charset=UTF-8 Business Opportunities Weblog Stonehenge Replica To Be Built In Australia Posted: 05 Apr 2008 03:30 AM CDT An entrepreneur plans to construct an exact replica of Stonehenge in Australia. Ross Smith, the former owner of a successful microbrewery business, hopes the monument will be ready in time for Australias next summer solstice, on December 21. Im doing it because I can, said Mr Smith, who plans to reconstruct the ancient monument on land he owns in the Margaret River region of Western Australia. Nowhere in the world has a complete Stonehenge been built. The structure will be made with 2,500 tonnes of granite quarried from Esperance, on Western Australias south coast. The бё700,000 project, to be called The Henge, will include 101 granitestones arranged in an inner and outer circle and a central altar. Unlike the original Stonehenge, guests will be encouraged to play around the new monument, which will also have an interpretive centre and a Mr Smith said The Henge would be a business venture, to be hired out for weddings and other events. Taking the inspiration of Stonehenge, literally, Ross Smith wants to createa replica in Australia. He plans to use The Henge as a business venture for weddings and events. Edelsons 9m Swoop Down Under Posted: 05 Apr 2008 01:30 AM CDT Manchester Evening News: Prolific Manchester businessman Michael Edelson is ploughing a new furrow Down Under in a бё9m swoop for one of Australias fastest growing companies. The veteran entrepreneur is reversing Australian electronic payments company Paycorp Group into one of his listed shell businesses, Birch Partners, registered in Heaton Mersey. Mr Edelson, 63, from Hale Barns, and his daughter Emma Myers, 34, floated Birch on the PLUS market in August 2006, raising бё1.57m and pledging tolook for investment opportunities in the technology sector. His numerous directorships have included Knutsford Group, Chelford Group, ASOS, Felix Group and Oxygen Holdings - which he launched with his daughter - and he has been on the board of Manchester United since 1982. He said: Paycorp is an established payment solutions provider of secure payments, billing and business continuity solutions. Paycorp supports in excess of 40,000 clients and processes in excess of 5.8bn Australian dollars a year. It is set to expand in the Asia Pacific region and then look for acquisition opportunities in Europe. This acquisition satisfies the investment strategy of Birch and brings the sixth-fastest growing company in Australia in 2007 on to the PLUS market. Obviously experienced in business, Michael Edelson is now taking on a new business that has already proven successful in Australia. Is Your Great Idea A Real Biz? Posted: 04 Apr 2008 06:06 PM CDT Forbes: Weve all been there: drinking our morning coffee, reading the business section, washing our dogs, whenBam!an idea for a new gizmo or service thats going to change the world comes crashing home. But before you liquidate your 401(k) for startup capital, step back and figure out whether your great ideatruly translates into a money-making venture. The first question you should ask: Do you have a compelling value proposition? This point is forever worth repeating: Great ideas are only great business ideas if you can convince people to pay for your product or service at a price above what it costs you to deliver it. Next question: Is there a viable market for your new product or service? Professional investors (like venture capitalists) dont want to write checks to launch companies with limited growth potential, even if theyll likely be profitable. And never count on creating a new market from scratchchances are theres a reason it doesnt exist. Before you can dominate, you have to cover your development costs. Most companies that fail do so because they are lacking capital, says De Puy. The key here is honesty: However much you think you need to bring your product to market, figure in a healthy cushion. Lasting businesses need a sustainable competitive advantage. Whats yours? If its technology, can you patent it? If its a commodity item, can you brandit? If youre still convinced youre onto a real business opportunity, ask yourself one last question: How hard are you willing to work? According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, just two-thirds of new businesses make it past the two-year mark, while only 44% last four yearsand thats just survival, not success. Photo by clix. Why not start a business in college? Posted: 04 Apr 2008 05:39 PM CDT Why wait until after college to start a business? Gocollege outlined a fewgreat reasons why its never to early to start: Minimal YouБ=80=99re calling mom and dad every so often, hanging with your friends, and doing your schoolwork. You may have a significant other. But you donБ=80=99t have kids. At least, not now. Age: Most of the successful entrepreneurs started their businesses well before they turned 30. Because youБ=80=99re starting early, you have a lot of time to learn from your mistakes and grow your company, and hey, you might be able to retire early. Inexpensive labor: Got a roommate? Give him some