Daily Dispatch Online: Momtrepreneurs are a new breed of stay-at-home moms who bring income into the household coffers while still having the time to cheer kids on at school sports. As children returned to school this week, three mothers who work from home shared with the Saturday Dispatch why they chose to opt out of […]
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CNNMoney.com: Entrepreneurial spirit and parental advice don’t always jibe, but sometimes mother does know best. It was Heather Key Tiller’s mom, Susan Foxworth, who in 2001 noticed the FOR RENT sign on an empty store at 47 John St. as the two left a nearby French restaurant. At the time, Tiller worked as an office
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Misty Calhoun stumbled across the Belly Bling Web site two years ago while searching the Internet for navel ring vendors. She ordered a titanium piece adorned with colored stones from the online store and has remained a customer of the Cedar Falls-based business for the past two years, according to a story in the WCFCourier.
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Inventor David Allen of Genoa Township said his recently launched business – Wow Products USA – is rightfully named, reports The Livingston Daily. When people see them, the first word out of their mouth is usually: ‘Wow,’ ” Allen said. “Our products have to be unique, one of a kind. That’s how we compete,” he
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Tavi Gevinson sat in a west suburban cafe consuming cheese pizza, hot chocolate and a fruit roll-up — the type of meal you’d expect from a 13-year-old, reports The Chicago Tribune. No idea that since she began blogging about fashion from her suburban bedroom at age 11, Tavi has become an international sensation, viewed as
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ContraCostaTimes.com: Her first business venture in the United States ended badly with a surprise visit from the health department. Maricela Gutierrez was selling raspados – flavored ice – from a small table she propped up in a Bay Point grocery. The inspectors snapped photos and threatened fines. “They told me I’m not in Mexico,” she
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Ben Varadi is a master of child’s play. The 39-year-old spends most of his days testing, promoting and gabbing about toys, reports the World-Herald News Service. He teamed up with partners Ronnen Harary and Anton Rabie to create the Toronto-based toy company Spin Master. Now the third-largest toy company in North America, Spin Master is
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Fede Alvarez’s short film “Ataque de Panico!” (Panic Attack!) features giant robots invading and destroying Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, reports the BBC. It is 4 mins 48 seconds long and was made on a budget of $300 (£186). So far it has had more than 1.5 million views on YouTube. “I uploaded (Panic Attack!)
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It’s well-known that women rule their family’s pocketbook and make many of the major purchasing decisions in their households, and now there’s proof that women play a big role in the economy as business owners. According to a story on WalletPop a report from the Center for Women’s Business Research found that the eight million
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This year has been the biggest yet for online video, and for the first time The YouTube Blog is sharing our official Most Watched lists and some of the fastest-rising search terms on YouTube. Some moments were big (President Obama’s inauguration), some small (a Minnesota wedding party erupts into dance), some expected (“New Moon”), some
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