The Kansas City Star reports that It’s not hard to come up with theories on how the Bacon Explosion got its name, but here’s the real story, straight from the pig’s snout: It was December 2008, and Jason Day had something to show his barbecue contest teammate Aaron Chronister. Day, having thrown back some holiday […]
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Gentle Parking has grown quickly since William Ortiz-Cartagena started the San Francisco company two years ago. He now employs 25 people and says he turns a decent profit running six parking lots, including two he manages for the city. When he decided to bid on a contract to run another city-owned lot, though, two banks
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Todd Smith, Jess Lin, and Greg Wong, partners at a design firm in New York, started Hello Rewind in February to help victims of sex trafficking in New York. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that the company makes custom sleeves for laptops out of old t-shirts, but its underlying mission is to help sex trafficking victims prepare
According to CNNMoney, BP’s oil spill is an expensive disaster for the Gulf Coast, but it’s turning into a gold mine for entrepreneurs. Hundreds of parody products are now on sale across the Web, taking aim at BP’s sunburst logo and “responsibility” pledges. There’s tote bags and buttons on Etsy, coffee mugs on Zazzle, and
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It’s never been a better time to think about turning your hobby — that thing you’re passionate about doing — into a viable, money-generating business. In fact, according to a recent consumer survey conducted by the software-maker Intuit, about one in five people (17 percent) have actively worked on starting their own business in the
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11-year-old Snyder started knitting two years ago. A year into her hobby she decided to turn it into a money-making enterprise. According to Forbes, she now sells 12 items a month, including knit purses ($10), cellphone socks ($6) and coin pouches ($4). She pays $3 per bundle of yarn, enough for 12 socks, which each
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According to AllBusiness.com, while microcredit loans first originated in the Third World as a way to help launch small businesses thousands of American entrepreneurs are finding it as the alternative solution to traditional lending. Many of the micro lenders, which are mostly non profits, receive the bulk of its funds from the Small Business Administration.
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Teen Money Making Ideas brings you some pretty sweet ideas for your business. Read, be inspired, and get into action — there’s nothing like a craving to get you going. 1. Candy Store. Starting a business that retails candy is very straightforward and the biggest challenge to overcome is selecting the right operating location for
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Pamela Slim over at Escape From Cubicle Nation has the answer. My friend’s teenage daughter informed her the other day that she was enrolling in a nail technician class at high school. The friend, who has been prepping her daughter for a good college education since she was a toddler, was less than thrilled. “Why
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According to a story at Springwise, Traindom focuses on helping information entrepreneurs market their expertise. No programming or design skills are required to create an education-focused business with Traindom; rather, the site gives users everything they need, including an easy-to-use product creation interface, client management tools, payment systems and more. Content can be conveyed through
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