Work at Home Business Ideas

Rhonda Abrams at Gannett News Service:
Employees are people, too. While that may appear obvious, some employers seem to treat their employees as disposable objects — easy to get, easy to discard, easy to replace.
Well, employees aren’t disposable. Sure, sometimes you have to fire someone who isn’t working out, and other times you’re going to have […]

Central Valley Business Times:
Just finding a niche for your business will not guarantee success, says Susan Friedmann, author of a new book on developing niche businesses.
You still have to “own” the niche in part by becoming the expert on your niche rather than a generalist.
Ms. Friedmann’s book, “Riches In Niches: How to Make It BIG […]

Reuters:
A German scientist has come up with a solution for snoring — a computerized pillow that shifts the head’s sleeping position until the noise stops.
Daryoush Bazargani, professor of computer science at the University of Rostock and the pillow’s inventor, was displaying a prototype of his pillow at a health conference in Germany.
“The pillow is attached […]

Inc.:
For many entrepreneurs, growing a business from scratch is akin to raising a child — which is perhaps why so many are reluctant to let go, according to a new survey.
Of 201 business owners whose companies have at least $10 million in annual revenue, 32 percent said they have no plans for choosing a successor, […]

Cupcakes for a Cause is a fabulous annual event involving charity and cupcakes! This year it’s running from October 15th-21st. Visit their site to send a really cool virtual cupcake (which you can decorate!) and each time you do $1 is donated to Cancer Care for Kids. And bakeries all around the country are participating […]

Republican-American:
Yankee Invention Expo 2007 and Yankee Entrepreneur Workshops will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 11 through 13, 2007 in Waterbury, Connecticut.
The Yankee Invention Exposition is a three day event where inventors can showcase their products to manufacturers, investors, venture capitalists, distributors, licensing firms, wholesalers/retailers and marketers.
Also exhibiting will be suppliers of services […]

PC Magazine just named Cupcakes Take the Cake one of their 100 favorite blogs! Here’s what they wrote:
A sweet confection of a blog, Cupcake Takes the Cake features unique renditions of this popular treat—such as hazelnut honey topped with a white chocolate bee—as well as interviews with cupcake chefs and shop owners, and even cupcake-themed […]

From Flickr user velouria! (sorry, not sure how they’re made but they are vegan and were part of a bakeoff, and you can see a whole set of photos here)
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back

From Flickr user Jraymay
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back