…model? My mother is my role model. She was a war bride, coming to this country in 1947, and had an incredible work ethic. She could sew, cook, clean, build…
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Babita Patel: View Finder Workshop– Creating Opportunities For Children In The Slums Of Haiti
…printed out the pictures to give to the mother as a remembrance. An occurrence that would not have been possible without the workshop & its impact on the participants. What…
The Independent Life – Lee Ann Maxwell
…time, her marriage, which ended amicably, and being a mother overtook her own interests in business and finance. But now, she is her own enterprising woman with a loving support…
Natalie Burrowes: Caribbean Dance Fitness Class
…my mother. We are all from Jamaica and with nine other siblings, my mother made the decision to come to the U.S. to make a better life for us. She…
Worn Out By Gruelling Hours and Low Pay She Started Her Own Law Firm So She Could Live the Life She Dreamed Of
…cannot. On a personal level the loss of my mother made me rethink my work/life balance. I was most certainly a workaholic as I was starting my law firm and…
Sally Bunkham: Pampering New Mums & Giving Back
…that “it’s ok to not be ok” as mothers. Related: Read about another Consumer Good entrepreneur here. How do you define success? Success for me is about freedom. I want…
Ciara Stockeland: Mompreneur Franchises Designer Clothes From Fargo
…for starting: As a young mother I saw a need for fashion forward and comfortable maternity clothing in my community, so in 2006 (with no retail experience) I opened my…
Top 10 Industries for U.S. Women Business Owners
…their lives in some way. Norine Hill started Mother Nation as a place for Native American women to heal from abuse and homelessness. Hill saw that mainstream services did not…
Rachel O’Neill: Homemade Clothing for Vulnerable Children
…have been able to travel to Africa twice a year for 10 years and meet some of the most beautiful people on earth. Opening a school named for my mother,…
Melissa Reed: ReuseGiftBags.com– Reducing The Carbon Footprint, One Gift Bag At A Time
…www.reusegiftbags.com was started by Melissa Reed, a social worker and mother, after her son’s last birthday party. All his gifts were presented in gift bags. Without being able to be…
Michelle Ciarlo-Hayes: mkc photography
…for starting Don’t get me wrong – I love being a mother! – but after a long hiatus and my third sleepless week with a two-year-old and a newborn baby,…
When It Takes a Woman to Design Products for Women
…to pursue science. Her father, who worked in laser technology, flew planes and taught her about the physics of flying. Her mother was a scientist who took Sheng along on…
Stacey Hawley: Credo– Enhancing Women’s Earning Potential
…Who is your most important role model? I met hundred of interesting executives at Fortune 500 companies, among others. But my mother is my role model. My mother worked part-time…
Penni Jo Couch of Best Flexible Molds, LLC.: Clay Molds for Creating Jewelry, Sculptures and Miniatures
…Oklahoma, U.S. Reason for starting: As a long time sculptor using colorful polymer clay, and wanting a pair of earrings one weekend to match my mother’s pendant but not wanting…
Buzzy Memoir ‘Acceptance’ Offers New Take on Resilience
…she faced growing up in the Midwest, including her mother’s pathological hoarding, her own time in two different mental-health facilities, and her teenage years either in foster care or on…