Archive for August 14th, 2008
Entrepreneur.com announces the launch of Entrepreneur Connect
Biz.Yahoo.com: Entrepreneur.com announces the launch of Entrepreneur Connect, a highly anticipated online social networking site for the small business community at http://econnect.entrepreneur.com. The new online destination, presented by Sprint, is a business-to-business marketplace designed specifically for entrepreneurs. While other social networking sites feature an atmosphere of play, Entrepreneur Connect was created by the online authority [...]
When a fire happens it can cost quite a bit of money to fix and replace everything that has been damaged. No-Burn offers something that can help prevent that from happening in the first place! By building your home with a fire retardant that can protect the wood used to build your home, treat your [...]
In a world when most people don’t have the time, the patience, or the know-how to do their own taxes it is the tax business which comes out on top in their category. ExpressTax, known for fast and accurate tax returns for customers, they are also a reasonably priced franchise for someone interested in entering [...]
Sugar Buzz Hits Carmel Arts District
IndyStar.com: Nestled between chic clothiers, eateries and art purveyors in the Carmel Arts & Design District lies a hidden treasure for children and parents alike. Sugar Buzz Sweet Parties for Kids, 251 1st St. S.W. adds yet a new dimension to the diverse services and amenities taking root in Old Town Carmel. Sugar Buzz founder [...]
Single Mom Sells Sexy Confidence
The Herald News: Owner: Trisha Smith Web: www.poshandnaughty.com What do you offer? Lingerie and bedroom accessories. Why did you decide to start this business? I’m a single mother with entrepreneurial ambition who works full time and desires to be a success and inspiration to other single mothers who want to succeed. I also want to [...]
A Mother's Invention Matches Women's Skills With Employers' Needs
Cleveland.com: Davis, of University Heights, never wanted to be an entrepreneur. She just wanted to do something that she enjoyed with flexible hours, ideally a job that could draw on her master’s degree in instructional technology and distance education. Instead, she found administrative jobs that didn’t interest her or corporate jobs that weren’t flexible. “I [...]
One Moms Work At Home Dream Helps Others Find Their Own
No one knows how hard it is to get a start in the work at home world, than someone who has been there and fallen for some of those schemes that are really scams. Marie Pugh, of Moms DotCom Dream, is a mom who works from the comfort of her home and she spends a [...]
One Mom’s Work At Home Dream Helps Others Find Their Own
No one knows how hard it is to get a start in the work at home world, than someone who has been there and fallen for some of those schemes that are really scams. Marie Pugh, of Moms DotCom Dream, is a mom who works from the comfort of her home and she spends a [...]
Entrepreneur’s Creativity Inspires Biz
The Dispatch: Jennifer Martin started by making T-shirts as gifts for friends. The first went to Sabrina Watson, a receptionist at Moore Optometric Eye Center in Lexington. The brief slogan on the front of her shirt, printed in text-message shorthand, read “ichkuin” (I check you in). Martin, a paraoptometric with Moore Eye, placed additional shirts [...]
Mom Turns Love For Brownies Into $1 Million Biz
Moms Can Make Millions: Lisa Rothstein began baking brownies as a hobby while working as an elementary school teacher. She and a sorority sister started a business called Brownie Points baking brownies in their apartment. Soon their business took off and they moved it to a manufacturing facility in Cleveland. Unfortunately, Lisa had to move [...]
Small Biz Owners Have Many Learning Options
The Associated Press: An entrepreneur who’s mystified by accounting or putting a marketing plan together can get some help, and soon, with the arrival of the fall semester. Schools, colleges and universities around the country offer a variety of courses aimed at small business owners, and many cost little or nothing. Some of the courses [...]
Most New Jobs Come From Small Bizs
Fortune Small Business: Small businesses drove much of the employment growth in July, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll manager Automatic Data Processing. Firms with fewer than 50 workers added 50,000 new non-farm jobs to the private sector this month, which offset the 41,000 jobs dropped at medium and large companies. ADP partnered [...]
