Archive for July 24th, 2008
Founded in 1996, Emerald City Smoothie has opened up the doors to the health conscious looking for a smoothie that not only tastes good, but is also a healthy treat. They are also a great business opportunity for those looking to bring a product of this sort to their own areas. With over 60 stores [...]
If you have ever wished for a way to plan a good meal without having to shop for each ingredient individually, then you are most likely to visit your local Entrees Made Easy. Going in the kitchen with one of their employees you will be able to assemble the things you need to put together [...]
Whom most benefits from a business that will come to you? How about office workers? Maybe factory workers? Espresso To Go Mobile Café recognizes that and they do something about it. Using a special vehicle to go from place to place, a franchisee is able to offer their customers coffee that will come straight to [...]
9news.com: There are a number of valuable resources that are available to entrepreneurs and many are targeted specifically to mompreneurs. Here are a few of the more popular Web sites: SCORE This is a nonprofit organization that provides resources and expertise to entrepreneurs in order to help them maximize the success of their existing and [...]
Still on Hold? Twitter Can Help
ABC News: When Tracey Lee Wallace logged on one Monday morning she was venting her frustration because her Comcast service was down — no phone, no cable, no Internet, and she was dead in the water. Wallace is a single mother who runs a Web design business and often works out of her home so [...]
Consumers Change Buying Habits, But Will It Last?
Associated Press: Adrienne Radtke plans to keep riding her bike to work even if gas prices drop. Steve Pizzini got rid of his Cadillac Escalade in favor of a 16-year-old Acura and doesn’t expect to have another gas-guzzler. “I had a paradigm shift,” said Pizzini, a financial analyst. “I spent the money on a nice [...]
The Baby Business Is Big For Husband/Wife Team
Julie Hogan and her husband were born entrepreneurs. They wanted to work for themselves and did so successfully. Later when they decided to retire from their business they sold it off, until they got the itch for something new. Now they are the owners of 4 children-based businesses including Rock n’ Roll Baby Wear, Asian [...]
The Baby Business Is Big For Husband/Wife Team
Julie Hogan and her husband were born entrepreneurs. They wanted to work for themselves and did so successfully. Later when they decided to retire from their business they sold it off, until they got the itch for something new. Now they are the owners of 4 children-based businesses including Rock n’ Roll Baby Wear, Asian [...]
Are You a Workaholic? Take The Test!
CNBC: How Do I Know if I’m a Workaholic? 1. Do you get more excited about your work than about family or anything else? 2. Are there times when you can charge through your work and other times when you can’t? 3. Do you take work with you to bed? On weekends? On vacation? 4. [...]
Using strange vehicles that are fun for the whole family, Wheel Fun Rentals is a franchise which offers people the chance to get in on the fun. These would be a great option for areas that create a large amount of tourism. Especially family-friendly tourist areas. Wheel Fun gives people the chance to rent a [...]
It is doubtful that hamburger joints will ever go out of style, but consumers thrive on creativity and this restaurant chain has fun written all over it. At Cheeburger Cheeburger you can literally invent your own taste, that’s right…take the plunge and dive into any of their 5 signature sauces. Thirsty? Build your own soda, [...]
Niche Biz: Company Peddles Organized Crime Tour
Niagra Falls Review: When the mob takes you for a ride, don’t expect to be home any time soon. When Michael Rizzo, founder of Mob Tours, takes you for a ride, it takes about 90 minutes and some of the highlights along the way include former hideouts, hangouts and homes of Niagara Falls, N.Y.’s best-known [...]
Union-Tribune: Necessity wasn’t the mother of Sheldon Levinson’s invention. Nobody really needs a machine that makes bubbles. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth doing, or that the machine isn’t fun to play with, or that the process of turning Levinson’s idea into an actual product won’t make for good TV. Levinson, who lives in [...]
Entrepreneur: Seasonal business owners are often envied as having the ultimate gig: They work hard for the few months that form their peak season, then sail through the rest of the year with their feet up and a wad of cash in hand. Sound like the ultimate dream? Then it’s time for a reality check: [...]
NetworkWorld: Rick Boyd used to spend US$500 a month on gas and tolls commuting 48 miles a day between his home in Westchester County, N.Y., and his office in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. Now Boyd doesn’t commute any more because his company, Chorus, which provides clinical and management software for community health centers, has gone virtual. [...]
How To Start A Company And Family At The Same Time
Instigator Blog: Work-life balance is a topic of constant debate. Can you achieve it? Does it exist? What’s it all mean? It’s assumed that dads will exist more on the work side than the life side. There’s no question, we do. Yet, I know more and more fathers unwilling to sacrifice the life-side of the [...]
Young Entrepreneur Makes Sweet Deal
Del Rio News-Herald: Five dollars a week just wasn’t enough allowance for 12-year-old Eduardo Lopez, so he started his own business. Eddie’s OH’ Fudge, named after Ralphie Parker’s famous “Oh, fudge” line in A Christmas Story, was created in early January to supplement Lopez’s meager allowance. But, there was a bigger purpose behind the business. [...]
Small Biz And The Supreme Court
NFIB: There is no question that the Supreme Court’s decisions impact the small business. In fact, studies have shown that more than 40 percent of the court’s cases deal with issues that directly affect the business community. Those issues include employment, civil rights, insurance, workplace injury, environmental regulations and product liability issues. Unfortunately, the 2007-2008 [...]
The style that the two owners are able to bring into this business is amazing. Kelly Sharples and Sara Winnick have something to offer through their great cards. From birth announcements to holiday cares, these women are filling the needs of families with their creative selection. These women aren’t just partners in business, they are [...]
Fraud Found In SBA Contract Program
Entrepreneur: Federal investigators from the Government Accountability Office have released reports indicating that millions of dollars intended for small businesses were misallocated due to a weak application process in a SBA program. GAO investigators claim the SBA’s Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program, intended to boost small businesses in economically depressed areas with federal contracts, [...]
