The New York Times:
At a small high-end children’s clothing and toy store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, shirts for infants go for as much as $40 and sweaters for toddlers to first graders cost $40 to $70.
But many parents in the area are well off and accustomed to paying those prices, according to […]
The New York Times:
For years, a good way to guarantee a laugh was to walk into a room of small business owners and announce, “I’m from the government and I am here to help you.”
Entrepreneurs were more used to dealing with red tape, endless delays in getting an answer to a question and federal employees […]
Fox Business:
It may seem like a crazy idea, but at 73 years old Donald Karr is taking on Internet giants like Ebay by starting a live auction site where users pick up paddles, listen to auctioneers cry out and find out immediately if they have won.
Contrasting the young entrepreneurs who have found success on the […]
Longmont Times-Call:
Ideas can come from the strangest places.
Consider the case of Ray Comeau and his wife, Wanda. The avid moviegoers were growing ever more frustrated with popcorn. They’d order their popcorn at the movies, then go over to the condiment counter to salt and butter the popped kernels. That’s when frustration would set in.
The popcorn […]
Cape Cod Times:
Healthy habits. That’s what I’m here to talk about today. The February doldrums are upon us and I’m in need of a pep talk, so I figured you might be too.
The topic of this pep talk is not healthy work habits but healthy exercise habits. Getting fit. Staying fit. And fitting that into […]
If you haven’t heard of Etsy, I’m a little surprised. The website has been growing in popularity recently, especially because all the items sold there are handmade. Those who haven’t had much luck selling handmade items on other websites or through other e-store websites generally find that it’s easier on Etsy. Erin […]
Posted by on 15 Feb 2008 at 12:30 am under News, Success
Economist.com:
From his grand top-floor office in Berkeley Square, Lakshmi Mittal commands a westward view over London’s West End to Kensington Gardens, where he lives in one of the city’s swankiest houses. The giant swimming pool in its basement is one reason why the leader of the world’s steel industry, and Britain’s richest man, looks so […]
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