Archive for April 21st, 2008
From A Pizza To A Painter, Nicola Has The Right Number
Independent.ie: Nicola Byrne, the mother of three who runs Ireland’s only native directory enquiry company, now has plans for European domination. “I was having a baby and I was so sick that I had to quit work,” she explains. Typically, she used the lay-up as an opportunity to set up her own business selling advertising [...]
The Reusable Shopping Resource – Baggu
San Diego Business Journal Online: Joan Sugihara knows it takes awhile to change a habit, even if it’s a relatively easy change to make. Her Del Mar-based company, Baggu, a designer and distributor of reusable shopping bags, is a business hinged on the habit changes that she and her business-partner daughter, Emily, wanted to see [...]
The 'Heavenly Hold' For Your Baby
When a parent has a new child, they want to hold that child close as much as possible. The problem is we need our hands to do other things as well. That is what makes baby carriers so great. As parents we also want to make sure we’re comfortable with the carrier, how we wear [...]
The ‘Heavenly Hold’ For Your Baby
When a parent has a new child, they want to hold that child close as much as possible. The problem is we need our hands to do other things as well. That is what makes baby carriers so great. As parents we also want to make sure we’re comfortable with the carrier, how we wear [...]
Concrete restoration and beautification is probably a business opportunity that not many people would have thought of. CTi brings these dealerships to those that are interested in taking a different approach in business with this opportunity. A CTi dealership is something just about anyone can take on. People from airline pilots to computer programmers have [...]
Service Puts Novel Spin On Books
CNet News: Like some of the luckiest people in high tech, John Buckman made a mint on his first company and now dabbles in passion projects. But one of his latest companies may prove he’s more than just lucky, at least if you buy the Silicon Valley adage: Strike it rich once, you’re lucky. Twice, [...]
Why Small Biz Is Good For America
NFIB: This week marks the beginning of National Small Business Week. Here are some facts about small businesses that demonstrate why our entrepreneurs are so important to America. Small businesses have developed a significant number of this nation’s most important inventions and innovations, such as heart valves and the airplane. Small firms are twice as [...]
Rhonda Abrams: You’ve filed your taxes, right? Or at least you filed for an extension and somehow came up with the money to pay the government. Now, while the memory is still fresh of how painful – and time-consuming – it was to get your financial information and cash together, let’s talk about how you [...]
America’s Fastest-Growing Businesses of 2008
PRNewswire: Entrepreneurial companies continue to be the engine driving the nation’s economy, generating an astounding $4.6 billion in 2007 revenue. The fastest-growing of those businesses are spotlighted in the 14th annual 2008 Hot 100 listing from Entrepreneur magazine. Of the 100 companies that made the cut for 2008, 76% had turned a profit — and [...]
More Cities Offer Wi-Fi On Buses
USA Today: Tim Harrington sits aboard the express bus from Mason, Ohio, to Cincinnati, his computer propped in his lap. He logs on, picks through his e-mail and begins his workday during the 30-to-40-minute rush-hour trip. His commuter bus and buses in more than 20 other cities now offer wireless Internet, according to an informal [...]
