Archive for July, 2007

First Coast News:
More and more women are starting their own businesses. It’s a trend that’s happening worldwide including here on the First Coast. One local woman entrepreneur has a successful wealth management business in a male dominated industry.
Kristin McLaughlan is a mom who does it all. She has five children and she runs her own […]

KCBD:
One local mom was looking for ways to protect her kids from germs when they had to “go” away from home, but that wasn’t enough.
Her germ-free quest has become a business.
It started with a simple problem of when kids “Gotta go.”
“They would have to grab hold of the toilet seat. They would be touching everything, […]

The Carmi Times:
Robin Nichols, a rural Carmi wife, mother and businesswoman, expanded her business recently into a building at 307 W. Kerney St. in Carmi after the business experienced dramatic growth over the last two years by offering a wide range of embroidery, silk-screen and sign services.
The former Robin Miller grew up the daughter of […]

Daily Herald:
While sitting on her deck one evening with her husband, Chris Marchewka envisioned a strand of lights to brighten things up.
The idea for a business selling decorative lights sparked soon after. She had a difficult time finding exactly what she wanted.
Three years ago, Marchewka launched Oogalights.com to sell party and decorative lighting. Things started […]

EWorldWire:
There are a few Internet small business opportunities out there that are worth the time and money required to invest.
Recently, Brenda Rasa, a 43 year-old single mom has found the road to financial freedom with a great product and unique business model. That product is Coastal Vacations, a lifetime discount vacation membership, and the winning […]

Star Bulletin:
It was an incredible plum for ERGObaby Inc., a small business on Maui.
The company’s baby carriers appeared in Parenting magazine’s 20th anniversary issue, listing 20 products the magazine’s editors were “so glad were invented in the past 20 years.”
“We were just thrilled,” said ERGObaby Sales Manager Angela Pennette.
Only 20 products made the list and […]

North County Times:
Although Quilt in a Day started out as a way for Eleanor Burns to support her family, it has evolved into a multimillion-dollar corporation in nearly 30 years.
Burns, of La Costa, said Quilt in a Day started in her home in 1978 with the completion of her first book, “Make a Quilt in […]

St. Petersburg Times:
Lynne Oliver, 34, is a stay-at-home mother of three who juggles the responsibilities of family life with the demands of working for two businesses from her home in Spring Hill. A few months ago, she found the support of other multitasking moms when she joined Working Moms and Little Helpers.
Tracey Coker, another work-at-home […]

PR Leap:
Denise Willms, co-owner of WAHM-Articles, joins the Smart Moms Professional Series Summer Edition to show work-at-home-moms (WAHMs) how to gain more website traffic by writing and submitting online articles.
Every website owner wants more visitors for his or her website, but when you’re a mom with a home-based business, how can you compete with larger […]

DeseretNews.com:
After her son, Noah, was born, Jessica Singer was excited to send out birth announcements, complete with a picture of her new baby.
However, she was dismayed six weeks later when the cards arrived in the mail — she thought they looked terrible.
Graphic design is something Singer has always enjoyed, so she decided to find a […]