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I started Rain Frog Apparel with the goal of not only providing eco-friendly clothing options, but also contributing to charitable organizations that work to enact global change.
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The Story of Rain Frog Apparel
The following is an excerpt from my recent presentation at the Chamber of Commerce.When I became a mom in 2002, it quickly became clear to me that everything I would do from that point forward would revolve around ensuring that his needs are met. Whi...
Join the Eco-Party
Rain Frog Apparel wants to party with you. Eco-party, that is. We've just launced an eco-party program that will allow you to host a green party in your home, office, church hall, etc. For being a host, you earn a free $25 gift or 10% of sales to you...
Rain Frog Apparel featured in OC Family magazine
Aw, shucks. It's nice to be loved.OC Family featured Rain Frog Apparel in its cover story this month about moms who have the best of both worlds: business ownership and being a mom. Read it online here.Sites to SeeRain Frog Apparel Shop online for ba...
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Check Us Out on The Momtrepreneur Maven
Thanks to Jill Salzman for a fun interview and a chance to tell more about my company and about being a mom who is also an entrepreneur. Read it here and share with a friend.Sites to SeeRain Frog Apparel Shop online for bamboo and organic cotton clot...
Join the Home Parties Meetup Group
Check out our new Meetup group created especially for moms who work from home at www.meetup.com/homeparties. Are you a mom who has a homebased business or wants to start one? This group is for you! Check out the various tastings and boutiques on the ...
Vote for Rain Frog Apparel in the Idea Cafe Grant Contest
Rain Frog Apparel is up for a grant! Read all about it and submit your vote by clicking here (http://www.businessownersideacafe.com/small_business_grants/grant_vote.php). You may need to sign up as an Idea Cafe regular, but it's a great, useful site ...
My Story: The Life and Times of a Mompreneur
As I sit here at the Thursday farmer’s market, my bamboo apparel neatly displayed for sale in my booth, I begin to brainstorm. Thankfully, as writer, I typically have a pen and paper nearby, which comes in handy when I’m thinking of new and bette...
Hand Over Some Responsibilities...and Your Business Will Thrive!
It seems like ages that I've been waiting on my new website to launch--not that my developer is taking too long, but just that I'm so excited to get the thing up and running. You see, since the inception of Rain Frog Apparel, my bamboo clothing compa...
I Can Have My Cake and Eat It, Too
Today was one of those birthdays where you don't actually feel older; you just feel grateful for where you're at in life. A year ago, I was in a job I didn't like and where I didn't feel like I was working with peers. Today, I am in a different envir...
Sleepless in Southern California
I have to wonder why I have nights like tonight when I can't seem to fall asleep, and other nights, like last night, where I fell asleep in minutes and slept solid for ten hours until my son came in this morning. The mind works in mysterious ways, an...
Moms for Mother Earth
Tonight I had the pleasure of meeting with Zen Honeycutt, the founder of the soon-to-be-nonprofit Moms for Mother Earth and of Zen's Purple Garden. She, I and seven other ladies brainstormed ideas for making environmental responsibility fun for 5th g...
Time Management for Mompreneurs
When I first quit my full-time job to be a mompreneur, I was overwhelmed at first with the myriad tasks I needed to complete. Instead of picking one or two things to work on each day, I tried to do everything. As a result, I soon found myself in tear...
Keeping Customers in a Down Economy
Following up on my post yesterday about lolo's, I thought I would add that the owner and I had an interesting conversation about sales and marketing. She stays away from having sales all the time and offering every incentive under the sun--that is, m...
There Is Only One You...So Be Kind to Yourself
Every now and then, I stumble upon a book that changes my life forever--sometimes in small, subtle ways, and other times in big, meaningful ways that are not easy to recount but simple to understand. I finished a book of the latter type over the week...
Rain Frog Featured on Itsabelly
Melissa Moog is one cool lady. She did me the honors of featuring one of my bamboo tees on The Itsabelly Blog. Itsabelly is a baby concierge service that makes it easy for new parents-to-be to plan for their new baby and also take care of the "belly"...
Making the Most of Being a Mompreneur
This morning I listened to a great CD in the car on my way back from dropping off my son for one of his last few days of kindergarten. (You can see him here on his first day of kindergarten...my, how time flies.) In the morning rush, I sometimes forg...
