Archive for May 15th, 2007

Journal Gazette:
Kate Sorgenfrei says she can’t remember a time when she wasn’t involved in her mother’s business.
And, to prove the point, her mom, Marta Pequignot, takes off for the back room and pulls a framed picture off a wall.
It’s of little blonde-haired Kate, still in diapers and dressed in navy-blue coveralls, standing in front of […]

News-Record.com:
Paige Cox is the keeper of all things discarded and overlooked.
Beads, buttons and fabrics find their way to her Greensboro studio where they’re transformed into new creations.
Stained sweaters become wrist cuffs decorated with vintage lace and dyed velvet.
Yards of wool morph into felt dolls, decorations and the trim on a vintage hat.
Cox embellishes her world, […]

Whittier Daily News:
After nearly chopping the tips off her baby son’s fingers with nailclippers one night, exasperated Whittier mom Laurie Gadbois said “Someone should invent a clipper with a light on it,” she recalled.
But rather than let her frustration rest, the Whittier resident began searching the Internet for a lighted clipper. When she came […]

CNN Money:
While raising children may seem far removed from the world of big business, some women prove that motherhood can be more valuable than an MBA.
In fact, motherhood skills can be successfully translated into building a successful business, according to Lori Kiser-Block, the president of FranChoice, a franchise consulting firm.
Although starting a business generally requires […]