Archive for March 2008
Work-From-Home Moms Get Balance
Star Tribune: As a communications consultant, Valerie Gunderson crafts messages for businesses and government agencies. Except when she is taking care of some other important clients, of a sort — her two young sons. “Everybody has meetings,” Gunderson said. “Sometimes mine are with my kids.” Gunderson refers to herself as a “microbusiness mom,” balancing dual [...]
Work It, Mom Offers Tips For Working Mothers To Gain Flexibility And Balance Work-Life
eMediaWire: Working moms change careers and start their own businesses as a way to gain more flexibility and work-life balance. Members of Work It, Mom, an online community dedicated specifically to working mothers, recently shared their inspiration and reasons for becoming entrepreneurs. While many have always wanted to start their own business, having kids and [...]
The Register-Mail: Colton Sexton, 15, of Galesburg, carries his wheeled snow shovel down a street in Galesburg early this morning. Sexton was walking to the downtown area in hopes of drumming up some shoveling business. During the last big snow, Sexton estimates he made $500 working his trade. Editor’s note: I included this quick post [...]
Turning Curls Into Dollar Signs
When moms Michelle Breyer and Gretchen Heber started NaturallyCurly.com in 1998, they had no idea that their concept of an online community for curlies would grow from a mere $500 investment into a million dollar enterprise. NaturallyCurly.com informs, empowers and unites a community of people brought together by a common interest – curly hair – [...]
Architects Of Their Own Future
TheDaily.com.au: Enact Business Architects has been providing business consulting services since it was founded by Trevor Holmes in 2002, including advice on setting growth plans for companies they have assisted. But even before Enact had a single customer, Mr Holmes’ own plan for the business was nothing if not ambitious. “I started developing the concept [...]
Finding The Right Ingredients To Make Some Dough
Daily Herald: In operating a small business, a Bolingbrook mom is attempting to provide a delicious product while raising a family. Linda Hardin, a gourmet cook, has created a line of cookies that she says are healthier and taste better than others on the market. “Our recipes are unique in that they use whole grain, [...]
Pregnancy And Entreprenuerism – Isn't It All Just Business?
For many moms, it’s hard enough to get through pregnancy and all the planning that comes with it. Add a growing business to that and you have something that you’d think is nearly impossible to do. It’s not. Their are some moms listed in the article below that proves it’s not only possible, but it [...]
Wharton Business Plan Competition 2008, Update
Twenty five teams are competing for $70,000 in prizes from the Wharton Business Plan Competition. The 25 semi-finalists were recently whittled down from a total of 344 students who presented ideas. This video highlights some of their ideas. There’s a full list of the semi-finalists after the jump.
The Rise of the ‘Citizen Paparazzi’
The Wall Street Journal: Erin Horgan is more than a casual John Mayer fan. When she learned about a Caribbean cruise being offered earlier this month with the singer as the featured entertainment, the 22-year-old worker at a Hyannis, Mass., scrapbooking store didn’t hesitate to drop $1,000 for a ticket. As it turned out, she [...]
savvy.entrepreneur.com: Is it even possible to be a true “entrepreneur” when you are so wrapped up in everything else that is going on in your life ? Take this week. for example. I have a new full-time job, I’m hosting my two best friends’ “Joint Bachelorette Party” in New York City this weekend, I have [...]
Inventor Creates Blade-Free Windshield
Wired: An Italian designer has designed a car prototype featuring a windshield that removes water and dirt without the need of a wiper. Leonardo Fioravanti’s idea is to take the modern windshield’s features (mainly, laminated safety glass made out of two sheets of glass with a plastic layer in between), and add nanotech properties to [...]
Licensing Rules For At-Home Biz
Fortune Small Business: Q: I have a business on the side. Everything is done from my apartment where I live in South Carolina. I use a computer and audio-editing software to produce commercials for radio stations, and send them via MP3 files. I work alone and have no employees. Do I need a business license [...]
Small Business & Entrepreneurs: It’s a great time to buy a business. So says Dan Steppe, a serial entrepreneur who now directs the University of Houston’s Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the Bauer College of Business. For the last six or seven years, private equity firms have been buying mid-market companies (those valued between $10 [...]
Swap Baby Goods, Inc Announces Save The Environment Contest To Encourage Moms To Go Green
PR Web: Swap Baby Goods, Inc., the online site that helps mothers save both money and the environment, announces its Save the Environment contest. Each month, great prizes will be given to its actively participating members. At SwapBabyGoods.com, new and gently used baby products get new life with every swap that takes place. With rising [...]
