Archive for May 28th, 2008
Jill Caren is a mom with no childhood momentos of her own. No photos to show her children of when she was a baby and it’s not something she can get back. Instead of just feeling bad about what she’s missing, she created a business to help other parents avoid that same problem. I Love [...]
Mompreneur Creates Sleep System For Babies
Brantford Expositor: Necessity became the mother of invention for first-time mom Stacey Battersby, who cured her sleepless nights by coming up with a safer alternative to traditional crib bedding. “It promotes peace of mind for parents,” said the city woman, whose SleepaRoo system is being sold at speciality stores across Ontario, as well as online. [...]
Stay-At-Home Mom Asks Manufacturers For Proof It's Organic
Free Press Releases: Bunch , a stay-at-home-mother of two, just launched her web site, The EverGreen Home. The company started out of a simple need to purchase a mattress for a family member who was allergic to dust mites. Commercial mattresses, Bunch quickly learned, were rife with heavy chemicals. So she pursued organic bedding. After [...]
More Moms Get Down To Business
ArgusLeader.com: When Shelly Gaddis was pregnant with her first baby, finding affordable, trendy maternity clothing was almost impossible on a tight budget. She scoured secondhand and consignment shops in Sioux Falls but never found many clothes she really liked. Selection and sizes were hit-or-miss. This time around, with baby No. 3 due in June, Gaddis [...]
‘Sexy Espresso’ Stands Leave Competitors Steaming
HeraldNet: It’s a fad that’s picking up steam in Snohomish County’s hyper-competitive coffee market. Espresso drive-through stands with bikini- and lingerie-sporting baristas are popping up from Monroe to Edmonds. In the past year, at least six of these java joints employing provocatively dressed young women have opened in the county. A few owners of these [...]
Fresh And Sweet Childrens Products: Baby Marmalade
Some of the best mom-owned businesses bring together different products that people are interested in for a one stop shopping experience. Yulia Orlova is one of those mom’s. Over at Baby Marmalade you can find things from children’s clothing to furniture. She has approximately 20 different brands to choose from. Giveaway: A recent addition to [...]
Fresh And Sweet Childrens Products: Baby Marmalade
Some of the best mom-owned businesses bring together different products that people are interested in for a one stop shopping experience. Yulia Orlova is one of those mom’s. Over at Baby Marmalade you can find things from children’s clothing to furniture. She has approximately 20 different brands to choose from. Giveaway: A recent addition to [...]
eBay Buys More Time With Family And Friends
The Walton Sun: Ever consider quitting your job and working from home? Well, a local couple has done just that and it has paid off for them. Instead of working a 9 to 5 job, Daniel Porter and wife April, stay at home with their three young daughters and work from their computer selling on [...]
Are Your Ideas Sticky? Take The Test
Bringing Brands To Life!: Got a few minutes? Feel like taking your SAT…again? No, not that SAT! “The Stickiness Aptitude Test,” or SAT, was designed by The Heath Brothers and Guy Kawasaki. Go ahead. Take the quiz. Post your scores in the comments. Photo by sachyn.
Grads, Think About Starting Your Own Biz
Rhonda Abrams at USA Today: Graduating from college or graduate school? Congratulations! What are you going to do now? Send out resumes, look for a job? Well, I’ve got another idea. How about starting your own business? I don’t have figures on what percentage of graduates will launch their own companies, but I do know [...]
The Wall Street Journal: The entire world seems to be heading toward points of inflection. The developing world is embarking on the digital age. The developed world is entering the Internet era. And the United States, once again at the vanguard, is on the verge of becoming the world’s first Entrepreneurial Nation. At the Chicago [...]
Niche Biz: Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry
Springwise: Most women have some: earrings, necklaces, rings or other jewelry given to them by an ex-boyfriend. Once treasured, the items become an irritating post-breakup reminder of a relationship gone bad. Fortunately, a new site offers a place to unload such relics from the past: ExBoyfriendJewelry.com. ExBoyfriendJewelry.com facilitates the buying and selling of “ex” jewelry, [...]
