Archive for January 31st, 2008
BusinessMom.net Announces Additional Networking Opportunities For Members
PR Web: BusinessMom.net has long been a place where business moms can advertise, socialize and meet other mom business owners. It allows moms to create their own space, gain new insights and express their own individuality within its pages. Recently, however, members have been asking for more. Owner, Janice Clark, believes that the site truly [...]
Taking "Baby Steps" To A Successful Daycare
HometownAnnapolis.com: Joelma and Nelson Columbano of Millersville talked about starting a business after getting married three years ago, but it wasn’t until recently that they combined their talents to launch a day care center out of their home. It was a lengthy process that included multiple home inspections, health and safety certifications and other licensing [...]
Is It Possible To Be A WAHM Without Going Insane?
We always hear about how great it is to be a work-at-home mom, and how you won’t need daycare because you’re working from home, but is that truly the reality of it all? Working from home can be one of the most difficult things to do for a parent. If you’re there, your child will [...]
Niche travel websites take on many shapes and forms. From nudist resort directories to singing vacations, most cater to tourists and individual travelers. MeetingUniverse.com is a niche travel site that caters to a specific kind of business traveler: the meeting planner. Their website rates hotels and services providers according to a meeting planners’ criteria. Currently, [...]
I’m in Opportunity World Magazine
Hello readers from Opportunity World. My very popular, but controversial, post 20 Things Not to Do Before Starting a Business is in the February 2008 issue of Opportunity World. I’m also now a regular contributor to that magazine, so I’ll have a column in there monthly.
Do you have a burning desire to slide down a thirty foot brass pole and jump into an exciting and fiery life? The San Francisco Fire Engine Tours & Adventures is for sale! The San Francisco Chronicle has more: Wearing a 19th century firefighter’s shirt and hat, Marilyn Katzman climbed into the shotgun seat of [...]
Not Up in Smoke: Smoking Business Opportunities
In the United States, only about 20% of the population are smokers. Though sometimes here in smokeless California it might not seem that there’s not much of a market for products related to smoking, but that 20% corresponds to almost fifty million people in the US alone! Globally, some estimates place the percentage of smokers [...]
If Elvis Were A Digital Entrepreneur Today
CNETNews.com: Elvis Presley had fans around the world long before the Internet, but he never toured outside of North America. His popularity overseas soared after his music got played on local radio and his movies screened around the world. Elvis’ record label, RCA, had a network through which it manufactured and distributed his music. The [...]
Learn From Complaining Customers
Rhonda Abrams At Gannett News Service: Just get rid of them!” Face it, when confronted by a customer with a complaint, all you really want to do is make them go away, isn’t it? After all, who wants someone in your face, telling you that you’ve messed up? But guess what? You actually may be [...]
Radley Balko on Hit & Run has an excellent idea: a nap store. He explains: I’ve envisioned my nap shop franchises strategically placed in shopping malls, tourist areas, and next to all-you-can-eat buffets and Cheesecake Factories. A customer walks in, and for $20 or so, gets a cozy room for 60-90 minutes of interruption-free snoozing. [...]
Toliet Paper Business Opportunities
The market for products that make it easier for people with limited mobility and muscle control to perform everyday tasks will continue to grow as the population age. Here’s a video demonstration of an invention called TeePer:
Queen City Green Rescues Trees
Springfield Business Journal: While most Ozarkers were still mourning the countless trees downed and disfigured by the January 2007 ice storm, two soon-to-be business partners began mobilizing to save high-quality wood from chippers and burn piles. Springfield native Kasey White and Dave Buehler, who lives on about 400 acres south of Mount Vernon, didn’t know [...]
Stimulus Plan To Offer Business Incentives
Inc.: House and administration negotiators reached a tentative agreement on a $140 billion economy stimulus package that includes temporary tax incentives for small businesses. The plan would offer most U.S. employees an immediate tax rebate of $300 to $1,200, along with one-time tax incentives for small businesses investing in new equipment. Small-business advocates have urged [...]
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Small Biz Turns To Small Banks
The Street: Small-business loans bring more than $100 billion in profits for banks, according to a recent report by the financial services group of McKinsey & Co. In addition, small-business owners are two-and-a-half times more profitable than the average retail consumer. But so far, big banks haven’t capitalized on the potential of small businesses. As [...]
