Archive for December 12th, 2008
Working From Home With Kids In Tow
The Wall Street Journal: It’s the most oft-cited rule for telecommuters — and more parents are breaking it all the time: Never try to work from home with small children unless you have child-care help. More working parents are doing double duty to save money on child care. For home-based parents, this can mean plenty [...]
Teen Taps Social Media To Drive Volunteerism
Market Watch: Who said today’s youth isn’t ambitious? Social entrepreneur Wendi Oppenheim, 16, is leading a community service revolution in South Florida with The Opp-Guide, an initiative to encourage teens to get involved in their communities. The Opp-Guide has proven an innovative way to get teens involved in community service by helping them pinpoint opportunities [...]
Serbian Inventor Leads In Eco-Friendly Contest
Serbianna: A 24-year old Serbian inventor, Milos Stanknovic, leads the Google-sponsored eco-friendly contest with inventions that are ahead of the 100,000 others already sponsored. “For now, I am on the first place, but the end status depends on the votes that people cast. I would love that people from Serbia vote for me because placing [...]
Election Of Barack Obama Doesn’t Help Gloomy Small-Biz Outlook
Sacramento Business Journal: Small-business decision makers are shaken by deteriorating economic conditions and are increasingly worried for the future of both the economy and their organizations, a new City Business Journals Network survey shows. The nationwide survey of 206 owners, presidents and CEOs of businesses with five to 499 employees was conducted Nov. 17-23 and [...]
