Work at Home Business Ideas

Sometimes I really have to wonder if cupcake mania has gone to far, and this is one of those times. And believe me, I love babies and almost anything associated with them (baby shoes and sneakers almost make me tear up, really, and when I have kids I’m sure I’ll be dressing them in anything […]

TreeHugger:
Sometimes a hobby can take on a life of its own. If you are lucky, that hobby turns into a viable business opportunity.
What started as a creative outlet for junk mail frustration has now become a line of magnets, beads, wallets and handbags all made from unwanted catalogs, credit card offers and other mailbox invaders. […]

The New York Times:
The idea of micropayments — charging Web users tiny amounts of money for single pieces of online content — was essentially put to sleep toward the end of the dot-com boom.
In December 2000, Clay Shirky, an adjunct professor in New York University’s interactive telecommunications program, wrote a manifesto that people still cite […]

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
If you’ve visited a public restroom in a Whole Foods location or at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport lately, you may have noticed a new convenience — the Step ‘n Wash.
Joi Sumpton, a mother of two, was sick of hoisting her kids up to wash their hands and realized there was something missing in public restrooms.
The […]

FSB Magazine:
Michelle LaBrosse is the founder of Cheetah Learning, which offers project-management training courses worldwide. She teaches business clients how to meet goals such as developing a product, launching a website, or reaching a sales quota. She also runs a corporate retreat in Haines, Alaska, and sell kayak-making kits that can be used for team […]

The following interview is with Cynthia Sweeley, President of Menu Master, Inc. Cynthia launched a successful home-based business 13 years ago as a single parent with a poverty level income. Despite many obstacles and difficulties, she built this ground level business into one of the most successful menu and placemat companies in the United States.
Cynthia’s […]

LifeHacker:
Back in August we told you about Jerry Seinfeld’s productivity secret where he uses a giant calendar and
then marks off the day in a giant red ‘X’ when he writes something that day. The key is not to break the
red X chain.
Inspired by Jerry’s idea, the folks at SmarterFitter have built an online Seinfeldian […]

Chocolate dipped strawberry, strawberry shortcake, lemon meringue, baby shower cupcakes with fondant, and ladybut cupcakes from Houston’s The Cookie Jar Bakery - more of their photos on Flickr
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back