Archive for February, 2008

Aromatherapy was something that Darcey Pickard loved. Owning her own massage practice, Darcey definitely knew what she was doing when she started to create her own Starjuice aromatherapy oils.
It wasn’t until the birth of her son, though, that she decided it was time to try a new route. She’d been selling Starjuice to […]

PR Web:
The baby market has been booming with products as of late that answer the latest news of harmful chemicals in baby products. With the latest results of Phthalates found in 80% of tested infants, mom-owned companies are answering the call for safer baby products.
There are more mom and family-owned businesses than ever today and […]

The Fayetteville Observer:
Erika Gee Harris taught herself to sew for a practical reason.
She needed skirts for a part-time job she held as a student at N.C. A&T State University.
Harris learned how to sew from a book, using her mother’s old sewing machine.
Harris did the sewing for her own wedding in 1992 and planned the event […]

The Guardian:
Coffee breaks are the norm for many in the working world.
But for virtual assistant (VA) Jaime Lee Mann, who works from her Kingston home, a cup of java in a café setting during the day with company older than Sesame Street- age is a true treat.
“It’s just so nice to get out and have […]

The Go! Pillow is quickly becoming a well known product amongst many parents. Made by a mom who was just looking to solve her own needs, she soon found that their was a market out there for her nursing pillow and got the help she needed to become the business she is today. Sold under […]

Anyone who watched Rachael Ray in January might already know who Leslie Grant is. Leslie is the “Mother Hen” behind Chickin Feed, a website dedicated to helping parents teach their children how to eat healthy and make balanced meal choices. As a mom, she wanted a fun way to teach her children how to eat […]

I’ve done quite a few interviews with moms that own a business or work from home in the US. This time it’s different. This mom makes her blankets where she lives in Canada. Andi’s L’il Monkey blankets are each unique just like the child that’ll be receiving it. They’re also personalized with a name or […]

ScrippsNews:
Sisters Kristen Creamer of Edmond, Okla. and Kim Marable of Springfield, Mo., are the types that most budding entrepreneurs tend to envy.
They make it look way too easy.
Just over a year ago, the sisters merely were frustrated moms looking for hair accessories for their 1-year-old daughters that didn’t resemble oversize, ’80s-inspired bows.
They also wanted something […]

Worcester Telegram & Gazette News:
Is a local golf club preparing newborns to be the next Tiger Woods? Not just yet. The mothers and babies entering Cyprian Keyes Golf Club in Boylston on weekday mornings aren’t there for the golf.
The second floor of the clubhouse is home to Mothers & Company or MoCo, which a year […]

The Wichita Eagle:
The mompreneur movement, in which women have drawn inspiration from their jobs as mothers to create their own businesses, isn’t new.
Sheryl Leach of Allen, Texas, became one 20 years ago, when she developed Barney. Now, the purple dinosaur is a multimillion-dollar entertainment dynasty. But you never know who’s going to hit it big […]