Money Magazine:
The last day of a recession is the best day to start a business, the saying goes. So tackle the 10 steps in this guide now - and be ready to ride the rebound...
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Poway Unified School District in Southern California chose to trim the budget for materials instead of cutting staff. Unfortunately, this required teachers to use their own money, beg parents for funds or...
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It might be a little late to get to Washington DC for the inauguration tomorrow, but you can still cash in on Obama-mania in your hometown as Chuck Huckaby explains: Because Obama’s...
The Wall Street Journal:
When sales at his wholesale business started to wane, Eli Mechlovitz decided to take a direct approach.
Mr. Mechlovitz and his family had been selling glass and tiles wholesale in the New York...
Entrepreneur.com:
One of the reasons so many people don't become entrepreneurs is because they're afraid of failing. They're afraid of making mistakes. They're afraid of losing money. But if people can't overcome these psychological fears, they'd...
BizBox:
You can’t compete with your big competitor on price, selection, or corporate brand recognition, so don’t try. Instead, focus on the things that make you different from the Walmarts of the world.
1. Specialize.
2. Customize.
3. Reach...
Market Watch:
Due to today's challenging economy, stay-at-home moms -- many of whom are highly educated, experienced and motivated -- are jumping back into the workforce, but they are choosing their new-found careers very selectively. Paperly,...
While everyone generally think’s that securing a good paying job with benefits is the ticket in life, Marc Cramer would strongly disagree with this idea. This is no longer the case like it was years...
Robyn Crispe's company, Nomad Needles, makes the Worm Inn, a composting system for people who live in urban areas.
Crispe was concerned about her own volume of food waste, which she couldn't compost outdoors at...
Inc.:
By his own admission, Paul Mann used to be a corporate stiff. All that changed -- almost by accident, Mann admits -- one day back in 2002 when he was looking for someone to...
Moms Can Make Millions:
After her son was born, Lisa Druxman wanted to stay home with her kids, but she still needed a full time income.
One day while walking with her baby in his stroller, she...
PR Web:
StartupNation and VerticalResponse have launched the first annual "Leading Moms in Business" Ranking competition to recognize the achievements of mothers across the country who run outstanding businesses. Contestants interested in making the list can...
Austin Business Journal:
An Austin entrepreneur plans to turn a parent’s struggle to keep up with baby gear into a new Web-based business.
Jeff Chambers, the founder of two technology companies, has launched Babyslist.
The venture is...
KUSA:
23 year old Amber Kastenschmidt isn't a talker, she's a "do-er." After feeling the need to express her creative side and love for yoga, Amber started the Bolder Yoga Mat Company and began designing yoga...
York Daily Record:
You just never know what will be the breaking point; the moment you're forced into action. Or, when things get so bad you just can't take it anymore.
For Wanda Lamparter Stover, it happened...
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President-elect Barack Obama has put forward a $775 billion "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan" to create 3 to 4 million new jobs. Unfortunately, the government can't really create jobs....
Inc.:
Some of today's hottest companies are virtual: They operate exclusively online, with employees and customers scattered all over the world. Yet to do business, these companies typically are still required by law to maintain a...
Forbes:
Recession-racked entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. The good news is that there are myriad affordable resources--facilitating everything from raising money to finding talented help--and many are just a few mouse-clicks away. The...
Rhonda Abrams At USA TODAY:
How are you going to spend your company's money in 2009?
With such a dismal U.S. economy, we all naturally want to hold on to every dollar we can.
On the...
Lifehack:
As a rule, thinking is a good thing and while some people don’t do it enough, some over-think everything. Both genders can fall into either category - today we’re going to chat about the one...
