Archive for April 17th, 2007
TechCrunch: SlimTimer is a web based time tracking service. It’s simple, elegant and could prove quite useful. Unlike other services focused on time sheets, SlimTimer works more like a sophisticated stop watch on the web. I’ve been looking for something just like this for awhile now. SlimTimer users click a browser bookmarklet to open a [...]
Blinking Cellphone Holder For Quiet Offices
OhGizmo: The Signal Cellphone Holder is a simple device: you place your mobile in it, and when a call comes through, it blinks. Yeah, that’s it. But the point of it is that if you’re in a quiet setting, like an office, you can still know when calls come through. Just put your phone on [...]
Bizymoms.com Launches 'Franchises For Moms'
Power Home Biz: Franchising is increasingly becoming a popular avenue for people looking to own their business. Franchising involves a proven formula that has worked in the past and this ensures minimum risk. It is a known fact that franchises are less likely to fail compared to other small businesses. Bizymoms.com – a site predominantly [...]
'Empty Nester' Mom Keeps Ties Strong With Baby Blanket Business
PR Newswire: At 47, Shelly Lewis calls herself a “Prime Time Woman.” She has been married for 27 years and has three sons, two grandchildren – and a growing business. Cozy Creations has created personalized knitted baby blankets for more than 19 years. While the company has developed a reputation in the industry for quality, [...]
Turn A Lottery Win Into $2 Billion
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine: Brad Duke, 34, of Star, Idaho, wants to make his $125 million Powerball winnings grow to $2 billion. Here’s his strategy. My plan is to turn my winnings into $1 billion over 12 years. I took the $125 million lump sum (in 2005) instead of the $220 million annuity, which would [...]
DownloadSquad: Getting hitched soon? Or know a friend that is? This is the perfect tool to use to ensure everyone gets to your wedding events on time. Wedding Mapper is an online tool that allows people to map out their wedding and all events associated with it so that friends, family and photographers can locate [...]
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine: It all started with an accident. Late one night, while experimenting with a jet pump and a nozzle for a refrigerator cooling system, Lonnie Johnson shot a stream of water clear across his bathroom. Where some people might have seen a mess to clean up, Johnson saw an opportunity. Thus was [...]
Faith, Doubt, Effort Go A Long Way
Rhonda Abrams at USA Today: Great faith. Great doubt. Great effort. It takes all three to bring anything meaningful to fruition, and it’s good to keep those in mind if you’re trying to start or grow your own company. 1. Great Faith: To build a business — or start anything new — you have to [...]
Necessity The Mother Of Invention
FrederickNewsPost: Stephanie Dellamura dreaded taking her toddlers to a public restroom. Visiting parks and fairs was worse, she said. Portable restrooms are often filthy and there’s no place to wash hands. She started carrying plastic sandwich bags for her children to use as gloves to keep their hands clean. The flimsy pockets didn’t work so [...]
