Archive for April 6th, 2010
Episodic Deal May Monetize YouTube
In its fifth acquisition of 2010, Google has acquired a fledgling video Relevant Products/Services service that could offer some backup Relevant Products/Services to its YouTube property. The Internet giant snapped up Episodic for an undisclosed amount, reports TopTechNews. Google hasn’t officially announced the deal, but the San Francisco-based startup was so “thrilled” to join the [...]
Launched earlier this year, Supercool School is an education platform that lets anyone create and monetize an online school of their very own, reports trendspotter Springwise. For $15 per month, users of San Francisco-based Supercool School can create real-time classes and make them available to an unlimited number of students from all around the world. [...]
Entrepreneur VS The Skin Care Giants
After falling for the scents and smells of Thailand, Fadi Ghaby jumped at the opportunity to bring it all home, says Edmonton Journal. Ghaby is the owner of Harnn & Thann North America. The Thai-based, all-natural skin-care line enjoys huge success throughout Asia, Australia and Europe. Surprisingly, its North American headquarters is in Ottawa. The [...]
Self-Employed Find Workarounds To Healthcare
According to a story in Chicago Business, the smallest businesses have always been the least likely to pay for employee health insurance, and ever-increasing premium rates and the recession are prompting even more of them to drop out of the system. In 2001, 58% of firms with three to nine employees provided health coverage, according [...]
According to Hometownlife.com, Melissa Zoch is well on her way to mastering motherhood and the business world. The mother of three boys, including one set of twins, recently entered the home-based workforce, beginning her own business with aspirations of earning additional income for her family. “I knew I had to do something,” she said. “And [...]
Web Needn’t Be World Wide For Success
A new wave of startups, as well as giants such as Google and Yahoo, is trying to tap the multibillion-dollar potential of what is often called “the local Web.” reports The Indy Star. The local Web is rapidly evolving amid the converging forces of online social networking, location-savvy smart phones and an array of new [...]
Meet The Shopping Cart For Clothes
While the shopping cart might not have changed much over the years, Lee Heckendorn hopes to change that says NorthJersey.com. [He] has invented a cart that combines the standard basket on wheels with a rack for hanging clothes. His invention, called The Apparel Cart, is designed primarily to help women shopping in stores where they [...]
Helping Minipreneurs Sell Their Expertise
According to a story at Springwise, Traindom focuses on helping information entrepreneurs market their expertise. No programming or design skills are required to create an education-focused business with Traindom; rather, the site gives users everything they need, including an easy-to-use product creation interface, client management tools, payment systems and more. Content can be conveyed through [...]
$21 Million Program To Aid Small Biz
In March 2009, President Obama vowed to address the drought of bank lending to small companies and announced an initiative to use $15 billion from the federal bailout to unfreeze the markets that finance Small Business Administration loans. More than a year later, the program was finally launched — as a $21 million effort, reports [...]
It’s Never Been Cooler To Shop Consignment
If there is one thing The Great Recession has shown us, it is that we really can find the items we want for less. Due to a less flexible income many have come to love consignment shopping. Before it was cool there were women like Tracy True Dismukes who loved to shop in second hand [...]
