TuscaloosaNews.com: Jennifer Clark, 28, of Berry, was an administrative assistant before she gave birth to her daughter, Olivia, nearly three years ago. She decided to stay home with her child. And so she began to sew. ‘I didn’t intend to start a business,’ said Clark. ‘It just kind of happened. I would make clothes for […]
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Examiner.com: Coral Springs mom, Kay Klasen, started her home business, Kay’s Gems and Treasures, quite by accident. “A friend found stylus leashes for her children’s DS games online, but felt the price was too high. I started shopping for beads to make them, and got hooked on beading.” A working Mom with a special needs
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MPNnow: Providing everything children deserve is never easy, but it’s part of mom’s job description. When things get tough, moms get tougher. Driven by an unconditional love, moms use creativity, talent and old-fashioned hard work to provide for their families. Tuscarawas Township, Ohio, resident Kristen Ramsey dusted off her dreams to help support her family
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digtriad.com: The recipe for Sue Catherine’s greatest kitchen invention included aggravation and necessity. “I would get so frustrated because lunches wouldn’t fit, and so I thought, ‘Why not, I’ll just start making my own,’” she said. Catherine created the CaddySac in 2007. She based it on size on the size water bottles and plastic containers
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KJCT8.com: A Whitewater mom is beating the odds in this tough economy. She turned a hobby into a successful business by making unusual products that are now sold world-wide. Kelly Devries makes special soaps that look like pickels, bacon and eggs, doughtnuts, hot dogs, and even dentures. The gentle hand and body soaps come in
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KSN.com: In just days a new federal law goes into effect, which will virtually shut down the craft industry. The law, aimed at protecting children, requires all items for kids, including those made by local artisans, be tested for lead. The problem is that those tests are expensive and it’s sparked a class action lawsuit
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seMissourian.com: Returning to her roots is paying off for Barb Bailey, who lives on a farm near Marble Hill with husband, Anthony, and their children. Farm living has evolved into a home-based business for the couple. Bailey raises goats and her family drinks the milk and eats the yogurt and cheese she makes from the
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FloridaToday.com: Amy Wagner has heard the stories: Stay-at-home mom starts home-based business, makes it big. “I’m not expecting that, but we all have dreams,” the mother of a 2-year-old son said. Her dream is Songbird Cotton Co., which sells the purses, diaper bags and baby quilts that Wagner makes. She started reading the success stories
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Fort Collins Now: Once a stay-at-home mom, Debbie Stinar filled her time with crafting, traveling to as many as 28 shows a year to sell her hand-made goodies. Her daughter, Tracie Rydgren, got involved too, traveling the circuits through Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska, which kept them both away from home more than they liked. In
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Lake County Journals: It’s not always easy to turn a hobby into a successful business, but that’s exactly what Dawn Skowronnek is trying to do. A stay-at-home mom for the last seven years, Skowronnek’s youngest of two children is finally off to first grade. With the new time she’ll have on her hands, she plans
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