Archive for August 27th, 2009
Making Money Without Copyright
Chad Perrin: There are innumerable ways to make money without copyright — and, in many cases, people are already doing so and may not even realize it. For instance, for the most part signed bands use record sales solely to pay off debt incurred as part of their record deals for purposes of getting initial [...]
Business Week: Opening manhole covers, which weigh up to 400 lbs., is difficult at best and dangerous at worst. Dave Roberts, 51, who spent 25 years lifting them while working for waste-water authorities in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, decided to find a better way. A perpetual tinkerer, Roberts designed a machine to remove the heavy cast-iron [...]
Invention Keeps Bar Patrons Happy
Duluth News Tribune: Your beer will remain cold until the last sip at Aces on First in Duluth because of a unique innovation added to the bar. Aces on First became the first bar in Minnesota to install stainless steel coasters known as Chilldiscs that keep a 4-inch surface in front of every barstool at [...]
Generate High Quality Leads Your Sales People Will Love
photo credit: myuibe Ask most executives and marketers what sales people need to sell in this economy and they will say, “more leads.” So their marketing and lead generation focuses on getting MORE leads to their sales team. The problem with simply creating more leads for your sales team is that they may not necessarily [...]
Watermelon Juice: The New Fuel?
Discovery News: A staple of backyard barbecues and summer time snacks, watermelon is also a promising new source of renewable energy. According to a new study, leftover watermelons from farms’ harvests could be converted into up to 9.4 million liters (2.5 million gallons) of clean, renewable ethanol fuel every year destined for your car, truck, [...]
photo credit: batega We all know how prominent business debt is becoming in this economy. Granted we are seeing some relief here and there, but no where near enough yet. Below are two awesome ways your business can cut it’s debt and stay above water! Be realistic on staffing. Although the last thing most business [...]
YouTube Shares Ad Money With More VideoMakers
Reuters: YouTube, the world’s most popular video sharing site, said it will start sharing advertising cash with users who upload the most popular clips of everything from skateboarding dogs to dancing babies. The video site, which is owned by Web search giant Google Inc, said it will extend its YouTube partnership program to allow individuals [...]
photo credit: brunkfordbraun Many people today are contemplating the idea of becoming their own boss and starting up their own business. This can be a wonderful idea for them, that is if they truly have what it takes to be their own boss and own their own business. Here are some of the most common [...]
Using Kickstarter To Fund Small Biz
The New York Times: Kickstarter, a Web site that helps connect aspiring artists with patrons who finance their projects and often receive some tangible memento in return. But it’s not just artists who are using the platform. Some small businesses and entrepreneurs see it as a way to raise money to supplement and support their [...]
Great Entrepreneur Tools For Internet Businesses
photo credit: geishaboy500 Anyone who owns their own business on the Internet knows what a hectic challenge it can be at times. We all know that the more help and tools we have to keep our business running smoothly the better. So I have put together a little list below containing some great tools for [...]
Couple Find Niche Market For Dairy Products
TimesDaily.com: Some agriculture officials are calling the Shoals’ newest dairy farm the wave of the future but its owners call it a throwback to an earlier day when dairies were small family operations. Eric Cornelius and his wife, PJ, opened Honest to Goodness dairy and milk processing plant earlier this month, touting the milk as [...]
Creating A Smoking Personal Brand
photo credit: neilbetter When creating your own personal brand it is vitally important to make that brand stand out, catch the attention of your audience immediately and cause them to be so interested in the product or services your selling that they almost can’t resist the urge to buy them. So how does one [...]
photo credit: kekremsi In business we try everything within our means to stay above water, keep the money coming in, and keep our doors open but sometimes there are unforeseeable circumstances that become greater than our means to make it through. I ran across an article posted on AOL Small Business that I found to [...]
Mom's Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Shines In Her Biz
examiner.com: In August of 2008 Jenny opened a retail space in the heart of Richmond’s fan district. Fleur fabrics offered sewing classes from the basics on up to altering your own clothes. It quickly became the mecca for Richmond’s sewing crowd and students. It was at this time that Ninny’s Nappies was born. Jenny started [...]
Big Idea Earns Mom Big Paycheck
abc15.com: It’s a trend a lot of mothers are cashing in on. They’re quitting their 9-to-5 jobs, staying home with the kids and starting their own companies. Amy Maschue’s big idea is now earning this Phoenix mom a big paycheck. Maschue’s busy life consists of being a wife, a mother of four children and running [...]
Detroit’s Jobless Economy: Startups Take Root
CNNMoney.com: In Detroit, a city with rampant unemployment, big crowds in the middle of the day may mean someone is giving out freebies. But on a recent workday, over 450 people packed an auditorium downtown. They weren’t looking for a hand out, sympathy or even a job application. They were looking to start their own [...]
