Small Business
How To Play Videogames For A Living
Want to make a living playing your favorite games? There are many ways to break into the videogame industry, according to experts. These job types offer the fastest path into sought-after studios like Electronic Arts, THQ and Ubisoft. Paying your rent playing videogames sounds fun, but the reality can be far more tedious, says Kaos [...]
New Small Business Websites From Dell
Dell recently launched a new website for small businesses called Small Business 360. They’ve also got a new video site, called StudioDell, which includes a small business channel. Small Business 360: Small Business 360 is a community and information site. It offers articles and forums/discussion boards. It also links out to other Dell resources, including [...]
Home-business rules get tougher
The Naperville City Council is cracking down on home-based business activities encroaching on residential neighborhoods. On Tuesday, the council voted 7-2 to amend the home-based business ordinance so that it no longer restricts the number of employees working in the home, but limits activity outside the home. Complaints over the last year about home businesses [...]
Inventor’s creation shuts door on mice
“It’s CSI for field mice,†David Curtis said recently of his new mouse tracking system, RodoTrak. It offers what he calls a baited box with a car-wash effect dousing mice with florescent powder. He and a neighbor, Henry Emanuel of Lonetown Road, have a new company to market and make the device.Mr. Curtis is a [...]
10 Web tips for entrepreneurs
Web sites seem the way of the world these days, but many small-business owners still don’t have an Internet presence. Web sites are not only powerful tools for e-commerce, they also can boost almost any business, as consumers look into products they might buy. Here’s a list of what a business can do with a [...]
Keep the Day Job — Launch a Sideline
Ask small-business owners how much time they spend on the job and the answer is usually the same: all of it. Yet, some entrepreneurs manage to launch a start-up on the side without quitting their day job. While it’s a lot like leading a double life, many say the rewards are worth it — namely, [...]
The New Retirement: Staying Busy Making Money
More boomers are putting the golf clubs and big trips on hold and using their age and experience to launch successful small businesses. As the oldest boomers turn 60 in 2006, their desire for trying new things could portend a significant wave in departures in the next year, says Dr. David DeLong, suggesting a wave [...]
