Work at Home Business Ideas

WBAY-TV:
Despite the government giving consumers the okay to eat tomatoes, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are calling for tougher oversight when it comes to food safety.
The initiative follows what health experts call the worst case of food-borne illness in a decade.
The reality of tainted food prompted a Green Bay company to invent a product that uses […]

The New York Times:
Dave Hermansen did not own a bird or a cage when he bought bird-cage.com, an online store, for $1,800 three years ago. He simply saw a Web site that was “very, very poorly done,” and begged the owners to sell it to him. He then redesigned the site, added advertising and drove […]

AppScout:
Amazon unveiled two new payment options that allow Web site owners to shift payment transactions to the online retailer.
With Checkout by Amazon, webmasters will get help from Amazon in managing shipping charges, sales tax, promotions, and post-sale activities including shipments, refunds, cancellations, and charge backs.
Amazon Simple Pay, meanwhile, is a less complicated option for those […]

Frenchie may share the same name as the girl from Grease, but by looking at her creations it’s easy to see why she is a success. Her Frenchie Skirts are made for each individual woman. Whether they’re looking for a skirt that is made for a fancy night out on the town or […]

The Gazette:
In the world of jewelry, everyone is always looking for the right piece to complement an outfit or just to stand out. Nineteen-year-old Lucy Wright of Fort Washington wants to help customers find the right jewelry piece and for a great price too with her own line, Lucy’s Jewelry Box.
Wright’s jewelry line focuses on […]

Daily Chronicle:
It’s a common dream. One day, you’ll invent “The Next Big Thing.” You’ll get a patent, they’ll sell like crazy, and you’ll make millions.
It could happen. But not overnight.
“The process began for me in 2001, and I’m still looking for licensing. This is not something to do if you’re looking for quick results,” Sycamore […]

Associated Press:
After three surgeries, Judy Sherer still had chronic pain in her left shoulder. She’d lost faith in her doctors, and in despair tried a new health benefit offered by her employer.
The service, Health Advocate, is a call-in center that helps customers find the right doctor, haggle over insurance coverage and manage other medical system […]

GigaOM:
Clever founders always eke the most out of every buck. But economic conditions being what they are, even the best bootstrappers could use a little extra help.
1. Phone Service/Wireless Plans
Carriers make it hard to do head-to-head comparisons of their plans. BillShrink.com will help you find the cheapest plan for your immediate needs, and then monitor […]

The New York Times:
John Davis, a chemist in Bloomington, Ill., knows about concrete. For example, he knows that if you keep concrete vibrating it won’t set up before you can use it. It will still pour like a liquid.
Now he has applied that knowledge to a seemingly unrelated problem thousands of miles away. He figured […]

Design Boom:
In 1978, Cy-Fair High School, where Geral Fauss taught, made their way to the state football finals.
Fauss created the #1 hand to match team spirit with profits to earn funds for the school’s industrial arts club. He designed the hands so that the students could actually be involved in producing them in his classroom.
Fauss […]