Archive for May 2nd, 2008
Special Bonding Moments With Goosie Cards
Bonding is an important step with children. They also learn generally through images. So what happens when you combine the two? Goosie Cards. Created by a mom, Goosie Cards is a flash card system using personal photos. One flash card can be mommy, while the other is daddy. Going through the cards together can be [...]
Mompreneurs Combine Business and Raising Kids
Denver Business Journal: Mompreneurs are at the forefront of a new entrepreneurial trend in Colorado — juggling sack lunches and business plans, cleaning up cuts and scrapes while also repairing the bottom line. Mompreneurs are stay-at-home moms with a twist: They’re also starting their own businesses, usually run out of their home, often via the [...]
Family Talk Magazine: Barbara Arango’s entrepreneurial life was inspired by her dirty car. Last year, the Kalamazoo mother of three was looking for an environmentally friendly way to wash her car. She did some Internet research and found a waterless car cleaner made from a blend of organic soaps. Intrigued, she tried it — and [...]
A Great Idea: The Shower-Washable Suit
Though it does seem crazy at first, this shower-washable suit from Konaka doesn’t require ironing and air dries in just two hours. The suit is currently only available in Japan, but if you’re the first seller to bring these suits to eBay, you’d make a bundle. The Independent has more: The suit, made under licence [...]
2 Sweet Sisters Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Sarah Ellis, she has won the hooded puppy towel giveaway. If you’d like a chance to win something, we still have 4 more giveaways running: 1. The Baby Gardner has donated a vintage baby in highchair note card set. 2. Handy Burpee is giving away a Handy Burpee in any pattern that the [...]
Perpetual Kid: The perfect solution for your shoddy short-term memory! Here’s a tongue in-cheek tribute to anyone who’s ever scribbled a reminder on their hand or wrist. Err, that would be about everybody, right? To-Do Tattoo kit includes 12 graphic “To Do” forms that you can apply to your body wherever it’s most convenient (or [...]
Scrapbooking Has Been Simplified
When Cathy Bennett, whom calls herself a “Scrapbooking Dropout,” couldn’t quite get her own pages right she figured their had to be something better. When she took a look to see if maybe their was an easier, digital version that could make the same end product she was kind of surprised to see that it [...]
Women Biz Founders Rising, But Slowly
USA Today: Where are the Starbucks, Nikes, Amazons, Home Depots and Genentechs founded by women? This is a question that puzzles those who track fast-growing companies. Few fledgling businesses founded by men or women ever grow into giant corporations, but with women launching twice as many businesses as men, some meaningful percentage of the new [...]
Scrapbooking Has Been Simplified
When Cathy Bennett, who calls herself a “Scrapbooking Dropout,” couldn’t quite get her own pages right she figured their had to be something better. When she looked to see if maybe their was an easier, digital version that could make the same end product she was kind of surprised to see that it was not [...]
Turning Kitty Litter Into a Million Dollar Business
Boom Articles: Back in the late 1940s, it was usual for cat owners to keep a pile of sand in the yard from which to fill the cats litter box. But, because of the extremely cold temperatures in the winters, this was not a very practical method, and so ashes hauled from the fireplace were [...]
Google Domain Names – The Funny, The Strange And The Surprising
Pingdom: Google owns a whole bunch of domain names other than the obvious ones like google.com, blogger.com and gmail.com. We here at Pingdom decided to find out which ones, with some truly surprising results. We only looked at .com domain names, and found thousands. Below are some of the more noteworthy .com domain names that [...]
The News: Just like the song, they’re rockin’ around the clock. But it’s not 1950s music these babies are listening to – more like the drones of a dishwasher or a vacuum cleaner. The babies are taking part in clinical trials to test a new mattress that gently rocks tots to sleep while producing sounds [...]
Making Troubleshooting Your Business
In business as well as our everyday lives, unless we have the relevant knowledge, we have to call someone when our computers need fixed. That is one of those necessary expenses that come up every so often. Unless, of course, you make your business fixing those computers. Computer Troubleshooters is a franchise opportunity that is [...]
Printing Business Opportunities Through Cartridge World
Named the number one Toner Replacement Service franchise by Entrepreneur Magaine, Cartridge World is a fast growing business choice amongst potential franchisers. Offering wide-ranging startup and on going support, they go through the process with their franchisee to make sure they get through every hoop required to start up what is promising to be a [...]
Redefining Bathroom Renovation
A traditional bathtub remodel would consist of days with people in and out working on the bathroom, cutting and removing the old tub, then the process of bringing in the new one and getting it all set. It takes a lot of time, can cost a lot of money, and can be pretty unpleasurable. Re-Bath, [...]
Biz Resource: Create Professional Looking Logos
Tech Yard: Did you ever wanted to have a professional looking logo for your site then LogoEase is the answer. LogoEase is a completely flash based free professional grade logo maker.No Downloads, No Installations required, Completely Flash based just visit the site to start designing your logo. At first, you can choose the logos from [...]
Expectant Moms Spread the Word
eMarketer: Word of mouth is as important—possibly even more important—to mothers as it is to consumers overall. In a 2007 study, mom-focused research company BSM Media found 64% of moms asked other mothers for advice before they purchased a new product. Moreover, 63% of mothers surveyed by BSM considered other moms the most credible experts [...]
Small Business Gets Online Booking
USAToday: Your clients still must call or e-mail to schedule an appointment. And you probably can’t handle client requests 24/7. This means wasted time calling back clients for scheduling. New sites are offering solutions to the problem. They make it possible for clients to schedule appointments online. HourTown HourTown’s site handles your personal and work [...]
