; charset=UTF-8 Business Opportunities Weblog The Crack Team Posted: 24 Mar 2008 10:25 PM CDT The Crack Team is a home-service franchise, specializing in concrete crack repairs. Started in 1985 by Mike Б=80=98The Ray Kroc of CrackБ=80=99 Koder, The Crack Team was developed to address repetitive concerns of homeowners who were faced with the inevitable leaking cracks often found in basements. Koder, a homebuilder for over 30 years, began working with technology that was both a permanent and cost-effective solution to these leaky concerns. His methods were an ideal alternative to the otherwise costly expense of replacement or more in-depth repairs for concrete foundations and other concrete structures. As KoderБ=80=99s business grew to more than 1,000 customers a year, he moved forward and developed a line of exclusive crack repair products that are considered to be some of the best in the industry. He also paved the way for others to join the Crack Team by opening franchising opportunities to entrepreneurs in North America who are looking for a niche service company with year-round work availability, repairing basements, garages, sidewalks, and patios. The industry has little competition and the Crack Team franchise offers on-going technical training and support for both the proven system of crack repair, as well as the exclusive line of repair products. The Crack Team has gained a national reputation as an innovative company with the highest standards for providing excellent customer service. The company mascot, Mr. Happy Crack, proposes the memorable company slogan, Б=80=9CA Dry Crack Is a Happy CrackБ=80=9D, has its own savvy marketing appeal and has spawned a line of successful and instantly recognizable apparel and novelty items which have been featured prominently on television, radio, and in the print media. The Crack Team franchise opportunity is one of the fastest growing industries available. The company provides time-tested solutions in crack repair. Along with the training and support, The Crack Team also provides lead-generation programs to assist entrepreneurs in acquiring new customers. The exclusive line of products and other accessories are also part of the franchising package opportunity. Territories in North America are established selectively and are protected by the company. The Crack Team participates in industry association and provides access to a network of referrals on a national level. American Idol Makes Money For Entrepreneur Posted: 24 Mar 2008 01:55 PM CDT The New York Times: There is something about IdolБ=80=9D that extracts intense emotions from the audience: devotion for the contestants, perhaps, or passion for the songs. For Dave Della Terza, it elicits utter disgust. But it also turns a profit. Frustrated by what he called the manipulative nature of the televised singing competition, Della Terza started encouraging readers of a reality television message board five years ago to vote for the contestants they deemed the worst singers. The idea spawned a Web site, Vote for the Worst, which received widespread attention last year for supporting the singer Sanjaya Malakar as he advanced in the competition. What started as a hobby has become a business. Last year, the site had revenue of roughly $40,000, Della Terza said, mostly through Google Ads. While some of the income paid for computer servers and legal fees, the site still made a profit, allowing Della Terza to take some days off work to maintain the increasingly popular site. Photo by muzix.org. Why Do Patents Cause More Harm Than Good? Posted: 24 Mar 2008 12:10 PM CDT techdirt: Nearly all of the economic evidence shows that patents tend to do more harm than good. Researchers James Bessen and Michael J. Meurer have gone into a little more detail as to how much damage is done, but I wanted to focus on why the downsides to patents are so often worse than the upsides. At one level, it goes back to basic fundamental economics. Any given monopoly is going to be bad. There are economic rents associated with a monopoly. It limits the supply available and increases the cost, acting as a deadweight loss to society. Thats absolutely true with patents as well (as much of the research has shown). However, there are a few more reasons why patents tend to be a net negative. First, lets focus on why the reasons in favor of patents arent particularly strong. The first is that it should act as an incentive to create the product. Yet, as the research has shown, thats almost never true in practice. More innovation tends to happen with weaker patent laws, and when stronger patent laws are put in place, the pace of innovation decreases. The reason is that real innovation almost never happens because of patents. Very few people invent stuff to get a patent, but because theres a need in the market and they can help solve it. Thats true with, or without, patents. Furthermore, its that need in the market that is the real incentive for innovation. If you can serve a market, theres a way to make money from that market, and that acts as plenty of incentive. The fears that an easily copied product will damage the original inventor are also wildly overblown. Study after study after study has shown that there is a distinct first mover advantage, and even things that are easily copied doesnt mean that the copycats get success in the market. People put a premium on buying from the original creator. Furthermore, they often believe (correctly in many cases) that the original creator has a better