Archive for the 'Offline Success Stories' Category

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 [...]

Parrot Cards

After the events of 2001, Pat, a computer consultant, wanted to send out an especially cheerful holiday card, but couldn’t find one that fit the bill. So she took a photo of her parrot, Scarlet, with a Christmas elf and sent the electronic card to 350 people. The feedback was immediate. Many people (including [...]

Success With Bowls

Like many career women, Soli had serious choices to make when she became a mother. A trained architect and artist, Soli worked in New York Galleries and taught photography at New York University. When her son was three years old, however, she wanted to be able to stay home with him–but how to support him? [...]