work to do. College students are often looking for work. If your business makes money, itБ=80=99s really cheap labor (and it can also form some great relationships that will last well beyond college in the real world). Knowledge: In school, you have professors to consult and a library of booksand internet resources all within armБ=80=99s reach. This is the best time to take advantage of these abundant resources. Software: Does Б=80=9Ccollege ring a bell? YouБ=80=99re a student, after all, so your academic discount will work for software you use for Equipment: Just like you have access to professors, so too you have access to computer rooms and scientific labs filled to the brim with high-tech equipment that can help you get a kick start on your business. You wonБ=80=99t have that luxury after school. Financial bonuses: I know a few programs that will invest in the most viable (purely subjective, as itБ=80=99s judged) college business, and this can also get you on your way. Grants are not hard to come by if you have a business that will thrive. Read the rest at gocollege Image via tcnj.edu Got A Pet Peeve? Posted: 04 Apr 2008 05:30 PM CDT BusinessWeek: The Internet has become a podium for rants, but Andrew Mason hopes his Web site will spur actions, not just more hot air. invites people to create or join a campaign on anything, from winterproofing Chicago with a dome to pressuring Pfizer to cut drug prices in developing countries. Signing up is free, and site users are not required to follow through on promises to act or contribute money until the campaign has reached what its creator has deemed the tipping minimum number of members or funds needed to make a change. In the case of the Chicago Winter Dome, the tipping point is $10 billion. (So far, $233,085 has been pledged.) Mason, 27, dropped out of the masters program in public policy at the University of Chicago to start the site lastOctober. He raised $1 million from angel investors and $4.8 million from New Enterprise Associates, a venture capital firm in Chevy Chase, Md. The site may soon reach a tipping point of its own: Mason plans to start posting ads. Photo by omacaco. Unlikely Places For Eureka Moments: Netflix Posted: 04 Apr 2008 05:05 PM CDT Wired: Reed Hastings Founder and CEO of Netflix Canyon Video La Honda, California I had a big late fee for Apollo 13. It was six weeks late, and I owed the video store $40. I had misplaced the cassette. It was all my fault. I didnt want to tell my wife about it. And I said to myself, Im going to compromisethe integrity of my marriage over a late fee I started thinking, How comemovie rentals dont work like a health club, where, whether you use it a lot or a little, you get the same charge? Photo by Nick Waplington. More People Pushed Into Part-Time Work Posted: 04 Apr 2008 04:11 PM CDT The Wall Street Journal: As the softening economy begins to push more people into part-time jobs in place of full-time work, the part-time world is getting tougher. Take Linda Barry of Pittsburgh, a 57-year-old gas-station cashier who typically works 40 hours a week. Her employer classifies her as part-time and gives her no health benefits because she wont work night shifts; she uses that time for a second job cleaning offices five hours a night. I have part-time status with full-time hours, she says. For many, the nature of part-time work is changing. More and more people are working part-time jobs for economic reasons, rather than by choice. That figure rose by 100,000 in February for the second month in a row, the LaborDepartment reported yesterday, bringing it to 4.79 million compared to 4.13 million a year ago, and the highest since 1993. More people also are holding multiple part-time jobs out of economic need. In 2007, an average of 1.8 million people held two jobs for that reason, the highest since the government began regularly tracking the statistic in 1994. The growth was largely fueled by women, who overtook men to make up themajority of the multiple-job market for the first time, according to a labor bureau study. Photo by brokenarts. Amazon Launches Text-Message Shopping Posted: 04 Apr 2008 03:07 PM CDT Associated Press: Inc.s competitors have yet another reason to fear the Web: a new service that lets shoppers compare prices and buy things with a few quick taps on their cell phones. Amazon TextBuyIt lets people text the name of a product, its description orits UPC or ISBN to 262966 (thats Amazon on the keypad) from anywhere theircell phones work Б=80=94 including from inside physical stores. If Amazon stocks matching items, the service returns two results at a time.Shoppers can immediately buy one of the first two the selections by texting back the number 1 or 2, or they can ask for more by texting the letter M. New TextBuyIt customers will be prompted to enter the shopping address associated with their existing Amazon account plus a shipping zip code. The service then calls them and walks through the checkout process using an automated voice system. Shoppers get confirmation by text message and shopping. Photo by vxdigital. -- You are Purchased to shop updates from "Business Opportunities Weblog." 