Whirlpool has kicked-off the fourth annual Mother of Invention Grant Program. It provides seed money and expert guidance to moms to turn their invention, business or service ideas into full-fledged businesses.
Contest winners receive:
A $20,000 grant for the grand prize winner
$24,000 in grant money for the four runners-up
Appliance prizes
Invitation to business boot camp where winners will […]
I’m hosting a free teleseminar tomorrow on the Simple Secret to Building Your
Online Empire with success coach Gina Ratliffe.
Gina is the success coach behind Esther Experience (www.estherexperience.com) and quite frankly, she’s amazing. After years as a psychotherapist trading dollars for hours, she learned the secret to building an online empire in less than six months […]
Welcome to the next podcast in the Be Heard series, an exclusive audio series for Startup Spark in celebration of Be Heard Day on March 7.
Today, I talk with marketing pro Desiree Young, from VentureWalk.com. I truly admire Desiree who used marketing tactics to reinvent her business in New Orleans after the hurricane. Now she […]
I just learned more than 65% of small business owners do their own taxes.
Frankly, I don’t think that’s too smart. Each yea, small business owners give away millions of dollars to the US government simply by overlooking some deductions that are eligible for. That’s why I have a bookkeeper and accountant.
But if you must do […]
If you own a small business or startup with less than 50 staff, Microsoft seems to be giving you a break on your software needs.
Called Open Value Subscription program, it costs about a third of the license-only expense for the current licensing program open to small business.
Businesses will be able to sign up for […]
When Starbucks founder Howard Schultz recently retook the helm of his company, he decided to cut some costs. And that means announced the closings of 100 Starbucks nationwide.
Although this is just 1% of all the Starbucks, I panicked for a moment, thinking my favorite other office and meeting/conference room might be gone. Well, with more […]
If you were scammed this year for some easy startup scheme, you weren’t alone, according to ConsumerAffairs.com top 10 scams of 2007.
The unemployment rate may be low, but Americans increasingly long to fire their boss, bail out of the rat race and work from home. That mood set up one of this year’s ripest growth […]
Many entrepreneurs starting their businesses begin from their kitchen table and eventually expand to a traditional brick & mortar environment.
Then there are people like me: those who make a decision to stay working at home for lifestyle reasons. (Hey, I have twin toddlers, what do you expect!)
Either way, you can learn the secrets to creating […]
Welcome to the June 11, 2007 edition of carnival of entrepreneurs. This 25th issue of the Carnival of Entrepreneurs is growing richer with higher impact entries. I also want to thank you for submitting a specific post and not just a site. Remember, if you don’t include a specific post you are proud of and […]
I started this over at Venture Files and I wanted to bring it over here so I should start from the beginning.
I have been thinking a lot about how many entrepreneur’s ask “should I write a business plan?” and regardless of what you think should go in one or what format it may take, the […]
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