Archive for November, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving from Mom Invented
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday as it invites the most important kind of contemplation. This past week I found myself thinking a lot about my mother who was in the hospital with a knee injury, my precious children, my husband, my father, my siblings, and the wonderful people I work with at Mom Invented® to [...]
Mom of 3 Keeps Kids’ Hands Clean in Public Bathrooms
When you’re out and your little one just has to go, you don’t usually have the option to find a nice, clean bathroom to take them to — you just head to the nearest available facility and hope for the best. Then, when you get there, no matter how germy or gross it is, your [...]
Mom Invented® Moms in the Media!
WOW! Congratulations to: Marti Wymer of Spoonful of Comfort is to be featured in the January issues of Woman’s World, Real Simple and Self! Jen Moore of Pura Stainless/Kiki Line is to be featured in the February issue of BabyTalk! April McCray of Color Me House is scheduled for the December issue of Woman’s World [...]
New Mom Invented® Announcements and Site Features
The Arizona Product Search has officially closed. We are excited to carefully review each submission and announce the winners next month. I have also noted many “suggestions” that we hold more product searches open to inventors from other states. Stay tuned! New Mom Invented® Site Features We’ve been working hard to improve our site based [...]
Embrace the Hispanic Market
If there is any one word that describes the Hispanic market in the U.S. it is “growth.” According to a special report, “The U.S. Hispanic Economy in Transition” by HispanTelligence, Hispanics are our largest ethnic group, totaling 15.1 percent of the population. There are 45.5 million Hispanics in the United States–many Spanish-speaking countries have fewer people [...]
Apprentice Star Goes Online to Help Women Look Their Best
First season Apprentice contestant Kristi Frank may have gotten fired by The Donald on national TV, but that didn’t quell her entrepreneurial spirit. The serial entrepreneur just launched a new venture: BlowDryBootCamp. After her son, Tyler, was born, Kristi just wasn’t interested in spending time and money in the salon, but she still wanted to [...]
Only 7 Days Left In the Arizona Product Search
Thank you to all the creative Arizona moms who have already submitted their great new product ideas! For those who haven’t, there are only 7 days left in our Mom Invented® Arizona Product Search — the deadline is November 17 at 11:59 p.m. Don’t forget to spread the news and tell all the Arizona moms [...]
Reminder: We Want Your Feedback
As we’re planning new programs and developing new products to help serve you better, we’d like to get your input on what you need to succeed. Please take a moment to fill in our short survey to help us create the best new business programs and products we can for you. And feel free to [...]
An Unrecognized Mom Hero
I don’t often review books on Mom Invented®, but this time I just had to acknowledge the brilliant work of historian and author Autumn Stanley. In her new book, Raising More Hell and Fewer Dahlias: The Public Life of Charlotte Smith (1840-1917), I was stunned to learn about an absolutely extraordinary woman — Charlotte Smith — [...]
Mom of 5 Keeps Tots’ Socks on Their Feet
Kezi Levin’s young son would not stop pulling his socks off his little feet. And when she had to bring him to a formal wedding, she knew she wanted something to keep him properly dressed throughout the evening. So she came up with the idea for Sock Ons, a stretchy over-sock garment that prevents babies [...]
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