Archive for December 17th, 2007
The Jewelry Business A Hit For WAHM
The Community Press: For most people, this year’s Christmas shopping has come and gone. But it’s never too early to begin thinking about next year — or, for that matter, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, birthdays and anniversaries. Anyone with jewelry on their wishlist, who prefers the convenience of Internet shopping, is in luck. Melissa Jennings [...]
Get Your Words 'Tweaked' By TweakMyWords
I recently got the pleasure to exchange emails with a woman who will put your grammar mistakes in their place. That’s right, I’m talking about Belinda Bombei of TweakMyWords.com. If you find yourself needing a human proof-reader, you can submit what you wrote to the website where you can get it checked for as little [...]
How To Be The Laziest Person At Work
How to do nothing and still get paid [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=YYgtUvgYi8U[/youtube]
Billboards Aren’t Just For Businesses Any More!
Another Reason NOT To Sing At Work
From MSNBC.com ROXBURY, Conn. – Karaoke can be scary, but threatening? A school custodian’s impromptu after-hours karaoke performance prompted a police response when a teacher thought she was being threatened over the loudspeaker. State police say the teacher at Booth Free School barricaded herself inside a classroom Wednesday when she mistook someone singing a Guns [...]
The Face Behind Mom Writer's Productions Among Other Things
If I just simply say the name Paula Schmitt, chances are you know who she is or have at least heard of her before. An award-winning author, radio talk show host, columnist as well as the founder and CEO of Mom Writer’s Productions, LCC, this amazing mom has been successful at a lot of things. [...]
Turning Free Web Work Into Real Sales
The New York Times: Three years ago “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” a children’s novel illustrated with cartoons, was published online, where anyone could read it free. To this day anyone still can, at Funbrain.com, an educational Web site. Despite laments about youngsters spending too much time surfing the Web and not enough time reading, [...]
Fortune Small Business: Q: I own and operate a custom glass terrarium company that designs enclosures for reptiles, amphibians and insects. Currently, I manufacture between 100-150 units per month but would like to boost that number to 100-150 per week. At the moment, all my free time is dedicated to this business as I have [...]
Only 8 more shopping days ’til Christmas. Here are six gift ideas for the small biz owner/entrepreneur on your shopping list and most are under $20! Digital Voice Recorder Pen Co-worker of yours never able to remember to do something? A Discovery Channel Digital Voice Recorder Pen may be the perfect gift — just don’t [...]
Entrepreneur: The Small Business Summit 2008 is billed as the only small business summit by small business for small business. The theme is Business and Technology: It’s Time to Reinvent Your Business. The event takes place on February 11, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in New York City. The all-day event will give the [...]
Using Maternity Leave to Start a Biz
Women Entrepreneur: Most people expecting a child would look for ways to make life less complicated. But not Stacey McClenathan, who, while pregnant with her third child, created a business that’s not only thriving, but also allows her time with her family. Three years ago, while on bed rest from her job with Motorola due [...]
