Eve Tahmincioglu at MSN Business has an interesting article about start-up business scammers. Just ask V.M. from the Austin, Texas, area. A longtime entrepreneur in the home-building industry, he had visions of launching his own online travel and health-care insurance business but ended up out nearly $5,000. He didn’t want his name used because he’s […]
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Using public domain content as the basis for mashups is a growing trend, and one that is yielding a lot of great, original content. Brandon Mendelson over at Mashable.com takes a look at how public domain material is being re-purposed on the web and in print. Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Maybe you’re not feeling
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A Look into the Business of Interior Design If you are creative and have a keen eye for design and patterns, you might also feel that the idea of starting an interior design business is a favorable one. While the passion might be there, it takes knowledge and skill to really get a business going.
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Jennifer Walzer was one of more than 90,000 employees and referred to only as a number; never by name. She was feeling overlooked, overworked and underappreciated before starting the successful data storage company Backup My Info!in 2002 reports Entrepreneur. Walzer decided to take her first leap of faith and launch her first business in 1998.
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The Dallas Morning News has an interesting look at the sweet dilemma of the day after Halloween. If there’s one thing worse than running out of candy on Halloween, it’s having too much when it’s over.It’s bad for your kids’ health, their teeth and the teachers who have to calm down candy-crazed kids the next
Patrick Matthews has an interesting look at work-at-home dads. Working out of a home office can feel pretty solitary. With the kids at school and the wife out teaching, it’s just me, my computer and the dogs. So I take every opportunity I can to get out of the office. I’m not complaining. On the
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photo credit: Noah Sussman It’s not personal–it’s business. A mantra heard by business people through the years, but when it comes to our business websites, it’s more personal than business. Living online today is social, and that means personal. To attract customers and keep them, you need to think about the social touches that can
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photo credit: Damien Basile Many of us in business know how important social media marketing is to our company, however, what most of us don’t know is how to go about it. We look at this concept and view it as complicated, confusing and time consuming but social media marketing can actually be quite easy
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We’ve all heard of the man who bought a $4 painting at a garage sale, found an original copy of the Declaration of Independence inside, and sold it for $2.4 million. A once-in-a-lifetime story, right? Not so much, actually. Mental Floss reports that Michael Sparks was visiting a Nashville thrift store, where he bought a
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Experts say there are real lessons for an entrepreneur to learn from the ABC reality show Shark Tank, in which entrepreneurs vie for venture capital, reports Entrepreneur.com. “If you’re an entrepreneur who’s planning on going in front of investors, this is a show you should start watching,” says Melissa Krinzman, managing director of the business
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