Archive for March 20th, 2007
The Income Potential For Skype Prime
Skype Prime has created somewhat of a stir in the blogosphere. It basically gives you the ability to charge someone for calls (either per-call or per-minute). Phil Wolff at Skype Journal points out the limitations, which are as follows: * $0.50/min minimum all charge * Skype takes 30% of whatever you charge * You have [...]
PayPal unveiled its new 125,000-square-foot Operations Center in La Vista’s Southport East Business Park last Wednesday. Above, PayPal executives conduct a tour with Gov. Dave Heineman and other community members after the grand opening festivities last Wednesday. The company, which handles payment transactions over the Internet and is owned by eBay, opened an operations center [...]
Unusual Business Ideas That Work: Wendy Newmeyer started her foray into the balsam business by selling the cut branches of the balsam fir trees for a local incense factory. Quite coincidentally, she had read in a book that Native Americans used balsam trees as herb for many different home remedies. With her long-standing interests in [...]
Top Leaders Will Know Technology
USA Today: John Chambers is 57, which might suggest that he knows less about technology than the typical 14-year-old. Except that Chambers is not your average fiftysomething. He is CEO of tech giant Cisco Systems, and he spoke with USA TODAY corporate management reporter Del Jones about executives and leaders and how to compensate for [...]
BusinessWeek: Ann Buivid used to be bothered at corporate meetings by the “great quacking noise” of people talking too much, yet saying too little. She hid her pregnancy for five months because she worried she might be passed over for a promotion if her boss found out. These days, the 53-year-old veteran of General Foods, [...]
downloadsquad: Spring is just around the corner that means it’s time to start cleaning out the garage, and getting rid of all the excess junk we’ve all accumulated over the past year. JunkDepot is a new Google maps mashup that makes buying and selling your stuff a little more interesting. The free service allows sellers [...]
Coffee Shop Entrepreneur Finds Her Perfect Niche
The Birmingham News: Lucy Bonds admits she was nervous when her quaint little coffee shop on Birmingham’s Southside got a Goliath of a neighbor – Starbuck’s Coffee. Eighteen months later, Lucy’s Coffee & Tea is still going strong, supported by many of the loyal fans who have enabled the shop to celebrate 12 years in [...]
