Work at Home Business Ideas

This photo by Flickr user distopiandreamgirl is of lemon curd and buttercream daisy cupcakes. But, she asks, “or do they look like fried eggs?”
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back

This St. Louis KSDK piece features an interview with the owners of The Cupcakery. It also says that “These days there are more than 300 gourmet cupcake shops in the country…”
I’m curious about that figure. You can count the ones we have listed on the right hand side. We don’t have hard and fast criteria […]

USA Today reporter Marco R. della Cava has delved into the cupcake craze and come up with a great cover story, “Cupcake bakeries cater to the kid in us,” including a quote from yours truly. I love his description of Kara’s Cupcakes as “$3 frosted hand grenades capable of detonating any diet.”
Here’s what I had […]

Thanks to reader Felt Club for letting us know that Clare Crespo’s roving Silverlake bake stand Treat Street has a blog!
Here are some cupcake pics:
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back

Explorer News:
His grandmother always had a story for him. Alice Pender would regale her first-born grandson with stories of the family’s past. “She loved her family,” Steve Pender recalled recently. “And, she loved to talk.”
For years and years he listened to her stories. Then, one day, the professional videographer set up his camera and began […]

Meteorbite is the name for this cupcake that won London’s Crumbs and Doilies cupcake naming competition. Click here to see the new competition and enter.
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back

Career-Intelligence.com:
If you’re like most people, the idea of working for yourself has crossed your mind. At least once. While talent and a great idea will help you get started, having an Entrepreneurial personality may help you make it the long run.
What is an Entrepreneurial personality? Most successful Entrepreneurs are enterprising, resourceful and energetic. They enjoy […]

CNNMoney.com:
Economic news out last week pointed to a weakening trend in job growth. With tightening credit standards and a stagnant housing market and worries about a recession on the horizon, you may be thinking about padding up that bank account a little. We’ll tell you how to make a little extra income at home.
1. Get […]

Newsquest:
By 11 o’clock in the morning, your inbox is groaning with 150 unread e-mails.
Most of it’s a surreal mish-mash of unwanted information: a sales pitch for Viagra; a ticking-off from the boss; a request from the kids to bring home fish and chips for dinner; and countless others sent for no reason at all other […]

This week’s Carnival of Small Business is up at The Freestyle Entrepreneur.
The Carnival of the Capitalists is up at Sharp Brains.
Original post by Dane and software by Elliott Back