Mom Entrepreneurs Inspire Moms to Become Entrepreneurs

With Mother’s Day drawing near we’ve enjoyed a few weeks of increased interest in the media celebrating successful mom entrepreneurs (Hint! Please feature mom entrepreneurs all year long). We’ve been fortunate that two Start Up Princess members have been featured in publications this month– Marina Westerdahl of Gissy Bella highlighted in Costco Connection and Heather Ledeboer of Mom4Life interviewed by Entrepreneur. The beauty of interviews about entrepreneurs is that inspiring start up stories generate discussion, brainstorming, creativity, and often an interview will push someone over the edge from thinking, “I have a great idea” to “I can be an entrepreneur too!”

Perhaps this is where you are at…you’ve just caught your entrepreneurial spirit and you can’t wait to move forward. Congratulations. This can be a mix of emotions– exciting as well as overwhelming! Start Up Princess if full of great inspiration and resources for women entrepreneurs. As we celebrate Mother’s Day at Start Up Princess, we want to highlight a few of our members who also happen to be moms and invite you to read their profile pages.

Get to Know 3 of our own Mom Entrepreneurs:

Abby Miller, Before Kids Pitsburgh, Pennsylvania
Abby’s start up was inspired because she realized as much as she adores being a mom there’s lots of things that change like, “Before Kids…I had shoe money!”

Abby’s been in business less than 2 years and already is seeing media attention, online, and boutique sales. She was our very first Start Up Princess member to contact us through this site last summer. She has 2 children.

Her advice to other Start Up Princesses:
If you need help, ask for it. People always want to help the underdog.

Lisa Rousseau, of Walking Spree New Brunswick, Canada

Lisa serves as co-founder and COO of Walking Spree an online walking club and USB pedometer program. Lisa is a single mom and has 2 boys.

Walking Spree launched last December and they are a busy crew! Lisa is very current on marketing research and has built a strong campaign to attract women to their innovative concept. They’re already generating a buzz as sponsor of Avon’s Walk for Breast Cancer.

Her advice to Start Up Princesses (pre-launch): Even getting to this stage took over a year of research and work. I’d say from my perspective, from a pre-launch phase, that to always believe in what you’re doing. Sometimes self-doubt and worry creeps in, but then something amazing happens along the way that just re-inforces how what you’re doing is going to make a difference. So have faith and work hard.

Debbie Savage, Baby Emi Jewelry

Southern California

Debbie has been in business since April 2006 and she’s already turning heads! She has 2 little girls!

Baby Emi Jewelry will be participating in a huge celebrity gifting event for Mother’s Day! We have created two new mommy bracelets for this exciting gifting suite and 25 of Hollywood’s famous moms with be gifted with our swag! Famous Hollywood moms like Angelina Jolie, Faith Hill, Kelly Rippa, and Celine Dion to name a few will be honored with either a Earthy Mama Initials Bracelet (featuring gorgeous Chinese Turquiose carved coin beads) or a Precious Pearls Initials Bracelet (featuring beautiful freshwater pearls) personalized with the initials of their children. Our jewelry as well as a few other great mommy made products found on Mom4Life.com, a fabulous online retailer who prides itself in selling the best mommy made goodies, is putting together a swag basket for this exciting event with Distinctive Assests, a niche marketing company offering product placement, product introduction and branding opportunities within the Entertainment industry.

Her advice to other Start Up Princesses:
Follow your dreams and don’t give up. I know it sounds cliché but it is the simple truth when trying and doing something unfamiliar. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes because one step back is like a step forward because you learn from your mistakes.