Archive for May 9th, 2008
Mom's Business Takes It One Step At A Time
Most businesses don’t grow from nothing into something over night. Some, like Lisa Komer’s business, build up to becoming what they are now. For Lisa it all started by helping friends with their birthday or wedding invitations as well as their holiday cares. After years of that she figured it was time to take that [...]
Work-At-Home Soccer Mom Has A Funny Goal
SacBee.com: It all started with a lie a couple of years ago, when suburban housewife and mother of two Cheryl Anderson told her family she was off to Target for some shopping when she actually was headed to an open-mike comedy night at the Sacramento Clarion Hotel. “I knew my kids would just die of [...]
Mom Owned Business Receives The Ulimate Publicity
One mom owned business has been receiving quite a bit of press lately. Katja Presnal has reached the ultimate WAHM business dream. Not only has she seen her shoes on the feet of Suri Cruise, but she has been mentioned on Oprah. I don’t think a success story could be much bigger than this. Thanks [...]
What if…just WHAT IF something you love and partake of everyday could be good for you too? No really, this is not a story on the 11 o’clock news, this is real life stuff. Drumroll please! Introducing the world’s first healthy coffee! Gano Excel introduces its healthful coffee for the first time in the United [...]
The New York Times: What if you could make fuel for your car in your backyard for less than you pay at the pump? Would you? The first question has driven Floyd S. Butterfield for more than two decades. Butterfield, 52, is something of a legend for people who make their own ethanol. In 1982, [...]
eMarketer: Nearly one out of five US Internet users surveyed by BIGresearch for the National Retail Federation’s (NRF’s) “2008 Mother’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey” said they will go online to buy their mothers gifts for the upcoming holiday. Those who do shop online may do so to save on car trips. “Gas prices [...]
Reinvent Yourself As Kitchen Table Tycoon
Independent.ie: Women often face a tough decision after having a baby – should they return to the workforce or should they forget about their career and concentrate on being a stay-at-home mum? There are pros and cons with either choice, but an increasing number of Irish women have settled on a third way, by deciding [...]
The American Dream Self-Sabotage Test
Big Idea Blog: Danny Deutsch over at the the BIG Idea Blog offers this quick test to see if you are sabotaging yourself in your quest to run your own business. 1. Do you ever ask “Why should I try to be successful?” 2. Do you consider money dirty , un-cool , or pretentious? 3. [...]
Celebrating Mothers Day With Moby Wrap
With Mother’s Day approaching this Sunday it’s obvious to see why this mom-owned business is a good representation of that. Gillian Beerman is a mom whose business is to serve moms and the mom-to-be with their excellent line of Moby Wraps and their Simone Layne knitwear line which offers very stylish clothing that will adjust [...]
Celebrating Mothers Day With Moby Wrap
With Mother’s Day approaching this Sunday it’s obvious to see why this mom-owned business is a good representation of that. Gillian Beerman is a mom whose business is to serve moms and the mom-to-be with their excellent line of Moby Wraps and their Simone Layne knitwear line which offers very stylish clothing that will adjust [...]
Solo Entrepreneur: Markus Frind
InformationWeek: One-person companies are earning upward of $1 million in revenue annually. How do they do it? With high-speed Internet connectivity, mobile apps, automation, and a little help from their customers. Markus Frind has been getting a lot of attention lately. He’s been profiled in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and numerous [...]
Washington Post: If the thought of working for a nimble, fast-paced new company gets your blood flowing, you might be interested in a new job-aggregator site that pulls together listings from almost 20 different online sources, large and small. Hotstartupjobs.com scans sites ranging from big names like hotjobs.yahoo.com and monster.com to smaller players like ajaxian.com [...]
Scientific American: So much of life involves “auctions,” whether it is buying a used car or making health care choices or even choosing a mate. Most of us are motivated by the desire for a fair deal, and we employ some sophisticated cognitive tools to weigh offers, fashion responses, and so forth—all the to-and-fro in [...]
