Archive for May 25th, 2005
Loyd from Yosemite Blog instant messaged me a great business idea today: Here’s a great part time business to start…. camping spot savers! On major holidays they go in a few days in advance, set up a tent, and camp there until the payee gets there. If they get a good spot the payee could [...]
Microsoft: You need to decide whether it’s worth your time to start the business in the first place. Mark Weaver, executive director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rowan University, urges prospective business owners to analyze their financial expectations and risks by using this five-step process: Set your marketplace worth — how much [...]
Some Tips for Naming Your Business
CareerNiche: We all know I appreciate a good business name (even if I really haven’t had any to share in recent months), so I enjoyed reading these tips for naming you business. I’m not sure I agree with everything, as evidenced by the names of my blogs, but I definitely has a good laugh at [...]
How One Dry Cleaner Uses Email Marketing
Direct Marketing Intelligence: “Dry cleaning is largely a convenience business; you patronize a store because it’s on your way to somewhere,” Devaney says. “I’m interested in making my customers feel more like they’re family. Just the fact that I’m always visible, sending them something each week — that helps make me their dry cleaner.” Like [...]
