Archive for February 11th, 2009
Suzzanne Can Thank Grandma For Her Path In Business
MontgomeryAdvertiser.com: Suzzanne Hall’s 15-year career in hair styling was born of a grandmother’s love for her grandchildren. Hall’s grandmother, Sue Nell, noticed how her granddaughter enjoyed fixing hair. So after she died, her husband, George Austin Blitch, asked Hall if she would like to pursue a career as a hairstylist. Hall embraced the opportunity. “He [...]
Survey Results: Is Education Worth It?
Last week I asked if you thought that college was a good investment for the small business entrepreneur. The results show pretty strongly that you think that a college education is waste of money for those young people who want to go into business for themselves. Thanks for participating. If you’d like to explain why [...]
StartupNation Launches Video Elevator Pitch Contest
StartupNation has launched the 2009 “Elevator Pitch” contest with sponsors Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division and GoToMeeting from Citrix Online. The contest will recognize the next great business ideas and entrepreneurs worthy of funding. The winning entrepreneurs will receive a pre-arranged one-hour presentation to top tier investors and give them a competitive [...]
Laid-Off Workers Get Entrepreneurial For Valentine’s Day
The Seattle Times: In case you missed Iamsaintnick.com, the fun Christmas gift referral service started by two laid-off Seattle techies – they’re back with a Valentine’s version launching today. Iamsaintvalentino.com does the same sort of thing: Visitors enter the phone number of their special someone, who then gets an automated call from Saint Valentino. When [...]
Get On NBC’s ‘Today Show’ For FREE
AdAge: Most marketers looking to get their messages out by using NBC’s popular morning-news program, “Today,” figure they’ll need to spend tens of thousands of dollars for a 30-second spot. And yet Taylor Larouche and her pals were able to snag much more time than that — for free. Larouche, a 20-year-old Penn State student, [...]
BusinessWeek: After piling away savings while working at dot-coms in the 1990s, Catherine Drogin, 39, and her husband, Peter, 40, decided it was time to make the switch from employees to entrepreneurs. They also chose a market about as far from the glamour of the Net as they could get: tongue depressors. The Drogins saw [...]
More Turning Into ‘Internet Entrepreneur’s’ To Make A Buck
WJHG.com: With unemployment skyrocketing, more and more people are looking for extra income…or just looking to get by. Does working from home on the internet hold the answer? Money Reporter Stacy Johnson talked to one internet entrepreneur to see how it’s done. “I like to blog about anything that can help people. I’m really taboo…I [...]
Older Workers Starting New Careers Buying Franchises
Seattle PI: Kathy McAvoy-Rogalski keeps her year-old business operating on a short leash, and that’s a good thing. Operating a Fetch Pet Care franchise with her husband, James, out of their home has proven to be a rewarding second career for the early retiree. “It’s the one job where I can honestly say your clients [...]
