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Entrepreneur Hopes Web Site Will Be Myspace For Walkers

Sun Herald:
A typical Saturday for Sue Parks includes joining a group of friends for a five-mile walk, an activity that keeps her healthy and in control of her stress levels.
These days it also keeps her busy as chief executive of a company that sells walking as a lifestyle.
In early March, Parks reached the culmination of […]

Yahoo! Announces Small Biz Winners

Entrepreneur Daily:
Earlier this year we told you about Yahoo!’s “Ultimate Connection” contest for small-business owners hoping to market themselves better online.
From more than 10,000 entries, the winners have officially been revealed.
Kids Crooked House, based in Windham, Maine.
With slanted roofs and asymmetrical archways, the cartooned façade of Glen Halliday’s crooked playhouses delights and inspires kids of […]

The Coolest Lemonade Stand

Inc.:
Kid entrepreneurs across the country will test their business skills this summer by participating in the quintessential summer pastime: running a lemonade stand.
Inc.com will celebrate their efforts with its second annual Best Lemonade Stand in America contest.
Through Sept. 3, kids ages 5 to 12 can log on to Inc.com to enter by sharing their stories […]

Girl Invents Tool To Hone Her Lacrosse Skills

Hometown Annapolis:
For Moira Plantier, a “lax” attitude really paid off. Lax as in lacrosse, that is.
The 10-year-old Edgewater girl began playing about two years ago, but with no one in her neighborhood to practice with and no wall to throw against, it was hard to improve her ball handling.
Rather than just resign herself to a […]

Freebies Pose Challenge For Small Biz

Rhonda Abrams at Gannett News Service:
What happens to businesses when people expect to get things free? Especially small businesses? Surprisingly, an increasing part of our economy is based on the concept that customers get something for nothing.
This trend toward expecting to get stuff free is a major challenge to small companies, especially to all those […]

Caramel-filled vanilla cupcakes

Caramel-filled vanilla cupcakes Originally uploaded by celadoncupcake
with mocha buttercream!
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back