Archive for June 3rd, 2008
Is Word of Mouth Effective for Bad Products?
TechDirt: Way too many people seem to think that “word of mouth marketing” is about getting others to spread your marketing message. That is, they think it’s about putting words into the mouths of others. But that’s not true at all. Real word of mouth marketing is about building a great product, and then letting [...]
Entrepreneur Creates Art From Antiques
BattleCreekEnquirer: Judi Wolford has a knack for seeing a possibility where others don’t — whether it’s turning a worn-out couch into a work of art or taking a vacant store and bringing it back to life. On June 14, Wolford, of Battle Creek, will open a new downtown shop, Antiquities & Eccentricities, at 28 West [...]
With how popular yard sales are, you’d think that people would realize the full potential of ‘junk’. Mike Thorne was able to see the profit available in the junk business as well. The idea for Just Junk came to him one day at work. When asked to remove old office equipment from the building he [...]
Value Forward Business Coaching
Not everyone is born ready to enter into the business world. Although experienced employees are the best route, they need to start somewhere. Value Forward Business Coaching is a business of it’s own that offers a variety of business consulting services. They have sales, marketing, strategy consulting as well as team training for VPs of [...]
A quarter doesn’t quite stretch as far as it used to, but in a vending machine kids can still enjoy getting little “treats” without breaking their parents bank. The owner of that same vending machine has just put themselves that much closer to a little more profit. U-Turn is a vending option that opens up [...]
Handmade By A Mom For Moms And Their Babies
Having started out as a working woman in the corporate world, Sharon has taken on an even bigger role as a work-at-home mom. A job which she says, “I couldn’t be happier, or consider myself any luckier!” Something that many mom’s who’ve had the opportunity to work from home have also said. Sharon is the [...]
Two moms Create Handy Diaper Bag/Baby Carrier Combo
Journal Newspapers: It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. But sometimes, motherhood necessitates invention. Two local moms found this to be true when they combined their talents and experience to create a simple, but amazingly useful baby product. After three years of researching, designing and manufacturing, Kimi Boal of Mill Creek [...]
MOMpowered Is Helping Moms Achieve Entrepreneurial Success
Ottawa Start: MOMpowered Inc. is holding an exclusive business launch event on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 entitled Birthing The Dream Boat Cruise on the Miss Gatineau Ottawa Boat Cruise. The event will take place from 6pm to 9pm ET. Special guests will include Kathryn Bechthold, creator of The Mompreneur™ Networking Group Inc. and The Mompreneur™ [...]
Entrepreneurial Mom Fights Against Sleep Deprivation
BurlingtonFreePress.com: Shannon Karpinski had woken in the night one too many times to face a soiled diaper, night clothes and bed linens, too. Sleep-deprived and desperate, this new mom took matters into her own hands and designed the Baby Bumsie. Similar to the ever-popular Onesie, a Baby Bumsie snaps between the legs to keep baby’s [...]
Entrepreneur: Market your products or services to big corporate clients instead of individual consumers. Deborah Sable founded CoreFit so she could market her personal- training services to corporations to offer as an employee benefit. “I find out who the owner or CEO is and find somebody who knows that person–that’s how I get in [at] [...]
All Business: If you are thinking about starting your own home-based business, the available options can be overwhelming. However, there are many tried and true home-based businesses that may be just what you are looking for. 1. Medical and legal transcription. If you have transcription skills and the necessary equipment, you can easily work from [...]
Carpet Sculpture International
The business in being creative is not something to underestimate. Carpet Sculpture International offers a license to those interested in designing a business around making beautiful designs on rugs or carpets for private homes and businesses. This is an opportunity that someone who would like to work from their own home can enjoy. Especially if [...]
How Entrepreneurs Make Money and Lead Happy Lives
U.S. News & World Report: Entrepreneurship is often seen not just as an approach to business but as a way of life. In the process of writing Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives, Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek interviewed 55 successful entrepreneurs from a variety of industries, both for-profit and nonprofit. U.S. News spoke [...]
Work-At-Home Programs May Be Route To Fuel Relief
Los Angeles Times: I filled my tank at a gas station in Santa Monica last week and the price was $4.09 for a gallon of regular. Ouch. But the more painful that things become at the pump, the more our political and business leaders will finally realize that they need to take steps, and soon, [...]
How Biz Owners Can Weather Economic Storm
Tennessean.com: I continue to be somewhat concerned about the current slowdown and/or recession in the economy. I remain very concerned about inflation. To get prepared for any economic downturn, it is best for business owners to think in terms of getting their financial statements in order. First let’s look at the income statement item-by-item: Revenues: [...]
