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Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Mar 31st, 2009
With the economic stimulus passed, there’s never been a better time to take advantage of government-funded projects. That’s why our featured start-up is not only an awesome business concept, but also a great outlet for those looking to do business with federal contractors or the federal government itself. Check out The Federal Contractor [...]
Posted in Business Basics on Mar 29th, 2009
What? That’s what you’re thinking right now. I can almost see the look on your face. Why is Babeofbusiness.com – a blog about small business and entrepreneurship – writing about chocolate chip cookies? Shouldn’t you really be asking yourself, why would Babeofbusiness give away her secret recipe? This is the question [...]
Posted in What's Hot in Business on Mar 27th, 2009
During the holiday season of 2008, something emerged that had never been seen before. I like to call it the Name Your Price (NYP) phenomenon. Major retailers were so desperate for sales you could literally walk into a store and name your price. No reasonable offers were rejected. Called haggling by [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Mar 25th, 2009
Springboard Enterprises is hosting an upcoming half-day seminar called Equity Matters: The Route to NASDAQ on April 3rd in NYC at Columbia University. At this event, you’ll have the opportunity to network with successful entrepreneurs, lenders and investors and gain insight into the equity market by hearing about their first-hand experiences with obtaining funding. [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Mar 24th, 2009
There are significant benefits to real-time messaging and collaboration via the Internet. Streamlined, in-the-moment communication, the ability to work with distributed teams all over the world and keeping up with the latest (and I mean latest) trends, among others. One unique company – our featured start-up – has discovered a new way to [...]
Posted in Expert Q&A on Mar 23rd, 2009
I’ve always been fascinated at the way some small businesses are able to tap into the large business marketplace while others fail time and time again. No doubt an understanding of this market and what their needs are play a vital role. But what else? What does it take to win the interest [...]
Posted in Start-Up Ideas on Mar 18th, 2009
If you are one of the millions of entrepreneurs gearing up to get your awesome business idea off the ground, you might be wondering how to affordably set up an office out of your home. On the surface, it seems like a no brainer, right? Well, there are some things to consider for making [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Mar 16th, 2009
On the Web today there are a ton of sites that host and make money off of video and audio footage. Most include a wide variety of content – from the tame like family reunions and funny pet outtakes, to the not so tame – like moments seen on Jackass. Yikes. Of [...]
Posted in Business Extras on Mar 14th, 2009
A common complaint I hear among entrepreneurs and small business owners is that they are not able to wind down; that their brains won’t shut off at night when they are trying to sleep. The Busy Entrepreneur Syndrome or BES is no laughing matter. Sleep is essential to a strong body and mind. [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Mar 11th, 2009
Ever snap a picture and think, “Wow. That’s good. I could make money doing this…?!!?” Well now you can with a new service called Adography. This featured start-up fills the void between amateur photo snapper and those looking to purchase creative, original photography to use in advertisements, marketing materials and so on. Here’s [...]
