Archive for April 24th, 2008
From Pizza To A Painter, This Mom Has The Number
Some of the best inspirations can come out of nowhere. It’s smart thinking on the part of Nicola to realize where their was a niche in her own country and filling it. It’s obvious how intelligent she is by how well she has done in the world of business. As a mom of three, her [...]
Big Hobby Turns Into Big Business
When most people think of scrapbooking images of papers, cut outs, stickers, fancy cut scissors, and of course a huge pile of photos fill their heads. All the time it takes to put these things together is another issue. So when Cathy Bennett couldn’t manage to get the scrapbooking was interested in doing together after [...]
"BeeLu"tiful Feeding Pillows For Babies
Bottle feeding parents and breast feeding moms all know the feeling they get in their arm after holding their child in the same position to feed for a long period of time. Lisa Alfieri knew that feeling real well, and she took steps to help other parents solve that problem. Taking two years to create [...]
“BeeLu”tiful Feeding Pillows For Babies
Bottle feeding parents and breast feeding moms all know the feeling they get in their arm after holding their child in the same position to feed for a long period of time. Lisa Alfieri knew that feeling real well, and she took steps to help other parents solve that problem. Taking two years to create [...]
How To Target The Right Customer With Contextual Marketing
This is a guest post by Emilia Johansson. There are two schools of thought about placing affiliate ads on a website. One says that you should choose popular affiliate programs because people are more comfortable making a purchase with a well-known company. The other school of thought says that you should choose less-common affiliate programs [...]
No School? No Problem! Hot Tips For Summer Childcare
If you’re old enough, you can remember the old marketing jingle, “I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in the pan….and never let you forget you’re a man, ‘cause I’m a woman!” The 1980’s marketing campaign that emphasized the strength and beauty of the working woman has well outlasted even the popularity of [...]
Coffee News is a franchise that can be operated from a home office. Started by Jean Daum in 1988 in Canada, the franchise is now operating around Canada and within several US cities. Her idea was to create the most affordable advertising publication anywhere, that delivered outstanding results for the small and medium sized businesses [...]
A new service, called vzaar allows eBay sellers to include a video in their eBay auctions. Just as ads with no images are now overlooked on eBay, soon ads with still images will be ignored in favor of ads with videos. Unlike pictures or slideshows, video includes audio, allowing sellers to also talk to their [...]
Inventor Gets 100 Miles Per Gallon
WFSB.com: An inventor in northeastern Connecticut is selling an item he claims can help a car get 100 miles per gallon. Michael Dabrowski has an E-Wheel under his car and an electro-converter in the front seat. Dabrowski said that when the wheel turns once, the motor turns four times, giving him 150 miles per gallon [...]
The Mail Box Store is a business opportunity offering a turn-key program to set up, open, and operate a convenient place to meet the shipping and mailing needs of customers. The Mail Box Store also offers other personal and business services, including faxing, copying, internet services, mailbox rentals, notary services, key duplication, laminating, and passport [...]
Can User-Generated Content Generate Revenue?
eMarketer: The user-generated content movement is no longer a fad. In the US, eMarketer projects that the number of user-generated content creators will rise from 77 million in 2007 to 108 million in 2012. he content is being read, seen and heard, too. The number of consumers of user-generated content will increase from 94 million [...]
YoungEntrepreneur.com: I learned about Jenna Lou Dauer through Rochester’s Post-Bulletin. Jenna was a high school student who started a business out of her home because she was bored and was looking for something to do. “I was in high school and just bored so I started sewing. I ended up with so much stuff I [...]
Producing Videos For Niche Market
Mail Tribune: Steve Brown is the owner of Media 14 Productions, a full-service video production company located in southern Oregon. Greg Stiles, a reporter for the Mail Tribune recently interviewed Brown about his small business. What do you do and how long have you been doing it? I am a full-service video production company with [...]
Stay-At-Home Biz Owner Is Creative
The Virginian-Pilot: Some cute stationery and a creative edge were what Joanne Butcher needed to stay home to take care of her children and operate a full-time business. “I wanted something with flexible hours that enabled me to be with my family,” Butcher said. “I also wanted a creative outlet.” Butcher, 42, opened The Paper [...]
