With a passion for the arts and a mission of supporting creativity in children, Shannon Mayer is a natural when it comes to running a dance and theatre studio. Like many moms, she juggles the endless tasks of running a business, managing a staff, caring for her family and taking time for herself. But what I love about Shannon and her business is that she has a blast expressing her creativity every day!

Meet Sister of the Month Shannon Mayer

Business Name:
Off Broadway Dance Theatre

Business Description:

A dance studio which also houses a fully operational children’s theatre.

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Ever have the feeling that your business is not really your own idea? That God planted the seeds and then gave you the courage and wisdom to build your business as dutifully as Noah built his ark? That’s how Christy Acre describes her journey as a Christian mompreneur – slowly but faithfully creating a business that enables her care for her children, contribute to the family income and share her talents with others while to spreading God’s Word.

Meet Sister of the Month Christy Acre

Business Name:
Virtues and Verses

Business Description:

Our business specializes in selling decorative Bible verses grouped in themed collections or sets. We offer all verses in two sizes. We have an 8 1/2 x 11 inch size that is perfect for display in a home or office. We also offer three different types of frames – wall, desk top, and magnetic – to showcase your verses. The large verses are grouped in collections of 12, each with themes like Marriage or Military and are sold in binders that can be customized with names and dates. We also offer all verses in a 4 x 6 inch size and these are presented in a small album that can be easily be carried in a purse, back pack or duffle bag. We offer our Inspirational Sets in the 4 x 6 size, which are verses compiled from our collections.

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If you’re one of those people who has yet to embrace Twitter, I want to introduce you to Kelly Garrett. She discovered our community of Christian mompreneurs via Twitter more than a year ago and has been blessing us with her talent ever since! Kelly is the founder and president of Ekcetera, where she and her team create smart and stylish design for small business owners. An entrepreneur at heart, Kelly has owned her own business for most of her professional life. She is known for her experience in graphic design coupled with her in depth knowledge of technology.

Meet Sister of the Month Kelly Garrett

Business Name:
Ekcetera

Business Description:

Stylish and smart graphic and web design for your business success. We work with small business owners and entrepreneurs who are struggling with marketing their small businesses in a stylish and smart way. We help them to design a consistent brand identity, develop their presence on the internet, and create an online strategy so they can have a professional look and overcome their technological challenges in marketing their businesses.

About Kelly:

I have always been very creative. I enjoyed doing crafts, scrapbooking, photography, etc. In addition, ever since my family bought our first computer when I was young, I was interested and intrigued with the way technology worked. Throughout my education, I taught myself what I needed to know about design and technology. I always knew I would own a business someday, I just didn’t think it would be until after my children had grown. When I was in college, I started to get an itch to own my own business and it became a desire I couldn’t ignore. I decided I needed to persue my MBA to learn what I needed to know about running a business.
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