Kimberly Caccavo (L) and Kate Nowlan (R). (Credit: GRACEDBYGRIT) Nearly a decade ago, scientist Kimberly Caccavo met Kate Nowlan, a professional trainer who helped her prepare for a triathlon. During…
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Constant Chill Gave This Woman a Hot Business Idea
Jaye Genung of Dragon Heatwear. (Credit: Christopher Alegre) All her life, Utah entrepreneur Jaye Genung has struggled with being cold. In fact, she had long ago accepted feeling chilly as…
Is Love Pandemic-Proof? These Matchmakers Say Yes
Love in the Age of Corona: Like other small business owners, matchmakers are trying to pivot their business models. (Credit: Unsplash) Dating may be on pause, but luckily for matchmakers,…
An Entrepreneur’s Beauty Business Elevates Her Homeland
As seen on Forbes. In January of 2010, an earthquake rocked the small Caribbean nation of Haiti. Its effects were horrific — death tolls soared to well over 100,000 and…
Discouraged in School But Thriving as Tech Entrepreneur
Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a three-part series on Women in Tech. Last week, we spoke with Shaan Kandawalla of PlayDate Digital. In San Francisco, Melody McCloskey stands…
Knitter Turns Hobby Into a Multi-Million $ Business
By keeping an eye on the bottom line, Laura Zander has grown her tiny idea into a major success. When Laura Zander started her yarn shop in a small town…
Woman Entrepreneur Turns Steel into Eco-Jewelry
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The Ugly, Lovely Effects of the Coronavirus Crisis on Beauty Businesses
Women-owned businesses in the beauty industry are feeling the impact of coronavirus. (Credit: Siora Photography on Unsplash) Autumn Grant owns a sustainable bath and beauty business, The Kind Poppy, in…
The Queen of Shoes
Rose Yeong ran away from home as a teenager and began selling shoes. This woman entrepreneur learned the hard way, on the job, and today sells thousands of pairs of…
Entrepreneur Sells the Shirt Off Her Back
Entrepreneur Elim Chew started her company selling imported clothing and accessories after she literally sold the shirt off her back at an incredibly high price. “It’s not about how well…
A ‘Glam Girl’ Startup Rebrands as ‘Be Natural’
Back in April of 2013, we shared the entrepreneurial story of Satya Ishaani Pandey, who founded an online store for organic cosmetics in 2012. The venture, then called Glam Girl…
A Beauty Business Owner Tackles A Very Personal Problem And Wins Big
As seen on Forbes. For much of her life, entrepreneur Daisy Jing struggled with skin issues — a painful experience that cast a shadow over her formative years. Problematic skin…
Learning Business Lessons From Mom
Adrienne Ma is a woman entrepreneur who is taking the lessons she learned from her family’s traditional retail business to the web — selling luxury items on her high-end e-commerce…
Cleaning Up Storm Water — and Shaking Up the Water Industry
…Research program. Related Meet the Fashion ‘Trash Nerd’ Who’s Won Money and Love from Vogue Peters, who is now a PhD student in environmental engineering, jokes that her lack of…
This Woman’s Skincare Empire Struck Gold by Serving People of Color
Rachel Roff, founder of Urban Skin Solutions and Urban Skin Rx. (Credit: Urban Skin Rx) Entrepreneur Rachel Roff says the key to her success as a “melanin expert” is authenticity…