The idea for a quick, portable shoe started with Rachelle Kuramoto’s mother-in-law. Seeing potential in the product and brand, the two women began working on the concept in 2007, at a time when Rachelle and husband Kenji had an infant (Stella, now 6) and a toddler (Sam, now 9) at home. They spent the following […]
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Michelle Bailey always wanted to start a business, but she wasn’t sure what. Although a salon had crossed her mind, she was once a hair stylist, she decided against it. Instead, she went into the fabric business, reports The Gadsden Times. “Sewing was my hobby,†Michelle says. When she realized there was no place in
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The Huffington Post: Leslie Newton utilized her experience as a frustrated actor writing and performing sketch comedy and improv at the renowned Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles to help her through the challenge of entering the extremely competitive world of fashion with absolutely no experience. One day in 1999 she cobbled together a handbag for
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It all started just over a year ago when Mia Mothershed couldn’t find the right place for her daughter’s birthday party. Now she is the proud owner of Carter Symone Premier Parties for Girls, reports Montgomery Advertiser. Mia Mothershed now conducts at least three parties a week that feature more than a dozen themes including
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The next time your child asks to watch TV, make them pedal their way through it with the 123GoTV. This unique device, when hooked up to the television, makes it so kids must pedal their bicycle to keep it turned on. When a bicycle is hooked up to the 123GoTV and a television it becomes
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When Kathleen Raulin was trying to find soybean fiber blankets for her son, she came up empty handed. So, she started a business selling blankets using the material. In 2004, the new mom had stumbled upon an article about the eco-friendly benefits of the textile. Unlike traditional fabrics, soybean and bamboo fibers also have hypo-allergenic
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At a time when pampering ourselves seems to be more of a necessity than a special treat, Ayanna Williams has put the fun back into the spa experience by selling a kid-friendly version, reports Business First of Buffalo. Williams created the business to pamper little girls, with all natural sweet treatments, from chocolate facials to
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Sher-Lee’s kids were intrigued by the idea of receiving mail but, unfortunately, they almost never received any. Inspired by their interest, Sherri-Lee formulated a business that would deliver postcards to those kids who loved to receive mail.
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Tracy Reinhardt liked to relax with some of her homemade alcoholic concoctions. However, the night she decided to relax with some “adult” chocolate milk was the night the inspiration for a new business was born. From the start, Reinhardt and Halbur’s drink was a hit–before it was ever officially bottled. Through some of Reinhardt’s connections,
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Stuffed animals never seem to go out of style. With each new generation they just get more and more creative. Now, instead of hitting the toy shelves for your next new friend you can design one instead. Using the kid-friendly design tools on the CurlyQ Cuties website, anyone can quickly design their own unique stuffed
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