The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article today about the importance of a good name for small business. Now, on the face of it, I completely disagree with this notion, as I explained in my post 20 Things Not to Do Before Starting a Business:
12. Don’t waste time picking a business name. […]
Posted by on 17 Mar 2008 at 4:06 pm under Biz Ops, Fun
The Bingo Bugle is a monthly tabloid newspaper designed, written and published for Bingo players. It is produced and printed in over 70 markets throughout the US and Canada with a circulation of 900,000 copies each month.
According to the company:
It’s played on every continent and in nearly every country on earth. One day a week […]
Many parents find themselves a little tongue tied when their children start to ask those questions that we all dread. Those questions about where babies come from and the even more specific ones to follow after that. One mom set out to help answer those questions.
Amy Lang has a long past history in […]
Kerrie DiGiovanni and Derek DiGiovanni decided to start their own business CoachMeFit, with very little business exprience. Kerrie is a stay at home mom, while Derek worked as a certified trainer and PE teacher.
Freep.com:
CoachMeFit provides personalized fitness training in a semi-private setting. Unlike many fitness centers where people are just members, at CoachMeFit people work […]
LocalNa8ion.com:
Every business can apply the rules that make eCommerce sites more effective to make more local sales of products or services. There’s a lesser known secret about how your web site can drive offline sales that eCommerce practices make more clear: the secret is that good web sites influence almost $3.5 dollars of in store […]
Posted by on 17 Mar 2008 at 12:00 pm under Students
Yahoo News:
A year ago, Jeff Shea began buying up rental properties around the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, from which he had only recently graduated with a business major. Shea, 23, who lives in Chicago, owns three rental homes near campus, including a four-bedroom house he bought for $138,000 and rents to four students for […]
LifeClever.com:
This is a nifty one, simple to implement and, in my experience, surprisingly effective. Set your watch (or cellphone) to beep every night at 10 o’clock.
When your watch goes off, get up that instant and prepare for morning. Whether you’re in the middle of watching a DVD, rushing to meet a work deadline, reading that […]
JustMakeMoneyOnline.com:
So, you want to buy some new domains. It may seem simple enough to choose one that you like and go. But, some folks take some basic things in to consideration when purchasing one:
Branded vs Keyword-Rich - It’s always tricky to figure out whether to get a domain name that can be branded (e.g. Dosh […]
BusinessWeek:
You buy your morning paper, and the fellow who sells it to you sneezes into his hand—the same hand he then uses to give you your change. At the counter of your favorite coffee shop, the barista wipes her red and runny nose, grabs a paper cup, and prepares your grande latte. At the office, […]
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