http://www.lavellej-momguide.com Guide for moms aspiring to make great money. Most successful mom-owned businesses start small and grow around the life of the kids and family. Here you'll find stories to inspire your business ideas, information for bringing your ideas to life, and resources to help get you started. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:34:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mother Julie Dix noticed her infant was very interested in the satin tags on her favorite blanket and other toys. Julie decided to sew more tags on her baby's blanket and her baby loved it. She realized she had a business idea when other mothers in her child's playgroup wanted ... http://www.lavellej-momguide.com/satin-tags-turns-two-moms-into-millionaires/ Dawn Barnes, a former ballerina and stunt women, never knew she would find a passion which would fuel her creation of a multi-million dollar company when she took her kids to a karate class one day in 1984. Intrigued by the physical and spiritual aspects of martial arts, she ... http://www.lavellej-momguide.com/karate-hobby-makes-mom-a-millionaire/ One day in 1999, Brenda Dronkers walked into a church function that was being held in a huge warehouse in her hometown in northern California. As she walked in she noticed two huge inflatable bounce houses. Her 4 year old was so excited about them that he immediately ran to ... http://www.lavellej-momguide.com/inflatable-slides-and-bounce-houses-makes-mom-millions/ Kim Lavine's story is a testament to the fact that you can turn the simplest idea into a million dollars. Kim had her first million dollar idea on a snowy day in 2000 when she was at home with her husband watching him feed the deer in their backyard.  She looked ... http://www.lavellej-momguide.com/mom-makes-millions-with-corn-and-cloth/ I saw the advertisement "Get paid to drive your car, wear t-shirts, and more.” For curiosities sake, I decided to find out what this business opportunity was all about. So I clicked on the advertisement and I find myself at the EyeEarn website (part of a SFI, the world's largest ... http://www.lavellej-momguide.com/get-paid-to-drive-your-car-or-wear-a-t-shirt-really/ Exclusive interview with Lisa Druxman, owner of Stroller Strides. 1. What is your business? I am the founder and CEO of Stroller Strides, the country’s largest fitness program for moms. We offer both pre and postnatal fitness classes. 2. When did you start your business? Aug 2001 3. How much money did you ... http://www.lavellej-momguide.com/it-only-took-lisa-druxman-4-years-to-make-millions/ After her son was born, Lisa Druxman wanted to stay home with her kids, but she still needed a full time income. One day while walking with her baby in his stroller, she had an “ah-ha!” moment when she realized she could start a business teaching classes that helped other moms ... http://www.lavellej-momguide.com/mom-turns-love-of-fitness-into-a-million-dollar-franchise/ Margarita McClure was a stay-at-home mom when she came up with the idea of making eco-friendly diapers. She couldn't stand the thought of generating all the diaper waste over her new son's baby and toddler years, plus she knew that disposable diapers contain toxins like sodium polyacrylate (the same substance that ... http://www.lavellej-momguide.com/mom-makes-millions-creating-eco-friendly-diapers/ It took Lisa Lloyd only 13 months to get a licensing deal for her new invention idea. Lisa, a 23 year old single mom, was making only $13,000 a year selling ad space when she had a great idea.  She always had to keep her hair looking nice because of her ... http://www.lavellej-momguide.com/mom-makes-millions-with-new-hair-clip-idea/ I hear this question asked all the time:  I want to make millions, but how can I do it? Well, mom entrepreneurs might be interested in the 7 industries that offer the greatest potential for making millions.  Hopefully this will give you food for thought.  Here is a highlight of the ... http://www.lavellej-momguide.com/7-industries-that-offer-the-potential-for-moms-to-make-millions/