Tag Archive for ‘mom entrepreneur’
86-Year-Old Entrepreneur Sells 100,000 Knitting Books
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, [...]
Mom Entrepreneur Creates Gorgeous Custom Cupcakes
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
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
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 [...]
You Don’t Get Off the Island by Walking
In our newly launched Mom Invented Community, our members can write blog posts, and so far we’ve had some great ones. Periodically, we will be featuring our favorite posts on Mom Invented® as well as in our newsletter. Here’s our very first featured member post, written by Margee Moore, aka MoxieMom, creator of the iPhone [...]
Mom Creates Product to Keep Bra Straps in Place
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
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 [...]
Feeling Stressed? The Mom Biz Coach is Here to Help
If you’re trying to do it all by yourself — caring for the kids, making all the meals, keeping the laundry going, and running your own business, you’re probably feeling a bit stressed out.
Thankfully, we’ll be talking with Lara Galloway, The Mom Biz Coach, who will teach you about the Six Steps [...]
The Winner of the California Product Search is…
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 [...]
Mom Entrepreneur’s Boot-Strapping Product Keeps Pants in Place
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 [...]
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