Marty's Bag Works

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Martha B. Jordan started Marty's Bag Works out of necessity. In 1979, she was a single mother. She'd quit her job to spend time at home raising her son, Charlie."I started sewing bags at my house because it was just me and my son," said Mrs. Jordan, 53, "I was scared, 'I thought how am I going to pay the bills?'"Twenty years later, Mrs. Jordan's fledgling enterprise is a successful business. Today, Mrs. Jordan has annual revenues of $500,000 and she is expanding her line again.Next month, Marty's Bag Works will move from a 2.200-square-foot building in Edgewater into a 5,500-square-foot space on Pike Ridge Road, also in Edgewater.Two decades ago, Mrs. Jordan had a job sewing sails at Ulmers Sail Makers in Eastport. Although the job didn't pay much, she learned the skills she'd need to be a successful manufacturer. After work, Mrs. Jordan would go home to sew handbags and tote bags, which she'd sell to friends and family.Word spread around Eastport of the durable products she produced."People were always stopping by my house or calling to place an order," Mrs. Jordan said.It was only a matter of time before she realized she could make more money working for herself. She pooled her savings and borrowed $5,000, and Marty's Bag Works was born.What was a part time job became a 10-hour-a-day, six-day-a-week adventure.

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