Work at Home Business Ideas

Are you one of those people that have a great business idea, but no money to make it happen? If so, this might be your chance to “Pitch” that big idea to real investors and make your dream come true.
PerfectBusiness.com is announcing the 2008 National Pitch Challenge. The Challenge will search for the […]

Gardening was not something new to Annette, who has two generations of garden business owners behind her. So it’s no surprise that she would find a passion in gardening and a way to make this business something of her own. After all, The Happy Gardener is not the average gardening supply business.
Taking all […]

At first glance someone might think there’s nothing to making a simple banner. You might be right, but if you want to make one that looks especially impressive it takes imagination, and a unique ability to work with some of the best graphic programs. Thankfully there are people like Stephanie from Sweet Boutique […]

The Wall Street Journal:
Ideas are everywhere. It’s execution of good ideas — not the ideas themselves — that makes for successful businesses.
That said, uncovering real opportunities and fleshing them out requires some foresight and research. Aspiring entrepreneurs should generally stick with industries or subjects they are already well-versed in, since they’ll then be in the […]

USA Today:
Many employees — frustrated that their companies are unwilling to pay for the laptops, cellphones and other electronic devices that they want on the road — are spending their own money to get them.
Nearly 40% of professionals recently surveyed by researcher In-Stat paid for a laptop that they regularly carried. Cellphone users often picked […]

PR.com:
The creator of Towelini, Susan McVety, came up with the idea while on vacation in Sand Key Beach, Florida. Tired of lugging a deluxe size beach towel to the beach every day, she eventually tried tying it around herself sarong style. The fashion and practicality of a wearable towel was obvious. “I felt so liberated […]

The Wall Street Journal:
For entrepreneurs, the importance of picking the right name for a company may rank second only to naming a child. (And it’s lot more expensive to change.)
Name consultants are paid millions each year to help decide what to call a company.
San Francisco naming boutique Eat My Words has come up with a […]

Wall Street Journal:
The May 12 Sichuan earthquake left 19-year-old Yin Dan homeless. It also awakened the entrepreneur in her.
When workmen started building temporary housing nearby last month, one wandered up the hill looking for a shave and a haircut.
The chance encounter spurred Ms. Yin, who had been employed in a beauty shop, to go into […]

Rhonda Abrams at USA Today:
Over the last couple of decades, few things have changed the landscape for small businesses as much as the advent of huge megastores. In communities across America, downtowns were shuttered once a Wal-Mart opened, and the friendly local hardware store had to close its doors when a Home Depot moved in.
Here’s […]