Entrepreneurial Lifestyle
Entrepreneur Delivers Much-Needed Service
Grocery shopping for Rene Lopez became magical after he moved Downtown. Lopez merely has to make up a shopping list, and the next day, his groceries are waiting at home for him after work, with the perishables in the fridge and freezer. Michelle Harvey formed the Pittsburgh Town Shopper delivery service in September and works [...]
Meet America’s marshmallow king
“We’re one of the country’s biggest exporters of marshmallows. We also sell our own lines of gourmet pretzels and popcorn to 41 countries. This means that we have to be pretty creative at tapping into international markets. “Before I became a marshmallow king, I spent several years in the early 1990s as a banker in [...]
Six Self-Employment Myths
Who hasn’t fantasized about quitting their job and striking out on their own? Before doing anything, you should check out these excellent six myths about owning a business: Your family & friends will always understand the time commitment, even when no money is coming in. Your friends’ constructive criticism is never out of jealousy Your [...]
Destination bike tours go wireless
The owner of a bike-tour company improves his business using various wireless technologies. After racing bicycles professionally for two years and realizing that I was no Lance Armstrong, I found another way to make a living on a bike. I had spent 20 years organizing bike treks with friends through the Alps, the hills of [...]
The Idea Guy
Since launching his first business, Speck Design, 11 years ago, Ryan Mongan and his business partner have founded Speck Products, famous for its iPod accessories; CAD Talent, an online job board for engineering talent; Camera Armor, which makes protective cases for cameras; and Speck China, a design and sourcing firm in China. Mongan’s latest company [...]
How Couples Run A Home Business Without Running Each Other Down
Combining marriage and business is not an endeavor to be taken lightly. It requires serious consideration and answers to some tough questions. Here are 10 tips for running a successful home-based business with your spouse: Determine if you can work side by side. Discuss your goals. Write a business plan and solicit feedback. Define each [...]
A mother’s race for a cure
It took a few years before Martine Rothblatt got used to describing her daughter’s chronic lung disease as a lucrative market opportunity. “I choked every time I said it – it sounded so immoral,” says Rothblatt, 52. But when she realized that the fastest track to a cure was to launch a biotech firm and [...]
