Work at Home Business Ideas

Philippe Kiethun Chrun of MyCarpoolStation.com exhaustively describes why his business is failing in Deconstructing a Struggling Start-Up. Regardless whether or not they they hired the wrong people, or positioned themselves incorrectly, their biggest problem is easy to see:
We invested $30,000 of our own capital, excluding an estimated $50,000 of sweat equity. With that, […]

Philippe Kiethun Chrun of MyCarpoolStation.com exhaustively describes why his business is failing in Deconstructing a Struggling Start-Up. Regardless whether or not they they hired the wrong people, or positioned themselves incorrectly, their biggest problem is easy to see:
We invested $30,000 of our own capital, excluding an estimated $50,000 of sweat equity. With that, […]

Whether as a way to market your existing business, or as a business opportunity in itself, custom bumper stickers are awesome. But, what if you have an idea for a bumper sticker, but don’t know how to have them manufactured?
Work at Home Chuck found a company called MakeStickers.com that has streamlined the entire process.
The […]

Boston Herald:
Here’s one Santa who sings for his snack.
Professional Santa Jonathan Meath, a Cambridge television producer, has released a holiday CD that he hopes will have nice boys and girls rocking around the Christmas tree.
“People started calling me Santa during the holidays and it started to evolve,” said Meath, who became a professional St. Nick […]

THonline.com:
A homemade DVD that celebrated the life of his deceased grandmother helped Jason Schumacher, a Dubuque funeral director, launch a service that helps other grieving families.
Schumacher enlisted the help of his wife, Tricia. The couple acquired numerous photographs from family members taken over the course of Virginia Schumacher’s life. Music, another ingredient, accentuated the photos. […]

Seattle PI:
Sitting on a desk in his middle school classroom, sixth-grader James Gentry is confident and curious.
Cradled in his hands is another hand, a yellow one made with a wad of tissue packed into one of his mother’s dishwashing gloves. Clear packing tape holds a dime-size dot to the wrist of the faux-paw.
His creation: medicine-filled […]

BusinessWeek:
The Internet hasn’t destroyed brick-and-mortar retailing, as many once feared. But has it ever changed consumer behavior. Retailers are learning from their online brethren.
Giving Shoppers More Control. Bloom supermarkets redesigned stores to fit the needs of timepressed customers by installing handheld scanners, IBM-made recipe kiosks, and self-checkout.
Speeding Up Delivery. Circuit City online shoppers can order […]

The Patriot Ledger:
Jennie Head has been making her own balms and oils since her now 6-year-old daughter, Josie, developed diaper rash as an infant.
Rather than simply buying a salve at the store, Head chose to research and create her own.
‘‘I like to know exactly what’s inside of it, and it’s not always easy to get […]

Fortune Small Business:
Q: We are a start-up online pet community with a new concept that helps pet owners nationwide find free pet help and other useful pet information.
Due to the not-for-profit nature of our business we are seeking exposure via editorial coverage. Is there a way to get noticed?
A: The best way to get the […]