Business Idea of the Day

Many people anthropomorphize their cars. If your car is “female,” how do you make it obvious to everyone on the street? Car Lashes , of course! Video after the jump.

The Schumacher Institute offers this case study of a local business person expanding his business without means of bank financing… I just ate today at a local Deli that changed hands recently. I wonder if the owner is wishing right now he had some extra capital to expand? Maybe I need to mention this to him (her? don’t know, new owner!) The “Deli Dollar” described below is pictured above! More importantly – could you use it

VentureBeat reports that startups with business and financial tools should check their calendar for Aug. 16. That’s when Intuit, the maker of popular financial software like QuickBooks and Quicken, will be holding its second annual Entrepreneur Day, where it invites startups to its Mountain View, Calif., campus to meet with executives and discuss business partnerships. The event will include question-and-answer sessions with Intuit founder Scott Cook, Chief Technology Officer Taylor Stansbury, and “speed dating” sessions where entrepreneurs meet one-on-one with business and development representatives

Many of us still don’t want to look the recession directly in the eye. We would rather acknowledge it in a back corner of our mind, and remain positive in the front of our mind as if there is nothing wrong. If you are one of these business owners who would rather remain positive up front and go about your daily business dealings, then look below for some great suggestions on how to deny the recession that I recently came across on Entrepreneur.com

Many business owners often times reach a point in their business career where they realize that their business is in desperate need of enhancement, but yet they don’t usually know how to go about doing this. Well below are a few ideas for those of you who may find yourself at this point with your business. Try something new in order to enhance your business

Online banking is a double-edged sword for small businesses: It’s easy and convenient, and yet it makes them vulnerable targets for cybercriminals. There are a lot of small businesses out there, and they don’t all have the big budgets for IT resources or a large staff. Another potential downside is that as a small business, protection laws work differently.

Many professional bloggers tend to have a hard time updating or improving their blog in order to receive the very best out of their blog. I have put together a small list of some tips that you can follow in order to improve your blog instantly and be sure to get the most out of it at all times.

Open Forum: There are 130 million blogs on the Internet (according to Technorati), and 350 million people reading blogs daily (according to Comscore). Clearly, engaging with influential bloggers can be a real boon to your business, if you can win them over towards your brand and persuade them to evangelize your product. Rather than offering your bloggers sale prices or freebies, try offering up some exclusives to them. Other bloggers/readers will be thrilled at the thought that they were among the first to read about a certain story or offer on your site. Always make sure that you have a very interesting story to tell that will not only captivate the attention of your readers but will also create a sort of bond between you and your readers

Zenith Training is offering an amazing offer right now for you to go on a cruise and learn about business. This 7 day cruise to the Caribbean called Dare to Dream Dare to be Great is edutainment, meaning you will be educated and entertained all in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Enjoy a first class cruising experience while you hone your business skills and improve your life! This is the event where you will: Learn from life mastery specialists Work with business development trainers Attend personal development sessions Network with other business owners …all while building relationships and life-long friendships with 150 other like-minded, positive people among beautiful surroundings. ALL for only $127 per day.* This includes your accommodations, plus tons of fun including great pools, on-board ‘surfing,’ ice-skating rink, fitness center, miniature golf course, rock climbing, and fabulous food (there is always more than plenty), ALL of your entertainment, the “Dare to Dream… Dare To Be Great” Seminars and Business Tradeshow, your Welcome Party, AND exciting ports of call on sunny, exotic Caribbean Islands! Plus… you’ll ‘wake up’ to a magnificent new view, every day! From snorkeling and swimming to shopping and golf, the Caribbean is the ultimate outdoor playground. What better way to be in a learning environment and vacation than to be surrounded by white sand beaches, turquoise waters in the most beautiful islands on earth?

To a carpenter, every job looks like it needs a hammer. To a lawyer, everything situation looks like a legal problem and not a strategy question, as Steve Blank describes: The issues our lawyer had raised about the contract, while correct, were strategy questions the founders needed to answer, not legal questions . Negotiating deal points before we thought through our strategy at best would have cost us a ton of money with little progress.