Archive for April 2nd, 2009

New Organization for Hispanic Entrepreneurs New Organization for Hispanic Entrepreneurs

Are you a hispanic entrepreneur? If so, then you might be interested in joining the National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Their press release follows: Juan Pablo Giometti, president and CEO of NHEO, Inc., has announced the launch of National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization, a nonprofit organization created to empower Hispanic entrepreneurs who are underrepresented in America. As [...]

 

Insuring Your Business Insuring Your Business

photo credit: stallio There are millions of home based business’ today, and most of these business’ do not contain the proper insurance policy. Consider all of the possibilities in a home based business such as computer, inventory, slip and fall coverage, fire, theft, cell phone, lap top, files, etc. Many entrepreneurs mistakenly believe they’re covered [...]

 

Options Outside of Termination Options Outside of Termination

photo credit: Matt McGee Everywhere we look we see how the unemployment stat is going up everyday. Granted, sometimes it is necessary to let people go, but what if you have all great employees with great production under their belts, but the economy just keeps working against you? Below are a few options for you [...]

 

Improving your website Improving your website

photo credit: KaiChanVong Keeping your website in tune should be a very important part of your business. Here are a few examples of how one can improve their business website and make it more productive. Analytics stats reveal an amazing collection of information about your prospective customers, including the number of unique visitors to your [...]

 

Netbooks Replacing Laptops? Netbooks Replacing Laptops?

photo credit: wstryder This new year has been several times called the year for innovation. For upgrading less than perfect products and so on. Netbooks is definitely on a rise in sales and quite possibly on it’s way to killing the sales for personal desktops and laptops which is increasingly hurting manufacturers such as dell [...]

 

Managing Customer Frustration Managing Customer Frustration

photo credit: Martin Kingsley In business our number one goal is to keep our customers happy at all times. The timeless classic of “the customer is always’ right” comes into play here. But there are going to be time’s when there is more then one customer on the phone-one of them will have to hold. [...]

 

Toy Inventor Creates Diabetes Testing System Toy Inventor Creates Diabetes Testing System

PRWeb: Randi Altschul, a New Jersey toy inventor, has developed a user friendly, non-invasive, saliva-based diagnostic “Lolli-pop” device for monitoring glucose levels in Diabetics. The POP TEST is a credit card sized saliva-based diagnostic device for checking glucose levels in diabetics. It works in a simple three stage process: bend out the stem, apply a [...]

 

When Economy Sours, Tootsie Rolls Soothe Souls When Economy Sours, Tootsie Rolls Soothe Souls

The New York Times: Raymond Schneider politely elbowed his way through crowds of customers as he made for the bulk candy bins at Dylan’s Candy Bar across from Bloomingdale’s in Manhattan. Since he was laid off in December, Mr. Schneider, a 33-year-old interior designer, says he has become a “gummy junkie,” stocking up on sweets [...]

 

Apple Pursues ‘Pod’ Trademarks Apple Pursues ‘Pod’ Trademarks

Wired: What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but if its name ended in “pod,” it might attract the ire of Apple’s shark-like legal team. Apple’s obsession with the blockbuster success of its iPod has driven the corporation to chase down many companies attempting to use the media [...]

 

Before You Start Biz, Do Internship Before You Start Biz, Do Internship

BusinessWeek: It’s a terrific idea for aspiring entrepreneurs to work in the industry they’re targeting, whether they are college business majors or 50-year-old refugees from corporate careers. “You will learn about the industry supply chain, the key industry financial metrics, why customers buy certain products, and the competition’s products,” says Edward D. Hess, professor of [...]