Archive for June 10th, 2008

Just as many mom-owned businesses are, Oopsie Dazie was started out of necessity. Cindy Zissman couldn’t seem to find the hair clip she wanted for her daughter who happened to have thick, curly hair. The only clips that seemed to work were made for adults and didn’t look all that pretty for a [...]

Worcester Telegram & Gazette News:
At times, Kelley L. Daron got so discouraged about her invention that she put its components away in a box in the basement.
“I thought, ‘I can’t do this anymore,’ ” Ms. Daron said.
The mother of three was working on a device to hold the straps of a car seat out of [...]

The Wichita Eagle:
Long before gas and food prices started rising, Tawra Kellam pinched pennies everywhere she could.
She feeds her family of five on $350 a month, serving favorites such as fajitas, tacos and beef Stroganoff.
The local mother has made a business — and a name for herself — living frugally.
She operates www.livingonadime.com, a Web site [...]

Some of the best online stores bring together a variety of unique products to one place so people can one-stop shop. Katja Presnal has done that with her store, Skimbaco. Mom’s interested in purchasing some of the best wearing, long last products for their children can find them without having to go to [...]