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Ross Smith, the former owner of a successful microbrewery business, hopes the monument will be ready in time for next summer solstice, on December 21. doing it because I can,” said Mr Smith, who plansto reconstruct the ancient monument on land he owns in the Margaret River region of Western Australia. “Nowhere in the world has a complete Stonehenge been structure will be made with 2,500 tonnes of granite quarried from Esperance, on Western south coast. The бё700,000 project, to be called The Henge, will include 101 granite stones arranged in an inner and outer circle and a central altar. Unlike the original Stonehenge, guests will be encouraged to play aroundthe new monument, which will also have an interpretive centre and a playground. Mr Smith said The Henge would be a business venture, to be hired out forweddings and other events. Taking the inspiration of Stonehenge, literally, Ross Smith wants to create a replica in Australia. He plans to use “The Henge” as a business venture for weddings and events. Edelson’s £9m Swoop Down Under Posted: 05 Apr 2008 01:30 AM CDT Manchester Evening News: Prolific Manchester businessman Michael Edelson is ploughinga new furrow Down Under in a бё9m swoop for one of fastest growing companies. The veteran entrepreneur is reversing Australian electronic payments company Paycorp Group into one of his listed shell businesses, Birch in Heaton Mersey. Mr Edelson, 63, from Hale Barns, and his daughter Emma Myers, 34, floated Birch on the PLUS market in August 2006, raising бё1.57m and pledgingto look for investment opportunities in the technology sector. His numerous directorships have included Knutsford Group, Chelford Group, ASOS, Felix Group and Oxygen Holdings - which he launched with his daughter - and he has been on the board of Manchester United since 1982. He said: “Paycorp is an established payment solutions provider of secure payments, billing and business continuity solutions. Paycorp supports in excess of 40,000 clients and processes in excess of 5.8bn Australian dollars a year. “It is set to expand in the Asia Pacific region and then look for acquisition opportunities in Europe. “This acquisition satisfies the investment strategy of Birch and brings the sixth-fastest growing company in Australia in 2007 on to the PLUSmarket. Obviously experienced in business, Michael Edelson is now taking on anew business that has already proven successful in Australia. Is Your Great Idea A Real Biz? Posted: 04 Apr 2008 06:06 PM CDT Forbes: We’ve all been there: drinking our morning coffee, reading the business section, washing our dogs, idea for a new gizmo or service that’s going to change the world comes crashing home. But before you liquidate your 401(k) for startup capital, step back and figure out whether your “great idea” truly translates into a money-making venture. The first question you should ask: Do you have a compelling value proposition? This point is forever worth repeating: Great ideas are only great business ideas if you can convince people to pay for your product or service at a price above what it costs you to deliver it. Next question: Is there a viable market for your new product or service Professional investors (like venture capitalists) don’t want to write checks to launch companies with limited growth potential, even if they’ll likely be profitable. And never count on creating a new market from are there’s a reason it doesn’t exist. Before you can dominate, you have to cover your development costs. “Most companies that fail do so because they are lacking capital,” says De Puy. The key here is honesty: However much you think you need to bring your product to market, figure in a healthy cushion. Lasting businesses need a sustainable competitive advantage. What’s yours? If it’s technology, can you patent it? If it’s a commodity item, can you brand it? If you’re still convinced you’re onto a real business opportunity, ask yourself one last question: How hard are you willing to work? According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, just two-thirds of new businesses make it past the two-year mark, while only 44% last four years–and that’s just survival, not success. Photo by clix. Why not start a business in college? Posted: 04 Apr 2008 05:39 PM CDT Why wait until after college to start a business? Gocollege outlined a few great reasons why it’s never to early to start: Minimal YouБ=80=99re calling mom and dad every so often, hanging with your friends, and doing your schoolwork. Youmay have a significant other. But you donБ=80=99t have kids. At least, not now. Age: Most of the successful entrepreneurs started their businesses well before they turned 30. Because youБ=80=99re starting early, you have a lot of time to learn from your mistakes and grow your company, and hey, you might be able to retire early. Inexpensive labor: Got a roommate? Give him some work to do. College students are often looking for work. If your business makes money, itБ=80=99s really cheap labor (and it can also form some great relationships that will