Katie’s Charms, A Mom Owned Business, Wins Top Honors in StartupNation.com Nation’s Leading Moms in Business Competition

Katie’s Charms, a leading retailer in Pandora Style Beads, European beads and sterling silver charms, secures a spot in the top 100 ranking in Mom Business Competition.

I'm so excited to be part of a group featuring such fantastic women and businesses.

Hopatcong, NJ (PRWEB) April 30, 2011

From among contestants across the United States, Katie’s Charms (http://katiescharms.com), a leading retailer of Pandora style beads and a mom owned business, has been ranked #52 in StartupNation.com’s 2011 Leading Moms in Business competition (http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-in-business).

Millions of votes have been cast in the annual competition, and this year’s flurry of popular support of the 2011 contestants was no exception. America has once again demonstrated its immense interest and supportiveness for moms building businesses as they also tend to their families.

“With startup rates at an all-time high, these leading moms are leading the pack in startup rates,” says Rich Sloan, chief startupologist and co-founder of StartupNation. “They’re going after their business opportunities and developing their innovative products and services with fervor,” Sloan adds.

“I’m so excited to be part of a group featuring such fantastic women and businesses,” says Jennifer Colgan, owner of Katie’s Charms. “I owe my success to my customers and fans, who voted for me!” The winner’s profile for Katie’s Charms can be found at http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-in-business/contestant/10294/index.php.

Since opening for business in 2009, Katie’s Charms has won the loyalty of its customers with outstanding customer service, a large and varied selection of quality jewelry, and great prices. Customer Susan says, “I love the ease in which I can browse her products and the beautiful selection to fill every whim!” As a courtesy to all United States customers, Katie’s Charms always offers free shipping on all orders as well as free returns.

About Katie’s Charms

Katie’s Charms was founded in 2009 by Jennifer Colgan, and offers a wide variety of beads and charms that fit European bead bracelets. A stay-at-home mom of three, Jennifer started the business to help with the family finances and to keep her brain from turning to complete mush. Her beads fit most brands of bracelets, including Pandora, Chamilia, Biagi and Trollbeads.

About StartupNation

StartupNation (http://www.startupnation.com) provides over 200,000 pages of business advice and networking for entrepreneurs and serves millions of entrepreneurs annually. StartupNation is a free service founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs with the intention of providing a one-stop shop for entrepreneurial success, including blogs from a host of experts, podcasts, webcasts, eBooks such as Start Your Own Mom Business, award-winning step-by-step advice, and more.

StartupNation co-founders, Rich Sloan and Jeff Sloan, are two of the country’s leading small business experts. The Sloan brothers speak frequently at entrepreneurial forums and recently hosted a Public Television special helping people transform their passions into business opportunities. They are authors of StartupNation: Open for Business, published by Doubleday. The Sloan brothers are regularly quoted and featured in media such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Entrepreneur Magazine, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, FOX News and many others.

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