Tag: Business Tips

Annabelle Marvin – Annabelle’s Collection

It was a gift idea that lead her to a venture. Annabelle Marvin loved making presents for friends, so she began designing gold and silver bracelets for birthdays and as hostess gifts. “I was overwhelmed by the positive response.” One day she was shopping in a local store when the

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Rose Tracy – Cast Away Crew

Get your Cast Away Crew member here!!! It was her daughter’s broken arm that lead her to a create her own business. Rose Tracy’s seven-year-old had a cast on her arm and couldn’t get to sleep. “We wrapped her arm with towels and blankets and laid it on her stuffed

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Container Planting Mid-Summer

              I’m not a gardener. In fact, I’m so afraid of worms that I can’t even plant unless the dirt comes from a bag. That’s where VentureMom Karen Hughan of Good Gardens comes to the rescue. When we first moved into our new home

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Moira McCullough – College Scoops

Her love of sharing her travel finds, lead her to a venture. Moira McCullough was a technology consultant overseas, but when she moved back to the US with no job and three kids to manage, she started writing about her travels. “I loved finding gems in the places I visited

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Would the Skinny Jeans Diet Work for Me?

When my favorite jeans were feeling a bit tight, I went on a lock down with my food intake. But I knew I needed some guidance. By chance I met Jacqui Justice at an event and she told me she was a nutritionist. A VentureMom to the rescue! I asked

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Clare Hare – Clare Hare Darien

A love of fabric led to a line of clothes.  Clare Hare was on maternity leave from her investment banking job when she began to brainstorm with another new mom about a new venture.  They came up with the idea of a line of maternity clothes that consisted of just

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