Archive for January, 2007
Friday, January 19th, 2007
Repairing the kitchen set
My kids have "inherited a play kitchen" from their aunt. She bought new play food since the old stuff was mostly missing or mutilated. =-)
Some of the new play food are boxes that resembles the packaging found in the grocery store. Since they are empty, it only took about 5 minutes for […]
No Comments » - Posted in Home Office by Ricki Steigerwald
Friday, January 12th, 2007
House passes Minimum Wage Increase
The House passed legislation to increase the hourly minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 Wednesday by a nearly 3-to-1 margin. The increase will take effect over the course of two years — broken up into three $.70 installments — if it passes the Senate and is signed into law. CNN (Video, 1/11)
No Comments » - Posted in Micro-Biz News by Ricki Steigerwald
Thursday, January 11th, 2007
Word of Mouth Advertising
Word of Mouth Advertising is the most affordable advertising used by micro-businesses.
Join a local network group like BNI to get started. The initial investment is well worth the relationships you create with other local businesses - This is especially true if you rely on local customers.
For virtual businesses looking for clients in […]
No Comments » - Posted in General Marketing by Ricki Steigerwald
Saturday, January 6th, 2007
A Part-time business with a full-time storefront
I work only part-time, but I am available to my clients full-time. Being a home-mom with two kids under 4 years, it is very difficult to get more than a couple of hours a day to work. They are constantly around and need attention.
My son goes to pre-school 2 times a day […]
No Comments » - Posted in General by Ricki Steigerwald
Thursday, January 4th, 2007
The 5:30 Alarm, Ouch!
Well, the two-week Christmas break is over. My husband, a school principal, is back at work and it’s back to the old home mom schedule.
The most painful part is waking early. But is also the most stress-free part of my day. By getting up at 5:30, I can get one hour (if […]
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Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
Are Peacocks worse than Seagulls?
The weather was so mild, we went to the zoo today - and ate lunch outside.
We were immediately surrounded by 3 peacocks. Their eyes were level with our trays and nothing could shoo them away. After spending 1/2 hour huddling protectively over our lunch, we began to relax. They were no […]
