Success

Winners Sitting Pretty

Herald Sun: Two companies were honoured for their savvy and unique approach to business at the Telstra Business Awards in Sydney. Find A Babysitter, an online babysitter and nanny directory, won the national micro-business award, and the Atlantic Group, a Docklands-based catering company, won the national medium business award. Find A Babysitter netted its gong

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Kisses Add Up To Big Bucks

The Sacramento Bee: People “just love to kiss.” That’s the conclusion of Sacramento entrepreneur Mark Otero, who’s finding success with a new tool that allows people to search popular Web sites, like Facebook, MySpace or Hi5, and plant virtual wet ones on people they like. His online venture, called KlickNation Corp., had some modest early

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Get On Oprah’s Radar

Inc.: Everyone knows the power of Oprah. Her following and influence make her the number one target of publicists, brand managers, and marketers alike. Her authority and persuasiveness is a cultural phenomenon. Everyone wants to be on her radar — from authors and doctors to creators of diets and psychologists — and not many get

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Working At Home Has Its Benefits

Channel Insider: Telecommuting boosts productivity and cuts costs, and it may even offer an alternative to staff reductions. A recent study by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) confirms what I have known for years–working at home makes you more productive. I know because I accomplish more in my home office during the average workday

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Mom Is An Innovator

TheRecord.com: A new parent is usually occupied with thoughts of sleepless nights and diaper changes. Agata Majerski was thinking about a business opportunity. Majerski was pregnant with her first son while she studied biology and chemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. She began thinking about the type of stroller she wanted, but found they

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