When Terri Urbash left her job as a court reporter to start a family, she never expected to become a full-time entrepreneur. However, that is exactly what happened, reports CNN Money. “Instead of having more children, I kept getting more clients,” Urbash says, explaining how she stumbled into being the founder of the no. 16 […]
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You don’t have to drive to Louisiana if you want some of their homegrown candies, instead you just need to click over to Chay J’s. Home to the original creole pretzel, Chay’s treats are anything but dull. Channon “Chay” Powell is the driving power behind this tasty business. Originally launched in 2001 after being laid
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Los Angeles Times: The first note of Ray Foulkes’ weekly piano lesson is the staccato double ring of his telephone. Every Monday at 8 p.m. Foulkes picks up his cordless phone, clicks on the loudspeaker and sits down at his piano to practice jazz and pop standards with teacher Mark Miller. Miller listens closely to
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Sometimes, when you’re starting a business, you have to do almost anything to make it succeed. CNET has the story of one entrepreneur who was so desperate to start that he secretly lived and worked inside of AOL’s office for two months before security discovered his “apartment”: Having spent several months legitimately working in the
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Terror attacks, civil unrest, dirty bombs, earthquakes, 2012. Cue the entrepreneurs. Come-ons for doomsday products, from survival classes to earthquake kits, abound on the Internet. Demand is fueled by natural disasters, terrorist activity and websites dedicated to exploring such topics as what will happen Dec. 21, 2012, the last day of the ancient Maya calendar
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Investor’s Business Daily: Two studies suggest the “head winds” that President Obama says are holding back employers are of his own making. His policies have sidelined a key job creator: the entrepreneur. Historically, young startup firms have been a major job engine for the economy, particularly as the nation has emerged from recessions. But new
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People once said it was better to work smarter, not harder. During difficult times, many entrepreneurs have decided to put their health on the back burner instead, according to NBC Los Angeles. A new study by Manta, an online community for small businesses, says nearly half of small business owners surveyed admit to putting work
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Forbes: New Orleans is coming back strong. After sustaining the disaster of Hurricane Katrina, the national economic recession, and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans today shows significant signs of rebounding, thanks to key reforms in education, criminal justice, and local government policies. Among its most noteworthy accomplishments,
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With people like Peter Thiel, co-founder of Paypal, paying people to drop out of school and start a business, leaving the classroom behind seems like a good idea. However, The Christian Science Monitor found some entrepreneurs who chose to go back. John Price and Sam Dryden dropped out of the entrepreneurship program to pursue their
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Life as an entrepreneur can be hectic and risky, but what is it like for the family? The Globe and Mail takes a look at the experience Dave Cole has had while his wife has worked to build up her business. But at home, he’s been centre stage, facing one challenge after another. For starters,