understanding of the market, and is likely to continue to innovate faster and with better solutions. Finally, in the worst case scenario, where a copycat is able to do a better job, thats also not a bad thing, because the societal benefit is still a better product. Its called competition, and is generally considered a good thing in a market economy. Read more. Photo by USPTO. Mom Sews Together A Successful Business Posted: 24 Mar 2008 11:34 AM CDT Creativity has been a big part of Elizabeth Gallants life since she was very young. Since she was a kid she sewed, picking up skills from her own mother. She then spent part of her adult years as a graphic designer as well, until she decided she wanted to become a stay-at-home mom to raise her daughter. It was while Elizabeth was trying to think up a gift idea that she decided to harness her sewing experience and created a one of a kind diaper bag. That was just the starting point of what would soon become a very successful business for her. What is EG Designs? EG Designs is a custom accessories business that caters to women and children. With over 40 unique accessory styles, continuously modernized, and a vast always-updated palette of 100 designer fabric choices, there is a design selection for everyone. I believe accessories should be a reflection of your personality. I allow the customer to choose their design accessory, fabric and embellishments to suit their specific style. I offer the same luxury for distributing wholesale to my retailers, a great benefit as they are customizing for their clientele and know best what will sell in their area. After order processing, items are then created, scrutinized and mailed with in 3-4 weeks. What was your inspiration for your business? I believe a lot of businesses begin in a similar fashion. Our babies begin school and build their own personal lives and we are left to fill the void in our days. I have an art background and over 35 years of sewing experience, I decided to put this to work doing something I love. How long has it been since your business was started? My business began as a custom accessories business for bedrooms. Hand painted lamps, switch plates, custom lampshades, nightlights, bedding, curtains etc. My business began when I created a diaper bag for a baby shower, about 5 years ago or so. Do you have any past experience that you were able to call on when starting your business? Yes, IБ=80=99m a graduate of The New England School of Art Design in Boston, Massachusetts. I graduated in illustration. My dream was to illustrate books. I began working as an artist in advertising and continued for a decade. I believe IБ=80=99m similar to anyone who has a creative mind whether itБ=80=99s cultivated or not. We see things in terms of esthetics, color, balance, texture etc. How long have you been sewing for? IБ=80=99ve been sewing off and on for over 35 years. I had one of those sewing machines from Sears or JC Penny when I was little. Then I graduated to my momБ=80=99s ELNA, Swiss sewing machine. I credit her for any sewing knowledge IБ=80=99ve acquired. ItБ=80=99s a great and wonderful talent as well as knitting, crocheting etc. to teach our girls. My daughter has her own Hello Kitty sewing machine that she loves to create things for her American Girl dolls with. Some items are successful and some need altering but this is how she learns the magic of creating things on her own and being proud of her What types of things do you like to create? Well, I like to create anything from conception to finish and anything with my hands not necessarily related. Whether it is a new pattern for my business or a request for something not related for a friend or relative. Whenever I create a new pattern I love to find itБ=80=99s flaws and rectify them, this can also be very frustrating. A design that you are sure would look fabulous in your head occasionally never looks the same when created. The learning experience never ends you continually evolve. As a mom, when do you find the time to make your products? I work when my daughter gets on the bus to school and stop when she returns home. I work weekends as well or whenever the demand is high. My office is at home in an extra room. If I walk by that room at night I may stop in and go over a few projects, tweak them a bit. People think itБ=80=99s great to work from home, and most of the time itБ=80=99s wonderful. But we still have to fit all of our duties into the day, laundry, cleaning, cooking, helping with homework etc. and working to keep our business successful such as dropping off product to stores, post office, bills, meetings, creating items, answering email and the phone etc. Have you learned anything since starting your business that you wish youd known before? Maybe some of the chances I took when I was already questioning the success of them; paying rent to establishments to promote my product, certain advertising choices I made, places of retail that didnБ=80=99t work out, participating in every function I was asked to be a part of; these I wouldnБ=80=99t want to repeat. ItБ=80=99s easy to burn yourself out, especially in the beginning and then to try to produce quality merchandise, itБ=80=99s impossible. You mature in your business choices the more adept you become in your craft. Trust your instincts. Do you have any advice for other moms out there looking to start their own business? The obvious advice would be, beginning a business from something that you really, really enjoy doing. For me, work