I always feel a sense of excitement, pride even, when I interview a self-made entrepreneur that also happens to be a mom.
Today I had the opportunity to post an interview I had done with one such woman on a client’s website. She saw an opportunity and grabbed at it. Now she is working hard to grow a business while raising a family.
I admire the determination that mompreneurs have. It’s not easy to make it all work, believe me I know, but yet these women still do it. Its simply amazing.
That’s …

You can’t really calculate the potential success of… oh wait, I guess you can.
A post on Entrepreneur Daily Dose brings to light a new calculator that may actually calculate the odds of whether your business will or will not succeed.
The Odds Of Success calculator, which was created by StartupNation.com, is said to be able to tell you how likely you are (or are not) to succeed by using 8 factors: the investment, difficulty obtaining funds, quality of the financial management, the degree of business planning used, the annual growth rate, …

Some tips to help you get started with your start-up.
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Don’t want the IRS knocking at your door?  Here are 5 ways to avoid a IRS penalties.
No one knows what a mompreneur needs more than another mompreneur.  Who better than Lisa Druxman, the founder of Stroller Strides, to share her own Top 10 list for mompreneurs.
Revenge? The founder of JetBlue, …

This week we are all mompreneurs.  These women have done a lot to make it big in their area of business!

Amy Wright and Michelle Herbert | Amy Michelle Bags | Source

They may not be family, but they’re just as close as friends and co-founders of their own business.  They spotted a problem in the diaper bag business one day while out to eat.  With a mention, and a thought, these two women put together a successful diaper bag business!

Lauren Luke | The YouTube Makeup Gal, by Lauren Luke | …

Here’s a recap on what’s new in business from over the past week:
 Mompreneur’s Redefine “Business”
A look at the world of being a mompreneur through the eyes of 3 women and the business they run.
A Little Lipstick Dulls The Recession Blues And Provides Business Opportunities
Widely known as the Lipstick Factor, women buy makeup when money is tight. While they’re still trying to pamper themselves with less money to spend, other women are joining into the world of direct sales and making …

There is so much news and so little time.  I have sorted through some of the best of the best, and I’m sharing them with you:

Putting The Best Face On A Bad Economy
While the economy isn’t looking so pretty, the makeup business isn’t doing too bad. While some women drift into companies to sell it, others are buying it. Some direct sales companies that sell makeup (like Avon or Mary Kay) are seeing success, even when things are so bleak for others. …