Archive for March 23rd, 2009
From Web Design To Children’s Art, This Business Does It All
The next time you’re ready to buy wall art for a child’s bedroom, you might want to take a peek at Canvas Grafix. At just over 1 month old, they currently offer over 175 designs. Each piece strives to be unique and stylish, while also maintaining the ability to be personalized with the child’s name. [...]
Mompreneur Honoured For Calgary Firm's 'Organic' Growth
Calgary Herald: Calgary mom Jane Walter is ready to take her unique retail concept to the next level. Walter, owner of organic-Kidz, was named Wednesday Calgary’s Mompreneur of the Year for 2009 by Southcentre and Mompreneur Magazine. The award includes six months of rent-free cart space in the mall as well as a prize package [...]
Mommy-Owned Businesses Band Together
Highlands Ranch: A unique group has banded together to support and assist each other. Mommy Meeting is an organization that allows mom-owned businesses to benefit from networking meetings, workshops, retreats and other gatherings such as the Momporium Event scheduled for Saturday, March 28 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Aspen Grove Shopping Center. [...]
Mens’ clothier clothier Jos. A. Bank sure knows how to sell luxury products during a recession. If you buy a suit from Jos. A. Bank during their sale from March 16 to April 9, 2009, and you lose your job during between April 16 and July 1, 2009, Jos. A. Bank will rebate the price [...]
Women Turn Their Closets Into Stores
The Wall Street Journal: When Candice Bennett lost her job selling cars in Las Vegas, she tried to figure out new ways to earn money before moving cross country. Ms. Bennett, 29 years old, who has yo-yoed between a size 6 and 22 over the years, realized she had accumulated a lot of clothing in [...]
How Two Friends Built A $100 Million Company
Inc.: Childhood friends Adam Lowry (left) and Eric Ryan didn’t set out to reinvent an industry. But the combination of modern design and eco-friendly ingredients has made Method Home, the company they founded in 2000, into a $100 million behemoth. The story behind Method’s now ubiquitous bowling pin-shaped containers of soap and dishwashing liquid is [...]
5th Grade Entrepreneur Turns Passion Into Profit
NBCDFW.com: A 10-year-old boy in Mansfield may have the right idea when it comes to making a buck in a tough economy. He took his passion for art and turned into a business. “It makes me happy. That’s why I came up with the business ‘cuz I wanted to do something I liked,” Bryce Roberson [...]
Buy Or Sell Knowledge At Moontoast
Appscout: Let’s say you’re a talented chef, but you’ve always wanted to learn how to play the guitar. Or perhaps you know a thing or two about mixed drinks but always wanted to learn how to build your own computer. There are a number of places where you can look up generic video tutorials on [...]
House Suggests Bigger Tax Break For Start-ups
The Wall Street Journal: Just a few days after President Obama announced a stimulus plan for small businesses, more breaks might be in the works. Rep. Frank Kratovil of Maryland, a Democrat, and Rep. Chris Lee of New York, a Republican, proposed amending IRS code to allow new businesses to write off more of their [...]
