Archive for May 26th, 2006

  • Yahoo & Ebay Team Up

    Ebay, the engine of internet capitalism is parterning with Yahoo.
    This should help the overture network expand search opportunities for their advertisers, but what will it do for the ebayers who are trying to run a business online?
    Hopefully it will mean that their auction listings will be served up on the Yahoo search network and will [...]

  • Bilingual Internet Marketing Manager Sought

    This is from Craigslist
    I’m not sure if telecommuting is allowable or not.  It seemed interesting anyway. I call it “bilingual” because the link on craigslist is titled “hispanic jobs”.
    The ServiceMaster Company, a $3.5B leader in the home services industry whose brands include TruGreen ChemLawn, Terminix, American Home Shield and Merry Maids, is looking for a [...]

  • Are You Cut Out To Be A Consultant

    From Start Up Journal 
    Consider the following questions before making the jump to free agent:

    Are the skills you possess in demand, and do you have the experience companies will seek? Professionals with, say, more than five to seven years’ experience are in greater demand, experts say.
    Can you handle erratic paychecks?
    How will you pay for health [...]

  • Economic Development Works When Bureaucrats Listen

    The Sirolli Institute exists to facilitate entrepreneurship. It believes in harnessing the dreams and drive of local entrepreneurs NOT by telling the locals what some big wig in Washington DC thinks they OUGHT to do, but by listeing to the local people.
    By listening, Sirolli turned one man from being long term unemployed to running a business [...]

  • Virtual Home Based Executive Recruiters Wanted

    Here’s a home based, telecommuting postion from a REAL company. (Spherion does recruiting locally here for biggies like Dell computer).
    Here’s thier posting on Monster.com for a Virtual, Home Based Executive Recruiter
    JOIN SPHERION’S VIRTUAL RECRUITING TEAM of 270 Virtual Recruiters nationwide; due to our continued success as a high-volume, fast ramp up staffing model within Spherion, [...]

  • Habits of Highly Effective Newbie Bloggers - Or Not

     
    As a rank newbie to the world of blogging, I’m going to take a stab at “revealing” what I’ve learned so far.
    Perhaps these are even my habits… though calling me “Highly Effective” may be a bit of a stretch. I feel as disciplined as a string of overcooked spaghetti.
    But perhaps if you’re a newbie like me, [...]