Embrace Activism Wins Top Honors in StartupNation's Leading Moms in Business Competition
Embrace Activism, founded by Chief Activist Karen Whittier, was named as one of 200 businesses in the 2010 Leading Moms in Business contest. The contest highlights new, unique and innovative businesses.
- Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA (1888PressRelease) October 13, 2010 - From among thousands of contestants, Embrace Activism ranked 80th in StartupNation.com's 2010 Leading Moms in Business competition, sponsored by Infusionsoft. Over 709,000 votes were cast in support of the 2010 contestants, reflecting immense interest and supportiveness for moms building businesses at the same time they tend to their families.
"There's been a sea change among moms as they've come to realize that adding entrepreneurship to their lives brings exhilaration and immense gratification, not to mention supplemental--sometimes primary---income to their families in these dicey economic times," says Rich Sloan, co-founder of StartupNation.
Chief Activist, Karen Whittier's comment on the award: "Embrace Activism is honored to receive this recognition from StartupNation.com and to be included in the group of 200 businesses lead by innovative, creative, compassionate and driven women who also happened to be mothers." To view the winner's profile for Embrace Activism click http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-in-business/contestant/7684/index.php.
The 2010 Leading Moms in Business ranking, conducted in collaboration with Ladies Who Launch and The National Association for Moms in Business, highlights some of the dominant trends, motivations and attributes among moms in business. They include:
*Creating innovative products and solutions to address the challenging
maze of motherhood. It's an environment that demands
resourcefulness.
*Conscience-driven businesses, where "doing well" is just fine, but the
real motivation comes from "doing good".
*Sustainable solutions and responsible business practices are
increasingly paramount.
*Making the most of social media to leverage the business into
advantageous marketing/advertising situations.
The full results of the 2010 Leading Moms in Business ranking are available on StartupNation's website at http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-in-business.
About Embrace Activism
Embrace Activism promotes health, wellness and CURES by combining online sales of yoga products with charitable giving. Embrace Activism enhances a yoga practice by incorporating eco-and healthy-friendly materials, with an emphasis on comfort, for its products. The health and wellness benefits are extended beyond the practitioner via directed donations to a variety of health-related non-profit organizations. Embrace Activism empowers individuals and offers an avenue to ACT on their empathy. Embrace Activism creates purpose-driven yoga.
About StartupNation
StartupNation provides over 175,000 pages of business advice and networking for entrepreneurs and serves millions of entrepreneurs annually. StartupNatio is a free service found by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs with the intention of providing a one-stop shop for entrepreneurial success.
About Infusionsoft
Infusionsoft, the leader in marketing automation software for growing small businesses, empowers entrepreneurs to grow smarter and faster through targeted marketing that automatically adapts to prospect and customer behavior. The privately held, three-time Inc. 500 company is based in Gilbert, AZ and is funded by Mohr Davidow Ventures and vSpring Capital. For more information, visit www.infusion.com.
For more information, press only:
For StartupNation, contact Rich Sloan via email at rich at StartupNation dot com
(rich ( @ ) StartupNation dot com) or by phone at 248-430-1002 dot
For Embrace Activism, contact Karen Whittier via email at Karen at EmbraceActivism dot com (Karen ( @ ) EmbraceActivism dot com) or by phone at 425-894-3210.
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