Archive for July, 2007

From the Rural Entrepreneurship Newsletter:
According to the Census bureau’s latest statistics (2005) the number of self employed persons is growing. The number of self-employed Americans has been rising rapidly for years, and new Census Bureau data indicates that the trend is continuing. The Census Bureau released the latest numbers (2005) which show that more than 20 […]

In the brick and mortar world, we’re all familiar with staffing agencies. Here’s the first self described telecommute staffing agency I’ve ever seen though, Virtu Network.
From their latest press release:
Virtu Network is a no cost telecommute staffing agency. We offer our services for free to all employers, size is no issue. We have […]

I think Luke Parker’s Surefire Success System is full of great ideas… and ways for writers to help each other.
He’s just launched Free-Traffic.org and put up a new Video Blog entry.
His first entry is on the proper use of safelists.
Check it out and let him know your opinion!

If you’ve been monitoring the financial news, you’ve seen headlines about foreclosure’s being up.  Here’s one about a major southern state… one in every 123 households was in foreclosure!
This means that people with money to invest - liquidity - are moving to buy properties that have potential for the future at what they consider a […]

Inc. is back with it’s “Best Lemonade Stand Contest”.
The contest is open to all kid-preneurs (between ages 5 and 12) who must submit an application before September 3, 2007. Inc.’s editors and readers will select the winner who will receive a $1000 savings bond. The Inc. website contains all the rules and details — as […]

Using social networking sites like Meetup.com, home based working moms are uniting to encourage each other, get more business and give themselves a dose of relaxation for themselves and their little ones in the mean time.
From SPTimes.com
Lynne Oliver, 34, is a stay-at-home mother of three who juggles the responsibilities of family life with the demands of […]

Instead of title’s, opportunities to advance up the corporate ladder, or even salary, flexibility, work life balance and the ability - if only as needed - to work at home with a sick child are the new criteria for mom’s in the workplace.
From the Syracuse Post Standard
When Lisa Evans, of Manlius, returned to the workforce […]

If you’ve ever used the program CaRP to integrate RSS feeds into your website, you know it’s a great system to have. It’s so great, the designer needs to hire a tech support person.
Are you the genius for the job?
No emails please. Just follow the link.

The time has finally come for me to hire someone […]

Don’t let the name “Real Traffic Exchange” fool you. You won’t have to stare endlessly at your browser clicking every time the “timer” expires to make sure you’ve looked long enough at the same website again and again and again till you’re sick of it even though you’re never going to buy a thing from […]

Want to stay at home but need to get back into the workforce? Here’s a new resource.
From Loudon Connection
When Kelly McLaughlan decided she wanted to get back into the work force she tried a lot of different things, but nothing seemed to be the proper fit. With four kids, the South Riding resident wanted […]