msnbc: Does a mompreneur really differ from any other entrepreneur? That was the question I was asked by Entrepreneur a number of years ago. I still get asked that question whenever I tell someone about my column, and my answer is a resounding “Yes.” Our motivation, work style and ideas all stem from motherhood. Here […]
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USA TODAY: A small but growing number of cash-strapped communities are printing their own money. Borrowing from a Depression-era idea, they are aiming to help consumers make ends meet and support struggling local businesses. The systems generally work like this: Businesses and individuals form a network to print currency. Shoppers buy it at a discount
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Deseret News: I am right in the middle of a critical interview. I have been waiting two days for this call. To my 3-year-old, it seems like a good time to ask for help in the bathroom. “Mommy! Come wipe me!” bellows the little voice, just loud enough that I am sure the caller heard.
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Charleston Daily Mail: Lewisburg resident Julie Hanson said she had plenty of work in her life when she took on another job. She’s glad she did, because selling a line of Jockey brand women’s leisure and athletic wear from the home has enhanced her life. Hanson was the state’s first team leader for Jockey’s Person
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Chicago Sun-Times: First there was Tupperware parties. Now there’s the “pupperware” party. The concept is pretty much the same as Tupperware or almost any other product sold at home parties. Someone hosts a party and invites his or her friends and family to check out a product line. Only with these parties, the guest list
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Springwise: Tattoos have become a mainstream way for people to create lasting marks of their personalities, style and obsessions. Now, a new company is offering a different type of skin-based memento: one-of-a-kind jewelry that replicates scars acquired in accidents and surgeries. Launched earlier this year, It’s My Scar makes wax renderings based on photos sent
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The Wall Street Journal: An intrapreneur doesn’t quit her job to do her own thing. Instead, she develops a new process, product or service within the context of a larger organization. Using the resources and capabilities of the larger firm, an intrapreneur transforms a good idea into a profitable venture. Experts have been advising the
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PR Web: Insulated Concrete Walls Inc. (ICW) announced today that it has officially launched its new Franchising Program. The Company plans to sell its professional installation model for the installation of insulated concrete forms (ICF), throughout the nation. A newly created company, ICW Franchising LLC, will host the new franchising business as an operating division
Hotel Interactive, Inc: Hampton Hotels, the international brand of nearly 1,700 mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, today announced that it opened 14 properties during March 2009, aggregating 1,224 new rooms. The new openings include two Hampton Inn hotels and eleven Hampton Inn & Suites properties, as well as one Hampton by
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Grand Junction Sentinel: When you say Einstein on the Front Range, residents don’t automatically think of the wild-haired, 20th century genius famous for the theory of relativity. Some of them think instead about bagels. That may soon be the case on the Western Slope as well. Einstein Bros. Bagels, a Lakewood-based business with more than
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