Comments on: Seeds for success http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Pillow Sale http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-130854 Pillow Sale Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:10:43 +0000 http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/#comment-130854 Sounds like a great program - kudo's! Good luck in your newer projects! Stef shopDOWNLITE.com Sounds like a great program – kudo’s!

Good luck in your newer projects!

Stef
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]]> By: Pascal Gillon BASc http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-129601 Pascal Gillon BASc Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:55:19 +0000 http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/#comment-129601 Bonsoir Carolyn Well done: the measure of someone, as I often say is not what you achieved or gained but what you did for your fellow man and woman. I am currently a Mister Mom and do my "business" as I can (it is a free service quite known now in the USA and beyond!) and I can tell you that to have been in a "mum" position for three years would have taught me time juggling, energy moderation and to keep a cool head. Merci for being cool to people: you walk your talk Au revoir Pascal Gillon BASc Bonsoir Carolyn

Well done: the measure of someone, as I often say is not what you achieved or gained but what you did for your fellow man and woman.

I am currently a Mister Mom and do my “business” as I can (it is a free service quite known now in the USA and beyond!) and I can tell you that to have been in a “mum” position for three years would have taught me time juggling, energy moderation and to keep a cool head. Merci for being cool to people: you walk your talk

Au revoir

Pascal Gillon BASc

]]> By: brian http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-129486 brian Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:21:49 +0000 http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/#comment-129486 you look great you look great

]]> By: Karli http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-128914 Karli Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:30:50 +0000 http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/#comment-128914 Carolyn, I saw you today on the Today show and I thought it was surely an answer to prayer. I had just been talking over ideas for a business out of my home the night before with my husband and then there you were! Inspiring me to be better and to go for it. I am 25 years old, married for 4 1/2 years, and we just had our first baby two months ago. He is a dream come true and I am smitten with him and my husband. Such a blessing in my life. I am blessed to have been able to finish my undergrad before having children and to now be able to stay home with my son and have the opportunity of watching him grow on a daily basis. I am very creative by nature and love scrapbooking, creating and selling canvases for people to sell in their home, and working out. I have lost 65 pounds since meeting my husband and fitness is a passion. My girlfriend and I have been tossing around ideas for out of home business ventures we could do together for a while and we've been narrowing it down lately. You inspired me to work hard and to apply for your grant. Even if it doesn't happen, you've given us advice to work toward and some things we can do to get the ball rolling. You are doing an amazing service to women who have the hardest job of all...raising the future generations. Thanks for the work you do and for being just what I needed on a Tuesday morning. Karli Carolyn,

I saw you today on the Today show and I thought it was surely an answer to prayer. I had just been talking over ideas for a business out of my home the night before with my husband and then there you were! Inspiring me to be better and to go for it.

I am 25 years old, married for 4 1/2 years, and we just had our first baby two months ago. He is a dream come true and I am smitten with him and my husband. Such a blessing in my life. I am blessed to have been able to finish my undergrad before having children and to now be able to stay home with my son and have the opportunity of watching him grow on a daily basis.

I am very creative by nature and love scrapbooking, creating and selling canvases for people to sell in their home, and working out. I have lost 65 pounds since meeting my husband and fitness is a passion. My girlfriend and I have been tossing around ideas for out of home business ventures we could do together for a while and we’ve been narrowing it down lately. You inspired me to work hard and to apply for your grant. Even if it doesn’t happen, you’ve given us advice to work toward and some things we can do to get the ball rolling. You are doing an amazing service to women who have the hardest job of all…raising the future generations. Thanks for the work you do and for being just what I needed on a Tuesday morning.

Karli

]]> By: gag http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-128857 gag Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:27:10 +0000 http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/#comment-128857 interesting "me gustas tu, what am i to you my time is now, nas ne dagoniat ah w noss, let it snow" n interesting

“me gustas tu, what am i to you
my time is now, nas ne dagoniat
ah w noss, let it snow” n

