Archive for 2008

This is from the Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Richardson (R-Hiram), sent a memo to state House staffers Friday announcing a trial teleworking schedule over the summer. The House’s 120 secretaries, researchers and other staffers will work one day a week from home to save fuel.
Here’s my suggestion: Since most lawmakers never actually read any legislation they [...]

From The Tennessean
As the average age of farmers hovers near 60, younger people in Tennessee have been signing on to farm apprenticeships, attending organic conferences and even enrolling in a young farmer program through the Tennessee Farm Bureau. While the federal government says 87,000 farms were lost from 1997 to 2002 — not just to [...]

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Talk about “Public Domain Profits”!
From Yahoo Business
Philip M. Parker has generated more than 200,000 books, as an advanced search on Amazon.com under his publishing company shows, making him, in his own words, “the most published author in the history of the planet.” And he makes money doing it.
Among the books published under his name are [...]

The Virginian-Pilot: via Dane’s blog
Some cute stationery and a creative edge were what Joanne Butcher needed to stay home to take care of her children and operate a full-time business.
“I wanted something with flexible hours that enabled me to be with my family,” Butcher said. “I also wanted a creative outlet.”
Butcher, 42, opened The Paper [...]

From Skellie
Hey, there’s just too much good stuff for me to post his list of bullet points. This is page after page of solid material it’s worth your while to read.
Here are just some high points so please do read the whole article by  Skellie
Without the ability to gather links, subscribers and comments, your blog [...]

It’s been a crazy week at my Angel Food Ministries Lens…1225 visitors in the last 7 Days. You can click the thumbnail to see the screenshot for yourself.
806 have come from Google. The rest from a variety of other sources including 210 direct referrals from other sources.
Is the concern about rising food prices driving it? [...]

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But in case you don’t, here’s a [...]

If you find it helpful to learn just HOW successful business people think, you’ll want to read this article on Costco’s business strategy.
Some things I learned…
*Their stores never carry more than 4000 items - but in bulk. A Wal-Mart carries 125,000.
*They never price anything more than 14% above their cost.
*Their profit essentially comes from their [...]

Most entrepreneurs and work at home types just want a fair shake to make a living for themselves.
They don’t want to government to give them anything… they just don’t want to be hassled.
So they hate it when they hear about people who are supposedly “icons” of “capitalism” turn out to be socialist welfare state suck [...]