Small Business
A welder starts a well-hedged topiary business
Before Cliff Finch entered the topiary trade, he was an underwater welder, setting up pipelines at the bottom of the North Sea. But for Finch, 58, the switch to creating garden sculptures wasn’t as erratic as one might think: Beneath every topiary Finch produces is a custom-welded metal frame holding the structure together. “Building the [...]
2007 Tax Tips
Keeping your tax files fit for the coming 12 months not only cuts frustration in another year, it likely will cut your taxes.
Here are some things to consider in the next few months:
Make a plan – At minimum your plan should summarize total revenue, collections by client and expenses from the past year to support [...]
A Portlander’s line of graphic T-shirts and caps catches the thrill and rush of racing sports
by Vivian McInerny, The Oregonian
He savored the speed. Engines blasting. Colors blurring. Cars rocketing past with a force he could feel in the bones of his teeth.
Tarran Pitschka, gripping steel railings for support, stood on the racetrack. Even as floating debris settled on his shoulders, the residue of seared tires from the cars burning past, [...]
College Entrepreneurs Start Web Service
DePauw University student Ryan Tinker has a ways to go before he earns his college degree, but he’s already a cog in America’s entrepreneurial machine.
The 20-year-old sophomore from Overland Park collaborated with fellow DePauw student Zach Koch to start BookSnag.com in January 2006. With a $500 investment in computer equipment, the two created a Web [...]
A cosmetics company’s creative cash flow
Without credit, I had to come up with a fresh approach to funding my cosmetics startup.
The bill was more than $60,000, due in 30 days, and I had no idea how I’d cover it. There was no way the contract was going to pay off by then, but there was also no way I could [...]
Free Online Resource Helps Small Bizs
As a small business owner, it often feels like everyone is trying to sell you something. But sometimes, companies give stuff away.
That’s the case with the online resource offered by Hewlett Packard Small Business.
Granted, they hope you’ll eventually buy something when the need arises, but the information and services can be a boon to business [...]
Blogging Moms Spread the Word
If you’re looking for a cheaper, faster way to market your product, why not tap into the increasing number of blogging moms? Overall, as a hot demographic, moms spend more than $2 trillion a year, so they definitely have the purchasing power. BlogHer counts more than 400 family and mom-related blogs right now, and growing. [...]
