Archive for March 4th, 2008
Architects Of Their Own Future
TheDaily.com.au: Enact Business Architects has been providing business consulting services since it was founded by Trevor Holmes in 2002, including advice on setting growth plans for companies they have assisted. But even before Enact had a single customer, Mr Holmes’ own plan for the business was nothing if not ambitious. “I started developing the concept [...]
Finding The Right Ingredients To Make Some Dough
Daily Herald: In operating a small business, a Bolingbrook mom is attempting to provide a delicious product while raising a family. Linda Hardin, a gourmet cook, has created a line of cookies that she says are healthier and taste better than others on the market. “Our recipes are unique in that they use whole grain, [...]
Pregnancy And Entreprenuerism – Isn't It All Just Business?
For many moms, it’s hard enough to get through pregnancy and all the planning that comes with it. Add a growing business to that and you have something that you’d think is nearly impossible to do. It’s not. Their are some moms listed in the article below that proves it’s not only possible, but it [...]
Wharton Business Plan Competition 2008, Update
Twenty five teams are competing for $70,000 in prizes from the Wharton Business Plan Competition. The 25 semi-finalists were recently whittled down from a total of 344 students who presented ideas. This video highlights some of their ideas. There’s a full list of the semi-finalists after the jump.
The Rise of the ‘Citizen Paparazzi’
The Wall Street Journal: Erin Horgan is more than a casual John Mayer fan. When she learned about a Caribbean cruise being offered earlier this month with the singer as the featured entertainment, the 22-year-old worker at a Hyannis, Mass., scrapbooking store didn’t hesitate to drop $1,000 for a ticket. As it turned out, she [...]
savvy.entrepreneur.com: Is it even possible to be a true “entrepreneur” when you are so wrapped up in everything else that is going on in your life ? Take this week. for example. I have a new full-time job, I’m hosting my two best friends’ “Joint Bachelorette Party” in New York City this weekend, I have [...]
Inventor Creates Blade-Free Windshield
Wired: An Italian designer has designed a car prototype featuring a windshield that removes water and dirt without the need of a wiper. Leonardo Fioravanti’s idea is to take the modern windshield’s features (mainly, laminated safety glass made out of two sheets of glass with a plastic layer in between), and add nanotech properties to [...]
Licensing Rules For At-Home Biz
Fortune Small Business: Q: I have a business on the side. Everything is done from my apartment where I live in South Carolina. I use a computer and audio-editing software to produce commercials for radio stations, and send them via MP3 files. I work alone and have no employees. Do I need a business license [...]
Small Business & Entrepreneurs: It’s a great time to buy a business. So says Dan Steppe, a serial entrepreneur who now directs the University of Houston’s Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the Bauer College of Business. For the last six or seven years, private equity firms have been buying mid-market companies (those valued between $10 [...]
