Archive for September 18th, 2008
Entrepreneur Protects Against Metal Theft
Newsok: A rash of local copper thefts from commercial and residential air-conditioning units has prompted an Oklahoma City entrepreneur to create a product that protects property owners from thieves searching for the pricey metal. Local rental property owner Bernie Adler started Copper Cagers of America about three months ago after designing and making a protective [...]
Full-time: Mom, Business Owner And Student
nrtoday.com: Kristi Woods’ 9-year-old son sat quietly for a photo Thursday afternoon, but once it was done he was off. “Can I go play football now, Mom?” Tyler Degraffenreed asked, already halfway out the door to meet friends waiting outside. Weekdays at Woods’ apartment are a flurry of activity between her fourth-grader and her house-cleaning [...]
Work At Home Mom Writes For The Work At Home Niche
No matter what business you decide to enter, it always takes a certain amount of passion to make it great. Writing is just one example. If you don’t enjoy what you’re writing, your readers will most likely pick up on it. Anyone who knows Denise Willms will already know that she is the perfect example [...]
Work At Home Mom Writes For The Work At Home Niche
No matter what business you decide to enter, it always takes a certain amount of passion to make it great. Writing is just one example. If you don’t enjoy what you’re writing, your readers will most likely pick up on it. Anyone who knows Denise Willms will already know that she is the perfect example [...]
Niche Business: Treadmill Desks?
Fortune Small Business: Jim Bintliff supplies special mud for Major League Baseball. The story goes back to when pro baseball teams began using new balls for each game. They wanted to remove the factory gloss and make the balls easier to grip. The umpires tried in-field dirt, shoe polish, and tobacco juice, but everything damaged [...]
BusinessWeek: Carlos Leon is a media mogul in the making. With $25,000 in savings, and no outside financing, he managed to expand the multimedia business he started in a room in his parent’s mobile home into a full-service production company, CML Studios, with such clients as Warner Bros., VH1, Sirius, and MTV3. Leon, who earned [...]
Atir Natural Nail Care Clinic Franchise Opportunity
Traditionally people have faced embarrassing nail problems by hiding it under acrylic nails or by covering it up with nail polish. After years of using acrylic nails, Rita Gregory noticed that her natural nails were being damaged and not as healthy as they should be. When she tried to find alternatives to help bring the [...]
NFIB: Now available from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation, Johnny Money Online Game is a FREE Internet-based small business simulation game that engages students as they explore the risks and rewards of business ownership. Johnny Money is the newest of the Entrepreneur-in-the-Classroom programs, which are designed to enable educators to talk about entrepreneurship in their [...]
Inventor Gets Warm And Cozy Invention
Northlands Newscenter3: Cold winters at the cabin gave Lance Reasor the idea for his warm and cozy invention. After observing his girlfriend warm her pajamas on the wood burner night after night, Lance Reaser decided to do the same. “And I said you know this feels really good, so then after that whenever I mentioned [...]
If At First You Don’t Succeed, You’re In Excellent Company
The Wall Street Journal: J.K. Rowling’s book about a boy wizard was rejected by 12 publishers before a small London house picked up “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” Decca Records turned down a contract with the Beatles, saying “We don’t like their sound.” Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor who said he [...]