supplemented my personal life. Try to find your balance between you, family and work; occasionally they can overlap in a big way. Take time for you to go to the gym, get on your treadmill, yoga, whatever keeps you balanced. In the past I never set aside and hour a day for me because an hour during my amount of work time is huge! But mentally the benefits do pay off; youБ=80=99re better at business, being a mom and wife. Your business should fit into your schedule, remember itБ=80=99s that void of time weБ=80=99re trying to fill while the kids are gone. Once theyБ=80=99re home we go back to our most important job, being a mom. YouБ=80=99ll be surprised at how easy work can govern your life. Work can be very rewarding as long as our family and our mental health arenБ=80=99t compromised. Finding Legitimate Work At Home Opportunities Posted: 24 Mar 2008 11:09 AM CDT WiseBread: When you search for work at home opportunities on the internet, oftentimes you will find sites pitching programs that could make you thousands of dollars a week. Usually these programs are scams designed to take your money. So how do you go about finding legitimate work at home jobs that pay you for your time? 1. Craigslist - The Craigslist job board is where I have found all of my jobs after college, and it is a great resource. When you search for jobs you can check the telecommute option for jobs that allow you to work at home. 2. Freelance sites - eLance and iFreelance are two sites that allow you to find freelance jobs and bid on how much you wish to be paid. 3. Virtual agent companies - If you do not mind working as a customer representative or an virtual assistant, companies such as LiveOps and Working Solutions might be right for you. Both of these companies have on demand call centers, which means you take calls at home. 4. Work at home online communities - A great site that I read from time to time is WAHM.com. They post job opportunities for free on their site and they have plenty of tips on avoiding scams and starting your own business. 5. Your current job - Would your current employer let you work at home? Some of my coworkers actually live in other states and work from home exclusively. If you can show that you can be extremely productive at home, it may be worthwhile to ask your current employer for the opportunity to work at home. Photo by scataudo. Niche Biz: Treetop Adventure Parks Posted: 24 Mar 2008 10:08 AM CDT Springwise: Tarzan fans have long yearned for the ability to swing from the trees like the Lord of the Jungle, and in recent years new opportunities to do just that have arisen around the world. Most recently one of our spotters came across Go Ape, a UK-based park that first launched in 2002 and has since expanded to 16 locations throughout Britain. Each of Go Apes award-winning high forest adventure parks is essentially a network of rope bridges, trapezes and zip slides that stretches for roughly a mile through the tree canopy. Visitors can climb trees, slide across high wires, crawl through tunnels, cross rope bridges, swing on Tarzan swings and walk over planks before zipping down to the ground again. All users are fitted with a climbing harness and given instruction before undertaking the course, which takes approximately 2.5 to 3 hours to complete. Entry is GBP 25 for adults and GBP for children 17 and under; the minimum age is 10. In Lyon, France, City Aventure operates two parks that also offer a variety of high-forest adventures. Attractions include rope bridges and Tarzan swings, along with the Tyro X-speed at Ste. Foy, a giant Tyrolean traverse 110 metres long that visitors can use to zip throughout the 4-hectare park. The courses take between 1 and 2 hours to complete. Both parks are built with environmental preservation in mind, including fastening systems that do not interfere with the trees normal growth. Adrenalin Forest in Christchurch, New Zealand, spans more than 1km with 4 pathways between 1.5 and 17 meters off the ground. Visitors to the park, which launched last year, negotiate a series of rope bridges, Tarzan swings and flying foxes from platforms constructed in the tree canopy. Last but not least, Thailands Tree Top Adventure Park, set in the forest of Koh Chang, also offers an assortment of rope bridges, Tarzan swings and giant zip lines. Photo by Go Ape. Mom Creates Cleaning Company Posted: 24 Mar 2008 09:33 AM CDT Enquirer.com: After deciding she was paying too much for the cleaning service she employed as a busy working mother, Jennifer Bunning decided to start her own. She says that her venture, Fuzzy Slipper Cleaning Co., is priced to fit the average familys budget. An initial residential cleaning is $45 for a house under 2,000 square feet and $55 for a larger house. Subsequent maintenance visits are $35 for a smaller house and $45 for a larger house. I have worked many years as a retail manager with the dream of opening my own business, and came to this out of helping friends with their housework, Bunning said. I am bonded and insured for clients protection and peace of mind. Clients can schedule services through Bunnings Web site. There are no contracts. Her cleaning services are available to households in Northern Kentucky. Photo via nwkniterati -- You are buy onlined to email updates from "Business Opportunities Weblog." To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubcribe now If you prefer to purchase via postal mail, write to: Business Opportunities Weblog, c/o FeedBurner, 549 W Randolph, Chicago IL USA 