Work at Home Business Ideas

Advertising Age:
1. WORKING RETIRED. Three out of four baby boomers say they have no intention of seeking a traditional retirement.
2. SUN HATERS. Look for new interest in sun-safe clothing and permanent sunscreen. And look for more litigation and regulation as the movement gets hotter.
3. NEGLECTED DADS. In the late ’70s, the average dad in a […]

Wired:
Credit crunch? Recession risk? You’d never know it, judging by the frenzy of startup activity. In fact, it’s a pretty good time to start a company. Generous payouts from Web 1.0 IPOs and more-recent acquisitions have given rise to a new generation of angel investors and venture capitalists.
Unlike 1999 — many of the new crop […]

NY Daily News:
It’s an industry sales secret of real estate professionals on all levels. Big-time brokers at multimillion-dollar marketing companies and small-time Realtors all know that cookies, especially the smell of them baking in an oven, are the home seller’s secret weapon.
It’s no coincidence that big supermarkets bake bread and cookies right in the store. […]

Inc.:
Small- and mid-sized businesses that need a small infusion of capital can now apply for micro loans through the online marketplace and business development site ZANA Network.
The loans, which range from $5,000 to $25,000, can be delivered in as little as three days, the company says.
“Today’s global market is overflowing with financial help for businesses […]

CNet.com:
Forget static banners. Online ads are evolving into mini-applications with video, games, and dynamic content that people like enough to embed in their own Web pages and share with others.
These widget ads aren’t commonplace yet, but they are cropping up more and more, further blurring the line between advertising and content. For some it will […]

Mashable.com:
The web, even at this age, is still an ever developing landscape. New trends come and go, some of them will last, some won’t. This is a list of five we felt shaped this year, and probably will in 2008 also.
Politics Meets Social Media - The United States presidential elections are in November 2008, but […]

Springwise:
10. Person to person parking space rental.
9. Stress-free car shopping.
8. Integrated auto insurance for teens.
7. Mobile car rental, wherever it’s needed.
6. Car dealership catches female fever.
5. Ridesharing with a social twist.
4. Insurance discounts for GPS-guided drivers.
3. Crowd clout & Japanese auto parts.
2. Zipcar uses mobile GPS to […]

Google:
We’re bidding adieu to 2007 with a look back at the breaking news, the big events and the must-have gadgets that captivated us this year (give or take a few weeks; we compile this list by early December).
To get a glimpse of what’s been on our collective consciousness, we mined billions of search queries to […]

Wall Street Journal:
Renee O’Brien of Pottstown, Pa., was excited to work from home when she became an independent distributor for a women’s slumber-party hosting company in 2005.
But the transition wasn’t as easy as she expected: Friends would call while she was working, assuming she had ample time to chat. And she’d find herself trying to […]

AppScout:
If you have an idea for a product or device that you think is revolutionary, you have a couple of choices.
You can either buy into one of those “inventor’s toolkit” scams where they take your money, promise to help you develop and patent your idea, and then do nothing; or you can dig through thousands […]