Archive for April 2010
Don’t Get Pushed Into a Corner of Your Home Office
The following is a guest post by Lloyd Burrell. Have you been downsized? Are you working at home to save money, or because you have to? Working as a freelancer can be both exhilarating (when the money comes in) or stressful (when you have a 300 page project to complete and your nose is all [...]
The Myth Of The Risk Taking Entrepreneur
The members of Crain’s “40 Under 40″ this year have businesses that span a wide range of areas. However, according to Crain’s New York Business, they also have some common qualities. Contrary to entrepreneurial myth, their résumés are not those of profound risk-takers. Most of them started their businesses in areas in which they had [...]
16 Inducted Into National Inventors Hall Of Fame for 2010
Every field has its own hotshots, from basketball to the world of inventors. This year Arthur Fry and Spencer Silver, the inventors of the Post-It Note, are just two of the 16 ‘hotshots’ that will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame this year, says The Washington Post. On Wednesday, the group all [...]
Moms Build Business In Kids Consignment
It is during this time of year that Ellen LaRoque Cleveland’s girls eat a lot of take out and in Debbie Conner and Melissa Shorten’s household the husbands take over all of their household duties, says Roanoke.com. For about six weeks in the fall and spring, these two sets of moms-turned-entrepreneurs burn the midnight oil. [...]
Curt Schilling Talks About Starting Small Biz
Former Red Sox pitcher and baseball legend Curt Schilling is finding out that starting a small business in the state of Massachusetts is a challenging proposition, according to a story at Business & Media Institute. I own a company called 38 Studios, a gaming company which has now got me involved in politics on the [...]
Biz Idea: Expanding Coffee-Cup Collar
Wired magazine reports that the Heatswell is an endothermic (heat-activated) coating for a paper coffee-cup. When that cup is filled with a tasty hot beverage, the band swells into a thick, insulating cloth-like material, offering both grip and heat-protection for your fingers. It’s thin, safe and cheaper than a cup and collar together. Take a [...]
Niche Biz: ‘Butler/Maid-For-A-Day’ Service
As a fun gift alternative, hiring a butler or maid for a day can be a thoughtful and surprising way to reward someone whose home duties are normally fairly demanding. Very low overheads; mainly marketing and staffing; staff paid on a per-job basis; novel; fun. For more information, check out: www.butlerforyou.com, www.personalbutlerservices.co.uk, www.amaidforaday.ca Photo by [...]
USA TODAY’s Jefferson Graham introduces a former Boeing engineer who makes $25K yearly from putting Google ads on his website.
Ball State To Entrepreneur: Oh No You Don’t
For a 19-year-old Ball State University sophomore, the creation and online marketing of “I’d Ball U” T-shirts was a way to make a few bucks and learn a lesson in marketing, reports The Star Press. For university officials, it’s another kind of teachable moment: Ball State officials said Wednesday they plan to crack down on [...]
Subway is joining the increasingly crowded breakfast scramble in a move that the sandwich chain hopes will help add customers and sales, The Associated Press reports. After years of testing, almost all of Subway’s 23,000 U.S. restaurants will begin selling the meal on April 5. When they do, the nation’s largest restaurant chain by number [...]
Community Newsletters For Mom By Mom
Have you ever wondered what new, fun activities are happening in your neighborhood that your kids would enjoy? Or do you know what is going on but wish to share it with others in a new way? Then Macaroni Kid is your new friend. While they’re not quite available in all 50 states yet, I [...]
Here is a simple yet effective prank that you can pull on a co-worker or friend today. Take a small Post-it note and place over the bottom of your victim’s mouse covering the roller ball or optical sensor. Now when they try to use the mouse , the cursor will not move. For some reason, [...]
