Last week's Featured Mom Business, Z'Fina Slings has offered a free sling as a prize to one lucky urbanmoms.ca member! The lucky winner will receive a beautiful Z'Fina sling from the Everyday Chic Collection, in the style Snapdragon and the colour currant red. If you'd like to win this amazing prize, simply send us an email at marketplace@urbanmoms.ca with "Sling Contest" in the tile line. In the body of the email, please ensure you include your full name. Winner will be chosen at random from all eligible entries.... More »

With the combined help of baby experts and fashion designers, Z’fina’s pouch-style baby slings have been created for fashion and function, perfect for today’s professional parent. Only recently, parents have been revisiting baby slings as an alternative to bulky child carriers. Nicola Wolters of Z’fina who is also a Doula says that, “The sling style baby carrier is the healthiest, encouraging baby wearing and allowing babies to be held in a variety of natural positions”. What separates Z’fina from other slings is in the quality and design. Z’fina comes in many styles that appeal to any parent. From the classy... More »

Here at the urbanmoms.ca Marketplace, we pride ourselves on bringing you the stories of moms making their way in the world as entrepreneurs. This week, we bring you Gwen's story: I am the owner of a brand new online store called Nayla Natural Care. The name Nayla comes from my 2 daughters, Naomi and Jayla, who were my inspirations for the store. I am located in Ottawa, but ship to all of Canada and the US. In a nutshell, my husband and I feel strongly about using organic and all natural products on ourselves and our children. We found that... More »