Archive for March 12th, 2008
Creative Cakes From A Creative Woman
With nearly 27 years of cake making under her belt, Carole Whittier of Carole’s Cake Creations has made some of the greatest looking cakes that can be found. Just by taking a small peek at her cake gallery tells me that she’s very creative and definitely knows what she’s doing. Although she’s being making cakes [...]
Legal Maverick is a Real Purple Cow
The Brodsky Law Firm is not your typical New York City law firm. For one thing, they have a crude drawing of a purple cow on their homepage. Unusually, they also publish their rates, and a guarantee online. I recently spoke with Steve Brodsky about the firm. How is it that you can charge 70% [...]
Mom Makes Business Dream Come True
First Coast News: Carin Walling is a working mom. Her day begins at 7:30 a.m. when she wakes up with her toddler twin daughters, Callie and Henley. “We do breakfast together,” says Walling. “Sometimes I go to the gym in the mornings and other times we play until nap time. When they lay down at [...]
From MSNBC.com SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – A cable sports network says it no longer will make Athol the butt of its jokes. Comcast SportsNet said Thursday it would pull a newspaper ad that leaders of the small central Massachusetts town called insulting and offensive. The ad featured two side-by-side signs that together read: “We can pronounce [...]
Which startup to choose can be one of the hardest decisions when opening a new business. AOL’s small business blog recently covered a few great idea for choosing the best possible business. smallbusiness.aol.com * It’s a business they already know. The hairdresser opens a salon, the lawyer his or her own practice and so on. [...]
Top 5 Growing Franchises for 2007
One of the best business ideas might just be taking advantage of a growing franchise. Smallbusiness.aol.com: 5. Dunkin Donuts – Dunkin’ Donuts serves a variety of doughnuts, muffins, bagels, coffees and fruit drinks at its locations in more than 40 countries. 4. Jani-King – As a college student in 1968, Jim Cavanaugh worked as a [...]
Pet Sitters Ease Owners’ Job Stress
Miami Herald: As a physician, Jackie Weisbein often gets hung up at the hospital. She used to stress about it, worrying that her 2-year-old Great Dane, Lambchop, was home waiting to be taken on a walk. Weisbein says it is impossible to tell anyone at work she has to get home for her dog. “Animals [...]
Entrepreneur: Millions of Americans are living their entrepreneurial dreams by running a business from home. Many entrepreneurs start with an idea to sell a product or service, working part-time out of a home office, kitchen or garage. If you’re running a home based business, chances are your resources are limited. Your challenge is to get [...]
Wal-Mart Tastemakers Write Unfiltered Blog
The New York Times: Microsoft is one of Wal-Mart’s biggest suppliers. But that did not stop the Wal-Mart employee in charge of buying computers from panning Microsoft’s newest operating system, Vista. “Is it really all that and a bag of chips?” he wrote on his blog. “My life has not changed dramatically — well, for [...]
Fortune Small Business: Q: I have a small Web design business. How do I write off supplies (especially computers, software and electricity) for the business knowing that I also run my home items on the same computer? What percentage can I write off? A: At some point nearly everyone running a home-based business asks the [...]
Entrepreneur: From preparing the kind of business you want to run to fine-tuning your image and conflict management style, the inspiring stories and advice offered in the following book will help women entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level (even if it’s just the first). Birthing the Elephant: The Woman’s Go-For-It! Guide to Overcoming [...]
