S. Denise Hoyle | November 21, 2008
Sam Schoeler and her husband Chuck ran a distribution business together from their home for 15 years. When Chuck died unexpectedly two years ago from an aneurysm, Sam says her life changed in more ways than she could imagine. “The beauty of our relationship was that we had talents that interconnected,” Schoeler said. “He was very good [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | November 18, 2008
Teri Doggett has been in the business of creating original Santas, ranging from a few inches to life-size, for many years. Her enormously popular Santas have carried price tags of up to $10,000, for vintage look Santas designed for Neiman-Marcus window displays (see photo at left). Unfortunately, Doggett says that the stress of meeting ever increasing product demand took away [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | July 13, 2008
In Mineral de Pozos, Mexico, the remaining women left behind in this mostly abandoned mining town have started their own community business named “Munecas Mina” (dolls from the mine) where they make dolls wearing traditional Mexican outfits in order to earn a living. The women only make about $150 a month each but they say [...]
