Archive for the 'News' Category

The Huffington Post:
When a full-time job as mom doesn’t cut it anymore cash-wise in this struggling economy, it doesn’t necessarily mean going back to work out of the house. There are lots of ways to work from home, keeping your work hours to school hours and managing mom responsibilities. For many of these businesses, you [...]

News Blaze:
After deciding she wanted something a little more intellectually stimulating than coordinating carpools, Lisa Gold got entrepreneurial while her husband was on a business trip. What started as a keen idea to embellish children’s clothes from her kitchen, has turned into LikeWear, a national direct sales company with apparel licensing deals for General Mills [...]

SeacoastOnline.com:
Pat Christofferson and her daughter, Heidi Bunnell, know there’s a big difference between a driver and a chauffeur.
At their Exeter limousine company, clients won’t find just drivers, but chauffeurs who pride themselves on providing personal service with added attention to each client’s preferences. That may mean a chilled glass, ice and a favorite brand of [...]

Boulder Daily Camera:
On any weekend, you’re likely to find Bridget Lane baking cookies.
But her cookies are a little more complex than the average chocolate chip treat and not just because they’re gluten free. Lane’s cookies got their start in a special situation and have grown into a business designed to nourish those in special situations.
Lane, [...]

ElitesTV:
Whenever there is something that people can’t find in their local stores, they usually turn to online shopping because of its easy accessibility and convenience in ordering products. eBay is one of the major sites that brought online shopping to the mainstream and now there are many buyers satisfying their needs and sellers making extra [...]

Alameda Sun:
The “chicks” of Chicks-n-chickens, a mom-based Alameda business, are raising money to fight Breast Cancer. Darcy Novo Albrecht, “Chief Chick,” and Jennifer Ashdown, “Vice Chick,” will be teaming up to participate in this year’s San Francisco Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. As part of their fundraising efforts, the two Alameda moms will hold a [...]

The Boston Globe:
As Gloucester native Ann Andrew recalls, it didn’t take much for her to dream up Mommies Who Shop, the series of suburban shopping events and “play dates” for mothers that she launched two years ago. A former director of merchandising at the now-defunct Sigrid Olsen who’d left her job in 2004 to become [...]

The Columbus Dispatch:
In an unusual twist, many moms are finding themselves in a new scenario: seeking work-at-home arrangements driven not by flexibility — think soccer practices and piano recitals — but as the best option to supplement family income.
With a surge in male breadwinners out of work, mothers are selling jewelry out of their kitchens, [...]

KoloTV.com:
Jennifer Dugas worked full time before her son was born. Since then, she’s been lucky to stay home while her husband works, but lately, the reality he could lose his job has forced their family to be creative in finding other ways to make money. That’s where B’s Purses came to the rescue. Jennifer can [...]

CBS11TV.com:
How would you like to get paid for working at home? Some North Texas moms have found successful work-at-home opportunities that are making money. But, there are other offers you should avoid.
Joni Brock, of McKinney, enjoys being a stay-at-home mom. Recently, though, she says she felt the need to go back to work.
“My son [...]