Archive for December 19th, 2007
A Charitable Twist On A Growing Trend
PR Web: In Hollywood, the start of the year means the Golden Globes, and along with them, the glamorous giveaway parties where celebrity and commerce intersect, as famous people are given free luxury goods in a quest for publicity. Here in the Pacific Northwest, a group of baby-product companies plans to start 2008 with a [...]
'Mompreneurs' Balance Businesses And Family
KCCommunityNews: About nine years ago, Jennifer Price of Kearney was a single mom who needed a job. But it couldn’t be just any job, for she needed the flexibility to care for her young daughter. She called her aunt, who owned a cleaning business, and told her she wanted to come work for her and [...]
Here’s An Ad That Requires Extra Thought…
…and math skills!
AOL’s new ad features internet celebrities of ’07 [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=2a524N99LHM[/youtube]
This European McDonald’s ad features giant McDonald’s napkins coming out of even larger dispensers. The ad was used as a promotion for McDonalds Big’n’Juicy burger.
Invention Keeps Germs In The Bag
Business Courier of Cincinnati: In 24 years as a nurse, Jennifer Giroux has seen stethoscopes carried in purses, stuffed in pockets and jammed into lockers next to gym shoes. They’re so much a part of health care, doctors and nurses take them everywhere, and they’re hardly noticed. Unfortunately, they’re hardly cleaned, either. “I’ve seen a [...]
Forbes: Mitch Goldman is looking forward to shaving this weekend. For four weeks, he’s been growing a mustache and using it to gain attention–and contributions–for his favorite charity. As co-organizer of the New York chapter of Mustaches for Kids, Goldman is helping 80 members raise about $40,000 for Donorschoose.org, a nonprofit that helps public school [...]
Contest: What If You Had a Virtual Assistant?
Do you have big plans for your business in 2008, but not all of the resources you want to make a big impact? Dream big, because you could win a Virtual Assistant for 2008 from Elance! How to Enter the Contest Answer this question: How would you use a virtual assistant to grow your business [...]
JournalSentinel.com: It was only a matter of time before someone realized the cheese state needed fresh, local crackers to pair with its acclaimed artisanal cheeses. Nancy Potter was that someone. And she found the perfect partner in her son Peter, a cheese aficionado with a food science degree. Potter’s Fine Foods is in peak holiday [...]
Rochester Democrat And Chronicle: Dreams don’t die with age. Just ask Tom LaChiusa, who at 74 began mass producing his own sauce under the label Tommiell Products. The agile senior citizen opened his own sauce-making plant at 1237 E. Main St. last week, the fulfillment of a dream deferred for nearly 20 years. “We’ve gone [...]
Entrepreneur.com: Like most people, Darren Berkovitz and his partners were experiencing a common dilemma: too much to do and not enough time to do it. They did, however, find the time to create a solution. The result is DoMyStuff.com, an online community where busy people can quickly find assistants to handle their errands and tasks. [...]
