Archive for April 13th, 2009
Jewelry For Kids, With An Eco Edge
At a time when some businesses are starting to build around an eco-friendly platform, childrens jewelry is following closely behind. Using recycled gold, Iceing On Top creates quality jewelry for babies, young children, and even teens. The founders of Iceing On Top, Chelsey and Shella, answered a few of our questions on recycled gold, the [...]
Austin Weekly News: What started out as whimsical songs to help her 3- year-old son overcome a severe speech delay turned into a collection of educational DVDs that uses hip-hop music to teach early learning concepts. Oak Park native Candi Carter created It’s Hip Hop, Baby in 2006 using kid-friendly hip-hop beats to help children [...]
Frugal Coupon Mom Recognized Nationally For Money Saving Ways
tallahassee.com: Ashley Nuzzo, or to her virtual following, the “Frugal Coupon Mom,” is a teacher turned stay-at-home mom who wanted to save money after her family decided to live off one income. Nuzzo, 27, has become an expert at stretching pennies and has been recognized on the Dr. Phil show and in U.S. News and [...]
Opportunity: Desperate Job Seekers
photo credit: a.drian News.com.au: Increasingly desperate job seekers in the US are undergoing plastic surgery to give them a more employable look. Surgeons and patients are citing increased interest in surgery among people wanting to look younger and “fresher” for prospective employers. “I’m 56 and I’ve been in the music business for 35 years. We’re [...]
photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography Home party businesses combine the income opportunities of direct sales with a party at someone else’s house. Customers gather in the home of a host or hostess and see product demonstrations and socialize with their friends. The seller then takes orders before the party ends. New hosts are recruited at [...]
Twitter Alerts Bakery Customers To Fresh Bread
Springwise: BakerTweet allows bakers to keep their customers informed. But because bakery kitchens don’t tend to be hospitable to electronic devices—replete as they are with flour, eggs and other messy stuff—BakerTweet uses a specially designed box that can withstand the messiest kitchen conditions. Bakers begin by creating an account online with BakerTweet using their regular [...]
New Livelihood Selling Frankfurters
The Wall Street Journal: In hard times, some small-town Americans are turning to a new livelihood with relish. Among them are Andrea and Ben Guajardo. They began selling hot dogs from a pushcart on Main Street in November. Ms. Guajardo is a grant administrator for a health-care system. Her husband, Ben, is a pipeline operator. [...]
Ten Excellent Freelance Resources
Blogtrepreneur: Whether you are a writer, web developer, graphic designer or virtual assistant; there are more and more online opportunities every day for freelancers who want to work from home–either full time or to supplement their existing income. Here are some excellent online resources that you can use to start and operate a successful freelance [...]
Beware Of Telephone Relay Fraud
Star News: The Better Business Bureau warns small business owners that reports of scammers plying their trade through telephone relay services — typically used by the hearing impaired to make phone calls — are cropping up all across the country. BBB has received reports from many types of businesses that received suspicious orders through TTY [...]
New Economy Means New Entrepreneurs
The Street.com: Business school students are turning to entrepreneur courses during the recession rather than working toward landing a job with a Wall Street firm or a hedge fund, another sign that the U.S. has entered into a so-called new economy. With a $787-billion stimulus package and the second part of an enormous financial bailout [...]
