New courses include “Ice Cream Secrets” – a startup which brought the course teachers over $30,000 a month for many years.

PR Web:

Everyone has seen an ice cream truck, but Shoestring Publishing says that the ice cream truck business is a cash cow for startup entrepreneurs looking to start their own startup business. The new course from Shoestring is taught by expert marketer and lifelong entrepreneur Perry Belcher, who has made over 100 million dollars in sales of his own products. Mr. Belcher started out with his own ice cream truck business that he says became very lucrative, and for which he gives all the necessary startup information in the course.

According to Mr. Belcher, this startup business has key advantages:

* Can be started by almost anyone with very low startup cost
* 100% recession proof
* Fast to start (about 2 weeks)
* No special education or experience is needed
* Ice cream is always in demand
* Very, very high paying
* Be your own boss
* Flexible hours (work when you want)
* It’s portability (move when you want)
* Scalability (grow as big as you want)
* Easy to sell when you’re ready to move on

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BlogMix.Info:
One key in gaining success in advertising online is the entrepreneur’s creativity in making and designing his advertisement. Advertising does not rely much on quantity but quality. It needs to attract attention of those who are potential customers of your business.

Being creative online also means saving a lot of money in advertising. There are free online tools that you can use in advertising your business without any charge if you are creative enough. Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace can give you sites to promote your business.

These sites give you a free account that enables you to post anything that you want, without having to pay for anything. These sites are also great hubs to find potential clients. All you have to do is set up your account page and start inviting friends. Get to know them and build a trustworthy relationship with them. If you have already captured their trust, you can now introduce your business to them.

Most often, online users get the impression of your business from what your website looks like.

Entrepreneurs who want to do online advertising indeed needs to be creative enough in making their sites more interesting and enticing for the viewers.

Carry on reading…

Entrepreneur Online:
1. Take a break
Have you ever been overwhelmed and feel you can’t stop for fear you will fall further behind? When you’re in a high-stress situation, your thinking is often cluttered making you less productive. Michele Dortch, The Integrated Mother, suggests that you take a break when you become stressed. Whether you choose a 15-minute nature walk or a full day doing activities you love, stopping can actually provide amazing clarity and help you complete your tasks on time. This may seem counterproductive, but it really works!
To prevent going on overload, try the following tips on a regular basis…

2. Take time out to socialize each week
Alice Seba of Mom Masterminds advises taking time out is invaluable to the Mom Entrepreneur. Alice makes a point to have a few opportunities to socialize each week with girlfriends, her partner, or to just have some time alone. It revives her and makes her more focused when she comes back to being a mom or a businessperson. Alice says, ‘All work and no play not only makes you a dull mama, but it makes you a stressed out and ineffective one, too!’

3. Take a few ‘Mommy Minutes’ as often as possible
Ponn Sabra, author of Empowering Women to Power Network, puts herself on ‘time out’ and takes ‘Mommy Minutes’ as often as possible. Ponn sits in a self-made sauna in the bathroom with the hot shower running or enjoys a favorite goodie (she sometimes hides special ice cream sandwiches in back corner of her freezer where no one, even her husband, can find them.) More tips here.

Ecommerce Journal:
If you are new to the Internet business and money making online, you can try to set up an AdSense niche blog with a comfort at your home to gain extra income. Here are four simple steps in implement it.

The first step is to get a niche. You should be focused on a sub topic that is more specific so that you can achieve a higher ranking on the search engine results and thus to bring more targeted traffic to your Adsense niche blog easier. By concentrating on a niche you can lower the competition against other internet marketers and it is less hassle in making money online.

The second step is, upon deciding a niche for your blog, you need to do a keyword research. You should select 2 to 4 long tailed keyword phrases and search for the number of competitions from the major search engines. A competition of less than 1 million is preferred as it is much easier for you to optimize your blog.

Next, you search for the amount of money that the advertisers are likely to pay for that keyword phrases.

This is important as you are going to earn from the clicks that you receive from your visitors. So, the higher rate per click ads being display on your blog, the more money you can make.

The third step is setting your Adsense niche blog by registering with a free blog provider such as blogger and wordpress. These blog providers have a feature where you can insert your Adsense ads automatically on your blog.

However, before you can insert your Adsense ads, you need to complete this final step first which is to register with Google Adsense account and get your unique Google Adsense Publisher ID.

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ContestBlogger:
1. Niche blogging – Niche blogging is fast growing and has become a very lucrative means of using the internet to make money. Become a niche blogger with quality content that will attract interested readers and bingo, you’re making money for writing about stuff you like to talk about.

2. Articles – Submit articles to thousands of article directories for free to market whatever product, service, website that you want to write about. Everyone is up for a good read. As long as you produce thoughtful, quality articles, you will get noticed.

3. Join a GPT site – GPT (get paid to) sites pay their members to complete free surveys and offers. Similar to blogging and article writing, GPT programs have skyrocketed to the top as an free option for stay at home moms to enjoy earning revenue.

