Archive for March 18th, 2008
Karaoke Entertainment: Just Sing to the Bank
Karaoke Entertainment and DJ Services specializes in providing mobile and retail franchises. You don’t have to be a singer to run a successful karaoke business. Unlike bands where the audience has to sit back and listen, karaoke allows party-goers to be an active part of the entertainment! The karaoke business is booming thanks to popular [...]
The only people that know more than parents what children like to play with are children. Two moms were looking for quality, safe toys that their children could play with. Thats when the mom of Nico and the mom of Zoe got together and created their estore, Nico & Zoe Toys. Pamela and Stacy both [...]
PhillyBurbs.com: Suzi Heaton wants to be a stay-at-home mom. She has half of the equation already, in 10-year-old Madison and 7-year-old Nicholas. The other half is on its way, in the form of an online children’s boutique called Maddy Rose after her daughter. Heaton, 31, said being home would mean she’d no longer dread the [...]
Powerful New Tool For Patent Valuation
BusinessWeek: All inventors dream that they’ve patented the next million-dollar product. But even the sharpest ideas don’t always turn into moneymakers. The fax machine, for example, was patented in 1843 in the early years of the telegraph. It took 140 years, however, before it became an office necessity. With 100,000 patents issued a year, how [...]
11 Ways to Make Money With Robots
Sometimes, the future seems so far away. Twenty five years ago, we all assumed that we’d be jetting around flying cars and being taken care of by robot maids, like the Jetsons. Alas, our expectations of the future were too optimistic. Finally, though, we’re almost there and the forward thinking entrepreneur can look forward to [...]
Keeping Your Small Business Afloat Right Now
WalletPop: I recently interviewed Ridgely Evers for an upcoming magazine article. Evers talked; I was going to intently listen and hope whatever wisdom he’d dispense, I’d internalize. After all, Evers created the famed accounting software, QuickBooks, shortly after going to work for Intuit in 1988. (I’m guessing he must have fun when he goes to [...]
The Wall Street Journal: If you’ve ever dreamed of being a Major League Baseball scout, your day has come. Last month, the St. Louis Cardinals announced a novel contest: Fans are invited to submit scouting reports on promising college ballplayers. The “One for the Birds” contest is meant to help the team find talent at [...]
50 Tricks To Get Things Done Faster, Better, And More Easily
lifehack.org: We all want to get stuff done, whether it’s the work we have to do so we can get on with what we want to do, or indeed, the projects we feel are our purpose in life. To that end, here’s a collection of 50 hacks, tips, tricks, and mnemonic devices I’ve collected that [...]
Should You Go To Work When You’re Sick?
BusinessWeek: You buy your morning paper, and the fellow who sells it to you sneezes into his hand—the same hand he then uses to give you your change. At the counter of your favorite coffee shop, the barista wipes her red and runny nose, grabs a paper cup, and prepares your grande latte. At the [...]