Profiting From Political Schwag
Fortune Small Business: Roving political-schwag seller Cameron Koepke expects a floor fight between John McCain and Mike Huckabee at the Republican convention, and he’s been predicting a dead heat between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for quite some time. Lugging his T-shirts and buttons around the primary states, Koepke correctly called the winners of the [...]
smallbiztechnology.com: There is a scam that’s perpetrating to be a legitimate email from the Internal Revenue Service. Computer Associates, CA’s Brian Grayek provides these tips for a safe 2008 tax season: 1. Don’t click on links sent by the “IRS” or a tax preparation firm. The IRS does not initiate contact electronically. 2. Don’t respond [...]
Fortune Small Business: I became an inventor while working two jobs and taking night classes in Columbus. Every Monday, to reward my efforts, I’d treat myself to barbecued Buffalo wings – extra-saucy ones – for dinner. One night, as I was getting ready to eat my messy wings, I hesitated. I looked at the wings [...]
Visiting the Doctor in the Supermarket
NYTimes: Some Britons can add a visit to the doctor to their shopping lists. On Monday, J Sainsbury, one of Britain’s largest supermarket chains, is to become the first in the country to offer a visit to a family doctor in one of its stores.Unlike Wal-Mart’s entry into health care with clinics and discount pharmaceuticals [...]
Some Companies Rethink Telecommuting Trend
The Wall Street Journal: Although working from home has been expanding steadily, some chinks are appearing in the trend. A few big promoters of home-based and mobile-office work arrangements, including AT&T, Intel, Hewlett-Packard and parts of the federal government, have called some home-based workers back to the office, causing some to quit. The callbacks are [...]
Army Recruits Earn Down Payment For Biz
Beacon Journal: Michael Namoski Jr. someday will be $75,000 richer because of his decision to join the Army. Namoski, who left Wednesday for basic training at Fort Sill, Okla., is one of the first recruits in America to sign up for a new Army Advantage Fund enlistment bonus, which will give him $35,000 when his [...]
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Internet Communities For All Communities
Deutsche Welle: There are Internet communities out there for new mothers, dog lovers, lacrosse fans, amateur photographers and just about any other niche group you can think of. Web portals are easy to set up and they’re rapidly multiplying around the world.Most users join to communicate with friends. But many of the other possibilities — [...]
StarTribune.com: As a communications consultant, Valerie Gunderson crafts messages for businesses and government agencies. Except when she is taking care of some other important clients, of a sort — her two young sons. “Everybody has meetings,” Gunderson said. “Sometimes mine are with my kids.” Gunderson refers to herself as a “microbusiness mom,” balancing dual roles [...]
Stay-At-Home Moms Building Their Own Empires
CBS11TV.com: Baby Einstein DVDs were created by one. So was a Dallas-based make-up giant. Stay-at-home moms are proving they can do more than raise children. Those who’ve done it say all you need is a good idea, great support and a little faith. Then you’ll be well on your way to becoming a “mompreneur.” Nicole [...]
From MSNBC.com PASCO, Wash. – Sheriff’s detectives in Franklin County said a man had his friend shoot him in the shoulder so he wouldn’t have to go to work. When he first spoke with deputies, Daniel Kuch told them he’d been the victim of a drive-by shooting while he was jogging Thursday. But detectives said [...]
Who Cut The Cheese Bud Light Ad
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The Mountain Mail: Pam Smith thought she was all washed up after a serious car wreck, but happily, she is back in business, making soap with her daughter, Shannon Daniels. “Soap making started as a hobby,” Pam said. “I saw some homemade soap in a store about 10 years ago and thought I could do [...]
A Chewable Product From 3 Moms
Some of the best inventions are by someone who knows what they’re talking about. Dr. Helen Bloom Smith was sitting on the floor playing with her twin nephews when she notices how much the liked trying to chew on her jewelry. That got her thinking about the affects of the jewelry on what chewing the [...]
Fowl Language: Marketing Upsets Some, Gets National Exposure
Associated Press: A convenience store chain’s billboard advertising its fried chicken sandwich is ruffling the feathers of some residents. Sheetz unveiled the “Crispy Frickin’ Chicken” billboards at the beginning of February. The campaign consists of 100 billboards placed locations that carry the sandwich, spokeswoman Monica Jones said Thursday. The campaign is aimed at young adults, [...]
Homeshoring Creates Unique Job Opportunities
TMCnet: The next time you’re ordering a burger and fries at your local drive-thru, the person you speak to may be a stay at home mom — in North Dakota. Native English speakers in Wyoming work overnight shifts catering to the needs of ESL students in China. Cruise.com and JetBlue Airways have a home-based workforce [...]
Independent Street: “There is an interesting new documentary out, suggesting that the power to save many struggling local shops lies in the hands of people who shop there. In Twilight Becomes Night, filmmaker Virginie-Alvine Perrette follows the stories of five struggling New York City neighborhood stores. (Trailer below.)”
