newsdurhamregion.com: While Alexandria Durrell works, her three-year-old daughter Story isn’t in daycare or at a babysitter’s. She is playing in the same room. Ms. Durrell is one of many small business owners who is a work-from-home mom. In 2000, about 50 per cent of the self-employed did some or all of their work from home, […]
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thedailygreen: When my son, Ethan, entered first grade and the extracurricular rat race, I was appalled by the over-consumption of bottled water and other waste. Parents with cases of bottled water in the back of their cars to dole out between activities, garage refrigerators stocked full of bottled water and Gatorade, as if their children
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TheRecord.com: A new parent is usually occupied with thoughts of sleepless nights and diaper changes. Agata Majerski was thinking about a business opportunity. Majerski was pregnant with her first son while she studied biology and chemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. She began thinking about the type of stroller she wanted, but found they
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When starting a business, most people end up going into debt and gradually building their way out. It was the complete opposite for Marie and Maged Abdu. The parents of 5 children, they knew exactly what it was like throwing fun birthday parties that would be memorable. Little did they know that Marie’s love of
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Carroll County Times: About a year ago, Finksburg mom Beth Merz asked her 14-year-old baby sitter what she was doing for the weekend. When the teenager said she was hanging out with her friends at a local gas station, Merz was surprised. “I was like, ‘What do you mean?’” Merz said. Fed up with the
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PowerHomeBiz.com: Kim Power Stilson, author, radio host and work at home mom suggests that work at home families (WAHF’s) have the opportunity to help with children’s confidence amid economic crisis. Inspired by her 14 year old daughter’s clarity amid rampant media coverage which could promote financial fears for children, Stilson says the solution is simple…
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Examiner.com: I am a mom to three girls and they mean the world to me. Sometimes they make me mad but got to take the bad in with the good, right? Since I am a mom myself, I thought to write about it and tell you my experiences so far. Each one of them have
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CantonRep.com: CANTON Job seekers looking for something a little out of the mainstream found plenty to see Thursday during the Stark County District Library’s Job Fair for Entrepreneurs. The fair was set up for people who want to work in a home-based business. “A lot of people have different needs for working,” said Renee Williams,
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KOMU 8: An expo Thursday showcased mothers who run their own businesses from home. Suzanne Becket is one mom who uses her creativity to make a few bucks on the side. Beckett runs Anna’s Attic, a boutique that sells everything from bows to bags. Ironically, she named the business after her daughter, even though it
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Metro: Debbie Stevens twists balloons to entertain kids. But she could capture the imagination of little ones long before she knew how to make a balloon dog or lion. The stay-at-home mom ran a homecare back in the mid 1980s. She became known around her neighbourhood in Bowmanville, Ont., for her storytelling and ability to
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