Start-Up
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 college degree is [...]
Entrepreneur Sells Mug Shots
America loves a good mug shot. The more frizzed, frazzled and frantic, the better. An Orlando entrepreneur has seized on that fascination, recently starting “JAIL,†a weekly newspaper filled with nothing but the unflattering thumbnails. Page after page, with only a few ads in between.
“A mug shot is a couple notches below your driver’s license [...]
Customized Lingerie
When Chicagoan Jenny Dombroski spotted the NikeID website where consumers can customize sneakers according to their preferences, she knew it was a concept that could work for lingerie too. So Dombroski, who loves lingerie but knew nothing about the apparel industry, spent six months networking, asking lots of questions and working in a lingerie shop. [...]
Spiritual Perfume
Based upon an inspired Biblical formula, the world’s first spiritual perfume is designed to be a reminder of God, Christ, spiritual self and soul. “We turned to the Bible to seek inspiration about which items to include and became convinced that a formulation would reveal itself,†explains Rick Larimore, IBI’s chief executive officer. “Creating Virtue(R) [...]
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 Tuscany [...]
How can I form an advisory board?
My baking company is growing incredibly fast, and I often feel I could use a little advice. How can I form an advisory board? -Stephanie Vandegrift, Stephanie’s Premium Bakery, Dallas
Dear Stephanie: “Start with a list of experts you can call on individually,” says Dorothy Adams, a board member of the Stamford chapter of the Connecticut [...]
Rent-A-Pet
Flexpetz recently launched in Los Angeles and San Diego, and offers consumers the option of having a dog for just a few hours or days a week. Which is a good solution for people who’d love to have a dog, but are too busy, travel frequently, or live in buildings that don’t allow dog ownership.
The [...]
