Archive for the 'Success' Category

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 [...]

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 [...]

BusinessWire:
San Francisco SBA District Director Mark Quinn and Linda Russell, owner of Mugshots School Photography, will host a press conference June 3 at One California Bank in Oakland to highlight how small businesses are taking advantage of the changes SBA made to its loan programs as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. [...]

The Suburbanite:
When Marie Zinno was a new mom she taught herself how to sew.
At the time, the Jackson Township resident couldn’t have possibly imagined she was laying the foundation for a successful at-home business.
But that’s exactly what she did, one stitch, one project, at a time.
“I started to sew when my son was a [...]

PR Web:
New York loves local businesswoman, Donna Bliss. Not only has Bliss enjoyed one of her most successful years, but had the honor of being a special guest on WOR 710 New York, http://www.wor710.com/pages/3600293 the top talk radio show in the country, boasting such greats as Bill O’Reilly and Lou Dobbs. WOR has continually made [...]

Reuters:
Felicity Chapman had a newborn, a design business in its infancy and a problem.
They did not get along.
After the birth of her first daughter, Chapman decided she would only work part-time, but found it all but impossible to juggle both her clients and childcare. Chapman knew she needed to find some flexible childcare that would [...]

MyCentralJersey.com:
Giving birth to four children within seven years did not dampen Michelle Mackie’s love of working with hair.
“About 13 years ago, I started to work out of my home, doing the hair of family and friends so I could keep my skills up and raise my young children,” Mackie said.
Even before that, Mackie, 42, had [...]

Tribune Business Weekly:
In the sixth grade, Joya Helmuth started a business she called Write-A-Mania. With calligraphy pens from an aunt, the teenager spent her free time printing poems, charging customers 7 cents a word.
“I had business cards and brochures, and I think the grade school even let me put up posters. Entrepreneurship runs in the [...]

Examiner.com:
Women-owned businesses are expected to be a driving force that turns this otherwise dismal economy around.
An article in Small Business Trends suggests that women entrepreneurs will “rule the global marketplace” due to social entrepreneurship, which women are better at.
Who knew our gift of gab would help us take over the world?
In this continuing “Inspirational Moms” [...]

Philly.com:
Jamie Rayko was visiting Orlando, Fla., in 2007 when her 7-year-old daughter became separated from the group during a trip to a theme park.
Her daughter found a park employee to help her, but in the panic of the moment, she couldn’t remember her mother’s cell-phone number. There was no way for the employee to call [...]