Archive for the 'Family' Category

Grand Haven Tribune:
For business owner Tiffany Balk, Blueberry Haven truly is the gift that keeps on giving.
What started out as an idea for giving gifts to relatives turned into a family business of blueberry products across the state and a reminder of what West Michigan has to offer.
Balk, along with her husband and three sons, […]

OrlandoSentinel.com:
Motherhood is a job, too - one that involves lots of networking.
Moms who meet at playgrounds, parties or preschools like to keep in touch and get their kids together for activities.
If you work outside the home, you can just whip out one of your business cards. If not, well, you can fumble in your purse […]

East Valley Tribune:
Step into the Brownie Connection store in the historic Farmhouse Village in Gilbert and you think you’re back in the early 1900’s.
Inhale the sweet aroma of baking brownies coming from the small kitchen and you flash back to your childhood.
Take a look at the company financial reports while you’re chewing a brownie and, […]

When that time comes around and you’re about to be another year older, did you know that many establishments will actually give you a discount or offer a free birthday promotion? Most people don’t know that, but one mom is taking the time to change that perception with her new website, Free Birthday Treats.
With […]

From pregnancy to birth and as the child grows, it’s a special time. Unfortunately it doesn’t last forever, and those moments are times we want to preserve. Casting Keepsakes gives parents a chance to do that with their casting kits. Whether it’s from pregnancy with a belly casting kit, or the traditional […]

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 […]

East Valley Tribune:
At a Bashas’ store in south Chandler, Laurie Meyers is walking away with $50 worth of groceries for $13.57.
This mother of three teenagers knows how to shop for a deal. She’s saved nearly $40 this trip, picking up lunchmeat for 49 cents, a jar of garlic seasoning for 12 cents, and six boxes […]

Many mom-owned businesses exist because the woman was looking to work from home and care for family. The Blue Top Hat is different. This is a business run by a mother and her daughter.
Their business idea came about when they were trying to figure out a gift to give one of their best […]

syracuse.com:
Some warm, rainy night when you’re driving along Route 321 in Camillus you might notice a woman and her young children with flashlights and headlamps on, walking the grounds at the Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery.
Don’t worry, they’ve got permission from hatchery officials.
It’s Sara Holden and her kids looking for night crawlers.
The Holdens live right […]

WBNS 10TV:
Stay-at-home mom Dana Davis found a recipe for success in her kitchen — not on the stovetop, but on her laptop.
Davis created a Web site to help families find dining-out deals from restaurants, 10TV’s Tracy Townsend reported.
At KidsMealDeals.com, visitors enter a ZIP code, the day of the week and the number of miles they […]