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There are some businesses that make you scratch your head in confusion and wonder how they ever got off the ground. Whether they're strange or silly, share your stories of the oddest businesses you've ever seen.
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Bibs and Match LLC

Leonardtown, Md.

Owner:
Molly Chen
Age:
38
Business:
Bibs and Match LLC
Locations:
Available in retail stores nationwide
and overseas
Opened:
Late 2007
Number Of Employees:
Just Molly
Molly

Meet Molly Chen

Baby bibs may seem simple, but Molly Chen saw that most are not just unattractive, but can even be unsafe. Her answer to this problem is Bibs and Match, a company that sells organic bibs (therefore free of toxic materials). Click here to see how Molly is overcoming obstacles to bring Bibs and Match to babies near you.
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Molly

Sometimes Mompreneuers Have to Be More Mom than Preneuer

It's true that a business is like a baby -- unless you're an entrepreneur who actually has children. Then you start to realize quickly that during all those years you ran a business and kept referring to it as your baby, you didn't know what the heck you were talking about.
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Molly

Saying Yes to Help

While I'd love to hire full time or even part time help, I just can't afford it. So when someone offers to help with anything -- anything at all -- I happily accept.
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Molly

Protecting Your Idea

I've gotten many inquiries from people who tell me that they too have an idea but don't know where to start. I was there. When I first started to pursue the Bibs and Match idea, I was so excited, but at the same time, was afraid to tell people (except for my trusted family and best friends of course). I worried that people would steal my idea.
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The Living Business Plan

With all the changes going on with the CPSIA and the slow economy among other things, I had to update my business plan recently. It wasn't the first time I had to revise it, and I know it's not going to be the last time. It's a living business plan -- it evolves as the marketplace changes and as my business grows.
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