Archive for April 26th, 2007
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at Geek Practitioners.
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Entrepreneur.com: Moms know everything. They know where their kids left their socks, they know what time the carpool leaves, they know how to get a cranky 4-year-old through a shopping mall. Given their mastery of multitasking, is it any wonder mothers make such good business owners? It was motherhood itself that inspired Laurie McCartney to [...]
Companies Need Creative Hiring Solutions
Webpronews.com: There is no shortage of web design/development talent. There is, however, a shortage of companies who want to hire talent, understand the value of well-rounded skills and are flexible enough to accommodate their needs. There are three companies I can think of off-hand that I wish to chuck my work at home self-employment life [...]
Starting A Business With Your Mom (Or Daughter)?
MSNBC: Diane Salvatore, editor-in-chief of Ladies’ Home Journal, offers five start-your-own-business tips, whether you’re thinking about going into business with Mom, a friend or on your own. Know the business you’re getting in to: Just because you like to drink good wine, doesn’t mean you know a thing about selling it. Many successful entrepreneurs say [...]
Things I’d Like To See Affiliate Programs Or Be Paid For
Jon on Super Affiliate Marketing Blog has made an very funny post of 50 things he’d like to be able to receive affiliate payments for doing. Actually, I see some real business ideas in here: The emergency services of 911 (just dialing it!). Reporting sharks that swim too close to the shore. Reffering customers to [...]
MIT Sloan Sales Conference: 5/4/07
The MIT Sloan Sales Club, in conjunction with the MIT Entrepreneurship Center, is hosting its first-ever MIT Sloan Sales Conference on Friday, May 4, at the Cambridge Hyatt Regency. This event is the first forum at any academic institution to focus on the practical management and sales skills that drive great leaders and winning companies [...]
Springwise: Denmark’s Smukkeste Festival launched a novel concept for sleeping accommodations—oversized beer cans! The Can Sleep is a joint venture between the festival organizers and Royal Unibrew, Denmark’s second largest brewery. Standing at 11.5 ft with a diameter of 7.2 ft., each unit is fully furnished with a table, chairs, shelves, pegs and a mirror, [...]
Nearly Half Of U.S. Workers Not Happy
Inc: Employees complain of being publicly criticized, interrupted, teased, and ignored, according to a new survey. More than 44 percent of 534 U.S. workers surveyed feel that their bosses bully them on the job, according to the Employment Law Alliance, a San Francisco-based network of employment and labor attorneys. The survey also found that 64% [...]
BBC: Ever wished you could be in two places at one time? A Japanese scientist has managed it through making a robot that looks and moves exactly like him. The Geminoid was created by Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro using a model of his body and hair actually from his head. When you poke its face, the [...]
Keeping Costs Low For an Internet Business
The Wall Street Journal: Hiring a Web developer to build an e-commerce site from scratch can cost at least $5,000, and often far more. But there are cheap alternatives for those willing to do much of the setup themselves — many of which don’t require much time or technical savvy. For an e-commerce novice, an [...]
Small Biz Lacking Access To Capital
Inc: The nation’s small-business owners are finding it increasingly difficult to access capital, a recent survey found. Out of 500 small and midsize companies surveyed nationwide, 33 percent said it was becoming more difficult to obtain financing, compared to just 24 percent in a similar poll seven years ago, accord to the National Small Business [...]
