Are you forever on a quest to find for unique clothing for your child to fit her free spirit? Do you find yourself drawn to vintage, whimsical and brightly colored looks in the finest fabrics? Are heirloom quality and craftsmanship an important part of what you look for in clothing? If so, Heather Flottmann, designer and owner of Liliputians NYC has a treat in store for you. Read the rest »

Every entrepreneur encounters the crossroads. The moment when you look at your business, your brainchild and have to ask yourself the question, “Is it time to move on?”

I did that recently and decided that the answer was a resounding, “Yes!”

For those of you who have no idea who I am, I’m the mom behind BusinessMom.net, the social networking site for entrepreneur moms. I sold BusinessMom recently, but definitely clung to my seminal venture as a mother, Mommy’s Company.com. Read the rest »

Looking for a fun and stylish bag to carry your essentials, whatever they may be? Lexie Barnes has you covered. With a collection ranging from laptop bags, gym and diaper carryalls to knitting, craft and yoga totes, if you have something to carry, Lexie Barnes has a chic way to tote it. Plus, all of her bags are water resistent and easy-to-clean - a requirement for Clever Parents who are never too far from a set or two of sticky fingers. Read the rest »

Did you know that it takes approximately 1,000 years for a single plastic grocery bag to biodegrade in a landfill?

Here’s an easy way to help the environment and send a gentle message in the process. Pick up a few heavy duty canvas ‘Paper, Plastic or ME?’ re-useable bags and help do your part the next time you’re grocery shopping. The bags measure 16″ high by 18″ wide and hold approximately as much food items as three regular sized plastic grocery bags. Read the rest »

Getting great media exposure is something every expert would love to have. Television and radio placements are highly desirable to your campaign. However, professionals who wish to promote their book, product or service are realizing the enormous numbers of people who flock to their favorite website or read their weekly newsletter on a regular basis. Internet Publicity, when managed through the delivery of high quality content is a very effective way to promote your products or services.

Connecting with these sites and establishing a solid foundation for placing your content on their home page is not always a simple task. It can be daunting and time consuming to search sites for the proper contact and then somehow have the magic formula to connect with that contact in a way that gets their attention. And if you do connect, what do you do then? Knowing what to ask for is crucial in creating a permanent and marketable position with top websites. Ongoing relationships with prominent websites means that a client can be placed on the home page of sites and seen by millions of people within a short period of time. Often, placement on certain sites will spill over to national radio, print and television opportunities. Authors have written new books based on the content generated on expert boards. A client is put in regular contact with the public, giving the client a great perspective on what people are looking for. Read the rest »

Frustrated by the lack of healthy, good tasting prepared snacks for their kids, Mark and Maureen Hotchkiss started experimenting with energy bar recipes in their own kitchen to come up with something to send in with their kids’ school lunches. Finding a winning recipe in their ‘Propeller Bar’ recipe, the Hotchkisses branched out and whipped up healthy and good tasting options for more of their favorite baked goods. “We then began experimenting with other favorite baked goods like chocolate chip cookies, brownies, oatmeal raisin cookies, sugar cookies, banana bread and even pancakes,” say the Hotchkisses. “We kept at it until we came up with tastes and textures our kids liked while maintaining the nutrition and health goals we were after.” Read the rest »

Watch Geralin Thomas of Metropolitan Organizing share tips for saying no to the constant stream of requests for your time without burning bridges. The Danger Rangers make safety a fun topic for kids. Plus, Kids Central Kitchen makes healthy and delicious snacks for kids that they can make!

See Vidcast #33 on Clever Parents TV. Read the rest »