Archive for March 2nd, 2010
Best Friends Forever, By Contract
According to HeraldTribine.com, It all started when Michelle and Shawn Mathews daughter, Krystal, wanted a special gift for her BFF. If you didn’t already know BFF is short for Best Friends Forever, a term that many kids Krystal’s age like to use to describe their closest friends. The gift she wanted for her friend, however, [...]
A junior at Harvard University, Jason Shah launched his SAT prep site INeedAPencil.com in 2006 when he was still in high school. Inc.com reports that the free site offers low-income students an alternative to pricier courses such as those at Kaplan and The Princeton Review. Students can log on to the site and choose from [...]
Fourth-Grader Has Nose For Biz
Not every fourth-grader hands out business cards. But Anna Ayres of Brookings does. Frequently during the school year and pretty much full time through the summer, Anna hands out her card as a hostess and distributor for Scentsy, a franchise that sells wickless candles, ceramic warmers and home-fragrance products, reports The Brookings Register. Why is [...]
Business owners are always on the hunt for new ideas — ways to cut costs, increase revenue, and improve products and services. Inc.com reports that often the most cost-effective source of ideas is right in front of you. “More companies are turning first to their employees to tap into those free ideas lying around in [...]
Printing Your Own Shirt Business
Not many people realize it but sometimes starting your own business is as easy as designing, printing and selling a few t-shirts. A few weeks back we mentioned AnaJet. If you don’t remember, the AnaJet SPRINT is a digital garment printer. All you have to do is create a design, place your blank shirt in [...]
