When Cindi Schmitzer and Nina Frye bundled their kids into the truck one morning in 2005 and headed for a trip to the beach, little did the two friends know that, by the end of the day they would have dreamed up the idea for a business. As their website explains:  Late that afternoon, as we wrestled to get seven rambunctious kids back into the truck, we both sat back and laughed at the insanity of it all.  Kids...

Welcome to the LTDchix Referral ProgramIt is so simple.  We assign you a code.  When you purchase a shirt, use this code in the comments section of the checkout.  For every 5 shirts purchased, you will receive a check in the mail for $10 or a free t-shirt.  Refer the shirts to your friends and family and give them your code.  They can help you get to the 5 shirts quicker.  They can also receive a code...

Sparta moms live the dream T-shirt company thriving By Lori Price For the Herald Photos: By Amy Peterson Sparta - After realizing that motherhood was not always idyllic, Nina Frye and Cindi Schmitzer, both of Sparta, put their world of the busy mom onto T-shirts. Each shirt depicts a multi-tasking sleep-deprived, often-frazzled-yet-still-managing-a-smile mom on the front with the phrase, “Living the Dream”...

Jane Chatzsky of Oprah Radio invited LTDchix to be a guest on her XM radio show on June 18, 2009.  It was an exciting experience to meet Jane and hopefully, someday we will get to meet Oprah herself.   We captured a part of the interview for you to listen… Listen to Interview:  LTDchix on Oprah Radio If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Listen to Podcast:  helpinghandsforcoaches.com Rick Burnes is Inbound Marketing Manager at HubSpot, a leader in marketing software for small- and medium-sized businesses. He is the editor of HubSpot’s Inbound Marketing Blog, which is consistently featured on the AdAge Power 150 top media marketing blogs. In addition to his work on the blog, Rick develops videos, research, case studies and webinars on...

Nina Frye of LTDchix was recently interviewed by Tory Johnson of ABC News on her segment called “Homework”.  Take a look… Click here to watch the Interview If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

LTDchix participated in Sparta Day on May 30, 2009 which was this past weekend held in Sparta, NJ.  This is our third year participating and actually, Sparta Day is where it all all began.  Sparta Day is an all day event.  It is a  fair and family festival that has become not only a fundraiser for local charities, but, with over 100 vendors, rides, entertainment and food, it has also become a much anticipated...

Living the Dream Sparta company’s humorous T-shirts get positive responses Sparta - Spotted on T-shirts nationwide, and most recently worn by Kate Gosselin of the TLC show, “Jon and Kate Plus 8,” a Sparta company’s Living the Dream apparel is receiving positive responses from mothers who are happy to wear shirts which take a humorous look at motherhood. The Living the Dream apparel is...

LTDchix was just notified that we placed 41st out thousands of companies in the Leading Moms in Business contest.  The Top 200 Companies were announced and we placed 41st.  Thank you to all who voted for us!  We couldn’t of done it without your votes!    See My Rank:  http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-2009/winners/    If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

The most common question I get is “how can I improve my marketing with no or little money?” With this in mind, I asked for help from the TPE community and here is what I got… 115 ideas. Skim them or read them in detail, but whatever you do make sure you go through the list. Just one of these ideas may trigger a marketing opportunity that you never considered before. Just one of these ideas...