Archive for October 7th, 2008
Moms Organize Expo For Teenagers
Carroll County Times: About a year ago, Finksburg mom Beth Merz asked her 14-year-old baby sitter what she was doing for the weekend. When the teenager said she was hanging out with her friends at a local gas station, Merz was surprised. “I was like, ‘What do you mean?’” Merz said. Fed up with the [...]
MotherProof.com Gets A Face-Lift
Market Watch: MotherProof.com, the new-car automotive advice site written for moms, by moms, launched a revamped website today to deliver a better online experience to the fastest-growing segment of auto consumers: women. “The new site furthers MotherProof.com’s mission of providing unbiased, practical new-car reviews and information from a mom’s perspective,” said Kristin Varela, “Chief Mom” [...]
A Japanese company says it has developed an airbag designed to protect elderly people from injury during a fall. A video is below. What do you think? Would you buy one of these for your parents or grandparents?
In response to all of the email I receive, I’ve decided to start a “reader mailbag” to handle a lot of the simpler questions that I get that don’t necessarily warrant a full article by themselves. Each week, I’ll answer questions that are asked in these reader mailbag posts, If you have a question you’d [...]
504ward Is Calling For Your Business Ideas
If you think your business idea might be a winner, put it to the test! 504ward is calling out to all entrepreneurs who believe they have a winning idea and inviting them to enter their $100,000 Business Competition. You must be willing to move to New Orleans and your business idea must be able to [...]
Homeschool Your Kids into Business
Whether you’re an entrepreneur that also homeschools (like my family), or you would just like to teach your child the basics of starting their own business, the website Homeschool-Entrepreneur.com is a new and growing resource to help. Compiled by veteran homeschool/entrepreneurs, it offers resources for starting a home business, and teaching your children to do [...]
The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money #15
The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money was originally published in 1880 by P. T. Barnum. Part 15 Beware Of “Outside Operations” We sometimes see men who have obtained fortunes, suddenly become poor. In many cases, this arises from intemperance, and often from gaming, and other bad habits. Frequently it occurs [...]
Betting Your Retirement On Your Start-Up
The New York Times: With small-business loans and second mortgages scarce these days, some middle-age entrepreneurs are starting companies using their retirement savings, a novel financing method that they say avoids loan payments and early withdrawal penalties. These business owners are effectively treating their start-up ventures as any other stock in their 401(k) portfolio, and [...]
‘Thinking Cap’ Could Unlock Inner Genius
Daily Mail: There is a theory that the spark of genius lurks hidden within all of us. Now scientists are developing a ‘thinking cap’ that could turn that theory into practice and unlock the amazing potential of the human brain. The device uses tiny magnetic pulses to change the way the brain works and has [...]
The Business Of Search Engine Optimization
Although it is important to advertise in the right places, if your looking to do business online, then you will need the right amount of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to ensure your website will get the visits it deserves. Although that isn’t knowledge that comes naturally to most of us, it isn’t out of the [...]
Friends Are Mothers Of Invention
The Suncoast News: Like a lot of friends, Debra Medina and Leslie Barile often had we-ought-to start-a-business conversations during the seven years they worked together as counselors at Cody River Elementary School. The difference between them and other would-be business teams is they got around to making it happen, finding both inspiration and opportunity during [...]
The New York Times: Some small companies say they are no longer able to get loans from newly cautious banks as credit tightens across the country, and even those who do qualify are increasingly reluctant to borrow and expand, fearful of overextending themselves in the midst of the financial crisis. Alan Petrucci, whose small factory [...]
Entrepreneur Hopes Golf Game Rings Up Sales
Daily News: Sometimes inspiration for starting a business venture just shows up where you might least expect it. For Randy Herron, what he developed into a lawn game known as “Ring It! Golf” started with a visit to Greenville, N.C., eight years ago. As so often happens in college towns, the Herrons found themselves in [...]
