Work at Home Business Ideas

Here’s an interesting article for anyone interested in creating an online bakery business. Since the cost of having a storefront can be so expensive, some entrepreneurs are taken advantage of speedy shipping and setting up online bakeries.
Original post by Nichelle and software by Elliott Back

BusinessWeek:
eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman said increasingly sophisticated Internet scams were eroding the trust of online shoppers and hurting e-commerce.
She also called on industry leaders to work together more closely at a time when legitimate businesses must thwart global criminal organizations vying for control over sensitive financial data traveling across the Internet.
“Security on the Net […]

Dumb Little Man has some excellent myths of starting your own 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 all you need to secure the knowledge entrepreneurship requires
Your lack of a college degree will ensure […]

NY Times:
The companies will waive the early termination fee if you die. Pretending to be dead, however, does not work well as a way to break a contract. Sprint Nextel, Verizon and Cingular, for example, may ask for a death certificate. T-Mobile says it does not. “They want to take people at their word,” said […]

Associated Press:
Hunting for an internship takes time, and as more students realize their value, competition is getting fierce. A slew of businesses have popped up to help match students with internships, charging hundreds to thousands of dollars to help them write résumés, identify potential employers and find summer housing.
University of Dreams uses its staff’s personal […]

Rhonda Abrams, Special for USA Today:
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and that always gets me thinking green. Of course, all things green — actions to protect the environment — are hot right now.
Whether you call it global warming or climate change, whether you want to help make America more energy independent or […]

Reuters:
U.S. Internet advertising surged 34 percent last year, reaching a record high, as companies moved more spending on marketing and promotion into new media, according to data released on Wednesday.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers surveyed leading companies that sell advertising space online, including Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc., which are attracting more money from […]

SmallBizTrends:
In a move that will benefit small businesses having a brick and mortar location, Google has made some improvements to its local listing capability.
If you go over to the Local Business Center, you can create a free listing for your business and have it displayed on Google Maps. On that listing you can include a […]

Our super sweet reader Shannon whipped up these delicious cupcakes for me yesterday. They were the hit of several SXSW parties!
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back

Director Gregg Araki’s new movie Smiley Face, which I saw last night as part of SXSW, features pot-infused cupcakes quite prominently in one of the most hilarious scenes where the stoned star, Jane F., played by Anna Farris, gobbles up a whole plate of her roommate’s pastel-colored cupcakes one after the other. They were even […]