Archive for September 17th, 2009
Start-Up Businesses To Consider
photo credit: Matt loves kicks One of the most promising startup opportunities is business process outsourcing. Examples of business process outsourcing companies include call centers, answering services and payroll services. These types of businesses take on responsibilities for other prospering businesses. This means that you can capitalize on the earnings and success of others while [...]
Funding Future Business Growth
photo credit: Soon. Reinvested profits are perfect. The best source of “venture capital” for an existing business is money your company is already generating. Many entrepreneurs miss growth opportunities by spending profits in unproductive ways. Others take the opposite extreme, pumping every penny into the business while taking nothing for themselves. Both can backfire. Many [...]
“EmeryCat” Invention Does Double Duty
USA TODAY: Necessity is the mother of invention. We’ve all heard that old saw. Maybe half believed it, maybe not. Evidence of its truth is at hand: in the form of Michael Diep. The cat-loving business consultant couldn’t face taking his brother’s two cats to the vet every couple of weeks for pedicures in order [...]
photo credit: purplelime Seems like blogs have kind of made it into the main and don’t get talked about as hot social media plays, but in my mind, a web hub of education based information, easily created and housed on a blog, is the ultimate social media foundation element and probably the key to success [...]
Give Great Idea Time To Catch On
Journal Gazette: We all know that “necessity is the mother of invention.” Many entrepreneurs and small businesses start with an invention or idea. Protecting that invention or idea with a patent can be important, but it doesn’t guarantee success. So what is the mother of success? Failure. The difference between a great idea that succeeds [...]
Entrepreneurs Have Common Traits
VOA NEWS: Studies show that entrepreneurs share common traits that motivate them to start new businesses. As VOA’s Barry Wood reports, successful entrepreneurs are often motivated by more than financial gain, and many have overcome considerable adversity. For 35 years, British entrepreneur Richard Branson has been building his Virgin brand into a global power house. [...]
VentureBeat: RedBeacon, a startup that helps people find local services like maids or repairmen, won best of show at the TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco. The startup is in many ways what Craigslist could have become for local services. Formed by a group of ex-Google employees, the company is focusing on five markets at first [...]
Professional Website Designed For Free
SmallBusinessBrief: Michal Wurm over at Digital Arts offers a great opportunity for anyone who needs a website build or re-designed. “I run a web design studio called Digital Arts and as a small business owner I know too well times are tough for many of us. I also believe the best way we can all [...]
Mom Turns 'Clean Obsession' Into A Business
KETV Omaha: An Omaha mom is cashing in on the interest in the H1N1 virus and working to help others keep their homes as germ-free as possible. Christine Behlen said she’s always been into sanitizing her home and has turned that obsession into a business. “I am a sanitizer freak,” she said. “I don’t touch [...]
Treats With A New Orleans Flavor
You don’t have to drive to Louisiana if you want some of their homegrown candies, instead you just need to click over to Chay J’s. Home to the original creole pretzel, Chay’s treats are anything but dull. Channon “Chay” Powell is the driving power behind this tasty business. Originally launched in 2001 after being laid [...]
