Archive for May 23rd, 2008

A Pink Power Suit For Mompreneurs A Pink Power Suit For Mompreneurs

Natasha Clark is a woman that I’m sure many wahms have heard of. Pink Power Suit is a large website dedicated to helping moms find a business that they can run in their budget. The first business she started she did so with limited income. It may not have grown much but when she sold [...]

 

Mompreneurs Carving Out A New Place For Themselves Mompreneurs Carving Out A New Place For Themselves

The Gazette: More than one million Canadian women are expected to run their own businesses by 2010, with 80 per cent married and more than half with children. However, Scarsbrook points out starting a business is not a cakewalk. “I’m not saying this is an easy route. We face a whole whack of challenges. I’m [...]

 

Mountain Brook Mom Designs Dorm Bedding And Accessories Mountain Brook Mom Designs Dorm Bedding And Accessories

Al.com: When Sheri Corey, a Mountain Brook seamstress, started getting requests from clients to make custom bedding for their daughters leaving home, she had an idea: Why not start a line of dorm accessories made just for teenage girls? Now, after 15 years of making curtains, slipcovers and other items, Corey has launched her own [...]

 

Virtual Assistant Mompreneur Assists Mom's Too Virtual Assistant Mompreneur Assists Mom's Too

By being a virtual assistant to others from the comfort of their own home, many moms have been able to successfully earn some extra money while being home to care for their children. Jenny Claggett is one of these moms. But what sets her apart from the rest of the VA world is that she [...]

 

Oprah Inspires Local Startup Oprah Inspires Local Startup

Verona Press: Chris Hollar says that when you’re considering a career change, it doesn’t hurt to have Oprah Winfrey in your corner. Last fall, Hollar, a mother of two who lives on Verona’s north side, was selected as one of 30 women around the country to participate in a career workshop conducted by motivational author [...]

 

Google Sites For Everyone Google Sites For Everyone

WebWare: Google announced on its official blog that Google Sites, its simplified Web site creation service, is now available to any registered Google user. Previously, only businesses with Google Apps accounts and their own domains had had access to Google Sites. Unlike the free Web site creation services of yesteryear (and by yesteryear, I mean [...]

 

The Baby Boomer Market

 

Biz Resource: Website Grader Biz Resource: Website Grader

TechCrunch: Want to know how to get your Website high up in natural search results, but don’t want to pay a search engine optimization (SEO) firm just to find out what you are doing wrong? Now you can get a free, automated evaluation of your site on Website Grader. Just type in your Website address, [...]

 

Sweet Treats For Babies: Baby Candy Sweet Treats For Babies: Baby Candy

Wrapped up like a piece of candy and shipped off her customers these great shirts and onesies offered by Olivia through her online store, Baby Candy, dress up children everywhere. The label style of the clothes make them fun to wear out and about. Whether it’s “Made By” or a personalized shirt of the customers [...]

 

Sweet Treats For Babies: Baby Candy Sweet Treats For Babies: Baby Candy

Wrapped up like a piece of candy and shipped off her customers these great shirts and onesies offered by Olivia through her online store, Baby Candy, dress up children everywhere. The label style of the clothes make them fun to wear out and about. Whether it’s “Made By” or a personalized shirt of the customers [...]

 

Naming A New Biz Or Start Up

Work.com: Involve only the key decision makers, the fewer the better, and select only the people you feel have the company’s best interests at heart. The need for personal recognition can skew results – so you are best served by those who can park their egos at the door. Also, make sure you have some [...]