…low income communities. I am a single mother, and I originally decided to start my own company because I wanted to homeschool my children. I played on my knowledge, skills,…
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Julie Wilder: Cosmic Calendars to Align with Nature
…I raise and from whom. As a woman leader dealing with unconscious gender bias, things get real tricky if everyone is not on the same page. As a single mother,…
7 Tough Times That Inspired Startups
…1 Enduring a Break-Up Five years ago Sally Murphy was living in rural Ireland, recovering from a break-up and adjusting to being a single mother. As she started to put…
Susanne Hemet: From Web Designer to Business Coach
…and support to look after household chores or the children. When he suddenly took a job that would require him to do extensive traveling, I became a virtual single mother…
She Started Making Healing Crystal Jewelry for Herself – Now Celebrities Are Wearing Her Creations
…mother was a single mother who was in an abusive relationship with a deadbeat man. She worked her butt off to provide for me and my brother. She taught me…
Our Founding Mothers: The First Female Entrepreneurs of America
…through the years, but Betsy Ross was a mother, a businesswoman, the foundation of her household, and in our books – the first “Founding Mother.” Painting by James Frothingham Kitty…
Role Models: Who They See When They Look Up
…project to name their most important role model, 24 percent of our project participants choose their mothers, mothers-in-law or grandmothers. Moms certainly aren’t the only family members our 1,000 Stories…
Susan Gravely: VIETRI – Family Trip To Italy Opened A Doorway For Two Sisters & Their Mother
…and Home and Garden Accessories Business Location: Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States Website www.vietri.com Twitter @vietri Facebook www.facebook.com/vietriinc Tumblr blog.vietri.com Pinterest www.pinterest.com/vietriinc Reason for starting My mother, sister, and I…
A Successful Entrepreneur Shares What It’s Really Like to Be an Immigrant
…for you to come to the United States.” I said, “Well, I need to finish high school, but I would like for you to take my mother.” My mother joined…
Fumes From a Meat Rendering Plant Spurred These Mother-Daughter Activists to Action
…California Environmental Justice Alliance. (Credit: CEJA’s Youtube channel) Although she was inspired by her father to become a doctor, she couldn’t avoid the influence of her mother, the indomitable Mrs….
Audrey Bell-Kearney: Ms. Boss Media — Single Mom Starts Business to Create a Good Life for Child
…Twitter www.Twitter.com/msboss33 Facebook www.Facebook.com/msboss33 Tumblr www.msboss.Tumblr.com Pinterest www.pinterest.com/msbossmedia Reason for starting I started my business because I was a single parent and I wanted to create a good life for…
She Saw Opportunity in a Single Handmade Textile
Tarang Vivarang is a Hyderabad, India-based entrepreneur who saw opportunity in a, “single hand-painted dupatta” she bought fifteen years ago. She wondered what kind of opportunities she could create for…
Melanie Mack: Power Of The Single Mom– Uniting Mompreneurs
Your Name: Melanie Mack Business Name: Power of the Single Mom, a coaching service to empower momprepreneurs Type of Business: Coaching & Consulting Business Location: Los Angeles, California, United States…
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
May 13th is the special day for mothers and it’s just around the corner. We’ve compiled a list of great presents from women-owned businesses, submitted to us on Your Story…
A Mother-Daughter Team Brings Opportunity to Formerly Incarcerated Women
…prison and as she transitioned back into normal life, her rock was her daughter Laurin, who made time to call and visit her mother regularly at Alderson Federal Prison Camp,…