Archive for June, 2007

Some kids from one of the poorest parts of the country came knocking at her door. If she gave them a hand out, a never ending stream of kids begging for money would live outside her door. She couldn’t give money to them all. So what could she do? Here was her answer. And it […]

Walter Siavichay one of the folks I’ve tried to help by partially funding his microloan of $1200 through Kiva.org
I got an email today that he’s already repaid 75% of the loan. When he hits 100%, then the money I loaned to him can be withdrawn back to my account or used to help another entrepreneur.
From […]

I’ve been playing hooky.
I guess you could say I’ve been doing “home business research”.
Amish home businesses.
In the spring and summer, the Amish locally often sell their excess produce and, in fact, plant enough for their own families (which are large) and whatever they think they can sell to passersby and friends they develop over the […]

We work at home because it’s supposed to be better for us…right? Maybe…
That is unless our eating habits really don’t change even though, in theory, we’re home to take some control even over “fast” meals.
Another work at home internet mom is helping WAHM’s eat better. Her free special report covers these topics:
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From Internet Marketing Prescriptions
Local SEO Tips - Don’t Ignore the Gems in Your own Backyard
By Alice Seba
If you sell a service or product online you may not want to ignore the potential customers right in your own backyard. There are a number of potential local businesses who may be interested in what you have to […]

From the Institute for Justice Press Release
Arlington, Va.—Erroll Tyler, an African-American entrepreneur from Melrose, Mass., scored a major victory for economic liberty on Friday, June 1, by showing that it is possible to fight city hall and win.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) granted Erroll a jitney license to operate his amphibious-vehicle tour service. […]

Here’s the results of a study on “Farmshoring” produced by Virginia Tech titled: “Farmshoring in Virginia: Domestic Outsourcing Strategies for Linking Urban and Rural Economies in the Commonwealth of Virginia.” You can link to all the aspects of the report here or the summary here.
We focused on knowledge-based occupations and industries
with farmshoring potential. These include […]

One trend folks who operate lawn mowing businesses from a work at home office might want to consider is that propane companies are thinking about getting into the lawn mower business.
Though gas nationwide is $3, propane is $2 (though that doesn’t mean a gallon of propane mows as much grass as a gallon of gasoline…) […]

Google’s increasing access to personal data continues to raise privacy concerns world wide.
One programmer has stepped up to provide an answer for the privacy concerned… His interface allows you to obtain Google’s search results without Google monitoring your search activity.
It’s called the Scroogle Scraper and oddly enough has a PR 6 from Google!
You’ll probably […]

This has nothing to do with working at home but it does have something to do with the rising cost of starting a business.
The price for obtaining a New York City taxi license is now $600,000!
A lending company reported this after financing a $1.2 million dollar transaction for 2 such licenses.  In 2001 they were […]