These moms ditched corporate life to buy their own businesses

Entrepreneurship through acquisition is becoming an appealing alternative for many women in the U.S. More than 10 moms who’ve taken the leap reveal the risks, the rewards, and how to get started. For Anica John, the pandemic was a revelation. At the beginning of the lockdown, she had a 5-year-old child and worked in product management at Walmart Labs. John, whose husband is a professor at Stanford University, became the default parent while working remotely.