Mom Invented » News http://www.mominventors.com Mom Invented helps moms start businesses and develop products and inventions with inventing advice, business advice and inspirational inventing help Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:23:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Red Carpet House Partieshttp://www.mominventors.com/2010/07/29/red-carpet-house-parties/ http://www.mominventors.com/2010/07/29/red-carpet-house-parties/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:23:47 +0000 Tamara Monosoff http://www.mominventors.com/?p=5325

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Ann Noder, CEO of Pitch Public Relations says, "Magazines often have extensive gift-guide round-ups and there are other opportunities to get product features during the buying season from stocking stuffers to unique gift ideas. But the PR process starts in August, not November."

If you're looking for phenomenal media coverage for your business, we are taking sign ups now for August & September in our special PR program.  This media opportunity with Ann Noder and Pitch Public Relations is designed specifically for moms in our community! Submit an inquiry on our Special PR Opportunity page if you'd like more information.

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We were delighted that MomInvented.com made the Forbes.com "Top 100 Websites for Women" list including a screen grab of our homepage!  And, in a separate piece Forbes.com listed my newest book, Your Million Dollar Dream: Regain Control & Be Your Own Boss in their article entitled, "Twenty-One Women Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business Books." Thank you, Forbes.com!

Thank you also to Diablo Magazine for the amazing full feature story called "Launching Your Dream." I couldn't be happier.

With gratitude, Tamara

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ReUsies, www.ReUsies.com, - Working Mother Magazine, Parade.com, FoxNews.com, Mom Magazine and much more

SafetyTat, www.SafetyTat.com - Today Show, USA Today, Babble.com, Caribbean  Travel & Life Magazine, M Magazine and much more

Stiruppz, www.Stiruppz.com - People Magazine's Style Watch, Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine, Steppin' Out Magazine, and many more

My NapPak, www.MyNapPak.com - Working Mother Magazine, Woman's World Magazine, Ser Padres Magazine, Chicago Tribune, and much more

Bheestie Bags, www.bheestie.com - Today Show, About.com, Yahoo.com, BusinessWeek, MSN and many more.

If you're looking for phenomenal media coverage for your business, there are still a couple of slots left in our PR program for July and August.  This media opportunity with Ann Noder and Pitch Public Relations is designed specifically for moms in our community! Submit an inquiry on our Special PR Opportunity page if you'd like more information.

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Stops on the Book Tour...

Monday, May 3

  • WCBS-AM CBS Radio, New York, 10:05 a.m ET
    Listen Live: www.wcbs880.com
  • Dave Ramsey Show, Fox Business, 8 p.m. ET
    (National show - check for your local showtime)

Wednesday, May 5

Monday, May 10

  • Good Day Sacramento, KOVR-TV, 7:15 a.m. PT

Thursday, May 13

  • Good Morning Arizona, KTVK-TV, 9:15 a.m. MT

Friday, May 14

  • Sonoran Living, KNXV-TV ABC, Phoenix, 11 a.m. MT

Monday, June 21

  • News 10, Sacramento & Co., 9 a.m. PT

If you're looking for phenomenal media coverage for your business, there are still a couple of slots left in our PR program for May and June.  This media opportunity with Ann Noder and Pitch Public Relations is designed specifically for moms in our community! Submit an inquiry on our Special PR Opportunity page if you'd like more information.

]]> http://www.mominventors.com/2010/05/02/follow-the-your-million-dollar-dream-book-tour/feed/ 0 Join the Vibrant Mom Invented® Community!http://www.mominventors.com/2010/04/21/join-the-vibrant-mom-invented%c2%ae-community/ http://www.mominventors.com/2010/04/21/join-the-vibrant-mom-invented%c2%ae-community/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:23:38 +0000 Tamara Monosoff http://www.mominventors.com/?p=4640 We just relaunched our community membership site and I am extremely excited about it! We decided to make our community open to everyone and create a place where women entrepreneurs can promote their businesses in the way they want and make the connections they need to help them succeed. The best part about it is that's it's completely free to join!

What can you do in the new Mom Invented® Community?

Create a profile, including an "About Me" area, a blog, photos, a link to your website and more
Publish blog posts to the entire Mom Invented community -- and periodically we will be featuring our favorite members' posts on the Mom Invented main site
Participate in Forum and Group discussions, and start new groups and discussions on the topics most interesting to you
Access all of our webinar video archives (must be logged in to view them) so you can watch and listen any time you want
Tweet directly from the community site, just by updating your Status

So, what are you waiting for… Sign Up Now!

Don't forget to add Mom Invented and Tamara Monosoff as your friends, and reach out to all the other amazing women on the site.

Ready to get started?
Visit members.mominventors.com

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We have created a Your Million Dollar Dream group on our brand-new community site so you can ask questions and post your progress through the book. And the book also has its own Facebook page.

Your Million Dollar Dream will also be the May pick for the Work at Home Woman Business Book Club.

Each month The Work at Home Woman reviews and discusses a new business or career related book that is geared towards women and mothers. The Business Book Club was established as a way to stimulate entrepreneurial minds, encourage women to read more, and introduce ladies to new books and people that they would not have been acquainted with before. They have just announced that May's Business Book Club pick will be Your Million Dollar Dream: Regain Control and Be Your Own Boss. Create a Winning Business Plan. Turn Your Passion into Profit by Tamara Monosoff. The midpoint discussion will be held on Friday, May 14th and the final discussion will take place on Friday, May 28th -- and Tamara will be participating.

