Archive for May, 2010

From Homeless Shelter to Successful Business Owner

Several years ago, Melissa’s life hit rock bottom. She found herself with nothing. She was living in a homeless shelter, jobless, without a car and raising her teenage son. It was while she was in the homeless shelter that things started to turn around for her. Melissa took a class on how to start [...]

Karate Studio

Here’s a story about a woman who became hooked on a hobby and turned it into a profitable business. When Dawn’s two boys dragged her to a family-style karate class in 1984, a passion was born. “I got the hang of things quickly,” she says. Soon the single mom was taking private karate lessons. [...]

Indoor Children’s Playground

A 33-year-old mom has started her own business and found a way to help liven up her stay-at-home-mom routine. Loretta has opened an indoor playground for kids. “I stayed home with my kids for 11 years,” she says. “This gym is as much for parents as it is for kids.” Loretta searched for [...]

Making Bald the New Cool

Howard had his morning routine down. It took thirty minutes to carefully plaster his comb-over across his shiny hairless head. For over ten years the meticulous procedure, which involved a special comb and plenty of hairspray, became a tedious art. One hot humid Florida summer day his comb-over met it’s doom. “I went to [...]

Two Women Turn Frustration into Successful Busines

Have you ever opened a jar of food only to later wonder, “How many days ago did I open this?” Now you may never have to ask that question again. Kathleen and Deborah have created a product where a small counter attaches to containers through either a magnet for metal surfaces or a [...]