Archive for October 24th, 2007
Single Mom Announces Massage Franchise Now Open in Costa Rica
PR Web: Michele Merhib, occupational therapist registered (OTR) and certified massage therapist (CMT), is the founder of an International franchise selling over 50 locations in the U.S. This single mom of two teenagers has reached a level of success most only dream about, after recently announcing the opening of her first therapeutic massage franchise in [...]
Entrepreneur Mom Helps Home Business Owners Tap Into The Food Industry With PLR Content
PowerHomeBiz: Internet Marketer Wendy Wood recently launched the first ever, private label rights content membership site http://www.plrfoodcontent.com created specifically for business owners targeting the food industry. “As an online marketer I’m always on the lookout for quality PLR content for various projects that I am working on,” says Wendy. “And it was through research that [...]
TrendHunter: A growing number of people now work from home. Jelly is a business model that sets up collaborative work spaces for those not working in traditional work spaces, yet still craving social interaction. Sure you could work from a local cafe, like Starbucks, which offers wireless internet connection, but those americanos add up fast, [...]
Small Business Ownership Fun, But Long Hours
KMBC.com: According to a new poll, one of the biggest ways for Canadians to find satisfaction in their work is to open a small business. The Ipsos Reid Study, which polled 900 Canadian small business owners on behalf of HP Canada with the results reviewed by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), found that [...]
Washington Post: The following is adapted from a blog posting by Seth Goldman, co-founder of Honest Tea, a Bethesda beverage company specializing in organic and socially minded products. I have come to realize that my years as a Red Sox fan have shaped me as an entrepreneur. Like any good Red Sox fan, I have [...]
Emerging Qualities of Leadership?
BusinessWeek: In a recent book, Apples Are Square (Kaplan Publishing; July, 2007), the “control and compete” approach of many entrepreneurs is replaced by a softer set of leadership qualities: service, humility, compassion, transparency, and inclusiveness, among other traits. Authors Susan Smith Kuczmarski and Thomas D. Kuczmarski gain credibility by virtue of having interviewed leaders ranging [...]
Springwise: As the season of gift giving draws ever nearer, so too does the Herculean challenge of penning countless holiday cards, letters and notes to family, friends and colleagues near and far. Pre.vu is offering a digital-age alternative that could make such tasks a little easier by allowing consumers to record a personalised message onto [...]
