Archive for March, 2007

Money Magazine:
Beverly Israely spent a decade in real estate banking and then took two years off after her second child was born. Early in 2006 she was ready to go back to work but not back to banking. Now she’s an executive recruiter.
“It’s a great career for a mother,” says Israely, 40, who started a […]

The Detroit News:
Kim Lavine drives a 1997 Mercury Mountaineer and her husband, Dave, a 1994 Tempo.
Her desk in the basement of their Grand Haven Township home often is surrounded by toy guns and swords courtesy of her sons, Dylan, 10, and Ryan, 8.
Twinkie, the family cat, will crawl on her desk and drink her water […]

The Acorn:
In between driving school car pools and helping kids with homework, an increasing number of Conejo Valley stay-at-home moms are running unique businesses from their kitchens and garages. These multitasking mommy entrepreneurs use their talents to earn extra cash for their families while still being able to stay at home.
Diana Turk of Agoura […]

Inside Bay Area:
Sheri Sudra and Laura Roy are confident you have hidden treasures tucked away in your home. Or perhaps they’re out in the open, just not in the right place.
That’s where Sudra and Roy come in. Owners of Deco Home Design, the two Pleasanton residents can “turn your home from drab to fab in […]

Power Home Biz:
An industry first is in the making, the Direct Sales Radio Show hits the Internet air waves the first week of April, 2007. Kristina Cottrell, Direct Sales Radio Show President, launches her newest venture: directsalesradioshow.com. The program will be available 24 hours a day online by clicking one button.
The Show will feature a […]

West Island Chronicle:
A new business-networking opportunity for women came about through its two founders bonding over what they had in common: their children.
Dollard des Ormeaux residents Shari Reinhart and Sheba Remer were both frustrated small-business entrepreneurs when they first met while waiting for their children after school.
Reinhart, a freelance writer, and Remer, now […]

MSNBC:
More stay-at-home moms are redirecting their creativity, experience and education into starting businesses on the side. Whether your goals are as simple as supplementing the family’s income or as lofty as building a company that could eventually be worth millions, starting part-time is a great way to test the business waters.
But between helping the kids […]

PRBuzz:
Rana Burr is no ordinary mom. When her son, Montana was diagnosed with autism at the age of 6, she decided to take matters into her own hands.
“I didn’t want to settle for the services that insurance covered or that the school district provided,â€? she says. “I am trained in music therapy and I know […]

The Dallas Morning News:
DaLonna Rimsky had a stroke of business inspiration while trying to help her children cope with their father’s deployment overseas.
Ms. Rimsky turned photos of her husband, Michael, into coloring book pages for Colin, now 6, and Paige, 3, and found the activity helped ease their loneliness.
She’s hoping to help families both […]

USA Today:
Julie Aigner-Clark, founder of the children’s educational video company, is appearing this week at Microsoft’s second annual Small Business Summit.
She’s also one of 16 millionaire “mompreneurs” — mothers who launched companies — who are the subject of a new edition of Secrets of Millionaire Moms, to be published tomorrow.
Aigner-Clark shot her first video in […]