Category: Business Owner Stories

5 Successful Women Entrepreneurs Offer Advice to Female Business Owners

5 Successful Women Entrepreneurs Offer Advice to Female Business Owners

Today marks the closing of National Business Women’s Month, a celebration of successful women business owners and their contributions to society. To round out the celebration, we asked five successful female business owners and experts to share one piece of advice they would offer to current and prospective female entrepreneurs. Here’s what these inspiring women had to say. La Donna Higgins, Founder, The Startup Admin: “Use your natural skills as a woman to catapult your idea or business forward. We have… Read More
This Couple Grew Their Online Eyewear Business Into a 57-Person Team

This Couple Grew Their Online Eyewear Business Into a 57-Person Team

Today marks the beginning of National Business Women's Week. Since it was first nationally observed in 1928, NBWW highlights the contributions of women business owners and entrepreneurs, and aims to increase leadership and advancement opportunities for women. Angie Stocklin and her husband, Randy, own One Click, a company that operates three eyewear brands in the e-commerce space—Readers.com, which sells reading glasses, Sunglass Warehouse, which sells discount sunglasses, and felix + iris, which sells prescription glasses. A purely online sales company, the Stocklins have… Read More
How Two Rescues Inspired a Creative Dog-Walking Accessory

How Two Rescues Inspired a Creative Dog-Walking Accessory

Ryan Riley and his wife, Ashley Spitz, are the founders of BizBagz, a company that sells uniquely designed environmentally responsible dog waste bags made from bio-based resins and recycled plastics. “We’re trying to take something as mundane and gross as dog poop and make it a little bit more fun and responsible,” Riley says. BizBagz feature a cherry design, so when dog owners turn them inside out to pick up poop, it appears like they’re carrying a bag of cherries—a… Read More
How a Mom of 3 Grew a Successful Cake Business on Instagram

How a Mom of 3 Grew a Successful Cake Business on Instagram

Rachel Dunston of Rachel Makes It is having a good year. In just under 12 short months, this full-time mother of three has built a thriving cake business solely through Instagram, where she’s followed by nearly 6,000 loyal fans and frequently shuts down orders a month in advance. She told us how she did it. Let Them Eat Cake “When I started building Instagram a year ago, I didn’t exactly know what I was going to use it for,” Dunston… Read More
How to Turn a Killer Recipe Into a Successful Food Business

How to Turn a Killer Recipe Into a Successful Food Business

What started as a hobby making sauerkraut has grown to a full-fledged business, thanks to passion, a few credit cards, and an interest-free loan. When David Edmondson started making sauerkraut in his home kitchen in Dunsmuir, Calif., three years ago, he says, “I tasted good sauerkraut for the first time.” He was hooked. He started giving it to friends and family, who raved about it and told him he should sell it. He took their advice “with a grain of… Read More
How This Dog Daycare Business Is Making a Huge Impact on a Local Community

How This Dog Daycare Business Is Making a Huge Impact on a Local Community

Ruben Serrato is the founder of We Dog Care, a 24/7 dog daycare and boarding service, which, he says, offers “the unique value proposition that we are an affordable, convenient, and highly transparent daycare.” Serrato started the business when, as a rescue volunteer in San Jose, Calif., he saw local dogs too often ending up in shelters because owners lacked the time, money, and knowledge to care for them well. We Dog Care’s pricing is less than half of competitors' pricing,… Read More