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Financial Post:
Constantine Voyages runs Toronto-based GoldStar Coffee, which buys, roasts and ships coffee to restaurants, hotels and consumers. Constantine Voyages tells the Financial Post what motivated him to become an entrepreneur.
“Fresh out of college, I joined with a friend to run a coffee company. The partnership didn’t last, but I stayed in the business, loving […]
The Columbia Daily Tribune:
Jim Ries sits on the floor with his laptop and watches his 10-year-old daughter’s dance class rehearse.
That is, he watches when he’s not working.
Between applauding leaps and offering encouraging smiles, Jim responds to e-mails, drafts technical documentation and programs software applications. It’s both the joy and the bane of his existence.
“When it’s […]
Herald Sun:
Two companies were honoured for their savvy and unique approach to business at the Telstra Business Awards in Sydney.
Find A Babysitter, an online babysitter and nanny directory, won the national micro-business award, and the Atlantic Group, a Docklands-based catering company, won the national medium business award.
Find A Babysitter netted its gong for being the […]
The Sacramento Bee:
People “just love to kiss.”
That’s the conclusion of Sacramento entrepreneur Mark Otero, who’s finding success with a new tool that allows people to search popular Web sites, like Facebook, MySpace or Hi5, and plant virtual wet ones on people they like.
His online venture, called KlickNation Corp., had some modest early successes with other […]
Inc.:
Everyone knows the power of Oprah. Her following and influence make her the number one target of publicists, brand managers, and marketers alike.
Her authority and persuasiveness is a cultural phenomenon. Everyone wants to be on her radar — from authors and doctors to creators of diets and psychologists — and not many get the opportunity. […]
Mashable:
The need to streamline budgets during a lean time will spell increased demand for certain types of businesses. A few immediately spring to mind, though I’m sure there are many others.
1. Co-Working Spaces: it’s a great idea in general for companies looking to save on costs and be in a position to grow their […]
Channel Insider:
Telecommuting boosts productivity and cuts costs, and it may even offer an alternative to staff reductions.
A recent study by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) confirms what I have known for years–working at home makes you more productive.
I know because I accomplish more in my home office during the average workday than I was […]
The New York Times:
Value-added junk hauling may sound like a questionable product to sell: it assumes that people will pay hundreds of dollars to get rid of ratty sofas and assorted flotsam in professional and socially conscious ways.
Its biggest selling points are friendly employees who presumably look more respectable than the local odd jobber, and […]
People have wished on stars, or made a wish before blowing out a candle, but now they can say they have lit their wish on fire and watched it float up into the sky. Well, if they have tried out Julia’s Flying Wish Paper they can!
The potential that this simple invention holds is amazing. […]
YoungEntrepreneur.com:
The average customer visits their local Costco 22 times a year. The company has become one of the largest in the U.S., with 473 outlets and more than $50 billion in sales, and is also the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world.
Its founder and CEO, Jim Sinegal, has been called the Sam Walton […]
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