Archive for March 13th, 2009
Family-Run Business Finds Success With The New Orleans Snoball
Inspired by the New Orleans Snoball, The Original Snoball Shack has taken this delicious treat and released it from those traditional binds. Through their licensing opportunity, the Snoball Shack has allowed entrepreneurs around the US to start up their own Snoball stands in their locations. Because it’s not a franchise, there are no fees, just [...]
Make Money And Friends While Selling A Healthy Lifestyle
examiner.com: Lisa Sallin, mother of 2 young children and a former school teacher, makes a very nice living with Herbalife. She sells the products and recruits others to represent the company. However, like so many people, she was skeptical about the company and its practices when a year ago, her husband brought home a DVD [...]
Mom Finds A Bailout In Direct Sales
The Philadelphia Inquirer: When De Ann Mensch was laid off last month for the second time in little over a year, she did not polish her resume. Instead, the ex-bank teller (and ex-mortgage loan closer) burnished her sterling silver jewelry and her sales pitch. Now the softspoken Mensch, 44, of Pennsburg, spends several hours a [...]
photo credit: Wesley Fryer Right now, the visionaries among us are engaged in a dual strategy. On the one hand, they’re looking inward to shore up their businesses internally. On the other, they’re looking outward, pouncing on opportunities created by the economic downturn. Below are some steps that smart leaders are already taking. Monitor your [...]
photo credit: crazytales562 Here’s a thought. If you are in the retail sector and you’re concerned about dwindling sales, you may want to consider reviving a payment option we don’t hear much about anymore — layaways. In today’s economy, instant gratification that a customer receives from instantly purchasing a product or item isn’t exactly always [...]
New Spin On Vinyl: Bundled MP3s
Fortune Small Business: Like many music retailers, Nathaniel Bernier was getting squeezed. His store, Wild Rufus Records, in the seaside town of Camden, Maine, was selling fewer CDs. It was suffering as a result of the music industry’s broader woes – CD sales nationwide were down a steep 17.5% last year. To make matters worse, [...]
Reader’s Digest: Ginny Jones started Kinetic Electric Group by tapping the family bank. To start her electrical contracting business, Ginny took $75,000 out of her family’s savings and used her credit cards. Over the following months her staff grew from three employees to 45. In their first year, they did $1.875,000 in gross revenue. She [...]
It’s Friday and time for another edition of “Why Didn’t I Think Of That?” Unique products to amuse and inspire. Spoonlidz Ice treat maker devised a lid that transforms into a small spoon after simple bending. Practical and eco-friendly! Flash Drive Dispenses Post-It Notes Since the USB drive was always meant to carry your virtual-world [...]
On the Web, No One Can Hear You Scream
The New York Times: Can big Internet companies actually provide responsive customer service? Two items today raise this question for me and tell two versions of the all too familiar story of someone who simply can’t get anyone at a Web site to answer the telephone and fix something that has gone awry. The Washington [...]
Start A Home-Based Biz? Answer 4 Questions
KVAL.com: Gary E. Smith, an instructor at the Lane Community College Small Business Development Center said a desire to run your own company isn’t enough. He stated four things people should think about before they start their own company. 1. Delegate vs. Abdicate: Someone who delegates is involved in the entire business process and gives [...]
