Women Home Business: Small Business Success Stories

Women Home Business: Small Business Success Stories » Startup Stories 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 Sam Franklin: Going Green With an Electronic Invitation Business http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/sam-franklin-going-green-with-an-electronic-invitation-business.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/sam-franklin-going-green-with-an-electronic-invitation-business.htm#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:15:53 +0000 Isabel Isidro http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=2228 Learn about young entrepreneur Sam Franklin and how he started the electronic invitation business Greenvelope.com from his college dorm room.

Sarah Beatty: At the Forefront of Green Living

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/sam-franklin-going-green-with-an-electronic-invitation-business.htm/feed 0 Lisa Marie Grillos: Bag for Bikers with Hambone Designs http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/lisa-marie-grillos-bag-for-bikers-with-hambone-designs.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/lisa-marie-grillos-bag-for-bikers-with-hambone-designs.htm#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:39:35 +0000 Lyve Alexis Pleshette http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=1805 Lisa Marie Grillos was one of the casualties of the economic downturn. But she turned that misfortune into an opportunity and started her own business creating specialty bags for bikers. Learn how she got the idea for Hambone Designs.

Lisa Rudes-Sandel: Success in Niche Jeans Market

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/lisa-marie-grillos-bag-for-bikers-with-hambone-designs.htm/feed 0 Just Us Hens: Pioneering the Chicken Sitting Business http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/just-us-hens-pioneering-the-chicken-sitting-business.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/just-us-hens-pioneering-the-chicken-sitting-business.htm#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:59:31 +0000 Lyve Alexis Pleshette http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=1614 As Portland goes ga-ga for chickens, two enterprising ladies are cashing in on the trend. Rhonda Piasecki and Sharon Rowland have started Just Us Hens, which may be the country’s first chicken sitting business.

No related posts.]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/just-us-hens-pioneering-the-chicken-sitting-business.htm/feed 0 Aileen Siroy: Turning Her Passion into a Business http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/aileen-siroy-turning-her-passion-into-a-business.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/aileen-siroy-turning-her-passion-into-a-business.htm#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:55:23 +0000 Isabel Isidro http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=1222 Aileen is one of the many small business owners who turned their hobbies into profitable ventures. Learn how Aileen turned her love for the camera into a business, and the challenges she met along the way.

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/aileen-siroy-turning-her-passion-into-a-business.htm/feed 6 Learning From Small Business Women Entrepreneurs http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/learning-from-small-business-women-entrepreneurs.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/learning-from-small-business-women-entrepreneurs.htm#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:42:10 +0000 admin http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=1082 As the year comes to a close, we’ve compiled into a PowerPoint presentation some of the very insightful business lessons, tips and advice from the small and home-based women entrepreneurs we’ve featured on WomenHomeBusiness.com. Learn from these wonderful women who shared their stories of success, startup challenges and strategies from their own small businesses. Learning [...]

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/success/learning-from-small-business-women-entrepreneurs.htm/feed 1 Joanna Vaiou: Achieving Success with a Business Opportunity Program http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/joanna-vaiou-how-to-buy-into-a-business-opportunity-program.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/joanna-vaiou-how-to-buy-into-a-business-opportunity-program.htm#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:44:36 +0000 Lyve Alexis Pleshette http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=1069 Joanna Vaiou started her journey to entrepreneurship by buying into a business opportunity. A dynamic and passionate young woman from Greece, Joanna researched the options available for her until she found the right business opportunity that matches her goals, desires and skills. She joined a business opportunity program as an internet marketer and started her website SuccessBusinessMindset.com in order [...]

Success with Google Adsense Program

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7 Tips for Balancing Life and Work During the Holidays

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/daysteps-a-planner-system-for-women-by-women.htm/feed 5 Virginia Ritacco: Personalizing Kids’ Stories with StickieStory http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/virginia-ritacco-personalizing-kids-stories.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/virginia-ritacco-personalizing-kids-stories.htm#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:09:31 +0000 Isabel Isidro http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=903 Virginia Ritacco is a creative young woman living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. When her first nephew was born in another part of the country, all she wanted was to ensure that she remains part of his young life, despite the distance. She sent him special story books, with pictures of herself, the boy and other members of [...]

TotActivities: Online Destination to Find Local Activities for Kids

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/virginia-ritacco-personalizing-kids-stories.htm/feed 2 Chanell Scott: Providing Good Stuff for Good Living http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/chanell-scott-guffly-good-stuff.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/chanell-scott-guffly-good-stuff.htm#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:30:49 +0000 Isabel Isidro http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=859 The growing number of eco-consumers is slowly shifting how companies are doing business today. More and more consumers understand that they have a big impact on the health of our planet. As such, they are looking for products that functional and stylish, yet earth-friendly. To address this consumer trend, Chanell R. Scott started Guffly.com offering eco friendly products and fair trade lifestyle goods like home, pet, clothing, office and personal accessories.

]]> http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/chanell-scott-guffly-good-stuff.htm/feed 2 Jen Husted: Success in the Graphic Design Business http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/success-graphic-design-business.htm http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/success-graphic-design-business.htm#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:28:20 +0000 Isabel Isidro http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/?p=835 Jen Husted has always loved the creative process. After years of freelancing as a graphic designer, she started her own graphic design studio in Chicago called JIH Designs. Learn how Jen started her graphic design business and the challenges she faces.

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