Don The Idea Guy:
This is one of those smack my forehead “duh” ideas that I completely missed.
Sanitized and safe for a nibble between putts, Tasty Golf Tees come in mint and cherry flavors. After noticing the habit some golfers have of holding a fresh tee in their mouths, two inventors devised the 3-1/4″ white birch […]
PRNewswire:
Coremetrics, the leading provider of on-demand web analytics and precision marketing solutions, released data dispelling the marketing myth that “Cyber Monday,” the Monday after Thanksgiving, is the largest online shopping day of the holiday season.
With 2006 U.S. holiday eCommerce forecast data from its LIVEmark benchmarking service, Coremetrics advises retailers to expect their highest traffic day […]
Work.com:
On-site workers and those who sell through trade shows have a wide range of credit-card processing options for immediate sales and possible data capture. As wireless technology evolves, you need to consider carefully which method serves you best.
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done:
Get mobile point-of-sale terminals. POS terminals process credit […]
The following is a guest post by J. Shannon Cavers, of The Cavers Law Firm, LLC..
Many small businesses start as a part-time effort that grow over time, and eventually become a profit generating venture. One of the difficult questions for a small business owner is, “When do I need to form an entity?” […]
Don The Idea Guy:
Check out the “Five Ways to Screw-Up a Good Idea” below. I’m sure we’ve all been guilty of one or more of them at some point in our life. I know I am!
1. Flies The Coop: You don’t write down the details of the idea, and it slips from your memory.
2. […]
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Newsweek:
Entrepreneurship is transforming America—not just for a few, but for all of us and for the better. Consider: Today roughly 45 million Americans, about 30 percent of the labor force, run their own businesses. Sometime during their careers, well over half of university graduates will start a business. Most Americans today work in firms that […]
Rhonda Abrams at Gannett News Service:
When I went into business, I sat down with a lawyer to review my legal and tax responsibilities. When we finished, he gave me some wise advice.
“Rhonda,” he said, “don’t nickel-and-dime your clients. Clients willingly pay thousands of dollars in hourly fees without complaint, but if I bill them $2 […]
FSB Magazine:
Allan Keiter awoke one recent morning to the scary news that his Atlanta company’s website was nearly impossible to find on a Google search. MyRatePlan.com helps consumers compare cellular calling plans.
Until that morning, the site had often ranked in the top-ten nonpaid results for search terms such as “free cell phones” and “family plans.” […]
FC Now:
Sewing machines and patterns are flying off the shelves due to a substantial rise in popularity of the age-old craft of sewing.
The hype is attributed to television programs like Project Runway, which have shown a new generation that sewing and fashion design can be a ticket to the red carpet.
In some larger cities like […]
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