According to Dawn Rivers Baker over at SmallBizTrends.com, microbusiness opportunities often build from everybody else’s opportunities. If one of the big trends to watch in 2011 is travel and tourism, then the microbusiness opportunity lies in providing the personal touch—for example, via a B&B or by supplying the handcrafted soaps used by the local Big […]
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The Small Business Administration announced two new lending initiatives aimed at getting relatively modest loans to small businesses quickly, according to a story at CNNMoney.com. The idea is to get loans under $250,000 into the hands of small businesses efficiently: Applications are only 2 pages long and can be approved in anywhere from “minutes” to
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The brainchild of Steven Lockhardt, this unique website helps prove that there IS a Santa. According to The Columbus Examiner, iCaughtSanta.com helps visitors create a unique keepsake photo of Santa inside the child’s home by combining site provided digital images of Santa Claus with a user’s uploaded digital photo as the background. Want a photo
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Back in October, we told you about Daniel Vitiello, a 19-year-old Texas Tech sophomore, who taught himself to fix Apple’s 3G, 3GS and 4 iPhones and fixes dozens of them from his parent’s dining room. “I don’t really like having a typical job, and so I needed an idea to make money,” said Vitiello. His
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According to Inc.com, the Internet has facilitated a congregation of bacon connoisseurs across America, some of whom have allowed their appetite for the cured meat to give rise to their bottom line. A simple Google search will lead you into a subculture that has spawned everything from vodka, to candles, to crowdfunded ventures. Two sets
When Jim Koch wanted to start the Boston Beer Company more than 25 years ago, the hardest thing was getting someone to give him a business loan. The Milford Daily News reports that now, the founder of the brewery that makes Samuel Adams Boston Lager is making it easier for small businesses to get a
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According to Tulsa World, Todd Andrews got an iPad the first day it went on sale, and he loves everything about the tablet computer – well, almost everything. I loved it for what it was, but sometimes it can be uncomfortable to hold,” he said. Rather than just gripe about it, the Tulsa resident decided
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In this edition of That’s My Business! we talk to Tami Oakley, Founder and President of Wish-It-Candles. Listen Now: Or download: That’s My Business!: Wish-It-Candles.com Website: Wish-It-Candles.com
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At a Jonas Brothers concert. Felicia Hatcher, owner of Feverish Ice Cream Trucks in Miami is a walking advertisement for her business, which puts a cool, updated spin on traditional ice cream trucks, according to a story at Inc.com. I wear these shirts with funny sayings about my business on the back such as, ‘It’s
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If you’ve been to Times Square in New York, you might have noticed an Old West-style showdown going on. On one side: The Naked Cowboy, aka Robert Burck, who has been a mainstay on the square since he started strumming his guitar in the (near) buff in 1997. On the other: Sandy Kane, a former
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