The Mercury News recently interviewed Gina Bianchini, founder and ex-CEO of Ning, about her time with the company, her parting and what might happen next for this inspiring female entrepreneur. Q What was the original idea behind Ning? A We had a very simple premise. What if we gave people an opportunity to create their […]
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With all of the rocking chairs and antique furniture sitting around Stephanie Grenadier’s new business you might think this was more like a cozy room than a massage studio. However she intentionally avoided that spa-like look reports the PatriotLedger.com. “(Spas) have a conveyor belt type of mentality. It’s like in and out,” she said. “You
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According to Bloomberg Businessweek, if more and more motorists are excited about electric cars, maybe fishermen are ready to trade their outboard motors for battery-powered boats. Frank Jones has wagered $500,000 that they are. His Carolina Electric Boats makes a two-seat boat that looks a bit like a rectangular plastic kiddie pool–its hull is recyclable
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Joe Dwyer had a simple formula that he used for success when he was launching his first business; work until you drop. That is exactly what he did reports Chicago Business. He often worked seven days a week, rolling off his chair to the cold office floor for a few hours’ sleep. That business took
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Why are entrepreneurs starting new businesses in record numbers? The first chapter of Clate Mask’s new book, Conquer the Chaos, makes the case we’re in an “Entrepreneurial Revolution” and it’s happening due to five big reasons. 1. Corporate disillusionment. Downsizing, outsourcing overseas, pension scandals and general corporate irresponsibility have left employees disillusioned and embittered. 2.
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IndyStar.com reports that Andrew Shelton was just 21 years old, a junior at Wabash College, when he had an idea for a new product: a backpack cooler that keeps drinks cold and easy to carry. He got the idea after lugging an oversized cooler to the Indianapolis 500 with a friend, with drinks spilling everywhere.
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Jay Goltz at The New York Times has his answer to this question. Actually, there is a simple answer. I think business owners should pay themselves whatever is left – whatever is left, that is, after everyone and everything else has been paid and after money for growth and paying down debt has been factored
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According to the New York Daily News, Beck Johnson had a business plan, his startup funding a dream of opening an ice cream stand, but first he needed a variance from the Sunapee zoning board to open in a residential zone. He admits being a bit “freaked out” before his presentation, but ultimately got the
Cullman Times: Maddie, Roy, and Morgan Grimmett have been working hard for the past couple of weeks from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m to supply Cullman residents with lemonade and a smile. Their lemonade stand was custom made by their uncle, Lucas McCollum, and presented to Maddie by her great-grandfather, Roy Drinkard, as an early
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If your grandparents owned a popular clothing line and your dad was the founder of a commercial bakery, what type of business would you be in? That is exactly what The Orange County Register asked Robert Gray. I’ll give you a hint, it has nothing to do with what they’ve done. [T]he answer is an
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