Archive for 2007

The Province:
What do you do?
I make personalized fleece baby blankets. I use high-quality waffle fleece that doesn’t pill, and I make two sizes — one regular baby-blanket size and a mini-size teething blanket. Both sizes have ribbons sewn along the edges for the babies to chew on. I make them to order so customers can […]

When a mom is shopping for a baby carrier, we tend to want something that is comfortable, sturdy, and easy to use. It was the same for Robyn, the mom behind BabyHawk. After having her child she quickly learned that with only 2 hands it was nearly impossible to take care of her […]

Their’s a good chance that if you’re pregnant or you’ve been pregnant recently, you might know what Belly Bands are. Baby Be Mine Maternity, which sells Belly Bands and delivery gowns, has been featured in Pregnancy & Newborn as well as Pregnancy magazines.
It is two European moms, now living in the USA, that created […]

Most people know what a medical bracelet is, yet many don’t wear one although they probably should. Medical bracelets are generally ugly and that just adds to the reason why many people won’t wear one.
Tina Sprigg is a mom who suffers from Crohns Disease. Although her disease wasn’t what inspired her to start […]

The News & Observer:
Melanie Haun strung together friends as easily as the beads she turned into necklaces and bracelets.
Those who shopped at her Raleigh store, Bead Delite, came for more than just the selection of supplies. They also came for the company.
“If you were a customer, you were a friend. That was Melanie,” said Mary […]

If you have or currently are breastfeeding a child, then you might understand what exactly it was Jen must have gone through. One day she started to think about what type of item could make her own son stop pinching her or pulling her hair, and would with stand him tugging and playing with […]

Lincoln County News:
Finding the nexus between 18th century New England cottage industry and 21st century modern technology, clothing designer Erin Wallace came before the Alna Planning Board to request a business designation last week
Her young business is called Blue Bird Baby. Wallace, 24, slim and sandy-haired with smiling eyes and apple cheeks, has taken advantage […]

Southern Tier Business News:
For many people, losing a job is a devastating blow. But Sandi Hulbert of Apalachin turned her unexpected unemployment into an exciting new opportunity for herself: a home-based business called Grandmother’s Jewelry Box.
Hulbert had jobs in retail for 20 years when the store she worked for went bankrupt three years ago.
Instead of […]

PR.com:
Franchising brings with it many advantages namely, a well-established and reputed organization, with a large, existing customer base and a sound infrastructure for marketing campaigns, a reputed network of suppliers who can be trusted because they have been in business for several years. Also, the fact that one is not alone in the business - […]

The Wall Street Journal:
Renee O’Brien of Pottstown, Pa., was excited to work from home when she became an independent distributor for a women’s slumber-party hosting company in 2005.
But the transition wasn’t as easy as she expected: Friends would call while she was working, assuming she had ample time to chat. And she’d find herself trying […]