Tag Archive for ‘woman 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 [...]
Discussion Groups and Book Clubs for Your Million Dollar Dream
Tamara Monosoff’s latest book, Your Million Dollar Dream, is coming out on April 28, and people are already preparing to discuss it.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mom Creates Sweet, Stylish Doll Backpack for Girls
Roberta Wagner’s daughter wanted to bring her doll everywhere. Unfortunately, shortly into each trip she would tire of toting her toy and Roberta ended up being the one carrying the doll. The creative mom knew she wasn’t the only mom whose hands were constantly tied up carrying her daughter’s doll, so she decided to create [...]
Mom’s Invention Keeps Kids Entertained While Shopping
After a frustrating shopping trip with her 3 boys, Laura Hamrick knew she had to create something to help her time at the market go more smoothly. During her sons’ afternoon nap, she came up with OnTray, a plastic container that attaches to the handlebar of a shopping cart where you can place your child’s [...]
Mom Turns Craft Project into Growing Gift Business
Marianne Impal wanted to find a way to promote a healthy body image for her two young daughters. She didn’t want them to enter their teen years with poor self-esteem, and she sought to find a special way to support them as they transitioned into adulthood.
She came up with the idea of putting together a [...]
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