Lori
03-07-2004, 07:06 AM
Stay-at-home mom Anne Marie Casey of Newmarket, N.H., was searching for an extracurricular activity when she founded her organic dog treat business in August 2003.
''Now I think, 'What have I started?' " Casey said, jokingly.
She estimated that she bakes 500 to 700 Rod's Pawz treats every week. She then packs bags and gift baskets in her basement and sells them through the Stratham, N.H., office of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as well as Valerio's Kitchen, also in Stratham, the Sandy Paws specialty store chain, and at craft fairs such as the Made in New Hampshire Expo, which will be held April 2-4 in Manchester, N.H. She has a website (www.rodspawz.com) and a business plan that includes a big step forward in two years, when her youngest child begins school.
Read More... (http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/03/07/corner_office_try_the_kitchen/)
''Now I think, 'What have I started?' " Casey said, jokingly.
She estimated that she bakes 500 to 700 Rod's Pawz treats every week. She then packs bags and gift baskets in her basement and sells them through the Stratham, N.H., office of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as well as Valerio's Kitchen, also in Stratham, the Sandy Paws specialty store chain, and at craft fairs such as the Made in New Hampshire Expo, which will be held April 2-4 in Manchester, N.H. She has a website (www.rodspawz.com) and a business plan that includes a big step forward in two years, when her youngest child begins school.
Read More... (http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/03/07/corner_office_try_the_kitchen/)