Start-Up
Meet Ms. Fix-It
Barbara Kavovit — better known to the world as Barbara K — has turned what began as a niche home-improvement business into a mini-empire that now includes a line of fashionable, female-friendly tools available through retailers like Target, two best-selling books and, most recently, an online show. Barbara K admits that while her career has [...]
Ten Things NOT to Name Your Business
Some words used in business names just bring certain connotations to mind, and, it can be enough to make me not go inside and shop. “Today’s†“Modern†“Classy” “Savvy†“Swanky” “Lady†“Tidy” “Charming†“N’ Things” Anything with a “K†where a “C†belongs – If you own “Kountry Klutter Kakesâ€, I will Kut you. BusyMom.net
A $10-a-Seat Airline Launched
Start-up Skybus Airlines sold 97,000 seats in its first day, selling out its $10 one-way tickets on flights from Fort Lauderdale to Columbus, Ohio through August. The Columbus-based airline is awaiting Federal Aviation Administration approval for its plans to begin service between the two cities May 29. It plans to sell at least 10 seats [...]
Start-Ups Tote Healthy Lunches To School
Savvy entrepreneurs are cracking open the door to the grammar school lunchroom with something many parents can’t get soon enough: healthier lunches. School lunches are big business. In public schools they often are controlled by unions and federal subsidies, primarily the $7 billion-a-year National School Lunch Program, which covers about half the 54 million public [...]
The Top 7 Reasons to Write a Business Plan
Lots of business owners skip a crucial step to ensure the success of their companies – writing a business plan. This detailed overview of your company and its future is commonly overlooked – often because it’s a lot of work. However, it’s some of the most valuable work you can do when starting up a [...]
Lonnie Johnson and the Super Soaker
It all started with an accident. Late one night, while experimenting with a jet pump and a nozzle for a refrigerator cooling system, Lonnie Johnson shot a stream of water clear across his bathroom. Where some people might have seen a mess to clean up, Johnson saw an opportunity. Thus was born the mother of [...]
Yes, You Can Make a Million!
While recovering from a bout of food poisoning, Stewart Butterfield had a sick-bed epiphany. Part of the online game let users share photos with other players, and Butterfield thought that feature could stand on its own as a Web-based product. “It was a very different idea, but cool,†he says. He came up with ten [...]
