Archive for April 8th, 2010
When Natalie Hickey had the opportunity to help fellow mumpreneurs raise the profile of their business, she simply couldn’t resist says Journalism.co.uk. In December 2009 a networking site aimed at mums in business was put up for sale. The basis of the site was in place but there was room for development. After starting an [...]
Entrepreneur Reviews His Way Into A Business
When Jeff Maimon felt that he was not gaining any meaningful experience from his time as an unpaid intern, he decided to go into business for himself instead says the Pioneer Press. Now, with the recent launch party for his new business, Jeff Maimon, 24, is hoping to turn his venture into a job with [...]
Inventor’s Journal From Idea To Market
Ever wonder what it is like to take an idea and turn it into a product? Andre Nel, the CEO of Bexter7 LLC, recounts his own experiences in a recent article at IPWatchdog. I admit it! I fell for it hooks, line, and sinker. It seemed so easy! Come up with an idea, file a [...]
Seven weeks ago, Dwight Richards stood in a coat and tie at a busy Stockton intersection displaying a placard advising he needed a job, reports Recordnet.com. Wednesday night, he held up another oversized piece of paper, only this time on a stage in the Stockton Golf & Country Club ballroom, and it was one of [...]
App Millionaires: The Brothers Behind Doodle Jump
Developers are eager to use the iPad as a chance to sell more expensive apps. But you can do just fine selling software at 99 cents a pop. Just ask Igor and Marko Pusenjak. In the last year, the two brothers have sold 3.5 million copies of Doodle Jump, a simple and addictive game, via [...]
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As proprietor of three home-run businesses — TLC Kennels, Ceres Greenhouses and Sophisticated Baby Gifts — Barbara Gile needs the space, reports The Ithaca Journal. “I opened the kennels 15 years ago,” she says. “It was just a temporary home for people’s pets if they were going on vacation, or couldn’t take care of them.” [...]
Student Entrepreneur Has Perfect Pitch
According to a story at Richmond Biz Sense, Tom Borwick won a $3,500 investment at an annual business pitch competition at the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business. Borwick, 22, is a senior at UR and a bassoon player. A panel of eight judges selected Borwick’s concept – a Kindle-style tablet that its inventor [...]
Mompreneur Makes Breast Pumping Bras Stylish
As any parent knows, sometimes you need more than one hand to do everything you need to do when you have a baby in the home. If you’re a breastfeeding mom sometimes that extra hand can be hard to come by. Especially if you need to use a breast pump. After the birth of her [...]
Unpaid Internships May Be Illegal
With job openings scarce for young people, the number of unpaid internships has climbed in recent years, leading federal and state regulators to worry that more employers are illegally using such internships for free labor, reports The New York Times. Convinced that many unpaid internships violate minimum wage laws, officials in Oregon, California and other [...]
“Ask the Attorney” is a weekly VentureBeat feature and this week has some quick tips in connection with selling a venture: Be Careful with Private Equity Buyers. Private equity firms are in the business of buying and selling companies. Accordingly, they are extremely sophisticated and savvy and are often represented by large, aggressive law firms. [...]
