Archive for April 10th, 2008

Australian Export Grant Scheme Reviewed For SMEs Australian Export Grant Scheme Reviewed For SMEs

Smart Company: Improving the export performance of small and medium sized businesses will be a key focus of a Government review into export policies, under a new issues paper released on the weekend. The paper was prepared and released by the Mortimer Review, an inquiry into the Government’s export policies and programs launched by Trade [...]

 

Gina Can Move Mountains Gina Can Move Mountains

I don’t think I’ve been inspired more than when I read this article about a mom of 2 children. She not only created a business with nothing, she went on to grow a business in food as well as jewelry and puts it towards helping her family, parents and sisters. The Fiji Times Online: GINA [...]

 

Lighting The Way For Clipping Babies Nails Lighting The Way For Clipping Babies Nails

Baby nails and fingers are very soft little things, but those nails can grow fast. That’s why it’s so important to keep them trimmed down. The only problem is that when using the baby clippers you have to be very careful not to accidentally clip the finger along with the nail. One mom took that [...]

 

Soaps With The Handmade Touch Soaps With The Handmade Touch

Their are many benefits when it comes to products that are homemade. Beyond helping to support an entrepreneur, many of the products can have the benefit of no additives among other things. Kristi Mott’s son had some skin problems as a baby and she found that her homemade soaps actually helped him when the store [...]

 

6 Figure Bloggers

Can blogging be considered a full time income? Some blogs are cashing in making over 6 figures. BusinessWeek reports: 1. icanhascheezburger.com Launched: January, 2007 Revenue: Estimated $5,600 a month based on ad rates and self-reported traffic data This blog, consisting of silly photos of cats, and even sillier captions, rocketed to the top of the [...]

 

A Guitar Teacher’s Web Success Story

SearchEngineLand: A small business can have millions of dollars in revenue and dozens of employees … or it can be a one-man-band, turning passion into a living. This month’s small business marketing success story is about the latter. Meet John W. Tuggle, a guitarist living in Athens, Georgia. John has been playing guitar for 17 [...]

 

He Built This Biz On Rock ‘N Roll He Built This Biz On Rock ‘N Roll

Fortune Small Business: If you think you can’t launch a business in these tough times, think again. I recently met an entrepreneur who confirmed my belief that anything is possible if you have the right idea and sufficient passion. A few weeks back, I listed some office furniture on Craigslist. A friendly guy named Jason [...]

 

Soaps With The Handmade Touch Soaps With The Handmade Touch

Their are many benefits when it comes to products that are homemade. Beyond helping to support an entrepreneur, many of the products can have the benefit of no additives among other things. Kristi Mott’s son had some skin problems as a baby and she found that her homemade soaps actually helped him when the store [...]

 

SBA Gets Its Sites Set SBA Gets Its Sites Set

Entrepreneur: In coordination with National Small Business Week, April 21 to 25, the SBA has launched a new website that will include detailed information, event schedules, highlights and multimedia content. User-friendly, interactive features include uploadable event photos, real-time updates and a blog. “The website represents a new platform for how the agency can engage in [...]

 

Entrepreneur Contest Gets Started Entrepreneur Contest Gets Started

Tulsa World: Attention all entrepreneurs or entrepreneur hopefuls. Sponsors of the 2nd Annual Mayor Kathy Taylor’s Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award once again are looking for award-winning business plans to vie for more than $100,000 in cash, prizes and services. “We’re looking for unique companies that have the ability to penetrate markets and execute on that [...]

 

Biz Book: The Game-Changer: How You Can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth With Innovation Biz Book: The Game-Changer: How You Can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth With Innovation

Inc.: Eureka moments are the stuff of entrepreneurial legend. But as A.G. Lafley and Ram Charan observe, you can’t build a growth plan on them. Innovation — the seed of organic growth — is a matter of process and culture and business strategy. The real payoff comes from people getting comfortable together and sparking off [...]

 

Need Money To Grow Your Biz? Need Money To Grow Your Biz?

IndyStar.com: We all want to be well-informed consumers, and that holds true if you are a business owner who wants to expand or someone who is considering owning their own company. In either case, business capital is very important to you. As a lender, I can’t tell you how many people have called us over [...]

 

TopDawg Pet Supply Company TopDawg Pet Supply Company

TopDawg Pet Supply is an online pet supply store entrepreneurs can run as their own business. TopDawg sells over 15,000 different pet items from their own warehouse. The opportunity for you comes from creating your own online pet supply website that you promote and market. TopDawg will work with you to design a website based [...]