. Stromme’s four children routinely come home from school to help package, proc-ess orders and ship out their mom’s product. In fact, it was Stromme’s children than gave her the idea for the [...]
Teeth Are Indented Into The Card No Trouble Making It To The Location Of This Business Spoofing A Famous Logo A Card That Grows On You!
Home Office: Extreme Energy Makeover
ComputerWorld: Do you know how much your home office costs? I’m not talking about the price you paid for the equipment (you probably do know that amount). Rather, I mean how much of a financial and environmental burden it is to you and your community on an ongoing basis. I recently found out, for example, [...]
Up And Running Blog: Here’s a tip for your restaurant startup: Go green. Whether you’re fast foods, fine dining, takeout or delivery, serve foods that are as nutritionally correct, organic and as socially correct as you can make them. That way you’ll ride the trend toward healthier eating that’s already obvious on both coasts and [...]
The Associated Press: There are a few hurdles between Landy Ung and her dream of growing her startup into a household name. One is the fact that her only outside funding comes from her mom’s fried chicken restaurant, another is that her only full-time programmer is her boyfriend, who has a day job. She and [...]
Blogging For Money, One Post At A Time
CNET News: Angie Mecklenburg, a mother of four in Sutter, Ill., blogs about chickens, God, and her farm. For an estimated $15, she’ll write about soy-wax candles for a marketer. Over the last 18 months, Mecklenburg has kept up three blogs, the most popular being Ang’s Chicken Coop, which has the tagline “a view of [...]
