Archive for March 21st, 2008
Sunderland Echo: Martin McTague has always been passionate about fostering entrepreneurial potential on Wearside. A veteran of the engineering sector with more than 20 years’ experience expanding markets across Europe, the Far East and USA, he is also the founder of Edensure Ltd and has helped save retail petrol stations millions of pounds by providing [...]
One Moms' Business Created 'Simply For Giggles'
DesMoinesRegister.com: Motherhood gave Tanya Keith an opportunity to reinvent her career, but what she created took on a life far beyond what she envisioned. When her daughter, Aviva, was born five years ago, Keith, a stay-at-home mom, set about decorating Aviva’s bedroom. That was the inspiration Keith, who is a mural painter, needed. She saw [...]
Biochemist Turned At-Home Mom To Business Owner
The Mercury News: Carol Barrett was a Stanford University research biochemist taking time out of the workforce to raise three daughters when she found herself going through a divorce. An at-home mom for years, she was in need of a steady income to pay the bills. Unable to dive back into breast cancer research after [...]
Two Trendy Moms Follow The Hard To Find Baby Trends
Patrice Meluskey and Penny Domschot are two moms that look for those nearly impossible to find items that the stars are putting on their children. The stuff that moms dream of being able to dress their children in. The founders behind Baby Celebration LA, Patrice and Penny do something very one of a kind. These [...]
If You Thought Cloth Diapers Were Already Eco-Friendly – Think Again
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The old cloth vs. disposable diaper debate is flaring up again as a new generation of eco-friendly products are starting to toddle into the mainstream. These soft-as-butter diapers made of bamboo velour, hemp and wool are not your mama’s nappies that leaked, sagged and required sharp pins. They’re tie-dyed, striped and polka-dotted and [...]
Complications Of More Leisure Time
The New York Times: For this week’s Shifting Career’s column, I spoke with Linda Nazareth, an economist in Toronto for Business News Network, Canada’s national cable station for business news. She is the author of a new book, “The Leisure Economy.” Below are excerpts from our conversation: Q. You write about the arrival of a [...]
When Your Small Biz Is Your Nest Egg
SmartMoney.com: Here’s how many small-business owners plan to fund their golden years: by selling the business they’ve built for a pile of cash. For soon-to-retire entrepreneurs, however, a probable recession could put a damper on those plans. “The No. 1 question we’re getting asked right now is: ‘Is this a good time to sell?’” says [...]
Working From Home: A Weight-Loss Struggle
TampaBays10.com: There’s a reason 45 million Americans work from home: more time with the kids, less money spent on gas and who can beat that two-minute commute? Those were some of the reasons Teresa Jones decided last year to convert her dining room into a home office. “It was very exciting to come home, but… [...]
dosh dosh: Twitter is a micro blogging platform which allows you to publish short messages of less than 140 characters through different mediums like IM, cellphones and the web. It has a social element as well, as it allows users to befriend and monitor each other’s messages or updates. So what you have here is [...]
Want to Boost Sales? Give Customers New Ways to Pay
Entrepreneur.com: Have you noticed anything different about your favorite online retailers lately? Take a closer look at their checkout options, and you may find some alternative payment methods beyond PayPal and Google Checkout. A recent study by online marketing firm Brulant found that 30% of the top 100 Internet retailers offer a form of alternative [...]
Special correspondent Lisa Di Clemente recently spoke with Janieruth, a successful eBay entrepreneur of 10 years. Janieruth’s store on eBay is gorgeous and filled with stunning antique goodies. Many readers would like to learn how to successfully run an eBay store, and as it turned out, Janieruth had some excellent tips and pointers. Enjoy this [...]
