Archive for September 15th, 2008
Local Entrepreneurs Get A Head Start
BCLocalNews.com: With the recent loss of hundreds of jobs in the South Okanagan and Similkameen, there are now plenty of people on Employment Insurance. For some, starting a business of their own is the answer to providing themselves with a decent income. Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen offers a program named SEEB (Self-Employment Employment Benefits) that [...]
One Business Helps Your Luggage Stand Out In The Crowd
How often do you travel? Could you imagine grabbing your luggage after you’ve exited the plane, heading to your destination and then finding out that what you grabbed wasn’t your own bag? That can be a scary thought! The UBrand Stick Tagz are not only good looking, but will make it easy for you to [...]
One Business Helps Your Luggage Stand Out In The Crowd
How often do you travel? Could you imagine grabbing your luggage after you’ve exited the plane, heading to your destination and then finding out that what you grabbed wasn’t your own bag? That can be a scary thought! The UBrand Stick Tagz are not only good looking, but will make it easy for you to [...]
What Was Your Defining Moment in Your Business?
Anita Campbell recently asked: Did you ever reach a defining moment in your business when you just knew it was going to be a success? Success can be an elusive goal for small business, especially in as dynamic a business as web publishing. Today, I feel like my blog is on top of the world, [...]
Economy to Entrepreneurs: Turn Back
The New York Times: In 2000, Bobbi Reed moved from Denver to Sydney, Australia, for a month and ran a V.I.P. hospitality suite at the Summer Olympic Games. Two years later, at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, she and her team hosted 1,100 telecommunication workers, handling their food, housing and transportation. As head [...]
BusinessWeek: In 2001, Johnny Earle dropped out of music college after just two weeks. On a lark, he made a T-shirt with an image of a cupcake atop a pair of cross bones. The trenchantly iconic design got noticed and people started asking to buy his tees. Earle began selling them out of the trunk [...]
Animation Entrepreneurs Make A Legal Killing
Fortune Small Business: An animated video shows a woman jogging by the side of a road – until a wayward car sends her flying into the grass. In another, a motorcycle crashes into a truck parked in the bicycle lane at twilight. In a third, the pipes in an attic tilt, causing moisture to collect [...]
Baby Boomer Sites Use Niche Ad Sales Strategy
Journal Of New England Technology: While the term “baby boomer” may be convenient for demographers, web-based businesses targeting them are finding them hard to pin down. Sure, baby boomers may have discretionary income, but they’re also pressed for time and few people in that generation define themselves using that term, making them a difficult demographic [...]
Yes, Anyone Can Be An Entrepreneur, If …
Gladys Edmunds for USA TODAY: I believe anyone can do anything they want to do. You can get started right now where you are. Much of being an entrepreneur starts with a state of mind. How we think determines how our lives will unfold. Right now you are in a good position to implement entrepreneurial [...]
3rd Annual Bubble Wrap Competition
PRNewswire: Bubble Wrap is looking for America’s next great inventor. In cooperation with the National Museum of Education, Sealed Air Corporation is pleased to sponsor the 3rd Annual Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors! • Who – Students in grades 5-8 for the school year 2008-2009 • How – Demonstrate creativity and ingenuity by creating [...]
