Archive for August 8th, 2008
Are You Really an Entrepreneur?
Biz.Yahoo.com: Many people dream of starting their own businesses, but not everyone is cut out for this line of work. Being employed by someone else offers a slew of advantages, from health insurance and matching retirement contributions to a regular schedule and the company of coworkers. If you’re thinking about striking out on your own, [...]
Let the Blogolution Begin – AtlantaWomanOwned.com Launched
DryerBuzz.com: Let the Blogolution Begin! Follow the buzz each day as an Atlanta woman, minding her own business, is selected and featured in AWO News. Discover daily business and entrepreneurial tips, news, networking and marketing solutions. Business owners, from stay at home mom-preneurs to top CEOs are invited to blog about the daily grind of [...]
Inside Retailing Online: When ‘mumpreneur’ Maxine Auld met her 12 month sales budget in 12 weeks, she knew she was onto something. Toot Toot Toys, which lays claim to Australia’s largest range of toy trains, quickly outgrew the Auld’s spare bedroom and is celebrating its third birthday in its own warehouse. As an online retailer [...]
BBC News: Mothers are increasingly fed up with jobs that do not allow them to spend enough time with their children. So instead, they are starting their own businesses. The number of women working for themselves has leapt by nearly 20% since 2000, according to official figures, and now tops a million. And an opinion [...]
Couple Starts Recycling Service
The Carmi Times: A Carmi couple may have found a niche business that is needed in the area. Bill and Kelli Chapman are offering a curbside pick-up service of certain recyclable waste. Kelli told The Times during a Wednesday interview they are currently accepting customers and can be reached at 382-8619 or by e-mail at [...]
Invention Helps Keep Car Seat Straps Out Of The Way
Kelley Daron has formulated a product that helps all parents with a problem that was previously unsolved. Her Buckle-Pals products fills a niche, and any parent who has used her product would probably tell you that they would never be able to live without it. When our children are babies we have to put those [...]
Open Giveaway: Passion Party Goodie Bags
On the 4th we posted an interview with a Passion Party Consultant and she is giving away up to 10 good bags to our readers. The giveaway is still open. To remind you of what’s included: Naughty IOU’s Passion Powder Edible Strawberry Lubricant A Fun Temporary Tattoo A Sample of Pure Satisfaction This giveaway doesn’t [...]
Invention Helps Keep Car Seat Straps Out Of The Way
Kelley Daron has formulated a product that helps all parents with a problem that was previously unsolved. Her Buckle-Pals products fills a niche, and any parent who has used her product would probably tell you that they would never be able to live without it. When our children are babies we have to put them [...]
Improving Your College Biz One Step At A Time
College Startup: If your business has been up and running for quite a while and you’ve been setting your sights on spreading more of your business wings, there is always something to tweak and improve. A few improvements are in order! I have here a few things you may want to consider. * If you [...]
BusinessWeek: Plenty of Web entrepreneurs start their ventures at home and move into commercial spaces only when they expand. Unity Stoakes and Steven H. Krein did it backwards. They ditched their office space in midtown Manhattan a year after founding OrganizedWisdom, a health search, and sent their staff of nine to work from home. And [...]
Unusual Birthday Card Idea Sticks
Washington Post Magazine: After their children joined the weekend birthday party circuit, Erica Peale and Meredith Kole lamented the high cost of buying numerous birthday cards that got torn off packages or went to toddlers who couldn’t read. So the former college roommates, both fresh off advertising careers, devised a cheaper — and stickier — [...]
As of 8 PM EDT Thursday, 52 readers had tried their luck at guessing the fake company. Avidemux got the most votes for the fake followed by Plerb. The fake was actually Jeflora. At least it didn’t exist when the poll was written. Plerb is a micro-blogging service. Veetle allows you to do live broadcasting [...]
