Archive for February 13th, 2009
Entrepreneur Goes From Buying Real Estate To Helping Others Find Affordable Bank-Owned Homes
While the economy has some people down, it also offers some opportunity as well. Kevin Kennedy isn’t new to the real estate business. Backed up by previous experience, a knowledgeable designer, and one week, he was able to launch his latest venture, ForeclosureOfTheDay.com. For a small fee, visitors can search through the available listings to [...]
Mom’s Diaper Business Is Making An Impact On The Environment & Pocketbook
Livingston Daily.com: Whitmore Lake resident Nellie Sowash has found a way to enlist infants in the battle for a greener Earth — by having them wear natural cloth, rather than disposable, diapers. The concept my seem somewhat archaic in an age when Huggies, Pampers and the like have ruled the baby-bottom market. But Sowash, through [...]
A Women's Retreat That Promises A Short, Affordable Getaway? Sign Me Up!
Stress is no stranger to professional women. That is why it’s so important to step away from work and stress and take care of yourself. Women In Nature is a short affordable getaway aimed at professional women who need a break from the day to day stress of work and life. Based around wellness and [...]
photo credit: fsse8info Every year businesses spend millions of dollars on copying documents and filing and even specific employees to do the filing of the documents. In 2009, rather then spending all that time and money on your business documents, why not switch over to digital archiving? It’s really not as complex as it sounds. [...]
Wired: For an all-natural brain boost, skip the pills and hit the colors. In the latest and most authoritative study on color’s cognitive effects, test subjects given attention-demanding tasks did best when primed with the color red. Asked to be creative, they responded best to blue. “Color enhances performance,” said study co-author Juliet Zhu, a [...]
Biz Fun: Why Didn’t I Think Of That
Shower Mic Sponge You already sing in the shower, now you can do it in style. Food Face Plates Playing with your food has never been more fun. Bubble Calendar Do you pop the bubble at the beginning of the day or at the end? Photos by perpetualkid.com/worldwidefred.com/yournextgift.com.
BusinessWeek: Vontoo started out as a voice-messaging tool, blasting targeted lists of people with prerecorded pitches from the likes of Greg Oden, the No. 1 pick in the National Basketball Assn.’s 2007 draft, who “called” Portland Trailblazer season ticket holders to re-up for another year. But as times have grown tougher, the 25-employee company has [...]
10 Tips for Starting a Home Business in a Recession
photo credit: bgilliard The following is a guest post by Troy Shanks. Starting a business today, with the way the economy is, can be scary for anyone. Don’t let it keep you from making your dream of owning a business a reality. It can be done with careful planning and consideration before jumping into owning [...]
This sounds interesting: Business Fantasy Camp is a brand new web series that gives you the chance to gain expert business advice from some of the world’s most prolific celebrities and business leaders. Tell Sprint your business challenge and you could be off to learn from a famous restaurateur, a Broadway theater producer, or a [...]
Lessons Learned From Hard Times Past
The New York Times: Invariably, once the recession is over, hundreds of people are going to come forth and offer “lessons learned from the recent hard times.” That’s fine. But we all can use that advice now. Here is what some entrepreneurs said they learned during the last economic downturn. 1. Keep Plugging 2. Help [...]
