Archive for July 23rd, 2008
Would you sell your leg for $1 Million?
Odt.co.nz: Geology graduate and digital entrepreneur James Stewart is selling his left leg on the internet — for a million dollars. The 24-year-old Christchurch man says his leg has about 2000 square centimetres of skin, and he is selling advertising space on it for $500 a square centimetre. One client has already bought space for [...]
Fish Pedicure Proves There’s A Market For Everything
The above picture, from the Chicago Tribune, proves people will do almost anything in the name of beauty. This latest pedicure routine features women (and men) sticking their feet into buckets of water filled with tiny garra rufa fish. Why would anyone stick their feet in a fish bowl you ask? Why to [...]
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Andy Sernovitz: It’s good to support worthy causes. It’s also good word of mouth. The key word in “non-profit organization” is “organization” — these are natural communities of highly connected people who talk to each other. If you provide genuine support to a good group, all of their members will know about it. Pick a [...]
The London Free Press: Move over Lunchbox Gang, the Bag Ladies have arrived. Two London sisters and stay-at-home moms are having entrepreneurial success beyond imagination with their new lunch bags. Kathi Blackwell and Lynn Petcoff have developed the balanced day lunch kits based on the move by school boards across the province to go from [...]
Being An Entrepreneur From Home Is Possible
Times Herald-Record: I quit my job in the city to be a stay-at-home mom. The mom part was great, but I had a lot of trouble with the stay-at-home part. If I didn’t like any other job, I would have found a new one, and I decided even if my job was taking care of [...]
Mom/Son Team Sells Natural Face Minerals
I’ve read about many mom-owned businesses, this is the first one that I’ve found that was launched as an educational tool. Marie Feazell home schools her son, and interested in a way to teach her son about business she launched Natural Face Minerals. Working from home she is able to educate her son in the [...]
There are many ice cream alternatives available on the market. One of those top options would have to be Rita’s Water Ice. Her Italian ice comes with the backing of a very powerful brand name that is easily recognized by many who have tried or know people who have tried the product. Having started in [...]
Nearly every household in America buys cereal as a staple, its quick, its easy, its delicious, it (can be) healthy, and there are thousands of varieties to choose from. Cereal is not just for breakfast anymore, its a snack, its any meal, its food on the go. Practically everyone eats cereal including kids, moms, dads, [...]
Entrepreneur Practices Environmentalism
The Patriot Ledger: Alex Eaves’ basement is stocked with T-shirts, skateboards, shopping bags and stickers, all emblazoned with socially conscious messages and designs. Eaves has collected the merchandise in the five years since he founded Stay Vocal, a clothing and skateboard company that encourages social and environmental responsibility. Intent on staying true to the messages [...]
Mom Finds An 'Absolutely Cute' Way To Support The Military
It does not matter if you have or do not have a loved one in the army, almost everyone wants to find a way to support our troops. Inspired by the people around her, Lyn Fleischman took a chance and created a very successful Etsy store. Her line of military themed bags, Absolutely Cute and [...]
‘Why Didn’t I Think Of That?’ Moments
Columbia Daily Tribune: We’ve come to realize that inside most people is an entrepreneur – or at least the desire to create or do something that will solve a problem, change the way we live or at least make money. That’s human nature. It’s the old “Why didn’t I think of that?” phenomenon. There are [...]
Mom Finds An ‘Absolutely Cute’ Way To Support The Military
It does not matter if you have or do not have a loved one in the army, almost everyone wants to find a way to support our troops. Inspired by the people around her, Lyn Fleischman took a chance and created a very successful Etsy store. Her line of military themed bags, Absolutely Cute and [...]
Someone who finds most of their time dedicated to the internet may find a business based around it would be the best option for them. Ridgegold Marketing Inc. is a web design business opportunity available for those with the money for the low minimum investment and the drive to work from home. This business gives [...]
If beauty is an industry that inspires you and you’re around the Texas area, Salons by JC might be an interesting franchise opportunity to consider. After opening their first store in 1998, Salons by JC has grown to a total of 6 franchises in Arlington, Dallas and San Antonio. Within the next 12 months that [...]
College Startup: Outsourcing isn’t something you do for its own sake; you do it because you know that it will lead to more productivity and in effect, profitability. So thk it through. Here are a few things to remember about the negative side to outsourcing: Outsourcing can be a threat. If another party is keeping [...]
Startup Spark: With everything being so expensive, you might find it difficult to dig into the budget for publicity. Money aside, you need to create a “buzz” around your business. Here are some free ways to get others buzzing about you: First, get news coverage about your business or new product locally, nationally, as well [...]
Social Media 101: How To Get Your Business Involved
Mashable: Many companies are intrigued by the concept of social media, but have no idea how to actually integrate it into business practices. Changing employee behavior is challenging, and social media participation is often looked at as an additional burden rather than leveraged to improve the efficiency of a current task. Unless traditional communications are [...]
Biz Poll: What Is The Most Useful Website for Entrepreneurs?
What web site do you find most useful in your business? A web site you use every day and couldn’t live without. Leave your favorites in the comments. Photo by MSDesigns.
Entrepreneur Ignites Cleaner Log Market
Tahoe Daily Tribune: Michael Pettibone wants to turn skeptics into believers. How? By producing a cleaner wood-burning product. To that end, Pettibone started Sierra Tahoe Wood Products in January to sell pellet fuel. The pellet logs, called Firelogs, produce 50 percent fewer emissions than firewood, which is lower than the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s particulate [...]
Passion, The Microbusiness Motivator
LloydLemons.com: Remember the last time your boss made you feel small, you swore that you were going to quit and start your own business. You’ve dreamt of starting your own business for years. You’ve secretly mentioned it to those closest to you. Maybe now is the time. Not a day goes by when I don’t [...]
FTC Hammers Invention Promoters With $10M Settlement
NetworkWorld: The owners of an invention promotion operation that charged up to $12,000 to evaluate and promote consumers’ inventions agreed today to pay $10 million in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers across the country. The defendants — Davison Design and Development and Manufacturer’s Support Services — enticed consumers [...]
