Guidant Financial Group Blog

We hear all the time about “Mompreneurs,” women who have decided to juggle both raising children and starting a business (and, sometimes, keeping a full-time job, at that!).

But now, move over Mommy, the Dadpreneur is here.

As more men start staying home with their kids fulltime or becoming a more of a “participatory dad,” as is now the norm, fathers are starting to get into the baby business (and no, we are not talking about the pregnant man on Oprah).

This week Entrepreneur highlighted three Dadpreneur’s banking on the new “participatory dad” market (see Father Knows Business).

These dads have come up with such products as daddy-to-be classes, a missile-proof burp-up blanket, and, for those fashionista daddies who want to be the hippest pop on the playground, guy-friendly diaper bags.

It is always great to see fathers being involved in their children’s lives; but for them to find ways to make money off it, that’s just stellar!

Ooh! Maybe this will lead to a Dadpreneur vs. Mompreneur “Apprentice”-like reality series. We can already imagine the first challenge: write a business plan while on the phone with financiers (preferably Guidant) and changing a dirty diaper. It’s a winner!