Archive for June 12th, 2008
Mother Invents Device for Car Seats
Telegram: At times, Kelley L. Daron got so discouraged about her invention that she put its components away in a box in the basement. The mother of three was working on a device to hold the straps of a car seat out of the way so that a sleeping infant or squirming toddler could be [...]
Woman Helps Raise Money With New Business
TampaBays10: Raising money for the 3-day breast cancer walk can be tougher than the actual training. So a South Tampa woman came up with an idea to help others across the country raise their $2,200. Karen Conroy started a business called Fundraisingforacause.com. You buy items in bulk from her site and then turn around and [...]
Bellybar Solves Pregnancy Cravings On The Go
By women for women, the Bellybar, by NutraBella, helps fill pregnancy cravings while still being nutritious and low in calories. The common misconception is that being pregnant means you can eat everything and anything. The reality is that a pregnant woman does not truly eat for two. She only needs to up the amount of [...]
Wanted: Rich Supermom and Wealthy Wonderdad
Inquirer.net Blogs: I can spot them 50 feet away — mommies with not a single strand of hair out of place, carrying tiny handbags, and with fingernails done to perfection. Mommies who are slim, trim, and confident. Sometimes, I wonder if I decided too early to be a work-at-home mom. Think big, bulky, baby bags [...]
Learning Curve Gets Social With Opmom.com
PRWeb: Learning Curve Brands is excited to announce the launch of a ground-breaking online program to better address the childcare needs and daily concerns of moms around the country. Far from the typical marketing approaches, this new program lets Learning Curve directly engage moms in an open, vibrant dialogue on issues relating to parenthood, child [...]
Mom's E-Store Shares Her Favorite Products
You may recognize The Polkadot Platypus name from a mention on the Today Show, but if not you might want to get to know this business. Bethany Balsis, the mom behind this business, shares some of the best baby products you can find in her store. She’s brought together all the great products that many [...]
Pitching Their Tent On The Web
BusinessWeek: In Seinfeld parlance, T.J. Shanoff and Brad Spirrison were winter friends. While attending Chicago’s Latin School, the two hung out together. But every summer they split up to go to separate camps in Wisconsin to be with their summer friends. Now they’ve teamed up to create a Web site, MyCampFriends.com, where everyone can be [...]
Mom’s E-Store Shares Her Favorite Products
You may recognize The Polkadot Platypus name from a mention on the Today Show, but if not you might want to get to know this business. Bethany Balsis, the mom behind this business, shares some of the best baby products you can find in her store. She’s brought together all the great products that many [...]
Entrepreneur Creates Own Niche
Medill Reports: When business consultant Karyn Pettigrew, 44, left corporate America in 1992, she thought she would open a holistic wellness center. But after much soul-searching and discussion with her husband, she said she discovered her calling was to teach professionals, through coaching and consulting, how to apply intuition to traditional business practices “I knew [...]
Moonlight On The Internet, Part IV
Entrepreneur: With all the doom and gloom news about the economy, there’s never been a better time to make an extra paycheck online with a minimal amount of time and effort. If you have an internet connection, you can get started on the road to having the internet pay for your mortgage, car payment, kids’ [...]
BusinessWeek: For four years after he started DrinkWorks, a company that makes custom drinking cups, Richard Humphrey was routinely logging 100-hour weeks. “I was concerned that if I wasn’t there every minute, the company would fall apart,” he says. Humphrey’s Newport Beach (Calif.) company thrived, winning Sea World and Circle K convenience stores as customers, [...]
Attract Local Customers With Yahoo!
Website Magazine: If you own a small business, you know how challenging it is to remain competitive. Financial resources for marketing are limited, as are the hours in your day to explore new ways for attracting local customers. By integrating Yahoo! Local as part of your marketing plans, you’ll make it much easier for local [...]
