Woman Changes from Happy Stay-At-Home Mom to Happy Stay-At-Home Mom/Inventor/Entrepreneur

By Home Business Magazine

Leslie Haywood was a stay-at-home wife and mother to two young daughters when a spicy light bulb moment changed the trajectory of her life forever. She never felt she was the entrepreneurial type.

Leslie Haywood, founder of Grill Charms

Mom’s "Green" Products Keep Monsters Away and Bring Sweet Dreams

By Home Business Magazine

Unbeknownst to her, Stephanie Corey, who previously worked 11+ years in the financial industry, had a fairly significant zombie infestation in her home two years ago. Her then 7-year-old son literally would not go into his room at night, much less go to sleep. Out of desperation, she slapped a "Zombie Repellent" label on a bottle of lavender spray and told her son that if he sprayed it around his doors and windows, it would keep the zombies out.

Entrepreneur Helps Businesses Grow Using the Web and Virtual Teams

"It’s important to continuously learn new things that can immediately impact the success of your business."

By Home Business Magazine

As an overworked corporate consultant, Terra Bohlmann was burnt out. Outside of her day job, her passion was helping others who wanted to start or grow a business. She knew it was time to launch out on her own to help business owners grow their own businesses using the Web and virtual teams.

"Once you have those initial sales, you’re not home free. It takes a long time until you can slow down and not panic as much."

Tory Johnson landed her dream job: a publicity agent for ABC News. She thrived on the challenge and ever-changing workplace. Johnson thought she could stay in that position forever. Her firing in 1999 not only ended that position, but it also gave her what she calls the "permanent scar from the pink slip." Vowing to never work for someone else again, Johnson founded Women for Hire, a company that hosts career fairs for women in 20 countries nationwide.

Franchisor Mike Schaack Successfully Provides Business Brokerage Services

In 1999, based on the recommendations of a respected business friend and the positive results of his own research, Mike Schaack invested in Murphy Business & Financial, a premier franchise of business brokers located throughout the United States, Canada and parts of Europe. Presently, Schaack is Regional Director for the state of Colorado.   
 

Entrepreneur Helps Companies Increase Their Visibility

Doreen Clark has always been an entrepreneur; however, the understanding did not become a reality until November, 2011. This is when she took her well-structured ideas from paper to practice; forming her home-based business, Doreen Clark Public Relations.
 

Home Business Owner Offers Quality Western Craftsmanship and Unique Designs at Affordable Prices

When Kiki Valenti’s niece ordered a new western-style embroidered shirt for an upcoming rodeo from an online vendor, the two women were horrified at the shirt’s poor construction. Valenti, a sewing hobbyist with a full-time bookkeeping position, decided to make one of the uniquely-designed shirts on her own.
 

Start-Up Ideas for a Profit-Generating Summer!

By Priscilla Y. Huff

While many people “Think Spring” in the later winter months, looking forward to warmer days, and vacations; others think of ways to earn extra money or start their “dream” home-based businesses they listed in their New Year’s resolutions. You can get a jump on other new entrepreneurs by reviewing the following fifteen home-based businesses and choosing one that you may want to this launch this spring.**

A Lost Job, Stress, Cold Sores, and a Strangely Coincidental Phone Call
Lead to the Launch of a Two Great Products
By Home Business Magazine

Robin Barr was laid off in 1994 from the job she’d held for fourteen years.  She was 43 years old and devastated.  She had been a chronic cold sore sufferer throughout her life, and under her new stress, they flared up repeatedly.  Robin decided to research herbs that might be helpful, and in her kitchen she created a “potion” that, to her amazement, prevented new eruptions from materializing. 

Two Words Every Woman Loves to Hear
By Home Business Magazine
 
Debra Howard has conquered the glitz department from Minnesota to the United Kingdom! It all began for this former hair salon owner, also a mother of three, when she decided she wanted to spend more time at home with her family. 2003 was the year her life changed.