Sharon Vinderine
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Sharon Vinderine is the Founder of PTPA Media. PTPA stands for Parent Tested Parent Approved. It’s where over 100,000 parents come on a monthly basis to make purchasing decisions for their family.

She is a regular contributor on CNN's Headline News: Raising America, Global Morning Show, has appeared on the Rachael Ray Show, The Ricki Lake Show, Fox, ABC, NBC and WB Networks shows.

As an emerging leader in her field, Vinderine has been acknowledged by the media as an industry leader and innovator with a talent for finding the top products and services for families.

Blog Entries by Sharon Vinderine

The Danger of Telling the Web Where You Are

(0) Comments | Posted April 29, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Social Media has become a diary of our lives. We no longer make photo albums for our own personal use but rather digital albums that we then share on Facebook of our fondest memories, our most glamorous photo opps and our beautiful children. Our diaries which were once secured by...

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You Got Me What for Mothers Day?!

(4) Comments | Posted April 29, 2013 | 12:00 AM

It's that time of the year again, when we hope our husbands are planning our mother's day gifts (wishful thinking), and we hope our children have started their crafts that are sure to warm our hearts. In reality, we know that our husbands will be waiting until the day before...

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Are Your Kids Safe Online? Tips for Protecting Tots in Cyberspace

(1) Comments | Posted January 20, 2013 | 11:49 AM

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According to Gartner research, in 2011 close to 66 million tablets were sold, and the estimate for 2012 is over 110 million tablets. That's a lot of tablets with a lot of security vulnerabilities for our children.

We monitor...

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How My ADD Made me a Better Business Owner

(14) Comments | Posted December 3, 2012 | 7:20 AM

Attention deficit disorder is characterized primarily by symptoms of inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour or by the significant expression of all three. Although never formally diagnosed, I would venture to say that I am indeed the perfect definition of someone with this disorder. Good luck getting me to focus on...

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Where Many Startups Falter? Overpricing The Product

(0) Comments | Posted October 24, 2012 | 12:12 PM

As entrepreneurs, our instinct is to build our efforts and hours of hard labour into the final prices of our products or services. It's the result of our original ideas and our perseverance and these factors should be taken into consideration when it comes to pricing, right?

Wrong.

As CEO...

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How Starbucks Turned me into a Brand Ambassador

(5) Comments | Posted October 1, 2012 | 12:56 PM

As an entrepreneur, I am always looking for my newest inspiration, something to continually improve the way I'm doing things and to differentiate my business from those in my industry. This is what entrepreneurs do, we are constantly evolving and adapting.

What may come as a surprise though, are...

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The Big Difference Between a Mompreneur and an Entrepreneur

(7) Comments | Posted September 7, 2012 | 4:56 PM

The leap is large, the commitment significant. It's a minimum number of hours per week, it's a team, it's rent, overhead, inventory, and most importantly it's your baby. No, not the baby you have now decided to part ways with for many hours a day, but your business dream. Your...

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How to Build Brand Loyalty

(0) Comments | Posted March 2, 2012 | 1:43 PM

Credibility could be the difference between Black and Red.

As most start ups can tell you, introducing a new business to the market place requires factoring in many components. The most vital of which is credibility. A new business needs to figure out how to convince its target audience that...

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