Archive for March 7th, 2008
Two Mom's Launch Photo Stationery Business
MMD Newswire: Marmalade Ink, L.L.C., a trend setting online retailer of premium, customizable, photo announcements, today announced the launch of it must-see online store. Marmalade Ink offers exciting and unique designs for, birth announcements, birthday invitations, holiday cards, stationery and much more. The unique and trendy designs plus the fun and easy to use website [...]
Stay-At-Home Mom Sews A Business
The Daily News Tribune: When Elizabeth Gallant’s daughter started kindergarten three years ago, Gallant made a list. The graphic designer turned stay at home mom was determined to stay productive during the half-days her daughter was in school. Topping her “to do” list was starting a business. Given her artistic background – she is a [...]
Entrepreneur Finds Grillin’ Thrillin’
The Weston Forum: Roger Kaufman is an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur. Like a hungry pit bull, when he sinks his teeth into a creative idea, he doesn’t give up. Several decades ago, Mr. Kaufman developed his own line of barbecue sauce called “Rockin’ Roger’s.” To promote the sauce, which is a blend of sweetness and peppery heat, [...]
There’s A Little Entrepreneur In All Of Us
Wisconsin State Journal: There ‘s a boom in entrepreneurship, and no matter what your age and skill set might be, you can take advantage of the boom to get more of what you want out of life. Seventy percent of young people say they ‘d like to work for themselves. One of the most popular [...]
Express-Press-Release.com: One of the biggest obstacles to getting started working at home, or expanding your current home based business, is finding a profitable niche to target. Below are ten niche ideas to help you start your work at home based business today. 1) Having a Collection 2) Attracting Men/Women 3) Saving Memories 4) Being a [...]
Entrepreneur Finds Niche, Now Must Find Customers
Daily Herald: Thanks to a “Eureka!” moment in late 2004, Bill Socki has found a niche. He shops at Peapod, Safeway and — if anyone would ask — Albertsons every week because his customers don’t want to. Socki doesn’t go to the grocery store. Instead, he shops online through his Lake Zurich-based Tele-Grocers Inc., a [...]
Portland Business Journal: I rarely find inspiration from politics for my advice to business owners. This past month or so is the exception that proves the rule. What happened this month? Many presidential campaigns folded their tents as one by one, the candidates quit the race. A few months ago, presidential candidates filled wide TV [...]
What strange food could you freeze and market? A Pickle Sickle sounds like a bizarre desert created by drunken college students at 3AM, but the squeezed pickle juice frozen juice “treats” are really taking off. Pickel Sickels are the brainchild of Texas roller rink owner John Howard. He freezes the juice from freshly squeezed picklesm [...]
Kevin Kelly explains how anyone, doing anything, can be successful via the Internet. It only takes 1,000 “True Fans”: A True Fan is defined as someone who will purchase anything and everything you produce. They will drive 200 miles to see you sing. They will buy the super deluxe re-issued hi-res box set of your [...]
