Moms In Business Unite Boston Conference Provides Inspiration Parachute Dog™ Wins Best New Product Award
BOSTON, October 17, 2011— Moms in Business Unite, offering a unique
educational conference to enhance the professional and personal lives of
women and mom business owners, announced today that its first Boston
conference was a success, as nearly 50 women gathered at Cummings Center
in Beverly on October 12 to learn and be inspired. The most common
comment heard throughout the day was “we want more,” as the incredible
panel of high quality speakers shared their expertise and generated
tremendous energy and focus.
One of the highlights of the event was announcing the winner of the Best New Productof the Year, ,Parachute Dog, a waste kit for dogs
created by Patricia Nolan-Brown. Five women-owned businesses
participated in the Boston Inventor Showcase, getting a chance to
showcase their new products to attendees who voted on which one they
thought was “best.”
* Marc Pearlman host of "Your Money Matters" (nationally syndicated) talks to Patricia about how she took an idea to worldwide sales - 55 minutes. (scroll to 5min 30sec)
April showers were out in full force, but the innovation community
packed the house at Continuum and Videolink's facilities in Newton for
Mass Innovation Night number 25. The space was amazing. The place was
mobbed! Shout out to Continuum and Videolink for sharing it with all
these great innovators. Tours were wildly popular and fascinating.
The crowd starts to gather.
Innovators as far as the eye can see.
The focus this month was on things rather than apps.
There seemed to be a sub theme of bicycles and bicycle technology going
on too, which struck me as very appropriate for West Newton, the home of
Harris Cyclery (almost as important to my childhood as the West Newton
branch library).
Once again, I didn't get to check out every single exhibitor, but I
caught most of them. Products ranged from carpets and shoes to bags for
your pooch's poop and everything in between. Some of the ones that made
an impression on me:
Carpet Workroom makes
custom area rugs out of remnants. I love their focus on customer
involvement as well as reuse of materials and good old-fashioned
workmanship.
Carpet Workroom
Heyday Footwear makes
"bling for your feet", shiny cool shoes. High-tops are already cool,
but these are even cooler. I look forward to when they offer women's
sizes.
Heyday Footwear
Parachute Dog
makes a biodegradable dog waste bag kit. Cleaning up after your pooch
without perpetuating the immortal plastic bags is a definite benefit to
society.
