Archive for December, 2009
The Winners of the Arizona Product Search Are…
Arizona Mom Inventors, the decision is in! After much deliberation and evaluation — and some minor delays — we have selected our Arizona Mom Inventors for 2010. First place goes to Andrea Ramsey who will receive $750 cash prize and a $250 Anna’s Linens gift card. “I am beside myself… to have my product launched [...]
Maternity, Baby and Toddler Expo
I am excited to tell you about our new partnership with Jenn Kampmeier, founder of Bebe Paluzza. This year Bebe Paluzza is holding consumer tradeshows for expecting moms, parents and grandparents looking for new products in five American cities with high birthrates. I am happy to share this with you because, as I wrote in [...]
Style and Comfort for Hospital Patients
As many of you know, my mom was recently in the hospital. Thankfully, she is fine. One of the things that I noticed was that it seemed as though the hospital gowns themselves made people look sicker. That’s why when I saw the designer gowns and other patient attire from www.patientstyle.com, I thought, “What a [...]
Happy Holidays From Mom Invented®
Happy Holidays! I wish each of you a peaceful, thoughtful & joyous holiday. I’m ready to embrace 2010! How about you? I wanted to share this inspirational video to help us all think about how we’ll push past our obstacles in the year ahead. We will be taking a holiday break and will be back [...]
Building an All Natural Kids’ Food Biz While Working Full Time
Jilea Hemmings loves to cook, but found she didn’t quite have the time she wanted to cook for her two young sons. She looked to the grocery store for healthy options her boys would like, but didn’t find what she was looking for. She talked to other parents who had this same issue, and she [...]
Be Your Own Publicist
In today’s economy, nothing is as important as sales. And for solopreneur product companies, this is doubly true. Generating sales in the most cost-effective way possible is imperative. The best way is to create buzz through PR or press coverage, which adds credibility to your story. Compared to advertising, the value of successful PR can [...]
Snow-Loving Mom Creates Gloves Tailored to Kids’ Hands
When the weather outside was frightful, Kathy Partak had trouble getting her son, Mason, to wear mittens. He just didn’t like them, and from the time he was 2 years old, he refused to wear them. What he wanted were gloves, but Kathy couldn’t find a pair that would properly his small hands. So Kathy [...]
Mom Invented® Holiday Gift Guide
Over the years, we’ve featured many amazing mom inventors and some of them have created great gift items for your children, family and friends. Here we’re highlighting some of our favorites so you can consciously support mom inventors and entrepreneurs this holiday season.
Sponsors We Love: UniTel
We want to thank the newest sponsor of our online community, the UniTel Group. One way to enhance the public perception of your small home-based business is to have an 800 number. However, a toll-free number can be very expensive if you set it up with many providers. Before we switched to UniTel, we paid [...]
Taking Your New Product to Market
So you’ve invented the next great gadget, and you’re sure it’ll be a hit. In fact, you’ve got cartons of inventory stored in every room of your house that you’re itching to sell, sell, sell. Your test market said they love it, but how can you reach the legions of consumers you’re sure will want [...]
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