Archive for October 10th, 2007
Mom's Fight Against Junk Food School Lunches
The Weston Forum: For several years, the poor quality of food served in school cafeterias was eating away at Amy Kalafa. Having once owned a farm, she raised her family on wholesome, fresh-grown fruit and vegetables. It bothered her to see children being served greasy fries and neon-colored slushies on a daily basis. But what [...]
5 Home Business Solutions For A SAHM
PR-GB.com: 1. Make Money Online by Offering Web-related Services If you’re skilled in Web design, graphic design, Internet marketing, or other Web-related services, you can make money online by offering these services to others. If you can provide these services, you’ll have a terrific opportunity for residual income. Many of these services are paid monthly [...]
Ready To Be A Millionaire? Roll The Dice
Inc.: Do you have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur? A new board game released this month by DreamLife Games lets you roll the dice and try your hand at building your net worth as a business owner. Created by Loral Langemeier, a corporate coach and wealth strategist, The Millionaire Maker Game is [...]
CNN Money: Nutrition experts say you should drink at least eight glasses of water a day. The corporate IT department, on the other hand, doesn’t want liquids anywhere near your computer. In an effort to protect the health of my body and my hardware, I’ve tried several different kinds of water bottles, but they all [...]
MySpace For The Baby Boomer Set
Inc.: Jeff and Kelly Lantz, a Lake St. Louis couple have created an online community for those over 50, 55 Alive! At that age, people are often retiring or becoming empty nesters. They’re also using the Web. But because of the stereotype that older people don’t even know how to turn on computers, most websites [...]
Entrepreneur: A closer look at marketing ideas that were good in theory but failed miserably. 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–here’s the third installment in this week-long series of marketing stunts that flopped. [...]
$8 Billion Market Up For Grabs
Inc.: Imagine a market in which you have no control over how your product is displayed, in which the regulation is stifling, and in which you are subject to absurd price constraints. Sound like a nightmare? The market in this case is the school cafeteria. And yet, because of these headaches, the lunchroom lately has [...]
Employees Say Companies Not Creative
Inc.: Companies, especially smaller ones, often depend on big ideas and a creative team of employees to develop innovative products and services. But a new survey shows that many U.S. workers suffer from a lack of creative stimulation at their jobs. In a study of 674 full- and part-time workers, 88 percent said they consider [...]
