Women Home Business: Small Business Success Stories

Women Home Business: Small Business Success Stories » invention http://www.womenhomebusiness.com Success and startup stories of women (and men) entrepreneurs. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:08:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Abby Appelt: How to Bring a New Product to Market http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/abby-appelt-how-to-bring-a-new-product-to-market.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/abby-appelt-how-to-bring-a-new-product-to-market.htm#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:08:01 +0000 Contributor http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=1792 Abby Appelt shares tips on how she has navigated the often unclear road of product development for her new product, Crutch Skins™ - the self-adhesive ‘skin’ decals that bring personality to crutches and canes. Learn the steps she took to take her innovative idea to market.

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/abby-appelt-how-to-bring-a-new-product-to-market.htm/feed 1 Charming KEYper: Inventing a Key or Cell Phone Finding Device http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/charming-keyper-inventing-a-key-or-cell-phone-finding-device.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/charming-keyper-inventing-a-key-or-cell-phone-finding-device.htm#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:15:48 +0000 Lyve Alexis Pleshette http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=1632 During tough times, you have two options: quickly increase your income or decrease your expenses. Sisters Staci Douglas and Kim Mack chose to find ways to increase their incomes by starting a business. They invented a key (or cell phone) finding device called Charming KEYper.

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/charming-keyper-inventing-a-key-or-cell-phone-finding-device.htm/feed 0 IdeaPaint: How an Innovative Product Came to Market http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/ideapaint-how-an-innovative-product-came-to-market.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/ideapaint-how-an-innovative-product-came-to-market.htm#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:44:44 +0000 Isabel Isidro http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=1594 In 2002, three college classmates stumbled on the idea of turning walls and other smooth surfaces into dry erase writing surfaces. Their business, IdeaPaint, was born. Today, corporate offices to schools and homes are using their special paint to improve collaboration and creativity. Learn how these 20-somethings started their business and developed a highly innovative product.

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/ideapaint-how-an-innovative-product-came-to-market.htm/feed 0 Elizabeth Bloch: Inventing an Anti-Wrinkle Sleep Product http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/elizabeth-bloch-anti-wrinkle.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/elizabeth-bloch-anti-wrinkle.htm#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:54:26 +0000 Lyve Alexis Pleshette http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=1483 Research shows that the way we sleep can add wrinkles to our face. To combat this extrinsic aging problem, Elizabeth Bloch created the Mumbani(TM) Fresh Face to protect the skin and avoid developing wrinkles while sleeping. Learn what inspired Elizabeth to invent this device and the challenges she is facing as she starts the business.

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/elizabeth-bloch-anti-wrinkle.htm/feed 3 Bheestie Bags: Women-Invented Electronics-Drying Product http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/bheestie-bags-electronics-drying-product.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/bheestie-bags-electronics-drying-product.htm#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:15:30 +0000 Lyve Alexis Pleshette http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=1385 Ever had any of your electronic gadgets falling into the water and becoming non-functional? Two sisters in the Oregon area Karen Wildman and Lisa Holmes invented an electronics drying product called Bheestie Bag designed to absorb the water from the gadgets to bring it back to life. Learn how they got the idea for their product.

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/bheestie-bags-electronics-drying-product.htm/feed 1 Mandy Krammel: Success in Bringing a Product to Market http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/mandy-krammel-success-bringing-tweakerz-market.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/mandy-krammel-success-bringing-tweakerz-market.htm#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:05:50 +0000 Isabel Isidro http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=879 Mandy Krammel found success by simply listening to her body and understanding the changes that her body is going through. She knows from her own experience and from listening to her clients that a lot of women have issues with their breasts -- and the bras they wear. WomenHomeBusiness.com talked to Mandy about the process of bringing Tweakerz to market and the challenges she faced.

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/mandy-krammel-success-bringing-tweakerz-market.htm/feed 1 Catherine Patton: Business Ideas Come from Everyday Needs http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/catherine-patton-business-ideas-come-from-everyday-needs.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/catherine-patton-business-ideas-come-from-everyday-needs.htm#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:09:00 +0000 Isabel Isidro http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/entrepreneur-success-stories/catherine-patton-business-ideas-come-from-everyday-needs/ Catherine Patton, founder of Patton Medical Devices, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2001. As a result, she is now faced with the daily struggle of effectively managing her disease. Using injection therapy, Ms. Patton quickly grew tired of giving herself an injection each time she needed insulin. The multiple daily injections often left [...]

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/catherine-patton-business-ideas-come-from-everyday-needs.htm/feed 3 Mandy Haberman: Success with a No-Spill Drinking Cup http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/mandy-haberman-success-with-a-no-spill-drinking-cup.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/mandy-haberman-success-with-a-no-spill-drinking-cup.htm#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:11:00 +0000 Isabel Isidro http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/entrepreneur-success-stories/mandy-haberman-success-with-a-no-spill-drinking-cup/ For any parent or guardian of infants and toddlers, keeping your little ones dry while drinking is a challenge, as most sippy cups in the market leak. Mandy Haberman , an award winning English inventor, decided to invent the technology to create a totally non-drip trainer cupy when she saw a toddler spilling blackcurrant juice [...]

Mandy Krammel: Success in Bringing a Product to Market

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/mandy-haberman-success-with-a-no-spill-drinking-cup.htm/feed 1 Sheri Schmelzer: Earning Millions from Crocs Decorations http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/sheri-schmelzer-earning-millions-from-crocs-decorations.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/sheri-schmelzer-earning-millions-from-crocs-decorations.htm#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:25:00 +0000 Lyve Alexis Pleshette http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/entrepreneur-success-stories/sheri-schmelzer-earning-millions-from-crocs-decorations/ Crocs are the very popular resin clogs dotted with holes and comes in every color, from pinks to blues to yellows to blacks. They are ugly shoes, but both adults and children love them. In fact, the company grew from $1 million in revenue in 2003 to a projected $322 million in 2007. Given the [...]

Making Millions from Dog Poop

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/sheri-schmelzer-earning-millions-from-crocs-decorations.htm/feed 1 Eureka Moment: Kim Levine, Creator of Wuvit http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/eureka-moment-kim-levine-creator-of-wuvit.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/eureka-moment-kim-levine-creator-of-wuvit.htm#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:02:00 +0000 admin http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/entrepreneur-success-stories/eureka-moment-kim-levine-creator-of-wuvit/ Great business ideas are everywhere — if you’re willing to look closely. Kim Levine, invented Wuvit, which are little bags that comes in various patterns and provides soothing penetrating moist heat. She describes her eureka moment in her book “Mommy Millionaire: How I Turned My Kitchen Table Idea into a Million Dollars and How You [...]

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