Featured Moms 
86-Year-Old Entrepreneur Sells 100,000 Knitting Books(9)
At 86, Betty Lampen is a mom entrepreneur we can all learn from. In 1991, the knitting pro, who had worked knitting children’s sweaters, decided she would help others take up her favorite craft by creating a series of knitting books. She focused on miniature sweaters, then expanded to create books about hats, teddy bears, [...]
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Mom Entrepreneur Creates Gorgeous Custom Cupcakes(9)
With a passion for cupcakes and a flair for art, Kati Angelini started Kati’s Kupcakes in January 2009 once her youngest child started going to school for the full day.
Kati’s gourmet cupcakery relies on delicious cupcake recipes, many of which were inspired by her mother and grandmother, as well as Kati’s background in fine arts, [...]
Crafty Mom Finds Etsy Success(18)
Mary Cattapan, a mom of three and a marketing expert who teaches online courses from home, is passionate about crafts. So much so that two years ago she started her own Etsy store, Studio66. At the beginning, she just planned on making some money on the side by putting together jewelry kits and other jewelry-making [...]
Pediatrician Mom Creates Innovative Children’s Learning Tool(3)
Dr. Jennifer Canter has two sets of twins and a pediatric practice, but when she came up with the idea for the U-Play Mat in the fall of 2008, she just had to add being an entrepreneur to her already busy schedule.
Conceived of as an educational tool, the U-Play Mat is a U-shaped pad with [...]
Stay-at-Home Mom Entrepreneurs Help Organize Messy Diaper Bags(18)
Maythi Calvert and Robin Speas were two stay-at-home moms who were tired of yucky spoons, dirty diaper bags, and all around messiness. And together, they’ve come up with a solution — Spooneez utensil carriers.
You just place your spoons or other items in the Spooneez’s pockets, fold the top over, roll up, secure and you’re done. [...]
Mom Creates Product to Keep Bra Straps in Place(11)
The Strapper is one of those products that’s so simple you think, “I could have made that,” but Michelle Ostaseski had the idea first — and she’s got the patent to prove it.
Michelle, who worked in retail fashion, hated how visible bra straps could ruin an otherwise beautiful outlet, so she envisioned a simple, flexible [...]
Mom Dedicates Her Life & Biz to Kids’ Safety After Losing a Son(5)
After Alison Rhodes lost her first son, Connor, to SIDS, she knew she wanted to help other families keep their children safe. So she left an executive-level position at a top PR firm and dedicated herself to saving and improving children’s lives.
Alison is now the single mom of three children and is busy running Safety [...]
Mom Entrepreneur’s Boot-Strapping Product Keeps Pants in Place(2)
Jennifer Crittenden has never been one for taking a traditional route through life, so when the opportunity to start a new business presented itself in 2008, she jumped on it.
Jennifer (left) and her friend Lisa Church (right) are both fashion-forward women who love the style of wearing jeans tucked into their boots. But they hated [...]
Mom’s Preemie Son Inspires A Hands-On Product(26)
In 2001 Yamile Jackson gave birth to her son Zachary 12 weeks prematurely. He weighed less than 2 pounds, and when he was 3 weeks old, Tropical Storm Allison hit Houston, shutting down power and water in the hospital. The hospital staff, Yamile and her husband, Larry, had to keep Zachary alive by hand for [...]
Mom Beats Birthday Party Burnout With New Card Product(4)
Nicki Donley couldn’t believe the number of birthday parties she was attending once her 6-year-old triplets started school. At one party in particular, Nicki watched the hosting mom pick up all the wrapping paper, envelopes and gift bags and just throw everything in the trash. She knew once the party was over the cards weren’t [...]
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