Archive for November 6th, 2006
Seth Godin has an excellent post today: Halloween costumes are 70% off today. Last week, some of them were worth a crazed drive through traffic and a possible parking ticket. The costumes didn’t change, of course–the moment did. In the right moment, something goes from ordinary to precious. From everyday to essential. Photo by feastoffools. [...]
The Problem With Branding Yourself
Work at Home Chuck: Like many people wanting to make a statement and make a name for himself, Curtis Allgier did. You can even say he became notorious – he’d marketed himself so well in certain circles he officially reached “Number 1″ status. In fact, you might even say he’d branded himself…. That’s one thing [...]
Homeless-To-Millionaire Entrepreneur
Coloradoan.com: Rags-to-riches entrepreneur Lucinda Yates’ inspirational story has captivated audiences across the country. In the early 1980s, after a divorce and a financial setback, she and her young daughter were left homeless and impoverished. Through hard work and creativity, she was able to get her life back on track. While homeless in Portland, Maine, Yates [...]
Entrepreneur Recruits Students To Sell The Next Big Thing
The Journal News: A layer of ice cream sandwiched between two chocolate chip cookies. A good idea, huh? Richard LaMotta thought so, and in the 25 years since he invented the Chipwich, a billion have sold. The Chipwich didn’t become a sensation because of TV ads or marketing, but because LaMotta used an army of [...]
Small Biz Resource: Legal Documents
If you’re looking for basic legal forms, then the Legaldocs blog’s index of 304 free professional legal documents ought to help you out. Included are basic agreements, buying and selling, credit and collection, employment, leases, loans, assignments, personal and family, and divorce; as well as state-specific forms. Obviously, this is NOT meant to substitute for [...]
Student’s Startup Gives Breaks To Homeowners
MaineToday.com: No one can accuse Joseph Galli of having too much time on his hands. In his spare time, he started a new business. Galli’s business, the Maine Homeowners Association, was born out of family discussions about the high price of heating oil. He refined the idea in his dorm room and this fall he’s [...]
Patience, Persistence Pay Off For Inventor
NWItimes.com: Herbert Bigelow has an invention. So what. He also has a patent pending. Big deal. The truth is neither is enough, because even though a business can be founded on an invention, it takes skilled management, financing, marketing and much, much more. Last year, he launched an innovative, time-saving hardware device known as the [...]
The Carnival of the Capitalists
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at Gil Blog.
