Archive for June 26th, 2008
Teen Entrepreneur Opens Sno-Ball Stand
Hometownannapolis: Katie Neighoff is a busy entrepreneur and the owner of a new business in Galesville, the “Sno Shak.” At the Shak, she sells 24 regular and diet flavors of sno-balls. Katie, who is a student at Anne Arundel Community College, came up with the idea for a sno-ball stand about two years ago when [...]
Trendhunter: Scott Amron came up with a clever idea using magnets and money. He created some awesome Cash Money Clips that are made from real money. You can even use the money clip as currency when you are low on cash! Amron offers his cool Cash Money Clip design in 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, [...]
Frozen yogurt is a great alternative to ice cream. It can fill the same craving while being better for you. Ziiing Frozen Yogurt takes it as an opportunity to offer that to people interested in the delicious alternative. When a customer visits a Ziiing frozen yogurt they are able to enter a family-friendly atmosphere while [...]
Chances are you’ve driven by one, billboard advertising is very big, literally. Billboard Connection was established in 1997, but they didn’t start offering franchises until 2003. They now have a total of 75 franchised units. They give their franchisees something that can be run from a home office, while helping the small and medium businesses [...]
Working on a yard project, whether you’re looking to lay down a concrete patio area, or landscape your yard. If you’re going to do it yourself, it wouldn’t be logical to purchase the machinery when you can simply just rent what you need for the period of time you’ll be using it. Or you could [...]
Some of the best places to make money is at events such as fairs or flea markets. Especially if you are offering a product that people will want. Little Jimmy’s Italian Ices is not a franchise. It’s a business opportunity for someone interested in running their business from a push cart at large events. The [...]
Virtual assistant as a new name, it’s Cybertary. Their franchise opportunity gives people the chance to work from home, while connecting businesses with independent contractors who can fill special needs for them. Location doesn’t matter when it comes to telecommuting, so the list of potential clients are endless.
Mom Turns A Need Into A Business Into A Franchise
The Maui News: After leaving the construction business to become a stay-at-home mom – now, of four – Bonnie McCarthy found life could be hectic. She didn’t need all-day care for her kids, but she did sometimes want brief relief. “I would go to the grocery store with a list of necessities but with the [...]
Next Generation Of Moms Stay At Home And Work
Seminole Chronicle: She stays home every day, cooking, cleaning, caring for the kids – and bringing home the bacon. More and more women are getting into the entrepreneurial spirit, with more than 50 percent of U.S. businesses being women-owned, employing more than 12.8 million people and ringing in more than $1.9 trillion in sales, according [...]
Work At Home Resources For Moms
There are tons of opportunities to work from home that can be found on the internet, but it’s nearly impossible to sort through them all. That’s why it’s great when websites such as Mothers Work At Home can do all the legwork for you. From there, all you need to do is sort through what [...]
What Are Customers Saying About You Online?
The Wall Street Journal: Brand reputation, or what your customers think about your business, is crucial for any small company that wants to attract new clients and grow a business. What one customer says in a blog or product review can directly influence another customer’s decision to choose you over your competitors. Here are four [...]
Inventor Says He’s Built A Better Sandbag
MSNBC: Sitting at the corner of Howard Street and Highway 79 is a plywood shipping crate that inventor Al Arellanes says holds the answer to future battles against floods along the Mississippi River and elsewhere. “It deploys in one second,” Arellanes said of his product, known as RDFW, for Rapid Deployment Flood Wall, and manufactured [...]
smSmallBiz.com: As more and more Americans work from home — be it running a business or telecommuting for a job — the home office, which was once relegated to a small corner in a kitchen or perhaps a dank basement, is finally receiving some well-deserved attention. Today, we’ll take a look at how one crafty [...]
Motherhood Incorporated Creates Mom-portunities
The internet is filled with opportunities for someone to work from home. The options are endless. Offering services as a virtual assistant is only one of them, but the option is a very real one for those with the skills people are looking for. Motherhood Incorporated opens up a world of opportunities for these skilled [...]
Gas Prices Changing Lawn-Mowing Habits
USA Today: When Eric King moved from his apartment in Pittsburgh to a single-family home with a lawn, he bought a manual lawn mower instead of the usual gasoline-powered kind. He’s got plenty of company. Sales of manual — or push reel — mowers with cartwheeling blades are rising this year. Officials attribute the surge [...]
Motherhood Incorporated Creates Mom-portunities
The internet is filled with opportunities for someone to work from home. The options are endless. Offering services as a virtual assistant is only one of them, but the option is a very real one for those with the skills people are looking for. Motherhood Incorporated opens up a world of opportunities for these skilled [...]
Show Up at Work … in Your Robe
ABC News: This year’s skyrocketing gas prices are enough to make even the most diehard office suck-ups fantasize about finding a job that lets them telecommute. But is finding a new job that lets you work from home a realistic goal or just a pipe dream? Thirty-three percent of U.S. companies allow employees to telecommute [...]
Update: Greyson Carlson has been born, and his name came as a direct result of these comments. Thank you! My wife and I are expecting our a new baby, our third boy, in a few weeks and just like last time we haven’t picked a name yet! Please help name the baby! Our name rules: [...]
