As a child, did you ever wonder what your teacher did over summer vacation? Nitesh Banta wondered that too, and to his dismay he found out that many teachers have to settle for subpar summer opportunities that do not fit with their skills, training and education. Upon further research, he found that many companies are [...]
morePosted by: Jennifer Escalona, February 24, 2010
Did you know that you spend an extra $80 to $100 per year on your energy bill simply by leaving your computer on at night? Well, Michael Turcotte knows all that and more, and his company, Turn Cycle Solutions is in the business of lowering residential and commercial energy costs while building a greener world.
Michael [...]
Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, February 22, 2010
For those of you out there who, like me, have little or no formal business training, it can sometimes seem overwhelming to be at the helm of your small business. I took a break recently to meet an old friend, a budding entrepreneur, for lunch. She invited me to come early and attend a business [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, February 5, 2010
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How many of us have watched a television chef work his magic and thought “I can do it better”? Art Weingaertner is one such person. The Alamogordo, New Mexico based 911 dispatcher and inadvertent salsa chef had his business-launching revelation in 2003.
“I was sitting at home on my day off and a TV chef made [...]
morePosted by: Jennifer Escalona, January 29, 2010
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Before I embarked on the adventure that is entrepreneurship, I had worked exclusively fornon-profit organizations. From public schools to anti-poverty agencies to my years as a Peace Corps volunteer, my professional goals were never financial as they are now. Still, I learned a lot about setting goals, planning, and accountability in the work place. When I [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, January 10, 2010
Move over HGTV, Virtual Staging Solutions just might put your “Stagers” off the air! Virtual Staging Solutions is a service that assists real estate agents, homeowners, and developers in staging a home but without a human stager ever setting foot in the space. Clients send them pictures of the space, and Virtual Staging Solutions inserts digital [...]
morePosted by: Jennifer Escalona, December 18, 2009
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So you’ve decided to run a customer satisfaction survey. You have narrowed down the areas you would like to poll your customers about, and written out the questions you would like to ask. But even the best planned, most targeted survey won’t do you any good unless it gets into the hands of your customers. [...]
morePosted by: Jennifer Escalona, November 3, 2009
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A recent New York Times Magazine article has had the self-employed sector abuzz this week. Emily Bazelon’s “The Self-Employed Depression” described the plight of many self-employed workers as the economy worsens. Sobering statistics cited in the article included the fact that in March 2009 1.1 million self-employed workers indicated to the Bureau of Labor Statistics [...]
morePosted by: Jennifer Escalona, June 11, 2009
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