Archive for February 19th, 2008
Women's Group Honors Dallas Business Owner
The Dallas Morning News: Dallas business owner Patricia Rodríguez-Christian was in her late 20s and single when she realized that – contrary to a popular mantra – you really can’t have it all. “When you figure it out, you’re really ticked off,” she said this week. “I started thinking, ‘What if I had children? Is [...]
Hip Hand Printed Clothing For Hip Little Larks
The latest mom-owned clothing business I’ve come across gives a little extra to their product then some I’ve seen. At Little Lark, Christy goes as far as to have the clothing hand printed. Using unique-to-clothing patterns. They also offer letterpressed cards using the same unique styles as the clothing. You won’t see just pinks or [...]
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23 Surprising Things You Can Get For Free
RealSimple.com: Sometimes you get what you don’t pay for. Here are nearly two dozen of the best freebies and — most important — how to score them. Free education • Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Get your geek on: MIT offers a far more comprehensive selection of free online courses than other universities — nearly its [...]
Forbes Traveler: Welcome to the world of theme cruises. In this case, it’s the Elvis Cruise, where each night lonesome-hearted hound dogs sing along with “Elvis Tribute Artists” to little ditties about hotels for the broken-hearted and the kind of rockin’ that apparently happens in jailhouses. Don’t abandon ship just yet—music is just one theme [...]
“Mompreneurs” Find Profits While Parenting
McClatchy Newspapers: The mompreneur movement, in which women have drawn inspiration from their jobs as mothers to create their own businesses, isn’t new. Sheryl Leach of Allen, Texas, became one 20 years ago, when she developed Barney. Now, the purple dinosaur is a multimillion-dollar entertainment dynasty. But you never know who’s going to hit it [...]
Google Apps Can Be Small Firm’s Best Friend
USA Today: When Ritu Raj opened Wag Hotel as a luxury home away from home for pampered dogs, he decided he would run the business on Google applications. Employees check in dogs on touch-screen monitors, make appointments and use e-mail, all with Google Apps. The Web-based suite of tools — which includes corporate e-mail, calendar, [...]
Biz Poll: Most Productive Day Of The Week
The most productive day of the week is Tuesday. Monday was the second most popular answer, although it appears to be losing favor: Only 12 percent of respondents ranked Monday as most productive, compared to 26 percent in a 2002 survey. The national poll included responses from 150 senior executives — including those from human [...]
Bingo Caller’s Small Business Jackpot
ThisIsMoney.co.uk: After 24 years working in a bingo hall, Gill Barton decided it was time to take a gamble herself. The 50-year-old mother of five set up her own training and recruitment company despite warnings that it would never get off the ground. Now she is a multi-millionairess and has exchanged her modest semi for [...]
