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 right now, we are almost recession proof,” Olivier said. The South Elgin home-based business makes girl-shaped pins […]
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Lavellej-Momguide.com: It took Lisa Lloyd only 13 months to get a licensing deal for her new invention idea. Lisa, a 23 year old single mom, was making only $13,000 a year selling ad space when she had a great idea. She always had to keep her hair looking nice because of her high profile job
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The Daily Telegraph: A sock called a Mock has made Lara Solomon a finalist in the 2008 Telstra Business Awards at a national level. Winners will be announced at a gala dinner attended by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney. Making and selling socks to protect mobile phones was not new, but
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PowerHomeBiz: Sunday mornings can get pretty hectic around the Christiansen household. With five boys who always want to look their best for church, the rush to get to services on time occasionally led to a rather knotty problem — neckties flying in all directions, sometimes along with the frustration of being unable to tie the
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CentreDaily.com: Nan Holloway discovered the inspiration for her business during a moment of exasperation. While on vacation in Hawaii with her husband, Chris, Holloway found herself digging constantly through her handbag, trying to locate her cell phone, travel documents or mints. “I’d hear the cell phone ring, and I couldn’t find it,” she says. Frustrated,
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