The beauty of motherhood begins as early as the months leading to a child’s birth, which many say is the culmination of womanhood. Many moms, because of the demands of motherhood, choose to have home-based businesses and give up their corporate careers in order to make the most of their family lives. We honor these mompreneurs and the many others who find purpose both in being a mother and in growing their own businesses, for they truly symbolize the strength and essence of being a woman.
Here are the 10 most popular mompreneur features on the site:
1. Cast & Frame
A brainchild of Alison Grigg, Cast & Frame initially created life-sized molds of babies’ hands and feet and cast them into stone. What’s great about their business is that they make use of materials that are safe enough for babies’ hands and feet. They eventually offered belly casting to come up with a creative keepsake for preggy women.
Grigg is all about seizing the moment once you have what you feel is a unique business idea. “Just prepare well. Make sure you do your research so you are able to start your business with sufficient information. At the end of the day, what’s important is that you enjoy what you are doing.”
Contact Info:
Mobile no: 0915-635-6203
Office Address: 428-b Medical Arts Bldg, St. Lukes Hospital, E. Rodriguez Ave
E-mail: castandframe@hotmail.com
Website: www.castandframe.com
It is every mother’s pride and joy to keep their child as beautiful as ever, while not compromising his safety. That's why we laud SP Mompreneurs who promote products that are gentle on baby’s delicate skin.
2. Mommy’s List
SP Mompreneur Marilou Go-Lim got to learn about the entrepreneurial potential of online businesses when she was bedridden due to a sensitive pregnancy. This prompted her to set up her own shop for moms. When her child was born, she had very irritable skin so she was in constant search for organic baby creams and lotions. As the business grew, she remained a stay-at-home mom and expanded her product line with baby swimwear, baby costumes, baby footwear, bags and more.
Lim is all about taking chances, and she urges other aspiring mompreneurs to not be afraid to take risks in order to succeed. “Start with small steps and gradually grow. Sell only the products that you can personally guarantee. Sell them because they are of good quality and because you know your customers will need them. Do not follow the fad and sell items only because they’re uso.”
Contact Info:
Mobile no.: 0926-7491246
E-mail: mommys.list@yahoo.com
Website: http://mommyslist.multiply.com
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3. Earth & Me
The perils of skin asthma had Shanie Tiu worrying about where to get products that didn’t contain harsh chemicals. This prompted her to come up with the mosquito repellent and boo boo cream for rashes and insect bites for her business, Earth & Me.
While Tiu admits that she is not quite the business-minded person, she is just so in love with the products she sells, so it hardly feels like work any more.
Being an accountant as well for her family business, Tiu recommends that aspiring mompreneurs secure sufficient funding first before venturing into a business. “It’s important to plan how you will be able to make your business can grow. There’s nothing wrong with starting slowly. Sometimes entrepreneurs tend to focus on selling and forget that managing the expenses is just as important.”
Contact Info:
Tel. No. 033 3331050
Mobile no. 0922 813 7187
Sales Office: RM203, AJL Building, General Luna-Aurora Subdivision, Iloilo City
E-mail: sales@earthandme.com.ph
Website: www.earthandme.com.ph
4. Babyleaf
Only the best is fitting for children’s needs, so does SP Mompreneur Trisha Lim believed, so she put up her online store Babyleaf and The Spoiled Girl. She only sells award-winning and quality products for babies and toddlers. Aside from these, and with the love of a supporting husband, she also developed her own line of eco-friendly diapers, onesies and baby accessories.
Lim explains that it was her passion that fueled her drive for becoming a mompreneur, that is why she shares the same advice to others. “Do something you love so that you are driven by passion. This will lead you to self-motivation. Believe in yourself and in the beauty of your dreams.”
Contact Info:
Mobile no: 0917-702-2555
E-mail: shopbabyleaf@yahoo.com
Website: www.babyleaf.multiply.com
Facebook: Baby Leaf
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5. Celestina & Co Hair Accessories
If you have a daughter, then you will understand when moms go gaga over the cutest and daintiest of accessories for their little girl. Anything to prettify your little princess! And mompreneurs who have baby girls would know best.
When existing stores don’t offer what you have in mind for your baby girl, why not create your own? This is the idea that SP Mompreneur Ethel Faye Bernales had in mind when she gave birth to her second child, Celestina. She discovered just how more beautiful her child was with hair accessories, so she came up with her own.