]]> By: Elizabeth Blome http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/comment-page-1/#comment-128850 Elizabeth Blome Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:05:23 +0000 http://ycorpblog.com/2008/03/18/seeds-for-success/#comment-128850 I am a 46 yr. old, happily married (25 yrs.) mom of 3 children (22, 19, 16) and focused small business owner/creative self taught artist of 15+ yrs. I’m passionate about my work, but because God and my family have always come first, my business has grown slowly. I am pleased that it has grown from selling my pieces retail at local shows to now wholesaling my designs to gift stores throughout the US (retail sales in 2006, $125-130K). The biggest challenge I have struggled with is maintaining the balance between family and work (financially and emotionally). I have so many ideas but not enough hours in the day. My company has always been self funded, never wanting to be a financial strain on my family’s budget. With 2 kids in college and 5 drivers on our home "payroll", I seem to have to spend more of my company's earnings on home expenses, instead of re-investing into my company for growth. If I were given a grant, I would use the funds to support an idea I have had for years and bring it to life, without using my current operating budget. I would create a business plan which would include a web site and the publishing of a self guided gift journal. It would outline my past experiences of being abused by my father while growing up, and realizing I became the "Good of my Father" through hope. So many people are under the control of others, which result in various forms of abuse. By sharing my story, and giving people the tools to communicate and journal their own feelings, I truly know I can help others. At present, I give back to my local Child Advocates non-profit and will soon be in contract with our local Center for the Retarded to help assemble some of my products. I have even thought about becoming a non-profit, because my goal is not money, but it is a necessary evil. Currently, I design, create, sell, ship, invoice, and market/promote my inspirational handmade gifts all from my home office/garage studio. I pay road reps 20% to sell for me, but other than that, I am solo. I have not been able to attend the main gift show in Atlanta, GA due to being concerned I could not supply the customers with the product. That is frustrating for me as an artist wishing to share my God given talents and words of hope to others. Over the years, because the timing was not right with my family, I have had to stand by while some of my designs have been reproduced by others. I KNOW if I received a windfall I would treat the funds with care and use it in the areas which can promote my message (i.e. web site, better advertising, visiting with a marketing company (like you) for guidance). Additionally, my husband has stressed to me not to “hire” help. I feel if given the grant, I can obtain local people who wish to work. I know there are people who want to work, therefore, my designs would not have to go overseas to be massed produced. The designs could retain the unique quality of handmade while maintaining a competitive price point. I see firsthand how many people need to communicate their feelings and I believe so strongly that in this day of a paperless generation, written words handed down from generation to generation, will be a treasured gift to loved ones. My next step is to visit the Yahoo site that offers web site design, promoting, etc. Even if I am not considered for this opportunity to take my business to the next level, I think what you are doing is WONDERFUL and I know it will be successful. My 22 year old daughter is living proof of the strong woman one can become when a mother keeps her priorities straight like I have done. Carolyn, I wish you and your venture the best. When I look back at where I have come from and the obstacles I have overcome and where my life is today, well . . . . I am glad I have not given up, I am proud of myself. I would love some assistance , but if it is not meant to be, that is okay. EVERYTHING happens for a reason. Take care, I will be checking back to your site often. Sincerely, Elizabeth McAnally Blome I am a 46 yr. old, happily married (25 yrs.) mom of 3 children (22, 19, 16) and focused small business owner/creative self taught artist of 15+ yrs. I’m passionate about my work, but because God and my family have always come first, my business has grown slowly. I am pleased that it has grown from selling my pieces retail at local shows to now wholesaling my designs to gift stores throughout the US (retail sales in 2006, $125-130K). The biggest challenge I have struggled with is maintaining the balance between family and work (financially and emotionally). I have so many ideas but not enough hours in the day. My company has always been self funded, never wanting to be a financial strain on my family’s budget. With 2 kids in college and 5 drivers on our home “payroll”, I seem to have to spend more of my company’s earnings on home expenses, instead of re-investing into my company for growth. If I were given a grant, I would use the funds to support an idea I have had for years and bring it to life, without using my current operating budget. I would create a business plan which would include a web site and the publishing of a self guided gift journal. It would outline my past experiences of being abused by my father while growing up, and realizing I became the “Good of my Father” through hope. So many people are under the control of others, which result in various forms of abuse. By sharing my story, and giving people the tools to communicate and journal their own feelings, I truly know I can help others. At present, I give back to my local Child Advocates non-profit and will soon be in contract with our local Center for the Retarded to help assemble some of my products. I have even thought about becoming a non-profit, because my goal is not money, but it is a necessary evil. Currently, I design, create, sell, ship, invoice, and market/promote my inspirational handmade gifts all from my home office/garage studio. I pay road reps 20% to sell for me, but other than that, I am solo. I have not been able to attend the main gift show in Atlanta, GA due to being concerned I could not supply the customers with the product. That is frustrating for me as an artist wishing to share my God given talents and words of hope to others. Over the years, because the timing was not right with my family, I have had to stand by while some of my designs have been reproduced by others. I KNOW if I received a windfall I would treat the funds with care and use it in the areas which can promote my message (i.e. web site, better advertising, visiting with a marketing company (like you) for guidance). Additionally, my husband has stressed to me not to “hire” help. I feel if given the grant, I can obtain local people who wish to work. I know there are people who want to work, therefore, my designs would not have to go overseas to be massed produced. The designs could retain the unique quality of handmade while maintaining a competitive price point. I see firsthand how many people need to communicate their feelings and I believe so strongly that in this day of a paperless generation, written words handed down from generation to generation, will be a treasured gift to loved ones. My next step is to visit the Yahoo site that offers web site design, promoting, etc. Even if I am not considered for this opportunity to take my business to the next level, I think what you are doing is WONDERFUL and I know it will be successful. My 22 year old daughter is living proof of the strong woman one can become when a mother keeps her priorities straight like I have done. Carolyn, I wish you and your venture the best. When I look back at where I have come from and the obstacles I have overcome and where my life is today, well . . . . I am glad I have not given up, I am proud of myself. I would love some assistance , but if it is not meant to be, that is okay. EVERYTHING happens for a reason. Take care, I will be checking back to your site often. Sincerely, Elizabeth McAnally Blome

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