Archive for August 5th, 2008
The Highs And Lows Of Selling Online
Inquirer.net: Do you have a product you want to sell but don’t have the capital to put up a store? An easy way to make a sale (and test the market) is to go online and put up a virtual store. That’s right, make cyberspace your mall and set up shop by putting up your [...]
New Shop Looks For Out-Of-The-Box Merchandise
Naperville Sun: Downtown Naperville might be packed with more eateries in a half-square mile than just about anywhere other than Chicago. But man – and woman – does not live by bread alone. Just more than a year ago, Chris Finck, 40, and his wife, Sue, 39, added a boutique to the downtown shopping experience. [...]
JK Rowling One Of The World's Youngest Female Billionaires
Financial Post: The youngest self-made female billionaire in the world is Hong Kong citizen Chu Lam Yiu, the 38-year-old head of Huabao International, which makes fragrances and flavorings for cigarettes, detergents, beverages, dairy products and cosmetics. Chu still heads the company, which she started a decade ago and which went public through a backdoor listing. [...]
Consulting For Mompreneurs and Work-At-Home Opportunities For Moms
There are so many ways that women can work from home. They can start a business and in turn become what we call ‘Mompreneurs’ or they can take on a position or job that allows them to work from home, making them ‘Work-At-Home Moms’. Then every so often there is something that comes along and [...]
One Dog One Bone Takes Dogs Swimming With Their Own Line Of Pools
If you have a pet, then you probably know how costly it can be to get pools for your dog to play in. Many of these pools don’t even hold up for all that long. Kiddie pools quickly succumb to dog nails, getting holes or torn by the animal just walking through it. Many pet [...]
The Australian: A business built on beer seems like the perfect scenario for a couple of fun-loving university students. And so it is proving for Valjean Boynton and Campbell King, final-year RMIT University entrepreneurship students. Their business, Kegs on Legs, specialises in party keg hire and delivery to a thirsty Melbourne market. “We have a [...]
The Wall Street Journal: Google Inc. is working on plans to start a venture-capital arm, according to several people briefed on the discussions. The group will be led by David Drummond, Google’s senior vice president of corporate development and chief legal officer, according to two of these people. Google has hired William Maris, a 33-year-old [...]
Invention A Feather In His Cap
The Canberra Times: A Filipino scientist says he has created a new composite building board made of chicken feathers that could be a breakthrough for the construction industry in Asia. The new material would be resistant to the region’s armies of termites, and could also solve a big environmental problem in the Philippines by providing [...]
Fast Company: Microsoft jumped into Craigslist’s pool and realized it couldn’t keep its head above water. Launched in 2006 as a new free listings service, Windows Live Expo, was discontinued on July 31. Its draw was enabling users to buy and sell merchandise, discover local events, find new jobs, or find a place to live. [...]
Discovergames.com is THE resource for toy and game inventors to learn about the industry and show their products to board game retailers, manufacturers & licensors and game players at fairs and expos around the world, e-newsletters, co-op mailings and website listings. In between inventors & retailers are game suppliers, reps and agents. We bring everyone [...]
Businesses which offer customer satisfaction guarantees are some of the most popular among customers and in return are good businesses to be in. After all, a product that can offer complete satisfaction is bound to be a good one to sell. That’s what makes FastFrame such an interesting franchising opportunity. With there 30-day guarantee, FastFrame [...]
If you’re in the market for a franchise that offers good food, and in some way dedicates itself to some honorable people, Firehouse Subs is not something to over look. Founded by 2 brothers who have not only been firefighters, but have a family history that goes back in that noble profession, Firehouse Subs is [...]
