Work at Home Business Ideas

Not literally high, though I’m sure a sugar buzz can easily occur from these. I stole that line from The Barmy Baker, who took this photo and breaks down, step by step, with photos, how to make the proper hi-hat cupcakes. Recipes for chocolate blackout cake and Italian meringue included. Read and learn.
Original post by […]

From Brownstoner, news from one of our favorite vegan cupcake bakers, Isa Moskowitz of Vegan Cupcakes Take over the World fame. Also worth drooling over is their vegan cupcakes pool on Flickr, which is where I got the s’more cupcake photo below (a random one, unrelated to this news item). Photo of Isa from her […]

Bakeries on Flickr, we heart you! More cupcake pics from Houston’s The Cookie Jar Bakery. Top to bottom: Apple cupcake with honey cream cheese frosting (I think inspired by Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year which is benig celebrated today and tomorrow, where you traditionally eat apples and honey for a sweet new year), Snickerdoodle, […]

ABC:
Surfing can be a risky business. Fly away boards hurt on impact, wetsuits cause rashes and skin isn’t much protection from sharp coral reefs.
Like most surfers, Scott Lambert and his mates had first hand experience with all the various surfing injuries.
So when putting together a medicine kit for his natural medicine studies, then student Scott […]

ReadWriteWeb:
Mobile Web is another Next Big Thing on slow boil.
It’s already big in parts of Asia and Europe, and it received a kick in the US market this year with the release of Apple’s iPhone.
This is just the beginning.
In 10 years time there will be many more location-aware services available via mobile devices; such as […]

One of our favorite New York City bakeries, sugar Sweet sunshine, (see Rachel’s 2005 Gothamist interview with owners Peg Williams and Deb Weiner) is now on Flickr. They were also the winner of New York’s Best Cupcakes from Zagat. Here’s a wedding cupcake they made:
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back

NBC5.com:
It’s the dream of so many moms to start a home business and get rich! A Texas woman is on her way thanks to one of those ideas that makes you say, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
It all started when Amy Long realized she didn’t have enough hands. “I was actually walking through a […]

Original post by Nichelle and software by Elliott Back

Unusual Business Ideas That Work:
MommyMixer is a networking event that brings together selected university students and parents who need babysitters.
A cost effective alternative to childcare agencies, the events allow parents to interview a number of candidates in an informal setting.
Parents pay a $100 entrance fee. On arrival, they’re handed a ‘nanny notebook’ containing resumes of […]

Fast Company:
You wouldn’t pay $30 for a can of soup. Or $80 for an undershirt.
Yet many of you reading this have paid upward of $300 for jeans.
What happened to the Lee Jeans era?
In a flash, our price threshold for jeans has increased from $50 to $300. And it’s not just jeans that have gone ultra-premium, […]