Archive for May 25th, 2009
photo credit: kevindooley In business there comes a time when we have to put certain policies and boundaries into effect, but how do you go about this in a nice manner that doesn’t upset someone? Most managers have a fear right off the bat that trying to implement boundaries and policies will be their next [...]
photo credit: woodleywonderworks If you are just entering the work force or even just getting ready to make a change in your career, i’m sure you know that you will need to update or write a new resume. Most people dread the thought of doing their resume, however, it really is not as bad as [...]
photo credit: glass window Most of us think of the Internal Revenue Service as the people who come after you if you don’t pay your taxes. But the IRS, under its mandate from the department of Treasury, also has many services to business taxpayers. The IRS can provide you with a ton of information that [...]
photo credit: Josh Thompson The new economic stimulus law signed by the president on Feb. 17—the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009—gives small business owners a second chance at a “one-time” tax-saving opportunity. Business Management Daily recently did an article on some major tax breaks for small businesses to apply towards next year’s filing. [...]
Gigi's Cupcakes Open For Business In Napa
Napa Valley Register: Offering mouthwatering morsels in flavors such as Red Velvet, Devil’s Food Cake, German Chocolate and Meyer Lemon, Gigi’s Cupcakes Napa hopes to entice cupcake lovers one bite at a time. Gigi’s Cupcakes is enjoying sweet success since opening on Valentine’s Day, said Laura Young, “Business is good,” said the self-titled Chef de [...]
CNNMoney.com: With shopping no longer their favorite pastime, Americans appear to be spending their money in other ways, such as acquiring new skills, getting help with their finances and visiting the dentist. This change in spending behavior is helping trade schools, accounting firms and even your neighborhood dentist survive the economic downturn better than other [...]
Mom Turns Tooth Fairy Pillows Into Treasure To Help Provide Crisis Dental Care In W. Africa
PRLog.com: Elisa Hope, mother of three, is excited to announce the official launch of Sorrisi Décor, a Kent-based business that offers beautifully-designed tooth fairy pillows with a twist – a portion of the profits will benefit children in need of crisis dental care in western Africa. The idea for the business came unexpectedly when a [...]
Every Minute, Almost A Days Worth Of Video Is Uploaded To YouTube
TechCrunch: Today brings another amazing stat about YouTube: Every single minute, over 20 hours of video are now uploaded to YouTube. Think about that for a minute. In that minute, nearly a days worth of footage will have been uploaded. And the pace is quickening. Back in 2007, shortly after Google bought the service, it [...]
2009 Invention Awards: Rescue Reel
Popular Science: As the 9/11 inferno unfolded on television, one question kept dogging Kevin Stone: Why weren’t the people trapped in the World Trade Center able to make their way to safety? “I said to myself, This is crazy,” recalls Stone, an orthopedic surgeon and seasoned inventor in San Francisco. “There should be a better [...]
Lifehacker: Interruptions can really disrupt your workflow. You spend time dismissing or addressing the person doing the interrupting, and then on regaining your focus. I have a friend who doesn’t own an iPod, but wears the ubiquitous white earbuds nearly everywhere he goes, tucked into a pocket. He’s found that people only talk to him [...]
Do you ever work in bed? Yes Sometimes Never View Results Photo by assbach.
Multitasking Mom Pens A Manual
ContraCostaTimes.com: Sara Ellington may seem like your typical stay-at-home mom: driving carpools, volunteering at her kids’ school, worrying about what to serve for dinner. Except this Mountain Island Lake, N.C., mom has authored two books. The second, which hit bookstores recently, earned a sizable advance and is expected to be Random House’s biggest parenting book [...]
photo credit: mark sebastian Happy Memorial Day from all of us at Business Opportunities Weblog.
