[1][2] She opened her first store, a women's apparel and gift shop called The Silent Woman, with friend Maryanne Diedrich, as a hobby.
[2] Her original store, which was bankrolled by both of their husbands,[3] was located at Ransom and East Fond du Lac Streets in Ripon.
[2] Bice, with the help of business partner Maryanne Diedrich, who divorced around the same time,[3] and other friends from Ripon, began creating a seasonal clothing line which she designed and decorated.
"[3] Bice relocated to Florida in 1983, but continued to work on the Quacker Factory line and its eventual parent company, The Quack, Inc.[2] She made her first appearance in QVC, a home shopping network based in Pennsylvania, on February 4, 1995.
[4] Her QVC debut proved a financial success, with her entire product line selling out in a few minutes while the show was still on the air.
[3] Nicole Parker portrayed Bice in three comedy sketches lampooning Quacker Factory during seasons 11 and 12 of Mad TV.