Archive for March 24th, 2008
The Crack Team is a home-service franchise, specializing in concrete crack repairs. Started in 1985 by Mike ‘The Ray Kroc of Crack’ Koder, The Crack Team was developed to address repetitive concerns of homeowners who were faced with the inevitable leaking cracks often found in basements. Koder, a homebuilder for over 30 years, began working [...]
Online Children's Boutique Is One Mom's Labor Of Love
The first thing I saw when I went to Sara Tyndall’s e-store were very vibrant colors that instantly grabbed my attention. The Ladybugs and Lilypads online boutique is definitely designed to look fun and welcoming. Within Sara’s boutique she offers a variety of name brand items as well as many custom options that customers can [...]
Mom Sews Together A Successful Business
Creativity has been a big part of Elizabeth Gallant’s life since she was very young. Since she was a kid she sewed, picking up skills from her own mother. She then spent part of her adult years as a graphic designer as well, until she decided she wanted to become a stay-at-home mom to raise [...]
E-Book Helps Aspiring Work at Home Moms Exit The Rat Race
Pr.com: Working moms or dads looking for a way to spend more time with their children without breaking the bank will want to check out The Mommy Track: How To Live A Full Time Life On Part Time Income. Author and part time work at home mom Mary Shaw offers an 8-week step-by-step program that [...]
‘American Idol’ Makes Money For Entrepreneur
The New York Times: There is something about “American Idol” that extracts intense emotions from the audience: devotion for the contestants, perhaps, or passion for the songs. For Dave Della Terza, it elicits utter disgust. But it also turns a profit. Frustrated by what he called the manipulative nature of the televised singing competition, Della [...]
Why Do Patents Cause More Harm Than Good?
techdirt: Nearly all of the economic evidence shows that patents tend to do more harm than good. Researchers James Bessen and Michael J. Meurer have gone into a little more detail as to how much damage is done, but I wanted to focus on why the downsides to patents are so often worse than the [...]
Mom Sews Together A Successful Business
Creativity has been a big part of Elizabeth Gallant’s life since she was very young. Since she was a kid she sewed, picking up skills from her own mother. She then spent part of her adult years as a graphic designer as well, until she decided she wanted to become a stay-at-home mom to raise [...]
Finding Legitimate Work At Home Opportunities
WiseBread: When you search for work at home opportunities on the internet, oftentimes you will find sites pitching programs that could make you thousands of dollars a week. Usually these programs are scams designed to take your money. So how do you go about finding legitimate work at home jobs that pay you for your [...]
Niche Biz: Treetop Adventure Parks
Springwise: Tarzan fans have long yearned for the ability to swing from the trees like the Lord of the Jungle, and in recent years new opportunities to do just that have arisen around the world. Most recently one of our spotters came across Go Ape, a UK-based park that first launched in 2002 and has [...]
Enquirer.com: After deciding she was paying too much for the cleaning service she employed as a busy working mother, Jennifer Bunning decided to start her own. She says that her venture, Fuzzy Slipper Cleaning Co., is priced to fit the average family’s budget. An initial residential cleaning is $45 for a house under 2,000 square [...]
