Archive for January 15th, 2009
Decluttering Your Home, In The Form Of A Diet
How cluttered is your home? Is it limited to one room or does the clutter spread to all areas of your house? Those are just a few questions that Lorie Marrero will have you asking yourself. Through her book and website, The Clutter Diet helps people diet in a new way – through their homes. [...]
StartupNation and VerticalResponse Let You Pick Top Mom-Run Businesses
PR Web: StartupNation and VerticalResponse have launched the first annual “Leading Moms in Business” Ranking competition to recognize the achievements of mothers across the country who run outstanding businesses. Contestants interested in making the list can submit their profile at http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-2009. The top 200 winners will be selected by popular vote, with results announced in [...]
Earth911.com: In the wide world of eco-consciousness, there’s a lot to remember. Did you throw your reusable shopping bag back in the car? Does your son know to turn the water off when he’s brushing his teeth? Did everyone at the office get your double-sided printing memo? Allison Shaewitz found herself facing similar issues at [...]
Austin Business Journal: An Austin entrepreneur plans to turn a parent’s struggle to keep up with baby gear into a new Web-based business. Jeff Chambers, the founder of two technology companies, has launched Babyslist. The venture is designed to help parents save money with an online marketplace for parents to swap, buy and sell used [...]
Entrepreneur Designs Eco-Friendly Yoga Mats
KUSA: 23 year old Amber Kastenschmidt isn’t a talker, she’s a “do-er.” After feeling the need to express her creative side and love for yoga, Amber started the Bolder Yoga Mat Company and began designing yoga mats. The Bolder Yoga Mat Company’s non-toxic yoga mats are printed with bold designs from top to bottom. Each [...]
Entrepreneur Learns To Do Things Her Own Way
York Daily Record: You just never know what will be the breaking point; the moment you’re forced into action. Or, when things get so bad you just can’t take it anymore. For Wanda Lamparter Stover, it happened the first time in 2001. After 24 years in the work force, she found herself unemployed. “You feel [...]
Niche Biz: Managing Loyalty Perks
Springwise: Loyalty programs have been around for years—as evidenced by the mass of cards weighing down many consumers’ wallets—but the difficulty of keeping track of them all can mean that consumers often don’t reap the rewards they’re entitled to. Enter Perkler, an Australian site that just entered beta for the sole purpose of helping consumers [...]
Start Your Own Business For $100 Or Less
ABC News: If you can’t find someone to hire you, consider hiring yourself. Not only can entrepreneurship bring great personal fulfillment, but launching a small business doesn’t have to break the bank. Here’s how Tory Johnson started her own business with virtually no money. “In 1999 I started Women for Hire to put on career [...]
