| Lauren Rosenstadt was a single mom working at a | | | | bolts offabric and 40 pound bags of filling to their |
| herbcompany in Bethesda, Maryland. A herb | | | | homes. Withinthe first year, she grossed over half a |
| (pronounced "erb") isa plant that has medicinal, | | | | million dollars. |
| savory, or aromic qualities. Oneday while at lunch with | | | | |
| a friend whose daughter sufferedfrom insomnia, | | | | Now, Lauren's Herbal Animals can be found in over |
| Lauren thought, "If I could fill a pillowwith herbs, that | | | | 750 bodycare, gift and natural living shops worldwide. |
| would be soothing and help my friend'sdaughter | | | | Lauren'scompany employs 13 people and has revenue |
| sleep." | | | | of over a milliondollars a year. |
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| A few days later, Sydney Greensheep, a pillow | | | | It's interesting to note that Lauren Rosenstadt |
| shaped likea sheep and filled with dried herbs, was | | | | didn'tstart out as a hobby seamstress or craft |
| completed. Laurengave Sydney to her friend to try | | | | person. She was aperson who used her insight to |
| with her daughter. Thenext morning her friend | | | | help a friend confort herdaughter. After recognizing |
| reported, "It's unbelievable, sheslept like a baby!" | | | | an opportunity, Lauren didn'tlet up. She did the |
| | | | thinking and the work necessary toachieve success. |
| Insomnia is epidemic in our fast-pased American | | | | |
| lifestyle.40-50% of Americans complain of occasional | | | | Visit Lauren's website |
| bouts withinsomnia. 10-15 percent of the US | | | | |
| population suffers fromchronic insomnia. Every year, | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------Resource |
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| Lauren showed Sydney to her boss, who was | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| impressed enoughto provide her with space in the | | | | |
| company's booth at a tradeshow. Many trade show | | | | |
| visitors liked the herb stuffedpillow idea, and by the | | | | |
| end of the show, Lauren had ordersfor over 100 | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------Permission |
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| Lauren hired a seamstress to sew the sheep-shaped | | | | free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no |
| pillows.Then, she stuffed them herself. The trade | | | | changes are made and the byline, copyright, and |
| show buyers putthe pillows on display in their shops, | | | | theresource box below is included. |
| and within days theyall sold for between $18.00 and | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| $22.00 each. | | | | |
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| todepartment stores and specialty shops. Orders | | | | design a Website and make money on the Web visit |
| startedrolling in. To sew the pillows, she enlisted small | | | | bucarotechelp. |
| homebusiness sewers. It was hard work to deliver | | | | |