Brittany Rose wanted to change the stereotypes often held about cheerleading. A former NFL cheerleader herself, she knew there was a way to flip these negative stereotypes on their head…
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She’s Helping Families Explore The Globe Through Child-Friendly International Meal Kits
New York, New York-based entrepreneur Rowena Scherer has always had a passion for cooking. She grew up cooking with her family in Malaysia, where mealtimes were an important daily event….
She Turned Her Creative Side Project Into A Six-Figure Business
Nicole Lewis was working as an elementary school art teacher when she tentatively started a side project making crayons. At first it was a way to find her own creative…
1,000 Stories: Non-profit Gives Working Children a Place to Play
Entrepreneur Shweta Chari talks to kids in India; Photo: http://www.toybank.org Indian engineer Shweta Chari shared her experiences starting Toybank for the 1,000 Stories Campaign. Despite an electrical engineering degree, money…
She Wanted to Make a Podcast Featuring Modern Arabic Children’s Stories
Amal Alsadek is an Ontario, Canada-based teacher, grandmother and podcaster. Her inspiration for her children’s podcast, Storytime With Teta, came from her time spent reading to her seven grandchildren. Not…
Digging Out of a Sales Rut
…the biggest category on her site. In 2008, the Beijing Olympics created another surge, as consumers turned to ChinaSprout for pins, bags, bracelets and other memorabilia. And then sales started…
She’s Helping Families Build Adventures Together
Anne Armstrong is a Nashville, Tennessee-based full time teacher, full time mom – and now an entrepreneur as well. She wanted to find a way to spend more quality time…
She’s Bringing Joy to Kids in Poverty
Read Full Transcript Julia Through the infrastructure of poverty in Richmond, these children, they’re not all going to be in the same place. They’re not all going to be at…
How a Social Entrepreneur Won Millions of Dollars in Grants
How to find grants is difficult for any social entrepreneur. Rana Dajani of We Love Reading took a scientific approach. Plus, she was persistent. (Credit: Niels Steeman on Unsplash) Over…
She Found a Way to Share Her Love of Reading With Her Son
Wendy Lattimore is a Fredericksburg, Virginia-based mom who was having a hard time getting her son to read. He was struggling to read on his own and even when she…
She’s Helping Children Stay Active & Connected, Virtually, During Covid-19
Portland, Oregon-based preschool teacher Molly Tentarelli wanted to find a way to help preschoolers and toddlers stay connected and engaged with each other and the arts as in-person learning was…
Shweta Chari: Toybank — Gives Working Children a Place to Play
Your Name: Shweta Chari Business Name: Toybank, a non-profit organization that makes toys for children Type of Business: Social Enterprise, Non Governmental Organization Business Location: Delhi, India Website www.ToyBank.org Twitter…
Dr. Leslie Grace: Elements of the Community–Success Through Helping Others
Your Name: Dr. Leslie Grace Business Name: Elements of the Community, a provider of educational and recreational mind and body programming Type of Business: Marketing & PR/Social Enterprise Business Location:…
Why a Jordanian Scientist Is on a Mission to Get Kids to Read for Pleasure
Editor’s Note: This is part of our Good on the Ground series, profiling entrepreneurial women who are addressing social issues in innovative and inspiring ways. Picture a toddler, snuggled up…
She’s Created A Book Club For Toddlers That Celebrates Family, Diversity and Strong Female Characters
Stephanie Snyder wanted to create a book club for the youngest readers out there, and well, the caretakers who read to them. Thus Littlebit Book Club was born. The book…