Archive for December, 2006


A Christmas Business Story

Brian Jones, runs a rather unusual business venture–he sells lamps reminiscent of the one Ralphie’s father receives in A Christmas Story, with a base in the shape of a woman’s stocking-clad leg. Red Rider Leg Lamps, launched back in 2003, has generated sales of almost $700,000. Ever since Jones was a little boy, he’d wanted [...]

Video Production On Youtube

Entrepreneurial young South Florida Latinos post their creative homemade videos on YouTube.com. Four Latino twentysomething friends starred in a video they produced on the cheap called “Cuban Churro Salesmen,” a comedy about competition among four churro vendors for a street corner. The video became YouTube’s second-most-watched comedy video within 24 hours of its appearance on [...]

Make Mine a $Million

Make Mine a $Million™ is a program of Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence. OPEN from American Express is the founding partner. The program provides a combination of money, mentoring and marketing tools that women entrepreneurs need to help grow their businesses to a million dollars and beyond. As a member, your business may [...]