Archive for October, 2009
Mom of 4 Solves Parenting Problems With 2 Kid-Inspired Products
Stay-at-home mom of four Athena Menoudakos always wanted to start a business, but put her dreams on hold when she started a family. As a mom, though, she kept thinking up ideas that would make parenting easier, and she found that other moms were having similar issues, too. Without taking any loans, she spent two [...]
Put the Focus on Your Core Customers
In past columns I have written about the opportunities created by our current economic climate. Regardless of where you fit on the spectrum of pessimist and optimist, you have to agree that business will never be the same as it was in the past. Too much has changed, and nothing more so than the awareness [...]
Reminder: 3 Weeks Left In Arizona Product Search
Arizona Moms, thank you for your submissions so far. We are eager to consider each of them. If you are an Arizona mom, there is still time to submit your idea for our product search in partnership with Anna’s Linens, a national retailer in home goods. The submission deadline is November 17 and the winners [...]
Sportscaster Mom Has Pediatricians Prescribing Her New Infant Invention
Leslie Gudel already had a successful career as a sportscaster covering the Philadelphia Phillies when she had children. But when her daughter wouldn’t sleep in anything but her car seat for parts of her first year, Leslie decided to take on a second job — as an inventor. She couldn’t find an infant bed that [...]
The Arizona Product Search Is Officially On
What a week it’s been! I just got back from Phoenix, where we launched our latest product search for Arizona Moms. I went on a number of TV shows. It all started with Ann Noder, my publicist from Pitch Public Relations, picking me up, pumpkins in hand (for demo and dramatic effect purposes!), and taking [...]
Obama Announces Plans for More Small Business Aid
This is a good week for business recovery news. First, we learned that more than a quarter of stimulus contracts were awarded to small firms, and now President Barack Obama said that he’ll ask Congress to increase the amount businesses can receive from SBA loans. In a speech at a small business group in suburban [...]
Join the Mom Invented Family by Entering our Arizona Invention Challenge!
Anna’s Linens and Mom Invented have launched a new product search for Arizona moms! For the first time, Anna’s Linens has teamed up with us to set out in search of the next great product — invented by you. We’re looking for you to submit your most creative product ideas for a chance to see [...]
Mom Entrepreneur Shares Secrets to Licensing Success
As a single mom with no college education working three jobs, Darla Phillips seemed an unlikely candidate for business success in 1997, but her ideas were strong and she was driven to build a better life for her daughter. It took a lot of perseverance and learning things the hard way, but 12 years later, [...]
Special Announcement: New Mom Invented Product Search for Arizona Moms!
I am thrilled to announce that we are launching the next Mom Invented® Product Search for 2010 in Arizona AND the most exciting news is that Anna’s Linens (www.annaslinens.com) — a leading home goods retailer & seller of our entire Mom Invented® family of products — is eager to launch the top two selected products [...]
Weekend Mom Entrepreneur Creates Funky Spandex Shorts for Sports
When Amanda Green’s daughter Jordan wanted some funky spandex shorts to wear for sports practice last year, she ordered a neon pair from American Apparel for $28. When they came in the mail, Amanda looked at them and said, “I could make these” — she just needed to find the right fabric and thread. The [...]
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