Archive for December 24th, 2008
Better Entrepreneur: Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark?
Daily Dose: Batman and Ironman both saw some wild profits for their name this year, but nobody thinks to ask them for business advice. And it’s a damn shame. In fact, the actual men, Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark, are two of the world’s most famous business figureheads. I think we should consider them to [...]
Gift Ideas For The Entrepreneur
Rhonda Abrams – Gannett News Service: Looking for a gift for the entrepreneur or small business owner on your holiday list? Or making up your own wish list? This year — given the economy — the emphasis is on the practical and affordable, but also the fun and enjoyable. So I’ve come up with a [...]
Home Business Gives Mom The Time She Needs For Family
montgomeryadvertiser.com: As a mother of two young children, Kathy Coley-Adams was looking for a way to spend more time with her family. Working in the corporate world meant an 8-to-5 regimen that some times interfered with teach er conferences and after-school sporting events. The 1979 Jefferson Davis High School graduate want ed to be there [...]
Online Entrepreneur Spinning A Web
Memphis Commercial Appeal: This thing called technology. It’s bound to make P.J. Witherspoon dance. “It’s amazing. Technology is awesome,” she said. “I’m totally into technology.” Truth be told, Witherspoon is a webmaster. Her Web site is none other than webdancer.com. “As a matter of fact, we’re launching a new site in January,” she said, “because [...]
Farming Grows Into Home-Based Business For Marble Hill Couple
seMissourian.com: Returning to her roots is paying off for Barb Bailey, who lives on a farm near Marble Hill with husband, Anthony, and their children. Farm living has evolved into a home-based business for the couple. Bailey raises goats and her family drinks the milk and eats the yogurt and cheese she makes from the [...]
Product Safety Law Problem For Homecrafters
Digital Journal: Kiki Fluhr, who runs the All the Numbers Handmade homecraft business from her Quincy, Massachusetts home, warns that the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which becomes effective from February 10 next year, will turn micro-businesses like hers into illegal manufacturers of “hazardous substances’ overnight. This law includes hand-knitted, quilted and hand-sewn clothes, [...]
Entrepreneur: Q: Legally, can I sell cooked food from my house? A: You cannot sell prepared foods from your home without having the appropriate permits. In fact, some states prohibit the sale of home canned foods altogether. There are a host of health and safety issues (like, how clean IS your kitchen?) that are involved [...]
