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The Mom Entrepreneur

By Traci Bisson
I have been a mom since February 2000 and an entrepreneur since August 2000. Eight weeks after I returned from maternity leave, the company where I had been employed for five years went out of business. I decided to try doing my own thing and failed miserably. After another year of working for two different companies (the first laid off the department I worked in and the other was showing signs of going under), I decided to try entrepreneurship again. Raising my two children and growing my company, Bisson Barcelona, has been both challenging and rewarding. My story has been told in dozens of publications, including the Associated Press, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB.com), Plan Ahead Get Ahead (cover story), Union Leader, The Portsmouth Herald, Our Times and Seacoast Ventures. Visit The Mom Entrepreneur at http://www.themomentrepreneur.blogspot.com
Stacey Corbett, mother of twins, and owner of One Tiny Suitcase, is confident that she can survive this recession if she thinks creatively and continues to look for new opportunities.   Read more...
In this current economy there is one thing we can be certain of...change. It may be good change or bad change, but we can expect to experience lots of changes. Mom entrepreneur Rebecca Rodskog is the owner of Rodskog Change Consulti ... Read more...
Mom entrepreneur Kristi Jensen started selling Stampin’ Up! products and conducting workshops in 2004 as a way to meet new people. In May of this year, she hosted a Read more...
Empty Nest Support Services helps anticipating empty nesters and empty-nest families through the joys and challenges of a new life chapter. Mom entrepreneur Natalie Caine, M.A. started the company in 2002 ... Read more...
Mom entrepreneur Pamela O’Leary is the owner of O’Baby Gear, which she started in 2005. After the birth of her first daughter, people would ask "what is your son's name". I think we ha ... Read more...
In 2008, Kristine Berger and partner Colette Melancon who are clinical social workers, founded Fundamentals, LLC. The company works with people suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Prior to starting their company, they were working at the family's furn ... Read more...
Jerrilynn B. Thomas, mother of three daughters, two currently in college, had to restructure her business in order to thrive in this troubling economy. She decided to shut down a business that was started in 2002, refocus, and launch a new business this year: Read more...
Dani Gurrie is a mom entrepreneur who is taking the economy bull by the horns so to speak. Dani, owner and founder of Kidspot (Australia) established in 2005, and Tots2Twee ... Read more...
Have you heard of the company Send Out Cards? I like the concept. A website that allows you to pick and personalize a card, add a gift if you want and then the company takes care of printing and sending. As a mom entreprene ... Read more...
Kiddie Winkles Designs, a company that sells hip babywear, designer diapers and woven wraps, was born out of one mom entrepreneur's quest to improve on the things she and her baby used every day. Keely Shaw also had a strong desire to find a business she could opera ... Read more...