Interview with Greg from Maple River Winery

This weekend Laura and I drove out to Casselton, ND, to visit with Greg from Maple River Winery. We talked for a while about a new co-op in North Dakota that we're thinking about joining, and we also asked him about his experience as a small business owner. Check out this video for Greg's story and his advice to other small business owners.

Check this out! 50 Best Blogs by Women

As a young woman who works a full time job, is in the car for about two hours each day, volunteers as a mentor at church and one of the local colleges, AND has a growing bath and body business, I'm always looking for good bits of information that I can absorb quickly and get on with the rest of my day. Like most entrepreneurs (especially those who are working full time and trying to grow a business on the side) I rarely have enough spare time to devote to expanding my knowledge of business, marketing, industry trends, etc. That's why I love blogs so much. Blogs provide little nuggets of information from knowledgeable (and entertaining) professionals, entrepreneurs, and people who are like me in many ways.

Today I stumbled upon The Work at Home Woman blog by Holly Reisem Hanna. Today she posted the 50 Best Blogs by Women that I think every woman -- whether she works for herself, for someone else, or for her family -- should read. The blogs are organized on this list by topic, which I love! It makes it easy to browse through the blogs you're interested in and skip over the ones you're not. Time saver!!!

Many thanks go out to Holly Reisem Hanna for compiling this list and to the 50 women who are featured bloggers on the list. Take a look at the list here and enjoy all the quick nuggets of information shared by each of these authors!

Inspired!

You know those stories that are so inspiring they give you the chills?

Bella Lucce is one of those stories - from products taking over her house (AnnaKate can relate to that!) to world traveler and international business woman, Lela Barker, from Bella Lucce is truly an inspiration not only to fellow soapmakers, but anyone who aspires to own their own business!

It's stories about individuals who take charge of their life, business and fate that make a difference for other small businesses and provide the inspiration to become great!

Check out the Bella Lucce facebook page at www.facebook.com/bellalucce to view Lela's photo journey to success!