60661 This Email Delivery powered by FeedBurner. =09 ; charset=UTF-8 Business Opportunities Weblog =09=09=09h1 a:hover ! important;} tr td div ul { =09=09=09} =09 tr td div blockquote { 6px solid #dadada; =09=09=09} =09 tr td div li { =09=09=09} tr td a:link, tr td a:visited, tr td a:active { =09=09=09}=09 =09=09=09img {border:none;} =09=09 Business Opportunities Weblog The Crack Team Posted: 24 Mar 2008 10:25 PM CDT The Crack Team is a home-service franchise, specializing in concrete crack repairs. Started in 1985 by Mike Б=80=98The Ray Kroc of CrackБ=80=99 Koder, The Crack Team was developed to address repetitive concerns of homeowners who were faced with the inevitable leaking cracks often found in basements. Koder, a homebuilder for over 30 years, began working with technology that was both a permanent and cost-effective solution to these leaky concerns. His methods were an ideal alternative to the otherwise costly expense of replacement or more in-depth repairs for concrete foundations and other concrete structures. As KoderБ=80=99s business grew to more than 1,000 customers a year, he moved forward and developed a line of exclusive crack repair products that are considered to be some of the best in the industry. He also paved the way for others to join the Crack Team by opening franchising opportunities to entrepreneurs in North America who are looking for a niche service company with year-round work availability, repairing basements, garages, sidewalks, and patios. The industry has little competition and the Crack Team franchise offers on-going technical training and support for both the proven system of crack repair, as well as the exclusive line of repair products. The Crack Team has gained a national reputation as an innovative company with the highest standards for providing excellent customer service. The company mascot, Mr. Happy Crack, proposes the memorable company slogan, Б=80=9CA Dry Crack Is a Happy CrackБ=80=9D, has its own savvy marketing appeal and has spawned a line of successful and instantly recognizable apparel and novelty items which have been featured prominently on television, radio, and in the print media. The Crack Team franchise opportunity is one of the fastest growing industries available. The company provides time-tested solutions in crack repair. Along with the training and support, The Crack Team also provides lead-generation programs to assist entrepreneurs in acquiring new customers. The exclusive line of products and other accessories are also part of the franchising package opportunity. Territories in North America are established selectively and are protected by the company. The Crack Team participates in industry association and provides access to a network of referrals on a national level. ‘American Idol’ Makes Money For Entrepreneur Posted: 24 Mar 2008 01:55 PM CDT The New York Times: There is something about IdolБ=80=9D that extracts intense emotions from the audience: devotion for the contestants, perhaps, or passion for the songs. For Dave Della Terza, it elicits utter disgust. But it also turns a profit. Frustrated by what he called the manipulative nature of the televised singing competition, Della Terza started encouraging readers of a reality television message board five years ago to vote for the contestants they deemed the worst singers. The idea spawned a Web site, Vote for the Worst, which received widespread attention last year for supporting the singer Sanjaya Malakar as he advanced in the competition. What started as a hobby has become a business. Last year, the site had revenue of roughly $40,000, Della Terza said, mostly through Google Ads. While some of the income paid for computer servers and legal fees, the site still made a profit, allowing Della Terza to take some days off work to maintain the increasingly popular site. Photo by muzix.org. Why Do Patents Cause More Harm Than Good? Posted: 24 Mar 2008 12:10 PM CDT techdirt: Nearly all of the economic evidence shows that patents tend to do more harm than good. Researchers James Bessen and Michael J. Meurer have gone into a little more detail as to how much damage is done, but I wanted to focus on why the downsides to patents are so often worse than the upsides. At one level, it goes back to basic fundamental economics. Any given monopoly is going to be bad. There are economic rents associated with a monopoly. It limits the supply available and increases the cost, acting as a deadweight loss to society. That’s absolutely true with patents as well (as much of the research has shown). However, there are a few more reasons why patents tend to be a net negative. First, let’s focus on why the reasons in favor of patents aren’t particularly strong. The first is that it should act as an incentive to create the product. Yet, as the research has shown, that’s almost never true in practice. More innovation tends to happen with weaker patent laws, and when stronger patent laws are put in place, the pace of innovation decreases. The reason is that real innovation almost never happens because of patents. Very few people invent stuff “to get a patent,” but because there’s a need in the market and they can help solve it. That’s true with, or without, patents. Furthermore, it’s that need in the market that is the real incentive for innovation. If you can serve a market, there’s a way to make money from that market, and that acts as plenty of incentive. The fears that an “easily copied” product will damage the original inventor are also wildly