Archive for January 13th, 2009
Inspiration Leads To A Business In Jewelry
Not all business requires trial and error to determine if it will work. Elizabeth Rowland used her instinct instead. When she realized her original business idea wasn’t going to work, she moved on to the next best thing, jewelry. Her amazing story begins in Beijing. A small shopping trip turned into business inspiration. With the [...]
Mom Turns To Internet To Sell Artwork
Inquirer.net: A Bacoloña artist has turned to the Internet to sell her art, in the process discovering that she could be a stay-at-home mom and still have a lucrative career. Alpha Trinidad-Shanahan, 45, who recently held a one-woman show in Bacolod City, is now based in Brunei with her husband Philip Shanahan with whom she [...]
Seminar Shows Women How To Start Business At Home
KY3.com: Meredith Taylor is a woman of many hats. She grew up playing the piano and today teaches lessons out of her home. Lately she’s trying her hands at something a little more crafty. Taylor spends hours sewing each one of her creations, stitching on the details by hand. “I would like to sell hats; [...]
Spend Or Save? How To Use Money In 2009
Rhonda Abrams At USA TODAY: How are you going to spend your company’s money in 2009? With such a dismal U.S. economy, we all naturally want to hold on to every dollar we can. On the other hand, a bad economy means real opportunities for those businesses that have the smarts and the courage to [...]
How To Stop Being An Over-Thinker
Lifehack: As a rule, thinking is a good thing and while some people don’t do it enough, some over-think everything. Both genders can fall into either category – today we’re going to chat about the one who does too much. Some people think themselves into stagnation, frustration, exhaustion, anxiety and even illness. They have an [...]
Snow Rakes Help Small Biz Weather Rough Economy
CNN: One small business has found a way to dig itself out of the snowballing recession — snow rakes. Lots of them. Tipke Manufacturing, a metal fabricating company in Spokane, Washington, did not have much to look forward to entering the holidays. The small business of about 25 employees went through a round of layoffs [...]
Can Your Personality Help You Through Tough Economy?
USA TODAY: Does the economic downturn terrify you? Or are you plotting a new strategy for life with less money? Your reaction offers a peek into your psyche, say researchers who study how personality shapes people’s reactions to uncertain times. “People think about themselves and others in terms of typology — you’re this type,” says [...]
Buy A Car, Lose Your Job: No Problem!
photo credit: 小猫王 How would you get skittish consumers scared about losing their jobs to buy a new car? If you’re Hyundai Motor Company, you offer them the option to return the car within the first year without negatively affecting their credit. “So many people have been reluctant to purchase a new vehicle for fear [...]
What Obama’s Proposed Tax Cuts Mean For Small Biz
For Dane’s take on Obama’s plan read Generate Wealth Because the Government Can’t. BusinessWeek: Here’s a welcome report for entrepreneurs this new year: President-elect Barack Obama’s massive stimulus plan is expected to include three key tax breaks for small-business owners. Details are still emerging, but the plan could include a longer window for businesses to [...]
