Archive for March 11th, 2009
Sweetsation Therapy Brings Pregnant Women Beauty Products Without The Guilt
As we’ve all seen through out this recession, tough times can breed new business. That is no different for Natalja Millsap, who found herself unemployed and looking for something different. Natalja was pregnant with her first child and unable to find the products she wanted, when inspiration struck her. As a woman who loved her [...]
Valley's 'Mompreneurs' Work The Home Front
azcentral.com: It’s a familiar scenario throughout much of the Valley: “mompreneurs,” women with children, opting to work from home. And it’s a scenario that could take off in the dour economy as more mothers aim to go into business for themselves to shave child-care expenses while spending more quality time with their kids. But leaving [...]
Make-Up Mom A YouTube Sensation
CBS news: Lauren Luke may not be a household name yet, but to 34 million YouTube viewers she is much more. CBS News correspondent Richard Roth took a closer look at the British Internet sensation. In the 18 months she’s been doing this — talking to the camera as if it’s a girlfriend and sharing [...]
Entrepreneurs Tell Of ‘Lightbulb’ Moments
The Witchita Eagle: Beth Tully had a lucrative 10-year career as an account rep for Coca-Cola when her 50th birthday delivered a “total lightbulb experience.” “My birthday was approaching, and I was wholly dissatisfied with any career path I’d been on,” Tully said. “I’d excelled at anything I’d put my mind to, but I felt [...]
CNNMoney.com: Erik Tivin describes himself as the Fred Sanford of surplus medical equipment, surrounded by all the cast-offs he can scrounge. Each month, Centurion Service Group buys more than 5,000 pieces of used equipment from hospitals and resells the inventory through live, online auctions to healthcare facilities worldwide. “Hospitals aren’t purchasing lots of capital equipment [...]
The Jewish Week: If Eric Forkosh has his way, the days of waiting on a street corner for the school bus to arrive will become a relic of the past. Forkosh, a junior at Rambam Mesivta High School, created Bus Alert!, a handheld unit that uses radio signals to alert students and parents when the [...]
Top Three Difficulties Of Working From Home
GreatDad.com: While working from home brings benefits like family time, sometimes these very benefits can turn into difficulties. Here is a list of the top three difficulties faced by home entrepreneurs: 1. Work-Life Balance While your work-from-home idea stemmed from your desire to balance your work and family life, working from home can tilt the [...]
Make Extra Money Selling Your Extra Stuff
USA TODAY: The economy’s tanking, cash is tight at home, and there are seemingly few ways to quickly make a little extra money. But selling household goods — dare we say, junk — is a proven way, and spring cleaning can provide the perfect impetus. Options abound, from hawking items at pawn shops (where business [...]
