Stories

Sara L. Vescio’s mother owned an interior design company, Vescio Interiors, and later became a Decorating Den franchisee. Vescio’s grandfather founded Parmed Pharmaceuticals, which her father ran as vice president for a number of years in her early childhood. One of her aunts had a catering business, another owned a retail shop, and her uncle […]

Canisius center celebrating a decade of encouraging small-business ventures. When Dolly Michelle Randle opened her business in 2010, she hit the ground running. Armed with skills learned at the Women’s Business Center at Canisius College and support from mentors there, Randle’s professional services company has since grown to the point that she’s looking to hire […]

For the third consecutive year, ForbesWoman has tracked down the data and tallied the numbers to determine the best U.S. cities for working moms and their families to call home—and this year’s No. 1 is a real surprise. Buffalo, NY, rocketed from last year’s No. 10 spot to become FORBES 2011 No. 1 Best City […]