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Woman Parlays Skills Into Halloween Biz

The Boston Globe:
Jeannine Conway pulls up the garage door at her shingled home near Weymouth Landing, and a visitor comes face-to-face with the Joker of “The Dark Knight” movie fame.
Conway has been meticulous in replicating the character on her lifesize mannequin - right down to the harlequin pattern on his shirt - that it might […]

Work At Home Mom Writes For The Work At Home Niche

No matter what business you decide to enter, it always takes a certain amount of passion to make it great. Writing is just one example. If you don’t enjoy what you’re writing, your readers will most likely pick up on it.
Anyone who knows Denise Willms will already know that she is the perfect […]

Apply Your Makeup And Sell It Too With Pink Papaya

Direct sales can be a great option for anyone interested in starting a flexible business. When the cost of joining an existing business is compared to the cost of starting a business from the ground up, or starting a franchise, it proves that direct sales can definitely be the work at home option for […]

ScrapBiz Helps Women Get Into The Scrapbook Business

When you’re looking for a way to preserve your memories there are more than enough options to choose from, the real trick is finding the one you like most. Scrapbooking is one of the more popular forms of preserving memories that is available. Of course, not everyone is into the traditional form which […]

Home Biz: Miriam’s Busy Fingers

NewsHerald.com:
Miriam Shutes has been ill or disabled most of her 50 years. Her left leg was amputated some years back due to circulation problems and her right leg is horribly swollen due to the same thing.
As a result of taking so many antibiotics for so long, Shutes developed cirrhosis of the liver.
Despite her failing health, […]

Online Sellers Face New IRS Rules

The Wall Street Journal:
If you regularly sell items on online auction sites, you may find yourself on the Internal Revenue Service’s radar.
Recent legislation aims to help the IRS collect more taxes from online enterprises, many of which either don’t know about their tax obligations or are ignoring them, according to the agency.
The provision will require […]

Young Entrepreneur Makes Sweet Deal

Del Rio News-Herald:
Five dollars a week just wasn’t enough allowance for 12-year-old Eduardo Lopez, so he started his own business.
Eddie’s OH’ Fudge, named after Ralphie Parker’s famous “Oh, fudge” line in A Christmas Story, was created in early January to supplement Lopez’s meager allowance.
But, there was a bigger purpose behind the business.
Lopez hopes to attend […]

Passion, The Microbusiness Motivator

LloydLemons.com:
Remember the last time your boss made you feel small, you swore that you were going to quit and start your own business. You’ve dreamt of starting your own business for years. You’ve secretly mentioned it to those closest to you. Maybe now is the time.
Not a day goes by when I don’t witness at […]

Meet The iPod Doctor

Fortune:
Ramon Reyes had a problem. He could only get sound from one channel on his iPod video player. At first, he thought his ear-buds were busted. But he replaced them with a pricey new pair made by Sony, and it didn’t make any difference.
So on a recent sunny afternoon, Reyes stood outside his office in […]

Motherhood Incorporated Creates Mom-portunities

The internet is filled with opportunities for someone to work from home. The options are endless. Offering services as a virtual assistant is only one of them, but the option is a very real one for those with the skills people are looking for.
Motherhood Incorporated opens up a world of opportunities for these […]