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States’ Health Plans May Aid Small Firms

StartUp Journal:
As states look to shrink the swelling ranks of those without health insurance, the crucial test for one approach gaining favor with policy makers is likely to be its impact on small business.
Massachusetts and Vermont are gearing up to introduce programs this year that require employers either to provide health benefits to their workers […]

Double Your Productivity

Zen Habits:
The Big Rocks are the major things you want to get done this week. A report, launching a new website, going to the gym, spending time with your spouse and kids, achieving your dreams. These Big Rocks get pushed back from week to week because we never have time to do them. Plan your […]

More Hello Kitty cupcakes

We Heart Hello Kitty Originally uploaded by Trish CupcakeMomma.
So adorable! Again, gorgeous cupcakes courtesy of Cupcake Momma
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back

Tricks of the Trade Show

BusinessWeek:
At this year’s Exhibitor2007 conference, a trade show for people who put on trade shows, there were showgirls, a hypnotist, and a pool player doing trick shots, but they weren’t there just to entertain. Instead, they were pitching themselves to companies seeking to boost returns on their trade show investments.
Attendance at the top 200 shows […]

Utah Bans Keyword Advertising On Trademarked Terms

Download Squad:
The state of Utah passed the Trademark Protection Act, designed to protect companies that register their trademarks in Utah.
Essentially, the law creates a database of trademarked terms, and prevents online advertisers from using those terms as keywords.
In other words, if you’re Mazda, you can’t buy paid advertisements from Google that will show up when […]

10 Lessons Learned from Starting a Small Business

Small Business Branding:
After almost 20 years of “career” jobs, I finally ventured out on my own in the middle of 2006. So, what are the lessons I’ve learned thus far? Here are ten:
1. Have a clear, yet flexible vision.
2. Act.
3. Network.
4. Help others.
5. Take full advantage of cheap and free communications.
6. Be an expert.
7. Take […]

Cupcake interview with Cake and Art CEO Colleen Perry

Los Angeles’s Cake and Art
Name: Colleen PerryAge: 42 Location: 8709 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood CA 90069Occupation: CEO, Cake and Art, and psychotherapistURL: www.cakeandart.com
Cake and Art opened in December 2006. Where did you get the idea and what inspired you? What kind of prior baking experience did you have?
Actually, Cake and Art opened in 1976 […]

Cupcakes at 365portraits.com

New York CIty photograph Bill Wadman has an excellent new 2007 photography project going on called 365 Portraits, where each day he photographs someone new. Last Frdiay, April 6th, he took a portrait of Nicki Bosch, “Domestic Diva,” featuring cupcakes she’d made. Here’s an outtake, but do also click on the site and check out […]

Thomas the Tank Engine birthday cupcakes

Saquib’s Birthday Cupcakes Originally uploaded by Planet Janet 111.
There really is no end to the creativity one can come up with when it comes to cupcakes! Fabulous job indeed.
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back

lone coconut cupcake

lone coconut cupcake Originally uploaded by nurseynicole.
From Icing on the Cake in Los Gatos, California.
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back