Archive for December 12th, 2007
Here’s some of Nike’s most clever Just Do It ads.
How Not to Make Money Online: Don’t Sell Anything to Anyone
Philippe Kiethun Chrun of MyCarpoolStation.com exhaustively describes why his business is failing in Deconstructing a Struggling Start-Up. Regardless whether or not they they hired the wrong people, or positioned themselves incorrectly, their biggest problem is easy to see: We invested $30,000 of our own capital, excluding an estimated $50,000 of sweat equity. With that, we [...]
The Trip To The Office Is Mental One
Tracy Press: Like many moms, Nichica Smith starts her day before dawn. She helps her husband get ready and out the door early for his commute to San Francisco. She makes her three children breakfast and sends them across the street to Bethany Elementary School with sack lunches. Then, her workday begins — in her [...]
Mom And Daughter Work Together On Online Boutique
South Washington County Bulletin: It all started with a leopard-print pillbox baby hat. A few business classes, pattern designs and craft shows later, Cottage Grove resident Nancy Johnson and her mother Debbie Carlberg decided they were ready to open their own online boutique. For Johnson, a stay-at-home-mom, the new business was a chance to bring [...]
Whether as a way to market your existing business, or as a business opportunity in itself, custom bumper stickers are awesome. But, what if you have an idea for a bumper sticker, but don’t know how to have them manufactured? Work at Home Chuck found a company called MakeStickers.com that has streamlined the entire process. [...]
Swingin’ Santa Finds Singing’s Big Business
Boston Herald: Here’s one Santa who sings for his snack. Professional Santa Jonathan Meath, a Cambridge television producer, has released a holiday CD that he hopes will have nice boys and girls rocking around the Christmas tree. “People started calling me Santa during the holidays and it started to evolve,” said Meath, who became a [...]
THonline.com: A homemade DVD that celebrated the life of his deceased grandmother helped Jason Schumacher, a Dubuque funeral director, launch a service that helps other grieving families. Schumacher enlisted the help of his wife, Tricia. The couple acquired numerous photographs from family members taken over the course of Virginia Schumacher’s life. Music, another ingredient, accentuated [...]
Sixth-Grader’s Invention Eliminates Needles
Seattle PI: Sitting on a desk in his middle school classroom, sixth-grader James Gentry is confident and curious. Cradled in his hands is another hand, a yellow one made with a wad of tissue packed into one of his mother’s dishwashing gloves. Clear packing tape holds a dime-size dot to the wrist of the faux-paw. [...]
BusinessWeek: The Internet hasn’t destroyed brick-and-mortar retailing, as many once feared. But has it ever changed consumer behavior. Retailers are learning from their online brethren. Giving Shoppers More Control. Bloom supermarkets redesigned stores to fit the needs of timepressed customers by installing handheld scanners, IBM-made recipe kiosks, and self-checkout. Speeding Up Delivery. Circuit City online [...]
The Patriot Ledger: Jennie Head has been making her own balms and oils since her now 6-year-old daughter, Josie, developed diaper rash as an infant. Rather than simply buying a salve at the store, Head chose to research and create her own. ‘‘I like to know exactly what’s inside of it, and it’s not always [...]
Fortune Small Business: Q: We are a start-up online pet community with a new concept that helps pet owners nationwide find free pet help and other useful pet information. Due to the not-for-profit nature of our business we are seeking exposure via editorial coverage. Is there a way to get noticed? A: The best way [...]
