I have been following the financial "crisis" rather closely the last few, oh I don't know um 18 months! How could I not be following it? What small business owner is not checking her list once or twice, finding out which company has been naughty (not...

So, I was all I am not doing a bunch of new products and I don't have time for development, blah, blah, blah! Then this summer I was under tons of pressure to develop new products for a few projects. I painted for days, weeks, hours, weekends - it...

I have been painting my fingers to the bones. I had two huge deadlines this past week and to scramble to create a very large handful of prototypes - to say that I was stressed, would be an understatement.

I thought I was so unique when I first wrote my biography how I started my business in my kitchen, only to realize that every other mom out there was multi-tasking just like I was when they began.

I collect tips, tricks and secrets on business like others save recipes. I have binders, folders and yes junk boxes (though they are pretty and covered with fabric or something glittery) with little nuggets of inspiration for that mom that owns a...