The Arizona Republic:
When Debbie Frank decided to go into business for herself, she gladly took on the challenges that come with being an entrepreneur.
Since the debut of her D. Frank Designs boutique this spring, she has had plenty of them.
“If people think they’re going to open up a shop, put up a sign and hope […]
HometownLife.com:
Northville resident Lauren Romeo knows not all women love to spend hours on end at malls and in department stores.
She also knows that those women still care about their style and the latest clothing trends.
For those reasons, the model-turned-entrepreneur has become a consultant for New York-based clothing company Etcetera.
Clothing is sold throughout the country at […]
MaineToday.com:
Lisa Kent started working with horses when she was 15. Now a woman of 40, Kent offers riding lessons and alternative medicine for horses at Kent’s Stables in Gorham, and a few years ago she opened a second stable in West Palm Beach, Fla.
“I love my job and I can’t see doing anything else,” said […]
Entrepreneur:
“Shelly Hwang, owns an all-natural, nonfat frozen yogurt shop called Pinkberry in West Hollywood, California.
The yogurt, which took a year to perfect, is all-natural, nonfat and served in a setting that features high-end Italian furniture, Scandinavian light fixtures and hip European music. Known to customers as “Crackberry,” Pinkberry offers an experience so addictive that customers–up to […]
CNN Money:
“Every morning I wake up at 4:30, brush my teeth, and head to the office wearing pajamas. I don’t travel far - my desk is in my bedroom’s walk-in closet.
My husband, Tom, and I started our 12-employee firm, Atlantic Infra-red (atlanticinfra-red.com), in 2002 out of our home in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. We own […]
StrausNews:
“Renay Bashaw opened Your “Other” Closet, a consignment boutique in Viking Village (NJ), last Sept. 31. With a discerning eye for fashion, a commitment to making it easy for consigners to do business with her and finely tuned customer service skills, it’s hardly a surprise that she finds business has been “better than expected” in […]
Cincinnati Enquirer:
“Carla Eng has some advice for budding women entrepreneurs: Have a solid business plan, fight adversity and don’t give up.
As owner and president of Abstract Displays Inc., Eng has used that strategy to help her Blue Ash-based trade-show exhibit company experience explosive growth. And that’s after she overcame cancer six years ago.
The company’s revenues […]
Entrepreneur:
“From small beginnings come great things. While they’re not often seen as places to start trends, small towns can be incubators for new ideas by providing entrepreneurs with community support and a place to startup with little–if any–competition. So while new concepts may have little staying power in a trend-obsessed place like Manhattan, small towns […]
ClovisIndependent:
“Sea Angels learning center in Clovis offers classes for 12-week-old infants. The facility operates on the concept that learning begins at birth and brains develop most rapidly in the first three years.
Sea Angels’ classes are available for children up to 12 years old and sessions for 4-year-olds and younger include parent participation. The goals are […]
Gail Summerskill writes on how the new entrepreneurial mindset is taking over the conventional “work for someone else” mentality.
Charlotte Observer:
“I grew up in a family whose members worked for people other than for themselves.
Jobs, careers and monthly salaries came from corporations or institutions. No one in my family tree started a business — small or […]
Entrepreneur:
“Former book editor Bilik was a chronic procrastinator. The idea for her business actually came while putting off the creation of her illustrated memoir. After designing and sending belated holiday cards in January, her friends encouraged her to sell the cards. “Humor is a great way to acknowledge and excuse your own shortcomings,” Bilik says. “January” […]
DurhamRegion:
“Driven by the desire to provide nutritious food for babies, Whitby-based entrepreneur Tanya Moore is taking her business to a new level.
Healthy Sprouts, a line of organic baby food launched by Ms. Moore in late 2004, will now be available in mainstream grocery stores — such as A and P and Dominion — throughout Ontario […]
InsideBayArea:
“Having recently celebrated her 60th birthday, Nemeth is a master at building a company from the ground up. Not just because she has built her latest company (Petlane) to more than $1 million in revenues in just three years, but because she has done it twice. Nemeth also founded Discovery Toys, which made more than $100 million […]
Enquirer.com
“Hurricane Katrina may have displaced tens of thousands of Americans and ripped at the fabric of New Orleans, but for Latoya Foster-Filson, it was a new beginning.
The former Crescent City resident was inspired to open a Springdale eatery that serves food from that historic American city.
Her restaurant, New Orleans To Go, opened in October, in […]
Powerhomebiz:
“Every Web site needs content. An e-commerce site needs product descriptions; online publications need articles; company information site needs write-ups; and sales oriented-sites need sales copy. Content is the one constant requirement of every Web site, whatever its purpose may be. Some site owners write their content on their own, but many require the […]
Yahoo Finance:
“Markoff’s unique chocolate concoctions use ingredients like wasabi, paprika, and chili powder.
‘I started out in my apartment mailing holiday gift packages to family and friends. Then I got the chance to bring a single sample box to Neiman Marcus. The buyer called me the next day to say that the staff loved my chocolate […]
TheMonitor.com:
“Terry Perez thinks too many people in the Rio Grande Valley resort to suing each other to solve their problems.
‘In the Valley we are such a litigious society,’ she said on a recent afternoon. ‘I just want to help eliminate that.’
The California native has her own company where she helps Valley residents navigate the legal […]