If you're in a group that's also planning on reading Your Million Dollar Dream and discussing it together, let us know! Whether you'll be chatting online or with a group of friends over coffee, we'd love to hear about it and help spread the word if you'd like to invite others to join in your discussion.

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“It has been enormously satisfying to get my product to market. To now see it join the Mom Invented® family with my picture on the package is a dream,” says Sippy Strawcleaner™ inventor Jennifer Reyes.

Jennifer has done an amazing job creating traction with retailers, the blogging community and the media. This is one of those simple solutions to a problem every mom faces and we cannot wait to take her product to the next level of mass market distribution under our Mom Invented® brand.

Opportunity for You

Jennifer Reyes Inventor of the Sippy StrawcleanerIf, like Jennifer, you have already successfully launched your product but would like to see it join the Mom Invented® family and shift the production, sales and distribution to others, let’s talk. We are looking for a small number of new "retail ready" items in the juvenile, housewares, and hardware categories. Your inquiry will be handled in confidence. Send us an email to: info@mominventors.com with your website and contact information. We will get back to you within 7 days.

Message for New Inventors

We accept products in the "idea" stage through our contests and Product Review Program. We plan to announce our next contest this summer. Stay tuned!

]]> http://www.mominventors.com/2010/04/14/announcement-mom-invented%c2%ae-licenses-launches-the-sippy-strawcleaner%e2%84%a2/feed/ 2 The Business Baby Shower Contest Celebrates Entrepreneurial Moms, Deadline to Enter is April 30http://www.mominventors.com/2010/04/07/the-business-baby-shower-contest-celebrates-entrepreneurial-moms-deadline-to-enter-is-april-30/ http://www.mominventors.com/2010/04/07/the-business-baby-shower-contest-celebrates-entrepreneurial-moms-deadline-to-enter-is-april-30/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:53:58 +0000 Tamara Monosoff http://www.mominventors.com/?p=4470 Buiness Baby Shower ContestIn just over three weeks, the Business Baby Shower, a contest to celebrate entrepreneurial moms and all they do to birth and grow a successful company while balancing family life, will come to an end.

This unique contest will award three winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) prizes and media coverage worth over $20,000. The Business Baby Shower contest, which started January 1 and ends April 30, 2010, will create awareness of mom entrepreneur companies and their products and services. Participants will complete an Application process as well as submit a two minute video of their business for consideration by an esteemed panel of judges, which includes Tamara Monosoff of Mom Invented®, Stacey Kannenberg of Cedar Valley Publishing and Andrew Morrison of Small Business Camp.

"We are extremely grateful for the outpouring of support for this contest from businesses and organizations donating products and services as well as tons of media coverage for the winners," said Traci Bisson, co-founder of the Business Baby Shower Contest. "Mom entrepreneurs who are starting or growing a business are encouraged to enter the contest for a chance to win prizes that will help take their business to the next level."

The first 200 applicants will receive two special gifts. The first is a free download of the popular book PR in Your Pajamas by Elena Verlee (value of $29), and the second is one-month of free access to Care4Hire.com's database of care providers (value of $34.99).

The Business Baby Shower was a concept originally developed by Lucinda Cross of Corporate Mom DropOuts. During the infancy stage, Lucinda reached out to Traci Bisson, creator and founder of The Mom Entrepreneur, a company that offers tips, advice and resources for balancing motherhood and running a company. Together, they further developed the concept and have created a first-of-its-kind baby shower contest for mom entrepreneur businesses in all stages of growth.

To learn more about the contest and to listen to a podcast that offers tips, advice and ideas for completing the application process and two-minute video submission, please visit www.BusinessbabyShower.com.

]]> http://www.mominventors.com/2010/04/07/the-business-baby-shower-contest-celebrates-entrepreneurial-moms-deadline-to-enter-is-april-30/feed/ 0 The Winner of the California Product Search is…http://www.mominventors.com/2010/03/31/the-winner-of-the-california-product-search-is/ http://www.mominventors.com/2010/03/31/the-winner-of-the-california-product-search-is/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:13:00 +0000 Tamara Monosoff http://www.mominventors.com/?p=4384 Dear Friends,

Today is the day we promised to announce the winner of the California Mom Invented® Product Search. First, we wish to thank each of you who took the time to prepare, submit and present your product to our team. I recognize that each submission took tremendous effort to prepare and that you committed your precious time to share your ideas with us; many in person. It was an honor to meet you.  Selecting from hundreds of creative submissions was a challenge. We were touched by your creativity as well as the trust you placed in us.

Lori and Zachary McLaughlin

I'm delighted to announce that we have selected the winner of the Mom Invented® California Product Search. Congratulations to Lori McLaughlin from Belmont California. Lori has won $1000 cash, a $350 gift card from Anna's Linens, as well as a licensing agreement with Mom Invented. We will see her product launched in Anna's Linens stores in the coming months.

"I am ecstatic that my invention has been selected by Mom Invented and thrilled that it will be sold at Anna's Linens stores! The product was inspired by my son and I believe it will be a great help to other moms! Thank you Mom Invented for providing an encouraging and supportive forum in which we can realize our dreams!"

Now that Lori’s invention is being prepared to be sold in a competitive retail market, as with all our new products, in order to give it the best chance of success, we won’t be disclosing it publicly until it is launched! I promise we will let you know when that occurs.

I hope you will forge on and follow your dream!

With heartfelt appreciation for each one of you,

Tamara

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