Baby buzz

Nine years ago, Gina Almonte found herself frustrated at a park when she realized she only had a water bottle and a baby bottle nipple, but no bottle to feed her 1-year-old son. She asked her friends, wouldn't it be so much easier if there was some kind of adapter to turn water bottles into baby bottles?

That's how the elementary school teacher started Refresh-a-Baby, a company that creates bottle tops that can be used on a variety of beverages to help on-the-go parents feed their babies.

Building the business has been a slow process, Almonte says, but two years ago she left her job at the school and decided to dedicate all of her time to growing the company.