Mompreneurs

MOMPRENEURS: From Music Manager to Nail Spa Owner

Sandy Abrams | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Music Manager to Nail Spa Owner, Sandy Abrams, Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa, Entrepreneurs, Day Spas, Small Business, Donna Perillo, Changing Careers, Small Business News

Most people can't imagine making the leap into a completely different career, but Donna moved past this fear by taking her experience in the music biz and applying it to her new venture.

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Mompreneurs: Mixing Business & Pleasure With Trunk Shows

Sandy Abrams | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Chelsea Kaplan, Trunk Shows, Sandy Abrams, Work From Home, Trunk Show Biz Model, Jara Shapiro, Chelsea Belle Jewelry, Entrepreneurs, Danielle Dobin, Small Business, Apifeni, Small Business News

Many women are happy with three simple pleasures: our friends, a cocktail and some shopping. It's even better when it all supports a small business or local entrepreneur.

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Mompreneurs: Best Friends & Business Partners

Sandy Abrams | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Partnerships, Mompreneurs, Work at Home Moms, Capital City Mamas, Entrepreneurs, Best Friends & Partners, Kimmy Makes Scents, Small Business, Small Business News

Understanding the options and myriad details of business ownership is critical before deciding to go from friends to business partners.

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Mompreneurs: Daily Cues to Stick to Goals

Sandy Abrams | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Temporary Tattoos, Mompreneurs, Sandy Abrams, Nancy Shapiro, Work at Home Moms, Cue Sticks, Inspirational Stickers, Small Business, Small Business News

Some people know what their calling is at a very young age and that passion just sticks with them for life. Nancy Shapiro was born to teach. Now, she's turned that gift of helping others into a business.

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Mompreneurs: Helping Parents Plan For College

Sandy Abrams | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, College Financial Aid Advisors, Financial Aid, Parents, College, Sandy Abrams, Jodi Okun, College Apps, Social Media, Small Business News

Jodi Okun was ready to get back to working after raising her kids who had left for college. She strategically thought about what she enjoys doing and then made a plan to build a business based around her passions.

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Mompreneurs: Relying on Facebook to Grow Biz

Sandy Abrams | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Sandy Abrams, Jenny Robertson, Work From Home, Mandie Miller, Got What It Cakes, Stay at Home Mom, Small Business, Social Media, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Peanut Butter & Jenny Photography, Small Business News

There comes a time for many stay-at-home moms when they realize that they can turn their hobby into a business. This "lifestyle business" model has been life-changing for these two self-proclaimed "Facebook Mompreneurs."

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Mompreneurs: Fighter Pilot's Wife Designs Babiators Shades

Sandy Abrams | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Start Up, Mompreneurs, Molly Fienning, Baby Sunglasses, Entrepreneurs, Small Biz, Babiators, Small Business Tips, Start-Up Advice, Small Business Advice, Marketing Tips, Start-Up, Small Business News

The founders started discussing the idea in mid-2010, incorporated Babiators LLC in the fall of 2010 and officially launched the product in May 2011. Today, Babiators can found in more than 250 stores and 15 countries worldwide.

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Soccer Moms Find Big Profits In Stinky Feet

The Huffington Post | Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Smelly Feet, Skunkies, Video, Boomers Who Reinvent Themselves, Fifty Reinvention, The Post50 Entrepreneur, Feet That Smell, Boomers Reinvention, Fifty News, Fifty News

The key to any successful business is to identify a problem (preferable a problem that people didn't know they had) and fix it. For example: Whoever c...

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Mompreneurs: Family Celebrations With an Eco-Friendly Twist

Sandy Abrams | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Eco Friendly, Corey Colwell Lipson, Green Halloween, Celebrate Green, Mompreneurs, Family, Lynn Colwell, Green Holidays, Recycling Tips, Halloween Costumes, Organic Food, Environmentalism, Green News

Corey Colwell-Lipson and her mom Lynn realized that every holiday and special event could use, as Corey says, an "eco-overhaul."

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Mompreneurs: Teething Bling -- Why Didn't I Think of That?!

Sandy Abrams | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Teething Bling, Entrepreneurs, Smart Mom Jewelry, Small Business Advice, Women-Owned-Business, How to Start a Business, Teething Bling Business, Small Business News

Moms are always thinking about how our lives could be easier with this or that, but most of us stop there. Amy Creel felt that way but instead of dismissing her idea, she went online to happily discover that her Teething Bling was in fact unique.

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Mompreneurs: Should You Consider a Franchise?

Sandy Abrams | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Sandy Abrams, Pump It Up, Investing in a Brand, Franchises, Home Based Franchises, Barbara Dronkers, Small Biz, Women in Business, Small Business News

For women in particular, there are so many low cost as well as home-based franchise brands. In the past, it seemed that franchising was geared more for the brick and mortar, high investment, high strung entrepreneurs.