overblown. Study after study after study has shown that there is a distinct first mover advantage, and even things that are easily doesn’t mean that the copycats get success in the market. People put a premium on buying from the original creator. Furthermore, they often believe (correctly in many cases) that the original creator has a better understanding of the market, and is likely to continue to innovate faster and with better solutions. Finally, in the worst case scenario, where a copycat is able to do a better job, that’s also not a bad thing, because the societal benefit is still a better product. It’s called competition, and is generally considered a good thing in a market economy. Read more. Photo by USPTO. Mom Sews Together A Successful Business Posted: 24 Mar 2008 11:34 AM CDT Creativity has been a big part of Elizabeth Gallant’s life since she was very young. Since she was a kid she sewed, picking up skills from her own mother. She then spent part of her adult years as a graphic designer as well, until she decided she wanted to become a stay-at-home mom to raise her daughter. It was while Elizabeth was trying to think up a gift idea that she decided to harness her sewing experience and created a one of a kind diaper bag. That was just the starting point of what would soon become a very successful business for her. What is EG Designs? EG Designs is a custom accessories business that caters to women and children. With over 40 unique accessory styles, continuously modernized, and a vast always-updated palette of 100 designer fabric choices, there is a design selection for everyone. I believe accessories should be a reflection of your personality. I allow the customer to choose their design accessory, fabric and embellishments to suit their specific style. I offer the same luxury for distributing wholesale to my retailers, a great benefit as they are customizing for their clientele and know best what will sell in their area. After order processing, items are then created, scrutinized and mailed with in 3-4 weeks. What was your inspiration for your business? I believe a lot of businesses begin in a similar fashion. Our babies begin school and build their own personal lives and we are left to fill the void in our days. I have an art background and over 35 years of sewing experience, I decided to put this to work doing something I love. How long has it been since your business was started? My business began as a custom accessories business for bedrooms. Hand painted lamps, switch plates, custom lampshades, nightlights, bedding, curtains etc. My business began when I created a diaper bag for a baby shower, about 5 years ago or so. Do you have any past experience that you were able to call on when starting your business? Yes, IБ=80=99m a graduate of The New England School of Art & Design in Boston, Massachusetts. I graduated in illustration. My dream was to illustrate books. I began working as an artist in advertising and continued for a decade. I believe IБ=80=99m similar to anyone who has a creative mind whether itБ=80=99s cultivated or not. We see things in terms of esthetics, color, balance, texture etc. How long have you been sewing for? IБ=80=99ve been sewing off and on for over 35 years. I had one of those sewing machines from Sears or JC Penny when I was little. Then I graduated to my momБ=80=99s ELNA, Swiss sewing machine. I credit her for any sewing knowledge IБ=80=99ve acquired. ItБ=80=99s a great and wonderful talent as well as knitting, crocheting etc. to teach our girls. My daughter has her own Hello Kitty sewing machine that she loves to create things for her American Girl dolls with. Some items are successful and some need altering but this is how she learns the magic of creating things on her own and being proud of her What types of things do you like to create? Well, I like to create anything from conception to finish and anything with my hands not necessarily related. Whether it is a new pattern for my business or a request for something not related for a friend or relative. Whenever I create a new pattern I love to find itБ=80=99s flaws and rectify them, this can also be very frustrating. A design that you are sure would look fabulous in your head occasionally never looks the same when created. The learning experience never ends you continually evolve. As a mom, when do you find the time to make your products? I work when my daughter gets on the bus to school and stop when she returns home. I work weekends as well or whenever the demand is high. My office is at home in an extra room. If I walk by that room at night I may stop in and go over a few projects, tweak them a bit. People think itБ=80=99s great to work from home, and most of the time itБ=80=99s wonderful. But we still have to fit all of our duties into the day, laundry, cleaning, cooking, helping with homework etc. and working to keep our business successful such as dropping off product to stores, post office, bills, meetings, creating items, answering email and the phone etc. Have you learned anything since starting your business that you wish you’d known before? Maybe some of the chances I took when I was already questioning the success of them; paying rent to establishments to promote my product, certain advertising choices I made, places of retail that didnБ=80=99t work out, participating in every function I was asked to be a part of; these I wouldnБ=80=99t want to repeat. ItБ=80=99s easy to burn yourself out, especially in the beginning and then to try to produce