Archive for June, 2007

The Agurban Institute noted something interesting in their ezine the other day (Issue 129) …the large number of young entrepreneurs.
A study by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor showed that the United States was unusual among developed countries is having a higher business start- up rate among its 18- to 24-year-olds than its 35- to 44-year-olds. Tyler […]

Telecommuters feel out of the loop and at a disadvantage at the office when it comes to promotions, pay raises, and other perks. To compensate and just get things done better, you can help yourself by building your water cooler network.

If you know where to find it hidden on their website.
Breitbart tells where! 
They had to offer this for up to 2 years to get their merger approved by the Feds.
Maybe it will save you some money.

Is Ebay having a Mid Life Crisis? $60 Billion will change hands this year through the site, but could there be “too much” stuff to sort through? Even searching for misspellings of the search term “Calvin Klein” can turn up 71 things to buy and sort through! Some popular searches turn up thousands of items […]

Does your office space inspire success or just contribute to your depression?
This is a good article.
If you’re the least bit prone to heeding every possible distraction, you’ll find this article helpful.
Cutting down on visual triggers that cause your mind to wander are essential if you have what some call “Attention Deficit Disorder” or what the […]

SOHO Hero  shows how the work at home phenomenon is changing the business landscape. This franchise which was once focused on being a general shipping facility or private mail delivery site has evolved and zeroed in on serving the Small Office Home Office professional. For instance, now in addition to their former services, they provide […]

These are especially useful if your work at home or telework ends up being at a Starbucks or other place your laptop is at risk.
From Score.org and Hewlett-Packard
*Use passwords. Secure the network by setting strong passwords. Set the ability to remotely lock down or wipe the laptop if the user repeatedly fails to enter […]

This is about a large operation to me.
But with the trend to local growers and locally produced food, could smaller home based farming operations use hydroponics to sell locally?
Or would the costs be too great?
Read about this Florida Hydroponic grower. His cucumber vines look like “Jack and the Beanstalk” they say.

Interested in starting a business? Are you a veteran? This news may be important to you… new loans available through the SBA.
The new Patriot Express Loan is offered by SBA’s network of participating lenders nationwide and features SBA’s fastest turnaround time for loan approvals. Loans are available up to $500,000 and qualify for SBA’s maximum […]

From Web Worker Daily

1. Know what you can do in what circumstances. Given that you could be interrupted at any point in time and have to move your work location, understand what in your current workload can be done and be prepared to shift to those things when necessary.
2.Try to work only with tools […]