Patience is key to having a business, says Bernales. “Online selling takes a lot of effort building your site, accommodating customers and catering to special requests, marketing your site and your products by giving promotions, finding partners, joining bazaars and creating blogs.”
Contact info:
Tel. No. 9520554
Mobile no. 09178451979
E-mail: celestinaandco@yahoo.com
Website: http://celestinaandco.multiply.com
When local stores don’t carry the looks you want for your baby girl’s accessories, a viable option would be to channel your own creativity and design your own. SP Mompreneur Maria Cristina Torres thus established Sassy Hairsies, which sells hair accessories, the quality of which is at par with those carried by international brands, and yet the prices of which aren’t hard on the pocket.
What’s even better with Sassy Hairsies is that buyer can customize the hair accessories, from the color of the flowers, the headband size, or even the material to be used. Plus, did you know that each of the accessories Torres comes up with is named after someone she knows? How’s that for a personalized touch for her creations?
How does Torres stay on top of being a mom, wife and a businesswoman all at the same time? It’s about proper work-life balance. “My weekends are off limits for work especially my day job. I do a few hairsies here and there if I tuck Ysabella to bed early. I make it a point we (my husband and I) spend our weekends relaxing, recharging and having a family activity we can do with Ysabella. The basic idea is that we’re spending quality time with the family.”
Contact Info:
Telephone: (02)215-0824
Mobile: 0917-648-6913
E-mail: sassyhairsies@gmail.com
Website: http://sassyhairsies.multiply.com
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Amongst the market saturated with electronic toys comes one mom’s passion for the traditional toys. Having learned the Waldorf method, which espouses values such as reverence for life and the natural world, SP Mompreneur Tes Sobeng gets inspired and crafts wooden toys that liven up a child’s imagination and creativity.
Sobeng is unabashed to admit that her business idea might not be original, but her passion to reawaken the demand for wooden toys fuels her drive to keep coming up with new toys. “You want to copy these toys? Go ahead. Let’s think of the environment. Let’s be aware saan nanggagaling raw materials natin. Ang importante, may direksyon, may passion, may puso,” she emphasizes with a smile.
To learn more about Tes Sobeng’s business Toys and Stuff, visit http://www.toysandstuff.com.ph/toysandstuff/Home.html.
To witness your child reach certain milestones in his early years is a priceless experience. More so if you are able to capture it on film. That’s why we feel that every mom and child deserve having beautiful keepsakes of their child’s development through photographs, especially when celebrating special occasions.
Busy mom Laurice Chua, who owns a travel agency with her sisters and who also sells imported baby, maternity and breastfeeding items on the side, pushed her entrepreneurial spirit further when she opened Instaprints, her photo booth business. With birthday parties, baptisms, and other celebrations that parents take pride in organizing, Instaprints helped provide fun mementos to guests.
Her secret? Resourcefulness. “Make use of things you already have (for those with limited budget) and network with relatives and friends (for better deals on supplies and good promotion of your business),” Chua recommends.
Contact Info:
Mobile: 0917-8675585
E-mail: photoboothclub@gmail.com
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What birthday party would be complete without scrumptious cakes and pastries? Not to mention, elegant? What started as a fun hobby of doing invitations for parties and cupcakes as a sideline flourished into a business specializing in French-style cakes and pastries for SP Mompreneur Cecile Devaux.
As long as you’re passionate about your business idea, just try, advises Devaux. “If you have a business idea simmering in your mind for some time or a hobby that you’re passionate about and want to turn it into a business, just go for it. The best business is something you’re willing to do for free because you like doing it so much. To get paid for it is like icing on a cake.”
Contact Info:
Mobile: 0922-825-4474
E-mail Address: ceciled8@yahoo.com
Facebook: Bonggak Party Needs
10. Bailey Wrap
For sisters and SP mompreneurs Nicole A. Olayres and Grace L. Agustin, their best fashion accessories are their babies. Because they just love showing off their babies, they decided to come up with the first locally-made baby wrap in the Philippines, with their business called “Bailey Wrap”. And their business continues to thrive because of their constant source of inspiration: their children.
Contact Info:
Facebook: Bailey Wrap
Main photo by Dakila Angeles
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