Archive for March, 2007

With all the talk of ethanol, doomsayers were forecasting starvation due to the lack of tortillas south of the border (no kidding). Now the starvation problem associated with ethanol will only affect termites as grasses and trees become the preferred source of carbohydrate for the process, according to the Department of Energy.
the future of biofuels […]

BestBuy is in the process of acquiring a broadband provider called Speakeasy.
Now when you go to get a computer and Best Buy, they’ll be in a position to sell you their own brand of broadband and earn revenue from you monthly.
Hopefully this will give more teleworkers, telecommuters, and small work at home business operators better […]

In the U.S. the availability of broadband is one important determining factor in the ability of local businesses to offer telework (telecommuting) opportunities or allow individuals to work from home efficiently. Broadbandsuppliers.co.uk allows UK consumers to identify cheap broadband suppliers based on monthly rates and service levels available from the provider.
The site functions as a peer […]

TIME is reporting on more child care studies.
What the article isn’t reporting is interesting to say the least: The long term social costs of non-parental child care: “the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development found that putting a child in day care for a year or more increases the chances that the child […]

In Life 2.0: How People Across America Are Transforming Their Lives by Finding the Where of Their Happiness the publisher of Forbes took up flying a single engine air plane to report on how people are adapting to the changing economy of America.
Amid the layoffs, stress, and other corporate changes - is there still the […]

This is for our UK audience. In my experience, entrepreneurs are usually knowledgable about all their financing options. If they can save money on interest, that’s something they’re going to take advantange of quickly. For example, many entrepreneurs will fund a start up business with one or more credit cards - high credit - and […]

Finally there’s some things we can all do to stop global warming from the Cameron Herald. Note: At press time it could not be confirmed whether suggestion number 4 had actually been confirmed by any multimillion dollar taxpayer funded study, but we hope not.
What we can do to stop global warming:
1. When breathing, try […]

The Boston Business Journal is reporting that Federal Government contracts worth millions of dollars were given to huge corporations like GE with 319,000 employees that the Federal Government said went to “small businesses”.
Huge corporations are bidding on government contracts through wholly owned subsidiaries and the feds are acting like “mom and pop” won the bid.
“It’s […]

I have let my ezine “Work At Home Hotsheets” grow stale.
So I’m working to focus it an upgrade it.
Instead of sending out multiple links weekly, it will take the form of a series of “Work At Home Tips” that are short and to the point but should help a variety of folks.
If you’d like to […]

The Washington Times reports that the private sector is lagging behind the government in allowing staff to telecommute or telework.
Forty-four percent of federal employees are allowed to “telework” compared with 15 percent in the private sector, according to a new survey by CDW Government Inc., a government technology provider.
In reading this, I believe the reason for […]