Archive for December 8th, 2006
Gen Y Makes a Mark and Their Imprint Is Entrepreneurship
USA Today: They’ve got the smarts and the confidence to get a job, but increasing numbers of the millennial generation — those in their mid-20s and younger — are deciding corporate America just doesn’t fit their needs. So armed with a hefty dose of optimism, moxie and self-esteem, they are becoming entrepreneurs. “People are realizing [...]
The Big Skinny On Wallet Inventor
BostonHerald.com: Does the world really need another wallet? Kiril Alexandrov certainly hopes so. He plans to build an entire company, The Big Skinny, around his “better mousetrap.� It started as a side project. He didn’t like the bulk and heft of traditional wallets. He had resorted to carrying his stack of plastic cards and bills [...]
6 Secrets Of One Way Inbound Links
The following is a guest post by Matthew Peschong of the Caffeine Marketing blog. Creating an effective online presence begins with quality content. After you put your heart and soul everyday into your works online, you might start to wonder when traffic will start rolling into your website. It’s no secret that having quality inbound [...]
Niche Biz: Tie-Of-The-Month Club
The Wall Street Journal Online: As a former lawyer who dreaded tie-shopping, Greg Shugar knew other businessmen probably shared his feelings. So not long after founding an online store called the TheTieBar.com with his wife, Gina, in 2004, he added a service to make shopping more convenient for customers — not to mention, lucrative for [...]
Tips for Wellness: The Entrepreneur Diet
HR.BLR.com: Employers big and small are coming up with creative ideas for encouraging employees to live a healthy lifestyle, says Tom Weede, author of The Entrepreneur Diet: The On-the-Go Plan for Fitness, Weight Loss, and Healthy Living. Weede offers the follwing tips and examples from his book for starting a workplace wellness program: Make exercise [...]
ContraCostaTimes.com: Robert Pazornik says he can get you what you want, and he can get it for you now — for a price. Pazornik, co-founder of San Francisco start-up LicketyShip, believes that online buyers will pay a premium for quick delivery. The company promises that its selection of electronics products such as MP3 players and [...]
