Archive for April 21st, 2009
photo credit: mugley In business, shipping is kind of like cleaning your house. No one wants to deal with it or talk about it, but everyone has to put up with it and do the best they can. Some entrepreneurs find shipping to be quite a challenge as no one vendor or system fit’s anyone [...]
photo credit: liber Leading any business can prove to be quite a challenge for anyone, but during a recession, it almost seems impossible to some to lead in the right direction without panic striking amongst employees and colleagues. For the new year, there are a couple suggestions below from Harvard Business that may make leadership [...]
If it was the 1960s and I started Google, it would work something like this: 1. I’d advertise in the back of Popular Science magazine. 2. Users would send in a self addressed, stamped envelope. 3. I’d send back a postcard, like the one above, on which they’d enter their search query, check the appropriate [...]
photo credit: Whatsername? It can be very frustrating and nerve wracking when your wanting to take your home based business to the next level, but have so many obstacles standing in your way of accomplishing this. Below are a few examples of how to help you grow your home based business. Please read the complete [...]
Eco-Artware Sells Art That Is Earth Friendly
While more people start trying to live a lifestyle that’s eco-friendly now, some have lived that life for a while. Reena Kazmann is one of them. Inspired by some products she had spotted at the NY Gift Show, Reena started a business based around eco-friendly products. She brought together a variety of products that fit [...]
The Secret Lives Of Calgary Moms
canada.com: Four local mompreneurs juggle motherhood and flexible careers to find work-life balance The phrase work-life balance is bandied about a lot, especially as it relates to women returning to careers after having kids. Truth is, between long hours at the office, preparing meals for little ones, keeping house and everything else involved in living [...]
In this funny video Seth Godin looks at how many of systems and businesses we interact with in our modern life are broken. Includes some very good advice for small business entrepreneurs.
CNNMoney: Standard X-ray two-dimensional imaging delivers a significant amount of radiation to the patient. Even a single X-ray exposure may contribute to cancer and affect fetal development. NextRay is developing a relatively inexpensive imaging machine that uses a new type of 2D imaging, Diffraction Enhanced Imaging (DEI), which produces highly detailed images, can image soft [...]
The Better Business Bureau Warns Of Social Networking Ad Scams
Los Angeles Times: Old scams never die, they just move to new venues. The Better Business Bureau put out an alert Thursday that many of the dubious ads that have long popped up in e-mails and on websites are now invading online social networks, such as Facebook. “Ubiquitous ads for weight loss products, work-at-home opportunities [...]
Inventors’ Device Blocks Cell Use
The Cincinnati Enquirer: Fred Wenz, a deliveryman for UPS for 23 years, has turned his frustration with drivers on cellphones into a safety business venture. While on a run a few years ago, he came up with the idea for a device that blocks cell signals around a driver’s seat. It’s modeled on ignition locks [...]
CNNMoney.com: Andrew Smith and his fellow teammates from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business joined with an inventor who had discovered that a rectangular box is the least efficient shape for transport trucks to pull down the highway because it causes so much drag. Together, they founded ATDynamics to transform the shape of tractor trailers by [...]
Couple’s Invention Thriving Despite Economy
WYFF4.com: Two Upstate inventors are succeeding at a time when others are struggling. Tami Hammond and her husband have a home on Lake Lyman. They also have a keen sense of smell, which can be a negative attribute when around smokers. Based on a suggestion from their banker, who smokes cigarettes, they created GoneSmoke, an [...]
The Responsible Marketing Blog: On Monday, one of my colleagues handed me this: She realized I had no clue why I was receiving this crisp, new $2 bill, and said, “turn it over.” The Seattle Art Museum are using these $2 bills to promote their Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness exhibit showcasing 275 [...]
