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Carolyn Carter is the owner of CaitiMac Creations, a trendy baby boutique featuring handmade items for babies, toddlers and more.
Carolyn has also entered StartupNation’s Home-based 100 Competition. Vote for CaitiMac Creations.
1. What or who inspired you to start your business?
My first-born daughter Caitlin Mackenzie inspired me to start my own business, which is now called CaitiMac Creations. My daughter has a precious bunny blanket that is named Noanie. She takes this blanket with her everywhere she goes. My daughter is now almost five and still has to have Noanie all the time. Well, when she was little and we were out shopping or in the car she would throw Noanie on the floor and it would dirty. We were also worried that we were going to lose Noanie because we have tried to get another one “just-in-case” Noanie was lost but that didn’t work.
Anyway, we look for something that would keep her blanket attached to the stroller or the car seat so when she threw it we wouldn’t have to worry about loosing her blanket or getting it dirty. Well, there wasn’t anything on the market that existed so my husband and I decided to make a product that would secure not only her bunny blanket but it would secure her sippy cup, bottles, toys, dolls, pacifiers and more.
From that little bunny blanket came the greatest invention ever – the Clingy Cord! The Clingy Cord secures everything that you take with you when you are on the go with your kids to the stroller, high chair, car seat, shopping cart, diaper bag and more so you’ll never have to play the game of fetch with your kids precious belongings again. It is colorful, machine washable and one-of-a-kind.
2. What motivates you? My kids are my biggest motivator.
I am now a mother of 3 and I love coming up with great ideas that will not only make my life easier but allow me to spend more time with my kids doing the things that we love to do.
3. How do you balance being a mom and an entrepreneur?
That is very hard. I am a devoted mom and a devoted business woman so trying to balance my time is very hard. I do a lot during naps and after they go to sleep. I have learned that what isn’t finished today can be finished tomorrow. I am trying everyday to be more organized but again as a mother of 3 that is next to impossible. I believe in organized chaos!
4. What do you love most about what you do?
The opportunity to stay at home with my 3 kids and see them grow everyday. They grow up so fast and I want to be in their lives so I can see all the new things that they experience on a day-to-day basis. I also want them to see that I am more then just a mom that I can be successful and that being a mom entrepreneur is a gift that I am thankful for everyday. I have a marketing degree and I am doing to 2 things that I love most.
5. What single piece of advice would you give someone who is starting out?
Be patient. Hard work pays off but it takes a lot of time and patience. Never give up no matter how many roadblocks you come across and stay true to yourself. Never steal any ones dream and never turn down help.
Contact Carolyn at CaitiMacCreations _at_ yahoo.com, follow her on Twitter at @ClingyCord, or visit her site at www.CaitiMacCreations.com.
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