…understand the importance of its work can be difficult. But ThirdLove, a direct-to-consumer lingerie company, knocked their latest funding round out the park and scored $55 million in venture capital….
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The Afterbirth Entrepreneur
…consumer research database. As these eccentric products and services become increasingly common, the public reaction has ranged from curiosity and skepticism to tongue-in-cheek banter to outright mockery. But Mayer is…
An Exhausted Mom Used This Easy Sales Trick to Make Customers Buy
…famously makes people cry with its nostalgia-filled Clydesdales television commercials. The publication Psychology Today notes that consumers constantly make buying decisions based on emotions rather than rational analysis. “A brand…
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Is Actually Boosting the Economy, Says Federal Reserve
…as a whole. According to the Common Sense Institute, the tour could result in $4.6 billion in consumer spending in the U.S – larger than the gross domestic product of…
Why Investor-Backed Startups Are (Finally) Tackling the $600 Billion Menopause Market
…& Gamble, the consumer product giant that has spent decades researching and testing skincare products. Its venture arm works with entrepreneurs to create new brands, much like a research and…
AnnMarie Quintaglie McIlwain: CareerFuel
…for starting I always wanted to start and run my own company. In CareerFuel, I finally identified a big space–work–that was broken and in need of a big, consumer oriented…
EP. 28: Tackling Student Debt
…is around general transparency and consumer protection. COLLEEN: So, let’s take an average 18-year-old… SUE: …who might be the first in their family to go to college. They’re… KELLY: …filling…
1000 Stories: H.S. Students Play Games to Learn Entrepreneurship
Leah Goold-Haws, first shared her startup experiences for our 1000 Stories Campaign Leah Goold-Haws, Founder of Mindevices Raising her three boys on her own in a town typified by big…
Prepared for a Male-Dominated World
Editor’s Note: This is part one of 3-part series on Women in Tech. Shaan Kandawalla, a native of Pakistan who lives in New York, is used to pushing gender norms….
Susan Gravely: VIETRI – Family Trip To Italy Opened A Doorway For Two Sisters & Their Mother
Your Name: Susan Gravely Business Name: VIETRI, an importer of handcrafted Italian tableware and home decor products Type of Business: Other — Largest American Importer of Fine Italian Handcrafted Tableware…
There Wasn’t a Children’s Museum in Des Moines, So These Two Women Started One
When Julie Burtnette moved to Des Moines, Iowa, she was surprised to learn there wasn’t a children’s museum in an area that was so ideal for raising families. After meeting…
Kagiso Madibana: A Social Enterprise for Botswana’s Students
This story is part of our 1,000+ Stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Kagiso Madibana Business: Nayang Association Location: Gaborone, Botswana Industry: Social Enterprise Reason for starting? Although Botswana is…
At Her Craft Shop, Kids Are Empowered to Express Themselves
Robin Brackbrill founder of Fabby-Do crafts cafe. (Credit: Courtesy of Fabby-Do) Growing up in a creative household with nine siblings instilled a deep love of crafting in entrepreneur Robin Brackbill….
Military Mom’s ‘KinderJam’ Program Inspired by Autistic Son
Editor’s Note: The Story Exchange will head to Washington, D.C., on March 27 to moderate a panel with El Brown and other entrepreneurs at the Center for Women in Business’s…
She’s a Serial Entrepreneur Building Math Confidence in Children
Angela McIver started her first business, an after school math club called Trapezium Math Club, when her children were in elementary school. As her Philadelphia-based business continued to grow McIver…