last well beyond college in the real world). Knowledge: In school, you have professors to consult and a library of books and internet resources all within armБ=80=99s reach. This is the besttime to take advantage of these abundant resources. Software: Does Б=80=9Ccollege ring a bell? YouБ=80=99re a student, after all, so your academic discount will work for software you use for Equipment: Just like you have access to professors, so too you have access to computer rooms and scientific labs filled to the brim with high-tech equipment that can help you get a kick start on your business. You wonБ=80=99t have that luxury after school. Financial bonuses: I know a few programs that will invest in the most viable (purely subjective, as itБ=80=99s judged) college business, and thiscan also get you on your way. Grants are not hard to come by if you have abusiness that will thrive. Read the rest at gocollege Image via tcnj.edu Got A Pet Peeve? Posted: 04 Apr 2008 05:30 PM CDT BusinessWeek: The Internet has become a podium for rants, but Andrew Masonhopes his Web site will spur actions, not just more hot air. invites people to create or join a campaign on anything, from winterproofing Chicago with a dome to pressuring Pfizer to cut drug prices in developing countries. Signing up is free, and site users are not required to follow through onpromises to act or contribute money until the campaign has reached what its creator has deemed the “tipping minimum number of members or funds needed to make a change. In the case of the Chicago Winter Dome, the tipping point is $10 billion. (So far, $233,085 has been pledged.) Mason, 27, dropped out of the master’s program in public policy at the University of Chicago to start thesite last October. He raised $1 million from angel investors and $4.8 million from New Enterprise Associates, a venture capital firm in Chevy Chase, Md. The site may soon reach a tipping point of its own: Mason plans to startposting ads. Photo by omacaco. Unlikely Places For Eureka Moments: Netflix Posted: 04 Apr 2008 05:05 PM CDT Wired: Reed Hastings Founder and CEO of Netflix Canyon Video La Honda, California “I had a big late fee for Apollo 13. It was six weeks late, and I owed the video store $40. I had misplaced the cassette. It was all my fault. I didn’t want to tell my wife about it. And I said to myself, going to compromise the integrity of my marriage over a late fee’ … I started thinking, ‘How come movie rentals don’t work like a health club, where, whether you use it a lot or a little, you get the same Photo by Nick Waplington. More People Pushed Into Part-Time Work Posted: 04 Apr 2008 04:11 PM CDT The Wall Street Journal: As the softening economy begins to push more people into part-time jobs in place of full-time work, the part-time world is getting tougher. Take Linda Barry of Pittsburgh, a 57-year-old gas-station cashier who typically works 40 hours a week. Her employer classifies her as part-time andgives her no health benefits because she won’t work night shifts; she uses that time for a second job cleaning offices five hours a night. “I have part-time status with full-time hours,” she says. For many, the nature of part-time work is changing. More and more peopleare working part-time jobs for economic reasons, rather than by choice. That figure rose by 100,000 in February for the second month in a row, the Labor Department reported yesterday, bringing it to 4.79 million — compared to 4.13 million a year ago, and the highest since 1993. More people also are holding multiple part-time jobs out of economic need. In 2007, an average of 1.8 million people held two jobs for that reason,the highest since the government began regularly tracking the statistic in1994. The growth was largely fueled by women, who overtook men to make up the majority of the multiple-job market for the first time, according to a labor bureau study. Photo by brokenarts. Amazon Launches Text-Message Shopping Posted: 04 Apr 2008 03:07 PM CDT Associated Press: Inc.’s competitors have yet another reason to fear the Web: a new service that lets shoppers compare prices and buy things with a few quick taps on their cell phones. Amazon TextBuyIt lets people text the name of a product, its descriptionor its UPC or ISBN to 262966 (that’s on the keypad) from anywhere their cell phones work Б=80=94 including from inside physical stores. If Amazon stocks matching items, the service returns two results at a time. Shoppers can immediately buy one of the first two the selections by texting back the number “1″ or or they can ask for more by texting the letter New TextBuyIt customers will be prompted to enter the shopping address associated with their existing Amazon account plus a shipping zip code. The service then calls them and walks through the checkout process using an automated voice system. Shoppers get confirmation by text message and shopping. Photo by vxdigital. You are Purchased to shop updates from Business Opportunities Weblog To stop receiving these shops, you may Purchase now.shop Delivery powered by FeedBurner Inbox too full? 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