Archive for December 18th, 2007
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From MSN.com 1. “Employee eats 32 vending machine items for charity?” A juvenile probation officer ate one of every item in a county courthouse vending machine in one day. She consumed more than 7,000 calories and more than 300 grams of fat, eating such items as beef sticks, candy bars, Pop Tarts and potato chips [...]
Moms' Group Grows Into A Cookbook Business
The Detroit Free Press: It started more than 20 years ago as a casual, after work get-together of women, mostly moms whose children attended Our Lady Queen of Apostles Catholic School in Hamtramck. Those get-togethers, usually no-frills dinners at someone’s home, led to friendships that still sustain. There were and still are local outings together, [...]
Specializing In Business Startup For Women
Starting a business can be a pretty daunting task. It’s not easy and it’s not something you should walk into blindly. Obviously Khrys Vaughan must agree. This mom of four is the founder and CEO of HerStartup. A business that is dedicated to business development for women. HerStartup has one main goal, to help women [...]
LA Times: The gig: Founder and chief marketing officer of Angie’s List, a home improvement directory that combines business listings with consumer reviews. Education: Bachelor’s in economics, DePauw University; master’s, Harvard Business School. First job: Sold popcorn and hot dogs at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Indiana at age 16. Salary: $4 an hour. [...]
Small Biz Year-End Web Site Checklist
Search Engine Land: The time of year when we make resolutions is fast approaching. I’m not much of a resolution-maker myself, but I’m going to suggest that small business owners make one. Namely, it’s a suggestion that you resolve to fix up your web site and pay attention to things you might’ve ignored for too [...]
Smallness As Their Selling Point
The New York Times: Predictions of a weak holiday shopping season have led the big department stores to slash prices and stretch their advertising budgets. But most small retailers, which cannot afford either the price cuts or the expensive advertising, are doing something else this year: making a virtue of their size. Gregory Choron, for [...]
AppScout: If you’re like me, you often find yourself wishing there were more hours in the day to finish all of the things you’d like to accomplish. The best way to make sure you’re making the most of your time is to keep track of what you do and how long you spend on each [...]
Inc.: Small-business owners will have a chance next week to hear from a tax expert on the importance of year-end tax preparation and planning, along with tips on tax savings. Thomas Ochsenschlager, vice president of Taxation for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, will host this month’s Small Business Administration web chat on Thursday, [...]
