Archive for August 1st, 2008
Why Didn’t I Think Of That? Bacon Alarm Clock
Matty Sallin Blog: No one likes to wake up, especially by an alarm. The Wake n’ Bacon gently wakes you up with the mouthwatering aroma of bacon, just like waking up on a Sunday morning to the smell of Mom cooking breakfast. A frozen strip of bacon is placed in the night before. Because there [...]
The best activities for kids are the ones where the kids can get out and have fun. TheaterFun is a business opportunity that gives people the chance to create a business which will keep kids having fun while letting the children use their imagination. As an educational program, TheaterFun gives the license holder the chance [...]
Unique Paint Techniques Create Old World Charm
South Bend Tribune: Faux painting took the decorating world by storm 15 or so years ago. Professionals and do-it-yourselfers alike grabbed sponges, rags and rakes and attempted to create distinctive wall treatments that began to appear, well, not so distinctive. But Hallwood has taken faux finishing to another level. Operating as Hallwood Design out of [...]
The Return Of The Calling Card
TIME: In the 1800s, there was a certain logic–and a cool distance–to the formal calling card. Those who were part of, or sought a place among, the social élite would deliver a card with their name engraved on it to someone’s home to request a visit. But now that you can IM, e-mail or text [...]
The Calgary Sun: Stepping in to help new parents keep things clean is local mom-trepreneur Jessica Gaudette with her new home-based biz called Messie Jessie — a fabulous line of baby accessories that’s creating a lot of buzz among baby-makers. Not that you have to be a mom to appreciate the products on the Messie [...]
Fashionable Necessities For Your Baby
Many moms are just as fashion forward minded as any other person out there. So when they are reduced down to simple baby styles after having a child, it can be a little depressing for the once fashionable mom. Tivoli Couture takes on that problem head on with all the baby products carried within the [...]
Fashionable Necessities For Your Baby
Many moms are just as fashion forward minded as any other person out there. So when they are reduced down to simple baby styles after having a child, it can be a little depressing for the once fashionable mom. Tivoli Couture takes on that problem head on with all the baby products carried within the [...]
Children's Clothing That Fliggity Flies
From the minds of children come… great business ideas? That’s how it worked for Lisa Leake! One day her daughter asked for a butterfly shirt and from there a business was born. As her tagline says, “clothing inspired by a child’s imagination.” It may have been inspired by her daughter, but the business has since [...]
Open Giveaways: Sterling and Pearls
We currently have one giveaway open from Sterling and Pearls. They have donated one pearl bracelet, like the one shown here, to be given away to one of our readers. Their are 3 optional lengths for the winner to choose from. If you’d like to enter you have until August 3rd at 11:59pm. Visit the [...]
Children’s Clothing That Fliggity Flies
From the minds of children come… great business ideas? That’s how it worked for Lisa Leake! One day her daughter asked for a butterfly shirt and from there a business was born. As her tagline says, “clothing inspired by a child’s imagination.” It may have been inspired by her daughter, but the business has since [...]
Dorm Room Biz: Alright guys, here is a quick and simple business idea to get you started on the right track when you get back to school and are ready to make some money! Every year, thousands of new students and old students return to the dorm rooms on their college campus. This usually means [...]
Music Retailer Thrives Serving Captive Audience
Reuters: As music retailers struggle to stay in business, a Los Angeles firm is doing nicely targeting a demographic that gets bigger every year — prisoners. More than 2.3 million people were locked up in federal, state or local systems at midyear 2007, according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice, and they want their Michael [...]
Couple Invents Magic Whiteboard
Worcester News: A Worcester couple are hoping to escape unscathed when they enter the Dragons’ Den and pitch their innovative idea to some of the most successful businessmen in the country on national television. Neil and Laura Westwood have already beaten thousands of other competitors to showcase their idea, Magic Whiteboard, on the popular BBC2 [...]
Should You Tell Clients You Work From Home?
BusinessWeek: When Ilene Drexler was laid off as a corporate consultant in January 2004, she decided to launch a professional organizing business, The Organizing Wiz, out of her one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. But gaining the trust of potential customers was a challenge at first, in part because she wasn’t running her solo [...]
