Archive for November 29th, 2007

Mom Inventors Mom Inventors

ABC7 Chicago: Jackie Simoni: Puplight PupLight, is an LED flashlight worn on a dog’s collar. Endorsed by the American Canine Association, American Kennel Club and Pet Weekly Magazine, PupLight makes your dog visible to traffic, lighting your way so you can see potential hazards ahead. PupLight features rugged, water-resistant construction, with three ultra-bright, white, wide-angle [...]

 

Magazine Publisher Goes Out On Her Own Magazine Publisher Goes Out On Her Own

Kansas.com: Changing careers wasn’t easy, but Susan Hund-Milne said it was the right thing for her to do. For 13 years, Hund-Milne co-owned Advanced Publishing, which produced Spotlight on Wichita and Wichita Hi-Lighter magazine. This summer she sold the publications to Mid-States Publications and began an independent venture — AP Creative. AP Creative provides graphic [...]

 

My Favorite Books of 2007: McIlhenny’s Gold My Favorite Books of 2007: McIlhenny’s Gold

One of my favorite business book of 2007 was McIlHenny’s Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire. Few products are as immediately recognizable as the bottle of Tabasco sauce. In the book, author Jeffery Rothfeder tells a fascinating story about the remarkably long history of the distinctive bottle and the family business that [...]

 

Blogging Detrimental to Offline Income? Blogging Detrimental to Offline Income?

Scott Adams, the author of the comic Dilbert is going to start blogging less because of the negative impact his blog has had on his income: I hoped that people who loved the blog would spill over to people who read Dilbert, and make my flagship product stronger. Instead, I found that if I wrote [...]

 

8% Annual Return with No Risk 8% Annual Return with No Risk

Yesterday, PFBlog explained a nifty trick for making a risk-free investment with the US government and receiving a return of 8% from the Internal Revenue Service. How’s it work, you ask? In a nutshell: You make a large estimated tax payment for 2007 in March 2008. When you file your 2007 return in April, you [...]

 

Survey: Which 2008 Presidential Candidate Would be Best for Small Business Entrepreneurs?

Which 2008 presidential candidate would be the most friendly to small business entrepreneurs? Joe Biden Hilary Clinton Christopher Dodd John Edwards Mike Gravel Rudy Giuliani Mike Huckabee Dennis Kucinich John McCain Barack Obama Ron Paul Bill Richardson Mitt Romney Tom Tancredo Fred Thompson Duncan Hunter View Results

 

Car Magnet Business Opportunity Car Magnet Business Opportunity

Although young drivers represent only 6.6% of the nation’s licensed drivers, they are involved in 14.8% of fatal crashes. The Rookie Driver Car Magnet, a brainchild of Corinne Fortenbacher and her teenage son Austin, is an easy way to alert other drivers that a novice driver is behind the wheel. The magnet comes in three [...]

 

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