Archive for April 11th, 2007
Skype Adds New Call Transfer for Mac
Skype today released Skype 2.6 Beta for Mac, the latest version of the company’s popular communication software. New to this release of Skype for Mac is Call Transfer. This feature enables you to transfer ongoing Skype calls to other users on your Skype contact list. The new release also features improved audio quality and better [...]
20 Things Not to Do Before Starting A Business
Too often, many would-be entrepreneurs spend all of their time planning their corporate structure, getting all of the necessary permits, licenses, bank accounts, and doing all of the other minutiae of business before they actually figure out whether or not they actually have a product or service that someone will pay for. I advise everyone [...]
SEO Black Hat: The elements of a viral video seem fall into one or more of these categories: Humor Hot Women Really Cute Stuff Accident / Train wreck Style videos (really bad stuff caught on video) The thing that really makes a video go viral is when many people think “I’ve got to show this [...]
OC Register: Superman can fly and Barbie has nice clothes, but Francis tamed wolves, Michael slew a dragon and Joan donned armor to lead a medieval army into battle. The Catholic saints, as far as Teri O’Toole is concerned, were the world’s first action figures. There is more to the story. A tragic death, a [...]
Dean Kamen on Risk-Taking and Innovation
CIO: Best known for inventing the Segway electric scooter, Dean Kamen believes in the power of innovation to change the world. Here are his thoughts on “5 Things I’ve Learnedâ€?. Taking risks is essential. I quit school at a time when no one quit school and started a company in a basement with no money. [...]
Flexible Hours And Extra Cash Drive Entrepreneurs
Oshkosh Northwestern: Brenda Thiel’s daughter loves it when Avon boxes arrive at their Neenah home. Together, the independent Avon consultant and her children sort out and then deliver the orders. “My daughter loves to help me put the orders together, stamp the books and bag them,” said Thiel, 26, of Neenah, who has been an [...]
Women Entrepreneurs Find Success And Happiness With Online Shops
e-releases: Women Entrepreneurs in retail online businesses are finding fulfilling success. They love what they do and do what they love and it shows as you browse through the beautiful streets of “Beautiful Shops” where adorable shops express the individuality of each owner. Work-at-home Moms and Corporate Executives successfully sell everything from children’s custom clothing, [...]
Wcco.com: Bringing home a newborn baby can sometimes be an overwhelming experience so a mother who knows what that feels like has found a unique way to make those first few weeks a little less stressful. Stacey Schneider gives free gift baskets to new moms she’s never met. Her business is called The New Mom [...]
Start-Ups Tote Healthy Lunches To School
USA Today: Savvy entrepreneurs are cracking open the door to the grammar school lunchroom with something many parents can’t get soon enough: healthier lunches. From New York to San Francisco, nearly a dozen companies are getting better-for-you lunches into the hands of students. Some sell online, some at school and one from a Manhattan storefront. [...]
Finding Their Niche in Cellphone Games
NY Times: Karina Simons became a cellphone game designer almost by default. With just a few years of experience in game development, she was working at Fountainhead Entertainment when the company shifted its focus from making films using video game technology to creating games for cellphones. As a result, the company’s only game designer left. [...]
Rhonda Abrams at USA Today: I’m a firm believer that the road to success for small companies is through specialization. A local hardware store has a hard time competing against home improvement big-box retailers, but if you specialize in unique knobs and fixtures, you can build a national clientele. Having a specialty — or niche [...]
Small Business Driving Job Growth
Inc.: Private-sector employment increased by 106,000 in March, led by gains in the small-business sector, according to the ADP National Employment Report released this week. As many as 81,000 jobs were created by small businesses nationwide, while medium-sized businesses created 43,000 and large businesses cut 18,000, the report said. By industry, the service sector added [...]
