Archive for October 5th, 2007
Free Press Release: Janie Jones was a stay-at-home mom only two years ago when she began looking for an alternate source of income so that she and her husband could spend more time with their family. Janie found a work-from-home opportunity, in the direct selling industry, called AmeriPlan®, a discount medical plan organization that markets [...]
Cupcake Businesses On The Rise
13ABC.com: The cupcakes are the business idea baked up by Lori Jacobs and Dana Iliev. The two moms spotted a trend in New York and L.A. for cupcake stores. So they are bringing the idea to Toledo. Their cupcake place is called Cake In A Cup, which is opening soon. The two mom entrepreneurs will [...]
3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Brain Power
DumbLittleMan.com: Google “improve brain power” and you’ll find all sorts of tips, techniques, books, and games explaining how you could improve your brain power. While it would be cool if everyone could incorporate these tips, I highly doubt that after reading such advice you will start jogging for one hour every morning and change your [...]
Inventor Creates New Foot Rest
Citizen.com: Chris Haskell has always had an innovative mind. While he struggled through school, he grew up designing things, such as modified skateboards, during his junior high school days. Now he has two U.S. Patented products under his belt and he thinks that his newest invention may be the best yet. Haskell is the creator [...]
Top Small Workplaces 2007: NRG Systems
The Wall Street Journal: Think “great place to work,” and big companies like Google typically spring to mind. But across the country, many small businesses and nonprofits have built workplace environments and cultures that rival — or even outshine — the big names. When it comes to benefits and office environment, NRG Systems Inc., a [...]
Rhonda Abrams at Gannett News Service: You’ve picked the perfect name for your new pet food company: Cosmo’s Kitchen. You’ve even invented a cartoon character — an adorable white terrier named Cosmo — to symbolize your brand. Now you’re ready to take over the pet food world. Not so fast. You need to make sure [...]
Bill Would Open Small-Business Programs
Los Angeles Times: Here we go again. That’s the concern of some small-business owners who worry that a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would open a door for billion-dollar companies to benefit from federal small-business programs. The Small Business Investment Expansion Act, which has been fast-tracked for a House vote with little debate [...]
