Archive for May 29th, 2007

Newsday.com:
If you think running a small business is hard enough now, try tossing a couple of kids into the mix - and imagine how much harder it gets.
That’s the daily reality for millions of home-based female business owners trying to strike a balance between work and family.
In fact, of the 3.6 million home-based businesses owned [...]

The Daily Advertiser:
Although there have been a few bumps in the road, Angela Clarkston loves life. The Broussard mother and small business owner has lived in the area her entire life.
After graduating from New Iberia Senior High School in 1988, Clarkston went to work at Martin Mills. She said that career path wasn’t fulfilling to [...]

The Standard:
Andie Maranda had a good life. A home. A husband. And a little girl named Jade. She was the woman behind the counter at The Out Box, a print shop she owned and ran in Fonthill. She didn’t know much about the printing business when she opened the store on South Pelham Street and [...]

PR Web:
Averaging 50 packages shipped daily and 88,000 Web site visitors each month, Heather Ledeboer’s business, Mom 4 Life, has come a long way. Though her initial single-item inventory used to fit in a cubbyhole in her desk, Mom 4 Life has outgrown its current location - Ledeboer’s Redlands, CA home, where her 3-bedroom house [...]

PR Web:
Many people, especially stay-at-home moms, engage in direct selling because it fits their family’s lifestyle. “You choose when and how much you want to work each week,” says Michele Baratta, President and company designer. “It’s the perfect answer for families who like the idea of having two incomes, but desire a schedule that can [...]