BizOp Blogs

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

Evaluating a Potential Opportunity. Entrepreneur.com: In the preceding section, we outlined numerous things you should do to ensure that you’re choosing a venture that will be appropriate for you personally, and will represent a sound investment. It’s important that you cover all your bases... More

Emediawire: The Success Mechanics (a division of Burg-Scott Communications, Inc.) today announces an essay/video contest to award a business makeover coaching package valued at $10,000. Contest entries are being accepted on or before June 9, 2008 and the winner will be announced at Extreme Business... More

Business Edge: Real entrepreneurs see and capitalize on opportunities when they present themselves. Right now, Canadian businesses have an incredible opportunity to turn the U.S. situation into a fabulous business-building exercise. Honestly, if you are not licking your chops right now at what is happening... More

Novice Affiliate Marketing Blog: Unfortunately we live in a world that sometimes discriminates against females in the business world, and sometimes even in social settings. Women are often overlooked for being strong and successful in their specific career fields and have been dismissed from their posts... 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

Noodlenak!: Tired of the same old same old? When everybody’s in on a good thing, it’s sometimes difficult to squeeze in to find a foothold. Take home based businesses, for example. There are guides, websites dispensing tips and advice, even gurus and coaches ready to jump in to save you from making... More

Finance And Investment Articles: Most of the big companies we know and respect today started small. Banana Republic, Microsoft, McDonald’s… Even Coca-Cola started out as a concentrated drink dispensed from drug store shelves. But look at how far they’ve come! So if you’re someone dreaming... More

TheStreet.com: 4 years ago, Donny Ouyang cracked open one of his dad’s old computer science books and began learning HTML code and Web site techniques. This accidental discovery grew into a great entrepreneurial opportunity when he sold his first Web site less than a year later. Now 16, Ouyang... More

E-businesses have great opportunities–and steep competition. Develop lasting customer relationships with these e-mail marketing tactics so your first sale isn’t your last. MSNBC: Setting up shop on eBay, Amazon, ProStores, and other auction and e-commerce sites is a great way to live the... More

Yahoo News: A year ago, Jeff Shea began buying up rental properties around the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, from which he had only recently graduated with a business major. Shea, 23, who lives in Chicago, owns three rental homes near campus, including a four-bedroom house he bought for... More

WSJ: Three weeks ago, 50-year-old Mimi Norris strapped on black steel-toe boots, packed a face mask and a digital camera in her bag, and headed to work. Her assignment: inspecting a foreclosed home in a blue-collar neighborhood of Akron, Ohio. From outside, the small white house appeared to be in good... More