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.
As we're nearing the end of the year and holidays are upon us, Bobette Kyle shares with us her tips on how to balance work and life during the holidays. Bobette is one of the cofounders of Daysteps LLC, which we recently featured in the article Daysteps: A Planner System for Women, By Women. Their company's day planning system product encompasses many key aspects of life and helps you feel calm and capable about becoming the person you want to be. Here are Bobette's tips:
Entrepreneurial success starts with the desire to be successful. However, desire is just the start: the entrepreneur has to learn how to resolve problems, identify opportunities and learn to manage resources. Sharifah Hardie's role as a professional business consultant is to provide the expert guidance that could help the entrepreneur reach their goals.
How important is marketing for a woman-owned small business? We talked with Crissy Heron, founder of the small business information site IndieBizChicks.com, on the role played by marketing in the success of a business. Using the ideas she has used for her women-oriented small business web site, Crissy shares the strategies and tool women entrepreneurs can adopt. Learn from this dynamic young woman:
Many people underestimate the skill, discipline, perseverance and huge adjustments that need to be made when you decide to start a home business. They...
Alison Leibeskind, founder and creative force of knitwear fashion accessories company, combines her vast knowledge of visual arts with a solid understanding of her market to push her business to success.
Jenny Lefcourt is one of the first visionaries who saw the potential of the Web for the wedding business. After leading WeddingChannel.com to success, she is revolutionizing the wedding photography business with her new venture Bella Pictures.
One of the hottest careers on the Web is freelance copywriting. We interviewed Eileen Coale, President of Coale Communications, to learn how to start and succeed in the business of copywriting. In Part 3 of this series, learn the marketing strategies Eileen Coale uses for her freelance copywriting business.
