Archive for May 13th, 2008
Mothers And Daughters Team Up For Business
Oshkosh Northwestern: Autumn Hill’s business plan got a jumpstart the day her mother was downsized. Not letting her mom, Yvonne Kehl, feel sorry for herself for even a minute, Hill explained her idea for starting an advertising, graphic design and marketing agency. “Autumn said, ‘This is fabulous because now you can work with me,’” Kehl [...]
Mommy & Me In Business Together
LoHud.com: Riviera Bakehouse in Ardsley and co-authors of three cookbooks, including this year’s “Little Cakes from the Whimsical Bakehouse: Cupcakes, Small Cakes, Muffins, and Other Mini Treats.” Liv Hansen was a recent college grad with a fine arts degree from Cornell University and struggling to make a living as a painter when mom Kaye Hansen [...]
Moms Invent Social Network for Tweens
PR Newswire: Social networks are big business but are shy on value to Moms who care about the safety and productive engagement of their tweens. That’s not the case at http://www.fashionfantasygame.com, a social network and virtual world created by R. Lilly Tuckerwear, Inc., where members run their own virtual businesses. These tweens chat about their [...]
With a new baby girl comes the pretty little dresses, the hair clips and headbands. Sometimes those little girls don’t have enough hair for the clips on the market. That was a problem Jamie had. The headbands didn’t fit right and the little baby hair clips she found on the internet were overpriced. So using [...]
With a new baby girl comes the pretty little dresses, the hair clips and headbands. Sometimes those little girls don’t have enough hair for the clips on the market. That was a problem Jamie had. The headbands didn’t fit right and the little baby hair clips she found on the internet were overpriced. So using [...]
From a Bottle of Wine to Wine Restaurant
STLCommerceMagazine: It’s been said that “Necessity is the mother of invention.” But apparently not all great ideas are born out of necessity. Sometimes all it takes is a group of friends and a good bottle of wine. Take for example the The Vine Wine Bar and Bistro in St. Charles, the brain child of Chad [...]
Student Designs Invention That Could Save Lives
The Greenville News: Doctors save lives every day, but who would have thought a 13-year-old would have a desire to do the same? Sara Boerin, an eighth-grader at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School, won the award for best overall use of technology at the Invention Convention at the Bi-Lo Center. Boerin created what [...]
Top 10 Mistakes Of Home-Based Bizs
Mercury News: Working from home has its ups and downs, but some people seem to thrive at it, while others flounder and fail. Here’s a list of some of the top mistakes home-based businesses make. 1. Lack of motivation. 2. Trying to run an equipment or retail-based business out of a home. 3. Spending more [...]
Secrets of Success: Robin Chase
BusinessWeek: Chase left Zipcar, the urban car-sharing service she founded in 2003. She’s now chief executive officer of ride-sharing startup GoLoco. Her secret to success: “My dad was a diplomat and I grew up overseas. Almost every place we lived my mother would start some small cottage industry. Within two years, by the time we [...]
Tech Tools Bring Big Success For Small Bizs
USA Today: After Hurricane Katrina lashed the Gulf Coast, small businesses such as the Silk Road Collection antique store in New Orleans had little hope of surviving. Tourists and local customers had vanished, and it would take years for the city to rebuild. Donald St. Pierre, the owner of Silk Road, and his business and [...]
How To Juggle Motherhood And Your Home Biz
The Enquirer: I’m a big fan of these moms/businesswomen – especially as an employer. A number of my best contractors are women who have quit corporate jobs to set up their own freelance practices of writing, software developing, editing and graphic design. I asked three of my contractors – Alice (with a 12-year-old), Julie (with [...]
