Mama Coco founder Megan Skeath built her business from a real-life motherhood challenge and made a smart decision many founders overlook: protect the core product before expanding. Her story offers valuable lessons for women entrepreneurs about focus, intentional growth, and building a brand around a genuine problem.
Key Takeaways
Some of the best business ideas come from real-life frustrations founders understand deeply.
Megan Skeath built Mama Coco...
Learn how women entrepreneurs can use public speaking to build credibility, inspire action, and drive business growth through confident, strategic communication.
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.
You can start a business for very little budget -- and then see it grow big, as Tory Johnson has done. She started Woman for Hire, an online recruiting site targeted at college-educated women on a shoestring budget. Read about her tips on how to start a business on a shoestring budget.
Daydreaming about starting an event management business? Maybe you have already worked in the events industry and think about working for yourself. Learn the basics you need to start an event management business.
Much of your success is determined by your attitude. Education is worthwhile but a good attitude is priceless. If you search for a college that has a concentration of study entitled Attitude, you will come up empty handed. Yet, the world would be a better place if we could all major in Attitude.
People succeed, not because they never make mistakes, but because they have the courage to overcome adversities and challenges. Even the most accomplished and successful individuals have fears and insecurities. They have their missteps as well. Read the review of the book "What I Know Now About Success: Letters from Extraordinary Women to Their Younger Selves.”
Laid off recently? If you are over 40 and you have been let go from your job, here are five important steps that you can take now to take control of your life.
Many people make significant job search mistakes and never even know about it. These blunders are easy to make...and can end up costing you thousands of dollars. Here are top 10 mistakes in searching for jobs, and how to avoid them.
If keep getting overlooked for promotions or your career is not where it should be, it may be because you are making some mistakes that hinders the growth of your career. Here are a few of the mistakes that you could be making.
Women in business are becoming commonplace. What's more, a significant portion of women business owners are those operating from their homes. Learn some tips on how stay-at-home moms can succeed with their home-based businesses.
How do people succeed? What makes them do extremely well in their endeavors? What traits propel these people to the top? The book "The Winning Habits: 4 Secrets That Will Change The Rest Of Your Life" by Dick Lyles reveals four simple winning habits that can propel you to success.
Even beyond passion and planning, perseverance is the critical element that gets the winner to the finish line every time. Changing your life is hard work, so what do you do when your energy is flagging and it seems like there’s a setback at every turn? Here are 21 tips and tactics to keep you on the path of perseverance.
Many people are fearful of starting a business during a recession. Times are tough, and people are curbing their spending, which makes the idea of starting a business in a downturn economy even more daunting. Here are some types of home-based businesses that thrive during an economic downturns and present opportunities for home-based entrepreneurs:
