Archive for October 16th, 2008
Home Based Green Businesses Are Raking In The Green
All of us have been exposed to the green movement in one form or another, you can’t turn on the TV or radio, can’t open a newspaper or magazine without getting blasted with information about how we need to protect the environment. I have personally seen the phrase “ Green is the new Black” used [...]
Theme Birthday Parties For Kids Created In A 'Snap'
When it is time for your child’s birthday, it doesn’t get easier than a party in a box. Snap Parties isn’t the average boxed party, though. The party favors included in their kits are made to last longer than the average cheap plastic toys traditionally used and handed out, which means there is less being [...]
Theme Birthday Parties For Kids Created In A ‘Snap’
When it is time for your child’s birthday, it doesn’t get easier than a party in a box. Snap Parties isn’t the average boxed party, though. The party favors included in their kits are made to last longer than the average cheap plastic toys traditionally used and handed out, which means there is less being [...]
Mom Creates Business To Help Party Planners
STNG: Games and Celebrations.com Inc. is the business Dawn Grelyak started, owns and operates. The mother of four knew she had to work from home when in 2001 she was pink slipped, pregnant with twins and outside child care wasn’t an option. Grelyak’s discovery of having a talent for putting together games for bridal showers [...]
Young Moms Bring Color To Craft Show
Lynden Tribune: A children’s boutique will be dropped right into the middle of the Lynden Fall Craft & Antique Show at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds Thursday through Saturday. A trio of Lynden moms have pooled their talents — and individual businesses — to create the booth Once Upon A Time, fashioned after a small children’s [...]
‘Joe the Plumber’ Strikes Net Gold
AppScout: After the third and final presidential debate, “Joe the Plumber” might be the most popular man in America. No, not Joe Wurzelbacher, the Toledo, Ohio-based man who reportedly complained to Sen. Barack Obama about his tax policies and who was name-checked in the debate more than 20 times. No, I mean Joe Francis, a [...]
One glance into a home will tell you that they has stuff, and a lot of it. From casual wants to things that are needed, it all begins to add up and the need for space expands as the collection grows. The need to organize is what keeps businesses like Closet Tailors going. Their slogan, [...]
The Sacramento Bee: People “just love to kiss.” That’s the conclusion of Sacramento entrepreneur Mark Otero, who’s finding success with a new tool that allows people to search popular Web sites, like Facebook, MySpace or Hi5, and plant virtual wet ones on people they like. His online venture, called KlickNation Corp., had some modest early [...]
Make Money Distributing Video Content
Shai Coggins At JustMakeMoneyOnline.com: One of the services that I’ve encountered during Blog World Expo was Commission Videos. The general idea is that they provide you with video content that’s relevant to your blog or site. And, every time a video is played, you get paid per one thousand impressions. If you set your video [...]
Mom Crafts Niche In Accessories Industry
CentreDaily.com: Nan Holloway discovered the inspiration for her business during a moment of exasperation. While on vacation in Hawaii with her husband, Chris, Holloway found herself digging constantly through her handbag, trying to locate her cell phone, travel documents or mints. “I’d hear the cell phone ring, and I couldn’t find it,” she says. Frustrated, [...]
Entrepreneur.com: Starting a business doesn’t have to mean emptying your pockets, draining your back account and maxing out your credit cards. Here a eight ways to cut your expenses when starting a business: 1. Get free advice from a successful mentor who’s already been through the rough-and-tumble first stages of starting a business. 2. Have [...]
Can You Make A Living And A Difference?
sparkplugging: Is your business about just making a living or is it about making a difference? It’s an interesting thing to contemplate. Am I just running my business to make money or am I running my business to make other people’s lives better. It’s a question, actually, I ask myself often. As a business advisor [...]
