Archive for February 3rd, 2011
Framing Business Turns To Apps For Sales
When he was 21 years old, Jim Brent opened up his first picture framing shop. It has been 20 years since that first shop opened, and he has decided to expand into another arena, the App world. The application, known as Frame Shop, is the first framing application that has been created for the iPhone [...]
A Lesson For Jersey Mompreneurs
As more mom’s begin to start their own businesses, more groups devoted to them and the work they do is popping up around the world. Jersey mom’s are no exception. The New Jersey Mom’s Guide has created a new network called the Moms in Business Network. They help women meet fellow mompreneurs, and learn a [...]
Inventor Generating Green Energy And Opportunity
Sameer Hajee wanted to do something good. So he set out with his company, Nuru Designs, and created a product that would benefit the people in third world countries. His device is called Nuru Lights. It works by plugging special light bulbs into the device and pedaling. It charges 5 bulbs at once, providing up [...]
BottleHood makes glassware from used wine, beer, liquor and soda bottles recycled from restaurants, bars, homes and events in the community.
Personalized Books For Unique Kids
Any parent that has ever purchased a personalized book for the their child knows exactly how the process goes. The extent of the personalization is usually limited to the child’s name, a friend’s name, and maybe their favorite food. However, Shara Lawrence-Weiss, the owner of Personal Child Stories, has created a business that goes above [...]
Today in Entrepreneurial History: February 3
1637 – Tulip mania collapses in the United Provinces (now the Netherlands) as sellers could no longer find buyers for their bulb contracts. 1690 – The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in America. 1913 – The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and [...]
Taco Truck Business Opportunities
A reader wrote: Hi Dane, thanks for your recent post about the food truck situation in El Paso. I’ve been thinking about starting a taco truck myself. Do you have any resources you can recommend? Casual sit down restaurants and fast food chains have a new competitor all across the country. According to the National [...]
Direct selling and MLM are changing. You’re unlikely to ever have a Avon lady come to your door anymore. Today, it seems that much of the network marketing in the world takes place on the internet, and on Facebook and Twitter primarily. Zimmerman also encourages salespeople to utilize social media such as Twitter and Facebook [...]
Cleaning Noses Makes Duo Money
Gross, but profitable! Cleaning out the snot-filled noses of children has become an entrepreneurial success story for Julie Pickens. She just wished her kids were more impressed. “It’s kind of gross,” confessed Pickens, 44, who launched Boogie Wipes with fellow mother and co-founder Mindee Doney, 35, in the spring of 2008. “It’s kind of a [...]
A reader wrote: Dear Mr. Carlson, How would I go about submitting an idea to the television show Shark Tank? Email them at SharkTankCasting@yahoo.com. Include your name, age, contact info, a recent photo, and a brief, NON-CONFIDENTIAL description of your idea. Good luck. Do you have a question for the reader mailbag? Send it to [...]
“You can’t turn a parked car.” This advice was given to my husband soon after he graduated college and he grappled with the question, “What now?” The idea is that you have to do something to figure out where to “steer” your life. You need to try new things, endure boring jobs, experiment with new [...]
