A Little Business Know-How from the Chick in the Skirt…
Posted in Business Extras, What's Hot in Business on Jan 11th, 2010
No, I’m not talking about the latest privacy fiasco on Facebook. It looks like 2010 will finally be the year of Facebook’s big IPO. I’m really going out on a limb here, right? This has the makings of being the most hyped IPO since Google in 2004.
It’s hard to believe that [...]
Posted in BoB Awards, Competitive Forces, Market Niche, What's Hot in Business on Sep 2nd, 2009
I had to laugh yesterday when Google’s infamous Gmail went down for a few hours – literally it was just a blip in time, but you’d have thought the world was coming to an end. Immediately, I sent a Skype to the person who convinced me to sign up with Gmail. He said his was [...]
Posted in Business Basics, What's Hot in Business on Sep 1st, 2009
This morning I discovered an article on the Yahoo! Small Business Answers Center that talked about the seven most overrated businesses – and I have to agree with their assessment. When times are tough or simply ‘not fun anymore’, entrepreneurs often leave the security of full-time employment to launch businesses that are either not [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on May 18th, 2009
Over the last ten years or so, the world has become obsessively digitized with once manual activities being replaced by Internet-efficient apps, platforms and processes. Even the hands-on intensive restaurant industry is starting to experience the first wave of a Web revolution. One such start-up to recognize the opportunity and take advantage of [...]
Posted in Start-Up Ideas on Apr 21st, 2009
It’s been a few weeks since I played around on Google. So I jumped on over to their list of Hot Trends and was surprised to see several related to the Christmas Tree Shops. Christmas Tree Shops? For those of you not familiar with this retailer, their tagline is “Don’t you just [...]
Posted in Business Extras, What's Hot in Business on Apr 17th, 2009
Lately I’ve noticed an endless number of Twitter apps popping up on the horizon. You might be asking yourself why. Why are people spending time, money and resources in creating applications for a site that is pale in comparison to a Facebook or a Google? Because Twitter rocks! I know I [...]
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 Start-Up Ideas on Feb 14th, 2009
If you’re looking to get into business, but lack the funds to open a retail establishment, buy a franchise or invest in a labor or product-intensive operation, look no further. Here are six simple businesses that you can start today. The requirements: a computer and Internet connection.
Newsletter Writer: There’s never been a [...]
Posted in Business Extras, Competitive Forces on Jan 31st, 2009
With user-generated content (UGC) now mainstream and the ability to post comments as simple as a click (or two), it’s easy to get a little carried away online. But what happens when you stumble upon a blog post or article where your number one competitor has decided – for whatever reason – to leave [...]
Posted in Start-Up of the Week on Jan 27th, 2009
Myths and rumors abound when it comes having dispersed teams working together from multiple locations or small businesses utilizing the help of freelancers from all over the world. Some people like to call these work environments unproductive, challenging, complicated, opaque, costly and countless other adjectives that basically spell F-A-I-L-U-R-E. DeskAway, our featured start-up, dispels [...]
