BizOp Blogs

CNNMoney.com: It was too weird to be true. In late 2006, a series of videos appeared on YouTube about a Willow Springs, Ill., resident named Kyle Bone who’d created a successful product called “the anti-shirt” – a shirt that exposed the area of one’s torso that a normal... More

Earthtimes: Ohio’s supportive businessenvironment and variety of business development programs create an ideal location for small business growth and expansion, according to the Ohio Business Development Coalition, the nonprofit organization that markets the state for capital investment. The recent... More

New Business Hunter: Every four years, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) polls small business owners to detect general problems and priorities. A quick review of the trends revealed in the 2008 survey, especially by industry, can lead an agency to new opportunities. Here are a few... 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

Emediawire: Direct sales company Abunza, a pioneer in creating a fully bilingual (English – Spanish) marketing opportunity for its entrepreneurial sales force, is adding Chinese. “Abunza allows mono-lingual entrepreneurs to do business in a language they don’t speak,” said Albert... More

NewsReleaseWire: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected that the number of Americans over the age of 65 will grow by 77.8 percent between the years 2010 and 2030. Meanwhile, survey data reported last month suggested that baby boomers fast-approaching retirement age might not leave the workforce... More

New research finds economic gains whenever new businesses replace older ones. INC.com: While the current business climate has more owners worried about staying afloat, new research finds economic benefits when new businesses replace older ones. According to the Kauffman Foundation, so-called business... More

EastOregonian.info: A recent trade show in Houston filled the Astrodome, Reliant Center, adjacent halls, and exhibit tents in the surrounding parking lots. There were 2,400 exhibitors and over 50,000 visitors. Ironically, that was a “medium size” show by industry standards. Every year, tens... More

Voice of América: Young people in Kurdistan are embracing new opportunities to develop and expand their own businesses. Suzanne Presto speaks to one young woman who balances a family, two beauty salons and entrepreneurial classes – while planning to expand her beauty business in the northern... More

Internet Based Moms: Are you ready to grow your business and don’t know where to look for ideas or time? One of the ways to grow a business, and share the work growing it, is to find a Joint Venture partnership. Joint venture partnerships can be anything from swapping advertising in email newsletters... More

By Cali Zimmerman – NuWire Investor: Buying a business that is already up and running can potentially be a wiser choice for an entrepreneur than starting up a company from scratch. In exchange for the higher upfront costs, buyers of an existing business receive a business that’s already on its... 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

DiscussionLeader: An extraordinary video making the rounds today shows a monkey manipulating a robot arm simply by thinking. The question is, what’s the killer app? It’s not going to be about making robots move. Experiments like this one involving both people and animals have been going on for years.... More