Archive for September 19th, 2007
Entrepreneur: I think anyone can benefit from some quiet time alone. But this is especially true for the mom entrepreneur. When I meet mommy moguls, I find that they’re running full speed from the time the sun comes up until they crash on the pillow very late at night. They unanimously say their environments are [...]
WAHM Finds Freedom Working From Home
PowerHomeBiz.com: Terri Medine Dunlap has built a successful business at home, earned the first management level of Regional Sales Director within AmeriPlan, and has found true financial Freedom at Home, all while being a “Work at Home Mom.” Like many other Americans, Terri and her husband, Steve, found it necessary to have two incomes to [...]
Riverside/Brookfield Landmark: For most of us, baggage claim in an airport is, well, baggage claim in an airport, simply (or at least we hope so-see lost luggage horror stories) the requisite last stop between eating macadamia nuts on the plane and safely heading home. Riverside entrepreneur Rebecca Wilson views the ramp differently. With fashion week [...]
eBay Spends Millions On New Ads
eBay will be spending millions on new ads targeting web, television and movie viewers this fall. Featuring the slogan, “It’s better when you win it”, the ads show people racing after a radio, much like horses or dogs race on a track. The ads also end with another slogan “shop victoriously”. According to eBay senior [...]
O.J. Simpson, the former National Football League star acquitted in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, is at it again. Getting arrested. Keeping himself in the spotlight. And watching his stuff sell on eBay. Early indications say that more Simpson items are selling briskly (this past week, 302 items were sold on eBay compared to 106 [...]
Look Past The Glitches for the Fun in Skpe
Got VOIP? I do, and I’ve come to believe that a fool and his land line are soon parted. I’m using Computerworld’s voice over IP system, but until some sticky issues get resolved I’m hanging onto my land line. Skype is fun. So far, corporate VOIP is not. Some people think that I’m an expert [...]
Belgium Hits 17 Million Before eBay Pulls Auction
Internet auction site eBay has removed an unusual lot – the country of Belgium. Bidding had reached 10 million euro before eBay withdrew the spoof sale. It was put up for sale by former journalist Gerrit Six who wanted to protest that Belgium still had no government, 100 days after its elections. The advert said: [...]
eBay Works to Regain Seller Confidence
Time was, small-business owner Evan Prytherch considered eBay (EBAY) capable of performing e-commerce magic. Prytherch would list his entire music-accessory inventory on the auction Web site and within days it all seemed to disappear. Sold. But in recent years, much of that magic is gone, Prytherch says. Shoppers are simply not buying all the inventory [...]
Fair Use Adds $2.2 Trillion To US Economy
Arstechnica: It’s common to see reports that stress the economic importance of copyright and the content owners who benefit from it. What’s less common is to find studies that look at the economic impact of fair use. That was the goal behind a new report from the Computer & Communications Industry Association. Their provocative finding? [...]
Online Tools Give Office-Style Services
The Wall Street Journal: Last year, Dave Novak sold $1.2 million of luxury steam-shower and bath equipment, importing wares from China and reselling systems for $2,500 to $4,000 apiece under his own brands, like American Steam and Rockstar. And he did it from his 20-month-old son’s bedroom in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Novak, 27, runs Novak [...]
Popgadget: If you don’t like carrying a USB on your key-chain or clipped to jeans or to the inside of your purse, the IOGEAR Wallet Drive might suit your data transfer needs and organization style. The Wallet Drive is touted as “cutting-edge portable storage on a diet.” We agree! Brilliant metallic blue, barely 3mm thick, [...]
Wisconsin State Journal: A Madison-based toy distributor could be a place to turn for parents worried about the safety of their children ‘s toys in the wake of a spate of recalls. Last spring, Milanie Cleere, 31, moved Oompa Toys, her online business specializing in European toys made of nontoxic, natural materials, to a 15,000-square-foot [...]
Pacific Coast Business Times: Some women choose to put their careers on hold when they become mothers. But for Santa Barbara mom Rachel Quittner, it launched hers as an entrepreneur. With three little boys to take care of, she needed a way to check on them at night without waking them up by turning on [...]
Health Care Big Worry For Small Biz
Portland Business Journal: A national survey of small business owners revealed that the U.S. health care system remains a top concern. Almost nine out of 10 small business owners surveyed said the current health care system is in need of change, with six of 10 saying a complete overhaul is in order. The survey found [...]
