Archive for March 16th, 2009
You Can Have Your Chocolate, And Sell It Too!
While we work our way out of this recession, there is one industry I am sure will make it through; the chocolate industry. Everyone loves a little treat once in a while. Chocolate is an affordable luxury, one that just about any budget can make room for. In that case, wouldn’t it make sense to [...]
photo credit: timsamoff The month of March holds great opportunity for business owners all over to enjoy 4 different free webinars on marketing. We could all use a little advice and help in the marketing world, especially during tough times when everyone is searching for new way’s to market their business/product. ●Mad traffic webinar. This [...]
Weary of Looking for Work, Some Create Their Own
The New York Times: Alex Andon, 24, a graduate of Duke University in biology, was laid off from a biotech company last May. For months he sought new work. Then, frustrated with the hunt, he turned to jellyfish. In an apartment he shares here with six roommates, Andon started a business in September building jellyfish [...]
photo credit: guspim When opening a new business or even in an existing business, it is very important to survey your customers. There is so much information that a business owner can obtain from these surveys. Below are a few good reasons that you should survey your customers. Gaining feedback. Ask them what they truly [...]
CharlotteObserver: Consumers are spending less. Commercial lending is scarce. Employees are being laid off. For two Charlotte families, those conditions signaled the right time to open their new business. Small Business Management Solutions opened in September to provide administrative services and office and meeting space for small companies and contractors. Services include telephone answering, appointment [...]
Makers Of Toys, Clothes Fear 3rd Party Inspections Will Ruin Business
Columbus Business First: Jessica Waldegar is an artist by training, but she can also do the math on a new federal law she fears could put an end to her handmade baby products business. A law passed by Congress in August bans lead and phthalates in toys and mandates that children’s products, including clothing, undergo [...]
Balancing A Bottle And A Blackberry? This Mompreneur Knows How You Feel.
PR.com: By 8:00 am on Monday morning, Felicity Chapman had gone for a run, handled two dozen messages and reviewed the financial statements for her business, all as she refereed breakfast with her two young daughters, Kaia and Siria. Such is typical in the life of a “mompreneur”, as the growing species of mom-entrepreneur hybrids [...]
On The Rebound: Cheryl Ferrara
BusinessWeek: Cheryl Ferrara was laid off three times in two years, most recently as international sales manager for luggage maker Travelpro in Boca Raton, Fla. Disillusioned with corporate work, she approached small business counselors at SCORE for help starting her own business. Early in 2008 she launched a Web site to sell hand-made rosaries and [...]
Starting a business can be an appealing option for laid-off workers, but actually running one is rough in a recession. If you were entering the workforce during this recession, would you still want to start a small business? Yes No Not Sure View Results
Obama Unveils Proposals To Help Small Bizs
Associated Press: Amid misgivings over his spending blueprint, President Obama has decided to provide billions of dollars in federal lending aid aimed at struggling small-business owners. The broad package of measures to be announced today includes $730 million from the stimulus plan that will immediately reduce small-business lending fees and increase the government guarantee on [...]
