Springwise:
So, you thought the market for reusable bags was saturated? Having found a niche that has yet to be infiltrated, The Green Garmento hopes to help green up dry cleaning.
Introduced last month, The Green Garmento...
Honeywear, Inc., an Asheville, NC grassroots, mom—run, organic children’s accessories and clothing company, is a finalist competing for the $100,000 prize in Forbes.com’s “Boost Your Business” Contest.
The contest began in May with 1,500 applicants, and...
Leafcutter Designs:
Lea Redmond runs the World's Smallest Postal Service, a teeny tiny letter transcription service.
She sets up shop in cafes and stores, and is now available online. Here's how it works: You write a...
Inc.:
Over the past few weeks, economic experts have introduced us to a deluge of statistics and indices to chart the current financial crisis.
As a microbusiness owner, however, I've found one reliable index that won't...
Rhonda Abrams - Gannett News Service:
Like all Americans, we in the small business community congratulate President-elect Barack Obama on your victory and are optimistic about the hope your election brings. Now we'd like to answer...
Inc.:
Just because you pay the domain name bill doesn't mean you own it.
That's right. You may not be the legal owner. Whoever is the legal owner of your domain name, that person has total control...
MarketWatch:
Grameen America, a microfinance organization based on the Grameen lending model, announced it has successfully disbursed more than $1 million in micro-loans to low-income women, many of whom are immigrants, in Queens, New York.
Grameen America...
WBBM Newsradio 780:
A man from the Chicago area who spent much of his life developing new kinds of chewing gum is now using his expertise to help American troops serving in combat.
Retired chewing gum inventor...
Deseret News:
The busy home of entrepreneurs Stephanie Greenwood and Steve Thomas smells of lemon, cloves and lavender.
White marker-boards cover walls of the home, which serves as headquarters of Bubble & Bee Organic. On one board...
Get Entrepreneurial:
Have your phones stopped ringing yet? The economy is lagging and dragging. We've felt the effects in the United States. Now we're seeing global implications.
Here are eight "Killer Steps" to Attracting New Business in...
AbsolutelyNew:
You see the latest from the "cheap chic" folks at Target — a digital camera gift card? That’s right, they've introduced a Target gift card that can be loaded with $50 to $1,000 of...
Naples Daily News:
A local inventor and businessman launched a local-based online clue game, Gopher Wit, that is like an online treasure hunt that turns into a race.
It's free to sign up and play,...
The New York Times:
These may not be the best of times to start or run a small business, but Christopher Hazlett’s struggle to hang tough through one crisis after another may hold lessons for the...
Inc.:
It’s no secret to anybody running a small or independent retailer that we’re operating in an unprecedented economic environment.
Right now, it feels like the only thing that we can be certain about is uncertainty....
PR Web:
Started in 1998 as a small online retailer of children's and baby toys, Genius Babies has grown into a national supplier of developmental and educational toys. Over the past ten years, they have been...
Courier & Press:
Four years after starting her own business, garden marker manufacturer Chris Ingler has found her niche.
What started as a way to track her 3,000 day lilies has blossomed into a business that has...
Washington Post:
Bank loans have been harder to come by, but that doesn't mean companies' need for funding has dried up. To get cash, small and medium-size businesses have increasingly turned to firms that get them...
Small Business Trends:
I’m not a big fan of Christmas and Year-end Holiday cards. They are not only expensive, but boring and predictable.
Every year I look for creative marketing ideas that won’t break the bank, but...
CourierPostOnline.com:
In the era of Nintendo's, Playstations and thousands of computer games, kids are continuing to get lost in a world of fantasy and violence, and experiencing disconnect from their families. One Pennsylvania father decided to...
CourierNewsOnline.com:
In a dismal economy, Nickie Olivier says business couldn't be better.
In fact, requests for her Curly Girlz pins are far outweighing her ability to handle the orders that keep rolling in.
"Our demand is so great...
