BizOp Blogs

Forbes.com: While their peers were out making trouble, these young achievers were making bank. Forever in search of the secrets to entrepreneurial success, we peeked into the inspirational lives of five whiz kids who built million-dollar enterprises before the age of 20. They partnered with friends,... More

Entrepreneur Daily: If you’re mechanically and environmentally inclined, a $10 million prize could soon be yours. The X Prize Foundation is offering $10 million for a super-efficient car. The competition is open to established automakers and unknown engineers, and it’s meant to result in... More

CoolBusinessIdeas: The Man Registry, LLC, an online wedding resource provider for grooms based in Overland Park, KS, has launched the world’s first wedding registry and informational resource designed specifically for men. While most grooms have typically been left out of the wedding planning process,... More

Are you are a business owner who serves at least 15,000 customers a week? Then Redbox is the opportunity you’ve been looking for. By Ylan Q. Mui: Four years ago, Redbox tried to wow the Washington region with high-tech kiosks that dispensed such necessities as milk, eggs and portobello-and-goat-cheese... More

Internet Marketing: Wouldn’t you prefer to have a home-based job rather than working eight hours each day in the office? Maybe you would like to try franchising; this may sound good but there are other ways to become a successful entrepreneur. You should consider other business ideas that you can... More

How To Make Money: Bring hair extensions to those people that want longer and/or thicker hair but cannot or do not want to go to the salon to get it done. You can provide this service in their homes, or where they work, – wherever they choose. You could charge $30 to $50 per customer, which does... More

Courant: Forget economic stimulus checks. Same-sex marriages might give California just the financial boost it needs. Wedding planners, bakers and hotel representatives say they began booking more business almost immediately after the state Supreme Court’s decision May 15 overturning a ban on... More

Business Opportunities And Ideas: Having racked your brains for weeks to find the perfect home business idea there can be a sense of elation when you finally decide this is it – I’ve found my big idea. The excitement can soon evaporate however when you’re faced with the next challenge –... More

Springwise: As the weakening economy causes purse strings to tighten, consumers are increasingly looking for new ways to earn a little extra cash. Enter My Gold Party, which facilitates Tupperware-style parties focused on helping guests sell their unused gold. Launched earlier this year, My Gold Party... More

NicheGeek: Last summer we wrote about FreeHand Advertising and its initiative to give free, ad-supported notepaper to college students, and now ABS Notebooks is going a step further and handing out whole notebooks instead. The Shadow Notebook is a five-subject notebook that gets cobranded with participating... More

Standard: Entrepreneurs are described as risk takers who are ready and willing to seize opportunities. That description aptly fits Boaz Mak’ Abongo. After quitting a high profile job with a multinational company to set up a tour firm, Zytec Tours and Travel, in 2006, it didn’t take him long to spot... More