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"Serial entrepreneur" Liz Hamburg and her mother Joan Hamburg bring you inspiring stories from small business owners and entrepreneurs. Hear directly Everything from those who are just starting out to the many who have already made it. All of them have war stories to share and tips of what to do and not to do. Launchpad also offers expert advice on how to finance your business, how to market it, how to deal with employees, health insurance and lots of other important topics.
Few things are as frustrating as trying to get a fussy baby to sleep; the variety of products and strategies to figure out what works best for your baby are daunting and even costly.Mom-trepreneur and sports anchor Leslie Gudel took matters into her own hands and developed a revolutionary baby product – the Nap Nanny. Whether your baby is a finicky sleeper or may even suffer from colic, reflux, gas, and earaches, the Nap Nanny, a 3lb portable infant recliner, is the answer to help put your fussy snug bug right to sleep.
Susan Simonson and Allison Marchese were at dinner one night when they discovered they shared a love of inventing in addition to their love of horses. In the past, the two friends had often laughed about finding themselves in a tight situation, or “in the clutch”, needing to go quickly from work, to barn, to dinner. They went to work and after some experimentation, the two friends began making stylish, lightweight, stretchy clothing with matching fabric backpacks, in a variety of fun colors and styles. Problem solved! Perfect PouchWear was born.
Rachel Ashwell's business is truely an entrepreneurial story which began 20 years ago with one small store. Today, there are over a dozen locations worldwide. The term "shabby chic" is one which many know today and it is all credited to Rachel's idea and dream. Her line is featured in Target stores and you can find her store right here in New York City in the Soho area.
Collectors’ Quest is a website that merges retail and interactive content for the collectors’ community. Using the latest in web tools, Collectors’ Quest provides an engaging interactive format for the collector featuring video, social networking and targeted ecommerce.
NFTE is an organization founded by Steve Mariotti which helps youths learn about the ins and outs of creating, starting, and managing their own business. This program is currently working with 55,000 kids around the world and Business Week recently selected 2 graduates of NFTE to their "Top 25 Entrepreneur" list. NFTE is currently holding their National Youth Entrepenurship Challenge which will be decided in October. A company called Awesome Cupcakes started by Kevin Abernathy is contention to win.
Liz Hamburg and her mother Joan Hamburg bring you inspiring stories from small business owners and entrepreneurs.
LaunchPad - February 08, 2010
WOR 710HD- Joan and Liz Hamburg speak Commissioner Robert W. Walsh from New York City Small Business Services about how they can help the small business owner during Launch Pad.
LaunchPad - February 01, 2010
WOR 710HD- Joan and daughter Liz Hamburg talk with Angela Lambru who founded Decotach, a unique and exotic brand of belly-dancing clothing and accessories for the hip-shaker in you.
LaunchPad - January 25, 2010
WOR710 HD - Liz Hamburg chats with working mom and inventor of the NapNanny Leslie Gudel.
LaunchPad - January 18, 2010
WOR 710HD- Joan and Liz Hamburg talk with artist Rosemary Hallgarten about how she created a successful textile business creating rugs, pillows, throws and more and during Launch Pad.
LaunchPad - January 11, 2010
WOR710 HD - Liz Hamburg speaks with "Mompreneur" Julia Pimsleur, creaotr of Little Pim, a DVD foreign language immersion program for children.
Sarah Palin dominate the airwaves, making fun of President Obama’s use of the teleprompter, than using the palm of her hand as a cheat sheet for a Tea Party political talk, made me want to eat chocolate pudding! You just have to laugh at what politics are about today. My son told me that he is taking “Boot Camp” cooking classes to relieve stress. ...
Hey! Who’s this guy in my seat on the train? Never seen him before. I’ve seen everyone else…from the kindle readers to the guy whose wristwatch beeps every morning at 6:30am for no apparent reason. I even know that he won’t turn it off…it just beeps for a minute and re-sets. What’s up with that?
With Valentines’ Day around the corner, I thought it might be apropos to offer a run-down of the biochemical changes that occur when we’re in love. Or, stated otherwise, what’s the formula for Love Potion Number Nine?
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