Squidoo.com:
Chores – have them do some extra chores around the house for pay (I wouldn’t recommend paying them for the chores they are already supposed to be doing, unless that’s part of your current allowance system)

Babysitting – hey, no matter how technical our world gets, we will always need good babysitters, and this is still a great way for kids to learn responsibility

Mowing lawns, shoveling snow, raking leaves – it’s much cheaper to hire a kid than an expensive lawn service, so this method of earning money will always be around

Dog walking, and pet sitting – we live in such a busy society that our pets get left at home for long time periods, so this is a great way for kids to earn extra money and for Fido to get the exercise and companionship he needs

Blogging – with free blogging platforms like blogspot.com, wordpress.org, squidoo, myspace and other web 2.0 sites, kids of any age can start earning money by writing about things they like.

eBay – sell old toys, clothes, CDs and video games online, especially at Christmas time. what a great way to get your kids to clean their room and to earn money at the same time!

Creating websites or MySpace logos or graphics – kids are tech savvy and creative, so who better to create websites, graphics, logos and avatars for other kids? There’s huge demand for these products and services and since more and more kids have their own money, there are paying customers aplenty.

When it comes to making money online, don’t underestimate your kids. They know computers and the Internet better than many adults, and they are creative and unafraid to take risks. I expect the number of kids businesses to keep growing as kids realize the potential of their computer and internet skills.

The New York Times:
Seeking to ease the credit freeze for small businesses, the Obama administration will inject $15 billion into the industry, buying up securities that are linked to small-business loans.

In announcing the latest cylinder of his government’s economic recovery effort, President Obama said the infusion was needed because “small business owners are really struggling” because their credit lines had been pulled.

“This is still just going to be a first step in what is going to be a continuing effort to make sure that people get credit out there,” Mr. Obama said in an appearance in the East Room of the White House.

Administration officials said that by the end of March the Treasury Department would begin making direct purchases of securities backed by loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration, and would purchase new securities. Even small businesses with good credit histories have seen lending dry up, the White House said in a news release that announced the new initiatives.

Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times.

Emediawire:
An online programme leading to the award of a Master of Laws in Chinese Business Law by the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK) is available for global enrollment. Holders of a Master’s degree recognized by the University may complete the programme within 12 months.

Commencing in April this year, the programme is the first of its kind presented in English. It was designed to cater for the needs of business professionals engaged in Chinese-foreign joint ventures, and managers and proprietors of non-government organizations as well as small and medium-sized enterprises.

The programme covers a broad range of topics, such as Chinese civil law, contract law, intellectual property protection law and financial law, providing students with fundamental knowledge of the legal frameworks underpinning commercial operations within and outside China. It emphasizes practical applications of Chinese business law from cross-border and comparative perspectives. A large number of case studies will be used for discussion to help students better understand the actual business environment in mainland China.

Without the limitations of geographical boundaries, the programme capitalises on the flexibility of e-learning and is particularly suitable for people on the move and who want to learn at their own pace. There will be online course materials, synchronized presentations/tutorials, video-taped seminars, an e-library and reference resources from the University’s online learning platform. Students can also attend real-time online lectures and take part in discussion forums and video-conferencing to share their learning experiences, enjoying the people interaction typical of face-to-face study. Read more.

Zimbabwe Young Entrepreneurs:
1. Restlessness – Job hopping and a general discontentment about making money for someone else.

2. Business-minded – You like to read about entrepreneurs and how much money they are making; you automatically calculate how much business companies are doing.

3. Risk-taker – You dabble in the stock market and are open to taking calculated risks. You are always looking for ways to leverage your capital.

4. Self- help – When you read, you are drawn to biographies about successful entrepreneurs, motivational business books and finance. You think that reading fiction is waste of brain cells.

5. Rally – If possible, you like to surround yourself with rich and successful people. Talking about business all day with them is a pleasure.

6. Thinking big – You are known for your lofty ideas and day dreams. You regale your friends and partners with your exciting business strategies.

7. Planner – On your desk are your goals for the week, month, year and the next five years. You have your life planned to the minute.

8. Walk the talk – You get things done. Sometimes, you are known to be impatient.

9. Fired up – Optimism and enthusiasm define you. The word “no” does not exist in your vocabulary.

10. Confident – You are brimming with self-belief and have complete and utter faith in your own capabilities. Naysayers be damned!

La Voz Nueva:
If you don’t have a Social Security number but still owe Uncle Sam a tax return, Tri Tax Income Tax Service will prepare a W-7 form for you at no charge. That’s right — free!

“For many hardworking people without a Social Security number, the process of obtaining an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is confusing and expensive,” says Tri Tax Founder and CEO Carlos Marquez. “Tri Tax makes this overwhelming process effortless by preparing a W-7 form for as many ITINs as requested. Other tax preparers charge up to $100 per W-7 application, but we offer this service absolutely free. We’re committed to the Latino community, and this is just one way we can demonstrate that commitment.”

An ITIN is an official tax processing number issued by the Internal Revenue Service for people without a Social Security number, and it’s available regardless of an individual’s immigration status. A W-7 is an application form to request an ITIN.

Marquez says that many Spanish-speaking people run into a language barrier when trying to work with other tax preparation companies, and, in defeat, fail to file tax forms. “But at Tri Tax, we literally speak their language, and with the free W-7 service, we help people fulfill their obligation to the government in a stress-free environment.”

Even if individuals have a Social Security number of their own, Marquez says some people seek ITINs for family members in Mexico. “Many taxpayers have relatives that they support in Mexico, and by obtaining an ITIN and claiming them on their tax return, they could be entitled to a larger tax refund. With the current economy, every little bit counts, so I encourage people to stop in to Tri Tax today and learn about how our free W-7 service could help them.”