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Mompreneurs: From Real Life Mom to Digital Doyenne

Sandy Abrams | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Kimberley Clayton Blaine, The Go to Mom, Mommy to Mommy TV, Sandy Abrams, Social Media, Digital Mom, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News

Kimberley Clayton Blaine is a national parenting expert, author and a licensed Family and Child Therapist. She's the executive producer of the Go-To Mom series and the producer of the branded entertainment show MommytoMommy.TV. She's also a mom to a 5-year old and a 10-year old. So, how did she go from real life mom to this digital doyenne?

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After Hitting Rock Bottom, An Entrepreneur Rebuilds

HuffingtonPost.com | Janean Chun | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Shark Tank Business, Small Business Success Stories, Shark Tank Winners, Tiffany Krumins, Ava the Elephant, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Shark Tank, Becoming-Fearless, Businesses for Kids, Small Business News

After appearing on the pilot episode of ABC's "Shark Tank," Tiffany Krumins was riding high. She had wooed one of the "sharks" with her business idea,...

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Number of Women Patent Holders Surge

Karin Kamp | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Female Entrepreneurs, Women Patent Holders, Patent, Patents, Mompreneurs, Inventions, Innovation, Trademarks, Business News

While talk of patents and trademarks may not be the sexiest topic out there, knowing the ins and outs of both is key for women business-owners.

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Mompreneurs: Behind The Scenes Of A Monthly Membership Biz

Sandy Abrams | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, BabbaCo., Sandy Abrams, Mommy Products, Monthly Membership Business, Play Dates, Jessica Kim, Entrepreneurs, Parents, Babbabox, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News

Jessica has her finger on the pulse of what her market wants. She's poised to continue to deliver products that solve the ongoing problem for busy parents who want a unique learning experience for their kids.

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Mompreneurs: From Product Idea To Miracle

Sandy Abrams | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Start Ups, Sandy Abrams, Shelly Ehler, Lori Greiner, ShowNo Towels, Entrepreneurs, Shark Tank, Small Biz, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News

Like many mompreneurs, the thought of knowing there's got to be a better way took hold of Shelly Ehler. She knew she had to make her ShowNo Towel.

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Mompreneurs: Tech Gives Us Flexibility, Affordable Reach & The Social Factor

Sandy Abrams | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Social Media, Working From Home, Mompreneurs, Mompreneur, Technology, Moms and Tech, Small Business America, Small Business News

Mompreneurs are in love with technology. It allows us to be uber productive, run a biz from home affordably and professionally while being a mom, and even have fun on social media while building our own brands.

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Mompreneurs: No Time to Eat When You Own A Food Biz

Sandy Abrams | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Food Biz, Mompreneurs, Family Biz, Mompreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur, Catering, Foodies, Working Moms, Healthy Living, Small Business Mompreneur, Startu, Exercise, Small Business America, Small Business News

As a mompreneur, Leslie Danelian has less guilt than many as she waited for her kids to be in college until she opened the Sweet Butter restaurant.

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"Mompreneurs": The Need for Women to Be Leaders and Inventors

Megan Rosker | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Innovation, Women in Business, Women Inventors, Moms, Feminine Skills, Working Moms, Parents News

When it comes right down to it, how innovative are women really being? Have we really advanced or is the era of the mompreneur a new spin on Tupperware parties and selling Avon?

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Women Are Wired to Be Better Entrepreneurs, Says Bonnie Baskin

Robert Jordan | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Mompreneurs, Female CEOs, Female Traits, Women in Business, Businesswomen, Women News

Bonnie emphasizes that in fact women can have it all -- they can be good mothers, good wives and good business people.

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Protecting Babies On Their Very First Journey

HuffingtonPost.com | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Mompreneurs, Infant Pants, Baby Businesses, Bee's Knees, Babies R US, Bee's Knees Baby, Inventions, Unique Business Ideas, Tammany Atkinson, Babies, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Baby Clothes, Small Business News

In typical "mompreneur" fashion, Tammany Atkinson created a soothing solution to one bruiser of a problem. When her first son, Jackson, started to ...

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Necessity Really Is The Mother Of Invention

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 07.28.2011

Read More: Walgreens, Walmart, Starting a Business, Target, Inventions, Little Busy Bodies, Saline Wipes, Julie Pickens, Mompreneurs, Small Business Success Stories, Boogie Wipes, Mindee Doney, Unique Business Ideas, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Small Business News

With a tagline like "Snot Your Average Wipe," Boogie Wipes is clearly not a company that takes itself too seriously. But despite the gratuitous booger...

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The Mom Motivation

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

A new breed of entrepreneurs is gaining steam: moms who decide to create new businesses after giving birth. While pundits ponder why women are u...

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Lovesac, Sippy Cups and Becoming a National Brand

Courtney Cachet | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mompreneurs, Open House New York, Courtney Cachet, Home Decor, Interior Design, Home Design, Sactionals, Lovesac, Style News

This week I officially became a national brand. It's funny, my brand really took off when I got married and had two kids. Who knew?

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Finding Inspiration for Invention in Life's Major Annoyances

Renee and Don Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Mompreneurs, Small Business, Women Small Business Owners, Risk Takers, Business News

To paraphrase a well-worn idiom, annoyance is the mother of invention. So, mompreneurs, if your revenues are dwindling and you need to develop new pr...

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