After working 25+ years as a costume designer and a sincere Buddhist practice, I wanted to do something more meaningful to help people.
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Sabina Zunguze: A Gift To Africa– Connecting African Artisans With The Global Market
Success to me is to satisfy that yearning that drove me to do what I do, which is to make a living while doing good for others.
Funlayo Alabi: SheaRadiance– The Beauty Of Shea
We founded Shea Radiance after using pure unrefined shea butter to manage our sons severe dry skin and eczema problems.
MaryBeth Reeves: Scrapbook Mamma– Side Hobby To Main Source Of Income
I make custom photo books for those who want to do something wonderful with their pictures, but don’t have the time or the inclination to do it themselves.
Satya Ishaani Pandey: Glam Girl Naturals Cosmetics– Passion For Natural & Healthy Make-Up
I am proud to help women enhance their beauty using a better, safer, healthier alternative to their normally chemical-filled makeup!
Jennifer Graham: Cuddle Clones– A Different Kind of Pet Cloning
I’m the type of person who has a new business idea every day and have always wanted to be an entrepreneur.
Lizette Smook: Innovasians– Consumption With An Environmental Awareness
Human health is at stake if we continue to consume the way we consume. The toxicity of what we do and the volume of what we do is not sustainable.
Nadine Cino: Tyga-Box Systems– Best Plastic Moving Box
We started our company well before “green” was the “new black” back in 1991, after getting everything we deserved when we hired the low-priced mover.
Koloud ‘Kay’ Tarapolsi: A Crafty Arab– Creating An Arabic Alphabet Animal Poster
My most important role model has been my mom. She is a strong Arab woman who raised a family while earning a PhD and has recently had to deal with the death of my father from cancer.
Lisa Price: Carol’s Daughter — Built Hair & Beauty Brand From Her Kitchen
I started my business out of my love of blending fragrances and my desire to have quality products for my skin and hair.
Michelle Tennen: iluvfabrix.com– The Fabric Of Life
After graduating as a designer from The Academy of Interior Design instead of making a career the conventional way for interior designers I decided at the age of 22 that I wanted to somehow specialize in High end design fabrics.
Knitter Turns Hobby Into a Multi-Million $ Business
By keeping an eye on the bottom line, Laura Zander has grown her tiny idea into a major success.
Molly DeCrow, Sara Buntrock and Amy Mannes: What’s Your Virtue? Positive Messages on Women’s Cosmetics
We had an idea that we thought we could bring a different viewpoint to women’s cosmetics.
Lisa Mann: Light Affection– Entrepreneur & Innovator
I also started playing around with a product I developped and since I have always had dreams of having my own business I decided it was time to take the leap.
Laura Zander: Jimmy Beans Wool–Made a Fortune Spinning Yarns
In 2002, after 2 years of marriage and a life-changing move from San Francisco to Truckee, CA, my husband Doug and I emptied our savings account and I opened Jimmy Beans Wool.