Archive for June 4th, 2009
Inspirational Moms: Sandy Hunter, The President Of Hunter Hawk, Inc.
Examiner.com: Women-owned businesses are expected to be a driving force that turns this otherwise dismal economy around. An article in Small Business Trends suggests that women entrepreneurs will “rule the global marketplace” due to social entrepreneurship, which women are better at. Who knew our gift of gab would help us take over the world? In [...]
Hillsborough Mom Of Two Runs Law Firm & Dessert Company
MyCentralJersey.com: From small-business owners to television sitcom actors, recording artists, authors and a nationally known dessert company, Patricia Lawrence Kolaras is the woman behind securing the logos, lyrics, scripts and the secret recipe. Kolaras, 41, an intellectual property and transactional attorney and founder of the township-based PLK Law Group, said her job is to protect [...]
Think You Can’t Launch Your Invention During a Recession? Think Again!
The following is a guest post by Joan Lefkowitz. You might think that during times of economic recession consumers are in no mood to experiment with, or purchase inventive products. Counter-intuitively, starting a business or launching an invention during a recession can be one of the smartest moves to make — depending of course, on [...]
Bleacher Buddies is a stadium seat fundraiser and business opportunity. Bleacher Buddies are steel frame stadium chairs with nylon padded seat and backs that are rented to spectators, for a donation, at sporting events by fundraising groups. The group hands out the chairs at the beginning of the event, and retrieve them afterwards. The President [...]
Web 2.0 Has Made It Easier To Launch Bizs
paidContent.org: The current economy is making it tougher than ever to try to grow a startup?but in many ways, it’s never been easier to launch a new business. Tech platforms like social networks and open-source software have boosted the chances that people with good ideas will get their startups off the ground, even if they [...]
Can A Microbiz Help You Enjoy A Better Retirement
Entrepreneurialism: Not having enough money for a comfortable retirement tops the list of financial concerns among aging Americans, according to a recent Gallup Poll. It even outweighs peoples’ worries about having a serious illness or accident. With statistics showing that Americans can expect to live 20 or more years after reaching retirement age and our [...]
Entrepreneur: You can choose either to do the organizing work or to come in to a home and consult on the things the homeowner could do to better organize. Have a portfolio of different organizational scenarios in different rooms in the home and talk with the homeowner about the style he or she likes. Create [...]
Even the Shopping Cart Needed Marketing
The launch of the shopping cart was a huge flop.
Customers didn’t want to use the new invention. Young men thought they would appear weak using the carts; women thought they were unfashionable and too suggestive of a baby carriage.
New Product Search: Make it Green
Edison Nation: Yahoo! Make It Green is looking for do-it-yourself ideas that improve lives and help our planet. This Live Product Search is a little different from our other searches. Yahoo! has built an entire site dedicated to allowing their members to vote on the best do-it-yourself green ideas. They’ve even subsidized the $25 entry [...]
Home Office Tax Benefits Alluring To Entrepreneurs
NJ Biz: Abby and Ken Kohut both launched home-based businesses three years ago. Staffing Symphony, Abby Kohut’s recruitment consulting firm, occupies an office in their Springfield home a few steps from the office of Ken Kohut Photography. “It is a wonderful experience to have your own business,” Abby Kohut said. “But you have to be [...]