quality merchandise, itБ=80=99s impossible. You mature in your business choices the more adept you become in your craft. Trust your instincts. Do you have any advice for other moms out there looking to start their own business? The obvious advice would be, beginning a business from something that you really, really enjoy doing. For me, work supplemented my personal life. Try to find your balance between you, family and work; occasionally they can overlap in a big way. Take time for you to go to the gym, get on your treadmill, yoga, whatever keeps you balanced. In the past I never set aside and hour a day for me because an hour during my amount of work time is huge! But mentally the benefits do pay off; youБ=80=99re better at business, being a mom and wife. Your business should fit into your schedule, remember itБ=80=99s that void of time weБ=80=99re trying to fill while the kids are gone. Once theyБ=80=99re home we go back to our most important job, being a mom. YouБ=80=99ll be surprised at how easy work can govern your life. Work can be very rewarding as long as our family and our mental health arenБ=80=99t compromised. Finding Legitimate Work At Home Opportunities Posted: 24 Mar 2008 11:09 AM CDT WiseBread: When you search for work at home opportunities on the internet, oftentimes you will find sites pitching programs that could make you thousands of dollars a week. Usually these programs are scams designed to take your money. So how do you go about finding legitimate work at home jobs that pay you for your time? 1. Craigslist - The Craigslist job board is where I have found all of my jobs after college, and it is a great resource. When you search for jobs you can check the option for jobs that allow you to work at home. 2. Freelance sites - eLance and iFreelance are two sites that allow you to find freelance jobs and bid on how much you wish to be paid. 3. Virtual agent companies - If you do not mind working as a customer representative or an virtual assistant, companies such as LiveOps and Working Solutions might be right for you. Both of these companies have on demand call centers, which means you take calls at home. 4. Work at home online communities - A great site that I read from time to time is WAHM.com. They post job opportunities for free on their site and they have plenty of tips on avoiding scams and starting your own business. 5. Your current job - Would your current employer let you work at home? Some of my coworkers actually live in other states and work from home exclusively. If you can show that you can be extremely productive at home, it may be worthwhile to ask your current employer for the opportunity to work at home. Photo by scataudo. Niche Biz: Treetop Adventure Parks Posted: 24 Mar 2008 10:08 AM CDT Springwise: Tarzan fans have long yearned for the ability to swing from the trees like the Lord of the Jungle, and in recent years new opportunities to do just that have arisen around the world. Most recently one of our spotters came across Go Ape, a UK-based park that first launched in 2002 and has since expanded to 16 locations throughout Britain. Each of Go Ape’s award-winning high forest adventure parks is essentially a network of rope bridges, trapezes and zip slides that stretches for roughly a mile through the tree canopy. Visitors can climb trees, slide across high wires, crawl through tunnels, cross rope bridges, swing on Tarzan swings and walk over planks before zipping down to the ground again. All users are fitted with a climbing harness and given instruction before undertaking the course, which takes approximately 2.5 to 3 hours to complete. Entry is GBP 25 for adults and GBP for children 17 and under; the minimum age is 10. In Lyon, France, City Aventure operates two parks that also offer a variety of high-forest adventures. Attractions include rope bridges and Tarzan swings, along with the Tyro X-speed at Ste. Foy, a giant Tyrolean traverse 110 metres long that visitors can use to zip throughout the 4-hectare park. The courses take between 1 and 2 hours to complete. Both parks are built with environmental preservation in mind, including fastening systems that do not interfere with the trees’ normal growth. Adrenalin Forest in Christchurch, New Zealand, spans more than 1km with 4 pathways between 1.5 and 17 meters off the ground. Visitors to the park, which launched last year, negotiate a series of rope bridges, Tarzan swings and flying foxes from platforms constructed in the tree canopy. Last but not least, Tree Top Adventure Park, set in the forest of Koh Chang, also offers an assortment of rope bridges, Tarzan swings and giant zip lines. Photo by Go Ape. Mom Creates Cleaning Company Posted: 24 Mar 2008 09:33 AM CDT Enquirer.com: After deciding she was paying too much for the cleaning service she employed as a busy working mother, Jennifer Bunning decided to start her own. She says that her venture, Fuzzy Slipper Cleaning Co., is priced to fit the average family’s budget. An initial residential cleaning is $45 for a house under 2,000 square feet and $55 for a larger house. Subsequent maintenance visits are $35 for a smaller house and $45 for a larger house. “I have worked many years as a retail manager with the dream of opening my own business, and came to this out of helping friends with their Bunning said. “I am bonded and insured for clients’ protection and peace of mind.” Clients can schedule services through Bunning’s Web site. There are no contracts. 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