Archive for November 18th, 2008
Deep Breaths And Family Help In Building Yoga Center
BillingsGazette.com: Here’s a hint for anyone starting a business: the bigger your family, the better. Years ago, Aimee Carlson worked at the Yoga Center, and when it went away she missed that yoga crowd. That’s one of the reasons she started The Yoga Spot in Billings, to re-create that healthy and gentle community. Trouble was, [...]
Economic Crisis Turning More Moms Into Entrepreneurs
PR Web: Downward trends in the stock market, housing foreclosures and massive job layoffs are creating a tight squeeze on family budgets across the country and the globe. But while budgets have been reduced the entrepreneurial spirit hasn’t — especially in the growing “mom owned business” sector. As much as one-third of moms recently surveyed [...]
“Wacky” Baker Sends Invention To Celebrity Chefs
BBC News: A Scottish cake maker is hoping to mix it with millionaires with a “revolutionary” take on the wooden spoon – which he insists is NOT a spatula. Instead, “Spon” inventor Neal Robertson is sending his double-backed spoons to celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Nigella Lawson in a bid for the baking big [...]
The Sunday Times: Time to buff up your brain, to send your synapses to the spa. How about a couple of hours of sudoku? No? Well, fire up your Nintendo DS and pump up your neurons with Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training games — “Keep your brain sharp and in shape.” “These games definitely work because [...]
After Selling Your Startup To Microsoft? Sell Toilet Paper And Trash Bags
Mashable: In 2007, Microsoft acquired Jellyfish, a social search engine that ultimately became the Live Search Cashback program. The company’s founders – Brian Wiegand and Mark McGuire – have since moved on, and are now working on a stealth startup called Alice.com that is announcing a $4.3 million financing round. While the founders aren’t giving [...]
Big Bizs That Started In A Recession
Inside CRM: It might seem counterintuitive to start a new business when the economy is in the dumps. But a recession can actually be the ideal time for launching a company. In fact, many well-known and successful organizations were born during an economic slump. The following major corporations made it big during recessions: Burger King [...]
Springwise: So, you thought the market for reusable bags was saturated? Having found a niche that has yet to be infiltrated, The Green Garmento hopes to help green up dry cleaning. Introduced last month, The Green Garmento is a garment bag made from non-woven recyclable material that can be used as a duffel bag to [...]
