Reuters:
The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future.
A recently introduced service called MyGallons.com allows drivers to fill up their tanks sometime in the future but at current prices, using a debit-like card which banks gallons rather than dollars.
“The price of gasoline was changing all the time. It seemed unpredictable,” Steven […]
GetEntrepreneurial.com:
At a recent networking meeting, I had the opportunity to hear Pernille Spiers-Lopez speak.
Danish born, Pernille immigrated to the United States about 26 years ago as a young woman. After a few jobs that didn’t pan out for her, she found herself working in the Marketplace at Ikea, an international home furnishings retail chain originating […]
The Wall Street Journal:
After years of performing at elementary schools and state fairs, Dallas-based ventriloquist Terry Fator was on the verge of bankruptcy. Then last summer he earned some money and respectability by winning the “America’s Got Talent” show on NBC.
He banked a $1 million prize, and the Las Vegas Hilton signed him to a […]
Springwise:
For dieters working to lose weight, maintaining a decent wardrobe of clothes that fit can be an ongoing—and expensive—challenge on the way to a target size.
With just that situation in mind, Transitional Sizes rents out name-brand clothing for temporary use while the pounds come off.
Maryland-based Transitional Sizes, which just recently launched, offers women’s and maternity […]
Starting a business is not the easiest venture to take. Especially if you’re looking to open up in the baby product business. There are a variety of these kind of mom boutiques online, but the most successful ones always have something a little different from the rest.
At first glance you might think Bediboo […]
The Commercial Appeal:
In J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, the young wizard and his friends are first introduced to magic by a master wandmaker who helps them select the instrument of their magical education.
The literary series ended with last year’s final installment, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” but a Memphis wandmaker is helping keep that […]
Just Make Money Online:
If you’re wondering how you can monetise Facebook, then here are some ideas for you -
1. Find new business clients. Whether you’re a consultant, a writer, a photographer, an illustrator, or any other kind of freelance or online business worker, you can find new clients using this popular social networking site.
2. […]
The Wall Street Journal:
Google plans to unveil a new service that measures Internet use, according to advertising executives who have been briefed on it. The tool is intended to help advertisers identify the best places to buy online ads by telling them which Web sites their target audiences visit.
Google’s approach, aimed at bolstering its ad-sales […]
StartUp Spark:
It’s important to make your business visible, in your community and beyond. After all, when people are looking to buy products or services, they usually opt for the business they remember seeing or hearing about.
Use the following ideas to market your business, create visibility, and drive more customers to your doors.
1. Launch an event
2. […]
Posted by on 01 Jul 2008 at 12:40 am under Biz Ops
NyDailyNews:
Entrepreneur Josh Shaw spent the better part of last year grilling athletes about their gear - not shoes, gloves or spandex shorts, but what they slather on their skin.
“Every one of them complained about the fact that the skin care industry has ignored athletes,” said Shaw, who, at 33, is launching his third business venture. […]
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