Archive for October 16th, 2007
The Enquirer: Tracy Stacey of Hyde Park has given the term “stay-at-home mom” new meaning, one that reflects the entrepreneurial spirit of the swelling ranks of women who have ditched corporate America and started home-based businesses to gain economic independence and job autonomy. In addition to running a household with four children and a husband, [...]
Mother And Son Turn Glass Making Into A Business
OC Register: Phyllis L’Hommedieu planned to be a computer scientist. But her interest shifted when she took a stained glass class at Cal State Fullerton. Unfortunately, she had to drop the class after one of her son’s suffered an accident and needed special care. Ten years ago she took an online glass class and began [...]
TalentDrive Leverages SAHM’s Professional Expertise for Online Recruiting Service
Business Wire: TalentDrive, an innovative online resume sourcing company, is leveraging the professional expertise of career women-turned-stay-at-home moms to review and analyze resumes from the comforts of their home. TalentDrive is the first company with the capability to pull resumes from more than 40,000 Web-based locations – including niche job boards, local community Web sites, [...]
Inside The Mind Of A Crazy (Rich) Inventor
FSB Magazine: You probably don’t know the name Scott Jones, but chances are his life has touched yours. Checked your voicemail lately? You’ve got Jones to thank. Pop a CD in your computer, and iTunes brings up the track names. That feature comes from another of Jones’s companies, Gracenote. When Indiana last year adopted daylight [...]
ReadWriteWeb: Take a sheet of paper and write down everything you can think of that’s white. You have 15 seconds, go. Done? Good, now take 15 seconds and write down everything that is or could be in your refrigerator that’s white. Finished? Raise your hand if had better luck with the second list. Dan Heath, [...]
The Daily Citizen: The light bulb that came on in Chip Housley’s mind while he sat in a deer stand two years ago didn’t frighten away any deer. Bored as he waited for his prey to walk by, Housley was thinking about the use of scents in deer hunting when an idea occurred to him: [...]
Star-Gazette: Spend a private day with a master winemaker, learning how to blend flavors together to make your own personal, perfect wine. Learn how to bottle the wine and design your own wine label for your private reserve. All-inclusive, exclusive experiences like these are among the newest trends in tourism. “People aren’t just looking to [...]
Kiplinger: Many people would like to be self-employed but fear the risk — with good reason. Within five years, half of new businesses are out of business. Ironically, you’re particularly likely to fail if you follow such standard business school exhortations as “Innovate!” While such advice makes for interesting class discussions and may be appropriate [...]
