Publist Date: April 19th, 2009

Latrice Fowler
Founder of Raising Chefs...not just good cooks!
Raising Chefs

Latrice Fowler's Bio:

Culinary Home Chef Latrice Fowler has been hard at work developing a food blog and new cookbook series entitled Raising Chefs…not just good cooks along with her 3 children who co-authors. Raising Chefs’ blog/cookbook stresses on the importance of starting early with kids, getting them excited and more involved in the whole cooking process.

Latrice actually got her queue from none other than the Food Network. The phrase “cook with your kids” is used quite often on the FN and Latrice and her pint size co-authors has taken that concept to the next level. She teaches them everything from planning meals, preparing, and entertaining as well bringing back that family closeness to the dinner table.

Latrice has been showing kids the ropes in the kitchen as early as 2 years old. No child ever leaves the Fowler house without learning how to create easy, fun, and deliciously tasty meals that they can be proud of. Allowing them to become independent in the kitchen for years to c

Business Bio:

Entrepreneur Latrice Fowler has a real knack for business. She's a newly published author, culinary writer, blog publisher, up and coming cookbook author, and web designer/consultant.

In 2006 she founded and developed her company Fowlerville Enterprise, LLC. Among the many entities under the Fowlerville umbrella please be on the look out for: Fowlerville Publishing and the first of many cookbooks to be released, Raising Chefs...not just good cooks! - A featured series of cookbooks.

She also serves as a core member of Equal Justice formally known as TX Supports Jena Six as well as the Hip Hop Government located in Dallas, TX. She was one of 6 core team members of Equal Justice responsible for organizing a twenty-two-bus caravan from Dallas, TX to Jena, LA on September 20, 2007.

Latrice Fowler's Succesful Sista Profile:

Latrice Fowler shares her success story and personal experiences as a black woman in business.

Did you always want to be a Business Woman?

Not right away. However, after some years in the 9-to-5 world I realized that life wasn't for me. Working for someone else, depending on them to compensate me for what I was worth became an issue.

So I opted to go into business for myself and never looked back. Even through all the setbacks, hard times, I knew being in business for myself was what I wanted and needed to do not only for myself but for my growing family as well.

How would you describe your experience as a Black Entrepreneur?

I would describe my experience as a Black Entrepreneur as being a seasoned veteran. I've been in business for myself for a lot of years.

So I have a sense of what it takes to start and maintain a business and enough common sense to know when to seek out others for the right answers.

Looking back on your business decisions, is there anything that you would have done differently?

Looking back on my business decisions I think the most important thing I would have done differently was to have obtained and saved more money.

Lets face it, it takes money to make money, and I know now that I needed to have more reserved in order to see my business grow.

Did you have any formal business training? Do you think this is important to be successful?

What exactly is formal training anymore? With the internet busting at the seams with a wealth of information on any subject, yes I believe I've had exceptional training, and I didn't even have to commute to receive it.

By the way, you're (LaShanda Henry) one of my best teachers!

What funding sources have worked for you?

My husband has been my main funding source. It's been tough but we've made it work because we both know that in the long run, we'll win big.

That's why we continue to work hard in building this business and sticking in there no matter what it takes. Blessings come in all shapes and sizes, we're ready for whatever.

How has family/friend support financially or otherwise affected your business efforts?

I think in the beginning family members looking in from the outside couldn't fathom why I wanted to start a business. Mainly I think because they didn't know anything different.

In their own lives they were struggling with their 9-to-5 job but that's all they were use to in order to survive.

However, my family that's around me have been my biggest supporters financially as well as mentally. They have been in my corner since day one.

How do you work on making your business grow?

I feel that the internet is the key nowadays to anyone's success. With billions of people logging in on a daily basis, if you're not online you'll be missing out on your chance to reach so many people at once.

This business strategy should be taught in schools, because it's a valuable tool for great success. I'm utilizing as many social networks as I can possible handle. I have several blogs that I maintain and promote.

I distribute newsletters, I'm corresponding/interacting to my website visitors. I also incorporate my family into my business and it's working.

What words of wisdom can you share with other business women?

Pray for guidance. Pray for direction. Pray for the right people/person to be placed in your path that can help elevate you to the next level. Pray that you are placed in the lives of others in hopes that you can help contribute your skills if needed. Be teachable. Ask questions.

Reach out and surround yourself with like mined people, because the ones that just don't get why you won't get a 9-to-5 job will hate and bring you back down to their level and you'll be stuck in the rut with no valuable opportunities of success.

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