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15 Ways to Slash Start-Up Costs in Your Home Business
Any Business’ Start-Up Costs Can be Minimized Using Economical Strategies and Creative Financing Many people wish they could start a home business, but believe the costs are too prohibitive. However, as you will read in this feature, there are numerous home ventures that are relatively inexpensive to set up. Generally, businesses with [...]
A DIY Goat Barn for Less Than $1,000 from Reclaimed Materials
Something is very satisfying when a person can complete a project from reused items so that they don’t end up in a landfill while saving money in the process. Last year, we constructed a goat barn using mostly reused building materials and it cost us less than $1,000. The barn is 16 feet square and of pole construction. The posts used [...]
How South Africa Built a Booming Wine Business
Nelson Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist said, “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.” The South African economy has climbed many hills. Even today, with mining as the main economic driver, the Rand is very weak. So maybe it’s high time [...]
The Questions This Founder Asked Before Launching His Luxury Van Startup
During the recession, former hedge fund manager Richard Fertig found himself on a difficult job hunt, one that led him to an important realization. “After months, I decided it’s really unfair to expect people to hire me, if I never hire myself,” recalled the founder of Brilliant Transportation, a Brooklyn-based transportation startup [...]
Homemade Lavender Salt Scrub
With the chilly winds and cold air sweeping against our skin, it’s time to give some extra tender loving care to your body’s largest organ. And believe me, your skin will thank you. Just a month ago I tried a sugar scrub for the first time. I massaged it into my legs and arms and rinsed it off with water before shaving. Not [...]
Fixit Map of Bike Repair Stations
Public Bike Repair Stations in Easy Fixit Map From Dero Dero introduces its crowdsourced Fixit map, featuring over 700 public bike repair stations from around the world, with new stations added daily. Cities, regional parks, universities, and bicycle advocacy groups can now embed this map in their bicycle resources webpage to share with [...]