Archive for October 9th, 2007
Newswire: Half-Pint Designs, which began as a small, local home business, now distributes products to boutiques in 6 states. Half Pint Designs specializes in creating high quality, custom baby essentials such as trendy bibs, soft burp blankets, snuggly patchwork luvees and comfortable changing pads, just to name a few. Handmade with extra special care, all [...]
The Woman Behind Robinette Design
I recently had the pleasure to meet the woman who not only runs Robinette Design, but the crocheted products that she sells are crocheted by her. Angel is a good example for all the mom’s out there who want to take something they love and turn it into a business. What inspired you to start [...]
TMCnet Web auctioneer eBay (News – Alert) has reportedly blocked embedded voice links from JAJAH on its auction site. Jajah says this move by eBay raises concerns about anti-competitive behavior. According to Jajah, eBay removed listings of sellers who used Jajah’s technology. Some times ago, Jajah had introduced a technology called ‘Buttons,’ which let potential buyers [...]
Is eBay Competing with It’s Self?
Webpronews Imagine that someone leased space for a small sandwich shop. Then the landlord plastered signs for Jimmy John’s, Subway, and Schlotzsky’s all around the area. Not good, eh? And some eBay sellers feel that they’ve been put in a similar position. eBay Ads May Deflect Buyers eBay’s ads are provided by Yahoo and Google, [...]
Sneaky Criminals Use Skype to Avoid the Law
Swissinfo Criminals are increasingly using the internet telephone service Skype to prevent their conversations being monitored, Swiss law enforcement officials have warned. Investigators are currently pursuing dozens of drug-related cases where Skype has been used for communications purposes. But the firm is keeping quiet over the issue. Skype software lets computer users talk to [...]
PayPal Lets Small Business Engae in eCommerce
Washingtonpost.com There’s more to e-commerce than assembling a flashy Web site. If a business wants to sell products or services online, it has to figure out how to accept electronic payments. For small firms working on a tight budget, a customized e-payment system may be out of reach. Enter PayPal, the online payment service owned [...]
Rhonda Abrams At Gannett News Service: As a lifelong baseball fan, each year I devote one of my columns to the business lessons I learn from baseball. So here are my business lessons from the baseball season of 2007: You don’t have to beat the competition to make money. My team is the San Francisco [...]
CNN Money: It’s hard to demo your technology to people crowded around a tiny laptop. But there’s no room in my startup’s budget for a top-of-the-line projector, which can cost several thousand dollars and burn through short-lived bulbs that go for $350 a pop. The Lumenlab, by contrast, is reasonably priced and takes $30 bulbs [...]
Entrepreneur: Entrepreneurs seem to have it all: their own business, loyal employees and the power to make their own schedule and be their own boss. But what about their relationships? Because starting their own business requires so much time, entrepreneurs tend to put their personal relationships on the back burner. That’s exactly what ABC’s newest [...]
Entrepreneur: Despite the best-laid plans, history is littered with tales of businesses whose marketing stunts ran amok. To help you learn from other business’s mistakes–and avoid these PR nightmares–we feature the second installment in this week-long series of some marketing stunts that flopped. JMP Creative In 1990, Jim McCafferty, a magician turned marketer, was trying [...]
The Coloradoan: Do you look forward to spending time in your business office or cubicle or your home office? Is your work environment detracting from your daily productivity and peace of mind? If the answer is yes, perhaps it’s time to do a work space checkup. 1. Take an objective look at the work space. [...]
‘National Telework Week’ Gets Congressional Support
InformationWeek: The federal government has a special day, week, or month for everything, so why not telecommuting? U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, a Virginia Republican, has promoted the idea by sending a letter requesting the creation of a “National Telework Week” to President Bush and introducing a resolution to promote the idea. Wolf said he wants [...]
