Archive for May 18th, 2007
Mom Has Passion For Helping Others
Prior Lake American: Lori Goertzen’s benevolence was a boon to victims of the wildfires in Grand Marais last week. She went up north to the family’s cabin and volunteered to take in the pets of those displaced by the fires. “The fire came within 13 miles of our cabin,” she said. “A lot of the [...]
PR Leap: New mom, Nina Garcia receives a special Baby Swags gift basket which contains products any new mom would love to have. Nina is the Fashion Director with Elle Magazine as well as a judge on the hit television show, “Project Runway” and has recently given birth to her first child, Lucas Alexander. Four [...]
How Much Can You Make From a Franchise?
BusinessWeek: If you have asked a franchisor this question, you may not have gotten a straight answer (or one at all). The main reason lies in legalities. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has strict requirements for franchisors about how they can present earnings statements to franchisees. Earnings claims must be provided in writing in the [...]
Woman Finds Niche Doing Jobs For Others
Baltimore Messenger: Many people are just too busy these days for their own good — and that’s fine with Mandy Leeuwen. The White Marsh resident has opened BizEBodies, a business doing odd jobs that the over-scheduled can’t get around to. The 26-year-old woman, who holds a degree in public relations, has hired an employee to [...]
Yahoo Finance: Small employers complain about how difficult it is to find good employees. But there’s one place that can be a terrific source of great workers — the families and friends of your best employees. After all, current employees who have great work attitudes probably have brothers, sisters, and best pals with great work [...]
Dorm Room Biz: As young student entrepreneurs, the summer season is the time to get down to business! That also means it is money making time! Here are a couple tips for business success this summer: 1. Make a Plan Without a plan of what you want to do, you will not be able to [...]
Entrepreneur Aims For $1 Million
Orlando Sentinel: Claire Evans is the kind of woman who will go skydiving or rappelling — or even move to a new country on a lark. Born in Zimbabwe and schooled in South Africa, Evans likes adventure and isn’t afraid of taking a risk. The enthusiasm, energy and can-do attitude that propels the 40-year-old entrepreneur [...]
