We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Wondering if you could turn your macramé skills into a money-making biz? Looking for tips on how to sustain and grow your business? Dreaming of a time you can stop answering to others and be your own boss? We hear you. In our monthly  Entrepreneurship 101 series, we ask female entrepreneurs what it takes to run their own Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Wendy Downs is the owner and founder of Moop, an online shop that sells stylish, utilitarian handmade bags for men, women and children. Is it successful? Just ask her devoted fans, who rave about the quality of both the bags and the customer service. Wendy’s success seems almost too easy. The four-year-old business turned Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! As part of our Entrepreneurship 101 series, we sit down with female entrepreneurs who inspire us and, we hope, will inspire you. Whether your goal is to start a little something on the side or to leave your current job in order to pursue your passion full-time, take heart that starting your own business may not be as hard as it Read more

The fact that people will soon be able to start trading cupcake stock is a sign that cupcakes have gone above and beyond a temporary craze. Meet Pam Turkin, a woman who capitalized on the cupcake frenzy and left her marketing job to start her own chain of cupcake stores. It was definitely the right decision in her case — not only did she turn her passion into a job, but she also generated a Read more

What are you going to do if you're fresh out of a college and face gloomy job prospects? Become an entrepreneur and create your own job and perhaps in time, jobs for others as well. The almost 10 percent unemployment rate is not getting any of these youngsters down — entrepreneurship is becoming a more popular option for young grads looking for a job, according to the New York Times. Want to Read more

Christin Evans takes the cake this week for the ultimate dream job, because The Booksmith owner is doing her community a great service by matching up book lovers with great finds. In addition to that, she's also breathing life into the floundering breed of independent bookstores, which are being overwhelmed by Borders, eBooks, and sites like Amazon. Christin and her husband, Praveen Madan, Read more