Archive for March 2nd, 2009
Recession Opens Up Opportunities For Women Entrepreneurs, Freelancers
PR Web: PriceWaterhouse Coopers released a study in 2007 that reported a 40% drop in the number of women holding senior management positions. They attributed a large part of that shift to rising childcare costs and the fact that many women were choosing to work for themselves. Fast forward 2 years and statistics show that [...]
Lisa Druxman Has Taken StrollerStrides From Idea To Full-Blown Success
If you’re a mom who recently had a baby, there is a good chance you’ve heard of or been to a StrollerStrides class near you. Known for their ability to work children into the workout, this is one company which has been an open secret for many women as they work to bring back their [...]
Mompreneurs Breaking Hearts Of Corporate America With Launch of MOMEOCommunity.com
PR Web: Sorry corporate world, but your flexible work weeks, “forgiving” policies on child sick days and extended parental absences aren’t enough. Moms everywhere are turning to the home-based business model for much more than a bit of “purse money.” This Valentine’s Day marks the official beta launch of North America’s first social network just [...]
photo credit: juanma. We all want to sell more, I mean, that’s what all this marketing stuff is about. There is a secret to selling more of just about anything to just about anyone, but it’s not really about your product or service – the secret to selling anything to anyone is to help them [...]
photo credit: Mat Honan Would you like a way to get instant access to what’s being said, this minute, about your organization, people, products, competitors or brand? It’s a good tool for that. More and more businesses are beginning to jump on the bandwagon of twitter for their business. While other companies feel it is [...]
Using Beer To Stimulate Small Biz?
Reuters: The U.S. public is bubbling over with ideas on how to spend the billions of dollars set to flow to states from the federal stimulus program — including six-packs of beer, airboats and bathtubs. Thousands of suggestions have poured into websites states have set up to give residents updated information on the money and [...]
Biz Resource: Postage Price Calculator
Makeuseof.com: Postal Price Calculator is an online tool from the US Postal Service that lets you quickly determine the cost of sending parcels, letter or postcard to any location worldwide. All you have to do is select destination, package type, enter weight and click on “Continue”. In return you will get list of available options [...]
Entrepreneurs Find Upsides In Home-Based Biz
Associated Press: For many of the millions of Americans who lost their jobs over the past year, the next step is starting a business. And many of these enterprises are being launched out of the entrepreneurs’ homes. Owners of new home-based businesses find there are pros and cons to running a company out of a [...]
How I Made My First Million on the Internet and How You Can Too!
Anna Barton takes a look at Ewen Chia’s latest book, How I Made My First Million on the Internet and How You Can Too!: Ewen Chia is a smart guy. The question is: Is this book for you? This book is what you’d expect. It’s very similar to other books released in this genre. Info [...]
Scam Artists Already Using Stimulus Plan As Bait
The Boston Globe: Some people just can’t help themselves when they see an opportunity to make money off those who can least afford it. When times are tough, people tend to be a bit more vulnerable when someone is dangling the idea of free money in front of them. Scammers being who they are – [...]
Update: This was for last year and so is no longer applicable. Sorry. photo credit: alicepopkorn Today we have been seeing a lot of people starting up their own business wether it be accidental or on purpose due to needing more income. A recent article was posted by myself regarding how women have a higher [...]
photo credit: Arturo J. Paniagua When we become business owners, it is very easy to get burnt out really quick. This happens for many reasons, we take on too much, we never take a break for fear something bad will happen while we are away, we don’t trust others to do anything major in the [...]
Family Rules for the Home Office
photo credit: powerbooktrance While we all love the idea of working from home, it is not all fun and games like some people think. There are rules that need to be set for the home office, guidelines that need to be followed, certain balance, etc. For those of you who are struggling with your family [...]
