Archive for July 14th, 2008
New Cafe Caters To Children And Moms
WheelingCountrySide: Busy moms look for ways to socialize with other moms while their children play. One option is the new Nibbles’ Play Cafe, 13 Huntington Lane, Wheeling, designed to provide a safe place for children ages 6 months to 7 years to play and give their moms a break. Nibbles’ will be having its grand [...]
Make A Lasting Imprint With Mommy Cards
OrlandoSentinel.com: Motherhood is a job, too – one that involves lots of networking. Moms who meet at playgrounds, parties or preschools like to keep in touch and get their kids together for activities. If you work outside the home, you can just whip out one of your business cards. If not, well, you can fumble [...]
The Original "Metromom" Creates a Community for Moms in Direct Sales
PRWeb: The original Metromom, Kim DeYoung, is pleased to announce a whole new way for moms around the country to learn and connect–The Metromom Direct Sales Association. So what is a Metromom? A mom who’s also an entrepreneur–a woman committed to her family and to managing her own home-based business with class. Millions of women [...]
How many parents have wished there was a button they could push to make their children do as they wanted? How about a spray that would make the child want to behave? Some parents might think it’s crazy, while others might consider this a life saver. All the same Helpful Hallie’s is a mom and [...]
Golf Entrepreneur Kept His Eye On The Ball
The Dallas Morning News: Barney Adams will tell you he’s never sold a product in his life. That might seem strange coming from the guy who invented the Adams Tight Lies fairway wood, one of the best-selling golf clubs in history, and the founder of Plano-based Adams Golf Inc. But it’s entirely plausible to those [...]
Is New SBA Chief Really Small Business Oriented?
Startup Spark: President Bush appointed a new chief of the Small Business Administration (SBA). The thing is, for the third time in a row, the appointed chief, Sandy Baruah, has very little small business experience. Not only has he never run a company of his own, his closest connection to small business would be a [...]
ComfortStay Helps Seniors And Helps Create Senior Care Businesses
As our loved ones get older, senior care is becoming more important. Non-medical home care is growing in popularity as more seniors are looking for a little help that can make the difference between staying in their own home or having to go into an assisted living residence. The President of ComfortStay Assistance, Michael J. [...]
Obama Proposes Small Biz Tax Credits For Health
Reuters: Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama unveiled a proposal on Sunday to give $6 billion a year in tax credits to small businesses that provide health insurance plans. In a speech to Latino voters of the National Council of La Raza in San Diego, Obama gave credit for the idea to Sen. Hillary Clinton, [...]
Invention Could Replace Towels
The Star: Soggy towels spreading nasty bacteria around your kitchen could soon be a thing of the past thanks to an invention by a Sheffield student. Paul Oxley has come up with a hygienic, electronic way to dry dishes and dispose of kitchen mess – the Aquavac. The 24-year-old, graduating from De Montfort University in [...]
Small Business Idea.com: Every new small business idea must face this simple yet essential question: Is your small business idea a business, a hobby, or both? Go ahead, take 30 seconds to ask yourself this question. The Answers: If you answered “both”, you have failed this test. Chuck your idea and go back to the [...]
Convincing Your Boss To Let You Telecommute
Travelers Notebook: No sooner than framing my college diploma on the wall, I found I was on my own, broke and nestled in the corner of a cubicle just to pay my bills. Yes, living in the city was swell, sort of. As for a desk job? I quickly figured out that wasn’t my thing. [...]
After the chewing gum and gadgets for children, is the distributor for ideas seen in the district of East Village in New York. Why not? Photo by trendsnow.
