Archive for September 4th, 2006
Weekend Entrepreneur: Put Your Free Hours To Work
Entrepreneur: Starting a business using just your weekend hours (and maybe even your weekday evenings) can be a challenge–so we went to Jeff Sloan, co-founder with his brother Rich Sloan of StartupNation LLC, an online outlet for starting and growing a business, and co-author of StartupNation: America’s Leading Entrepreneurial Experts Reveal the Secrets to Building [...]
New Startups Target Vacationers, Retirees
Associated Press: Summer may be a time for kicking back, but not for two entrepreneurs busy with startup television networks catering to people who’ve stepped out of life’s fast lane. A developer of retirement communities is launching a new network on Sept. 5 for that demographic. Initial programming on Retirement Living includes “The Doctor’s Hour,” [...]
MyBusiness.com: When Victoria Pettigrew brushes any one of her 10 pets, she ends up with handfuls of fur. But instead of throwing them away, she saves the tiny tufts so she can spin them into yarn. Sounds strange, but Pettigrew has actually built a good business with pet lovers all over the world. When Pettigrew’s [...]
Teens Want to Start a Business
Inc.com: A growing number of young adults say they favor entrepreneurship. Confirming what parents everywhere probably already know, teenagers overwhelmingly prefer being their own boss, according to a new survey. Of more than 1,400 teens surveyed across the nation earlier this year, nearly 71% said they would like to run a business someday, up from [...]
Four Tips For Advertising Within Your Podcasts:
MarketingSherpa: Although your podcast shouldn’t be just ads, you certainly can and should insert house ads and offers. Four tips on making these work best: 1. Keep advertisements short and in-context. Try to keep ads short — perhaps 10-15 seconds — so it’s not worth the effort to skip over them. Try something like “…speaking [...]
