Archive for May 9th, 2007
Juggling A Business And A Family
KCRG News: It’s more than a childhood phase or even a weekend hobby. Doug Sayers says he knew, the first time he witnessed this weightless motion, he would spend his life perfecting it. “They were just teaching people with tennis balls with beans in them, and I picked it up pretty quickly in about 10 [...]
Grant Program Helps Moms Make Business Dreams A Reality
PR-inside.com: This Mother’s Day, May 13, 2007, Moms are invited to submit their ideas for an invention, business or service — no matter where they are in the creation process. The grant program’s judging criteria is based on Whirlpool brand’s own product/innovation guidelines. Submissions will be weighted with scores in the following categories: creating a [...]
Yahoo Soon to Check Out Of Auctions
Yahoo and eBay have been working together on projects since May 2006. Their most recent deal brought PayPal to Yahoo as a payment mechanism for Yahoo’s online retailer clients. Although it is not stated as such in the official announcement, the end of Yahoo Auctions in the US and Canada in June removes them from [...]
Springwise: Apple announced that it has sold over 100 million iPods worldwide. Unfortunately, they don’t last forever, and tempting new models are always just around the corner. Which is where buymybrokenipod.com comes in. The young start-up offers consumers a very simple way to sell their broken or unused iPods: after indicating which model they’d like [...]
Simple Productivity: 5 Ways to Do More by Focusing
lifehack.org: These days our lives are busier than ever. We work more than ever. We are more stressed and exhausted than ever before. And yet we get less done and are not as happy. It doesn’t have to be that way. Here are 5 simple ways to be more productive with less effort: 1. Clear [...]
Everybody Can Be a Cellphone Company
The Wall Street Journal: The National Wildlife Federation reaches out to its five million members and supporters through direct mail, the Web and email. Now it’s trying something new: its own cellphone service. The organization launched NWF Mobile in April, offering a line of phones and service plans tailored to wildlife enthusiasts and activists. The [...]
Taking the Mystery Out of Mystery Shoppers
Startup Journal: Who wouldn’t love to try luxurious products for free? It’s this premise that entices many people to become mystery shoppers. Market researchers often solicit real consumers to anonymously evaluate the quality of a product or service by purchasing it and then reporting back. It’s a seemingly great deal for consumers — mystery shoppers [...]
Postal Rate Hike Changing Way Many Do Business
Salt Lake Tribune: When postal rates go up on May 14, many small business owners will be looking for ways to save on their mailing costs. Many will switch to e-mail and other high-tech methods, while others will opt for smaller envelopes or thinner packages. And some will take more drastic steps – such as [...]
