Archive for May 4th, 2009
photo credit: Paulo Brandão Once you’ve been funded and set up for your new business, you may be asking yourself “now what?” many entrepreneurs do. It will be much easier for you if you have created a product or service that is quite meaningful to the public, so make sure your’s is a meaningful product/service. [...]
photo credit: alfonso benayas While in the past entrepreneurs have had to do a lot of exaggerating to get their business off the ground as far as lying through their teeth in order to get the financing they need, or they had to sell their soul’s to get the financing, today there are better and [...]
photo credit: Torley In a previous post I wrote about how it may be time to do away with daily or weekly meetings as they can be time consuming where email updates would take less productivity time. In this post I’m going to the other extreme with daily short meeting’s. A recent article was posted [...]
photo credit: Refracted Moments™ When trying to increase your sales on the floor, the obvious first step is to bring more customers into your store…you cant sell to them if they are not there! Advertise in local areas where your customers are such as magazines, local radio, local tv, libraries and more. By talking to [...]
Crafter “Claws” Her Way To Success With Jewelry
Because of Etsy, many talented crafters have been able to turn their hobby into a successful business. That is no different for Nichole Jeske. The moment someone asked about purchasing her jewelry, the entrepreneurial seed was planted and the idea for Paw & Claw Designs was born. What is the inspiration behind Paw & Claw [...]
photo credit: thingermejig It seems that one of the most rising products in the economy today are anything that proves to be a “green” product. With the world going green from recycling to products and services we use in our house…why not start a “green” business. Below are a few examples of eco-friendly business’ with [...]
Parenting Blogs May Be Held Liable For Product Reviews
ABC News: Mommy blogger Colleen Padilla never imagined that her opinions would become so coveted by other parents that corporations would come knocking on her door, requesting that she review their products and tout them in the blogosphere. She launched her blog, Classymommy.com, as a way to chronicle her life as a new mom but [...]
Bizs Get Goodwill By Giving Away Services
USA TODAY: In the midst of this job-eating, business-depleting recession, some entrepreneurs — particularly owners of small businesses — are taking a step few could have seen even one year ago: working for free for their best clients. Instead of moping, Watts Wacker got a novel idea from listening closely to President Obama’s inaugural address [...]
From YouTube To Her Own Make-Up Line
Springwise: YouTube regularly spawns flash-in-the-pan celebrities, but few have managed to build a profitable business out of their exposure. Lauren Luke is a rare exception—the British self-taught make-up guru built such a loyal following with her chatty tips on how to imitate celebrity looks, that she just launched her own line of cosmetics: By Lauren [...]
Tapping Biz Skills That Already Exist
The New York Times: Entrepreneurial impulses can be stirred to life by the most unexpected influences. In Donna Young’s case, it was culture shock. Young grew up on the sparsely populated Andros Island in the Bahamas with 10 siblings and had long pursued a professional career. Young’s entrepreneurial side surfaced not long after she arrived [...]
Finding A New Niche In A Pinch
The Post and Courier: Two neighboring businesses are working hard to think outside the narrow scope of their industries, coming up with ideas that they hope will carry them through tough economic times. Barry Taylor, president of a shutter distribution company in North Charleston, started making flower boxes earlier this year after he discovered that [...]
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