January Recipient of Project Jump Start ’09 Chosen

This month’s recipient of Project Jump Start ’09 is … (imaginary drumroll) Lori! Congratulations! You’ll hear from each of us shortly, but you’ll need to check your email first so you can respond to me. Each of us involved with Project Jump Start wishes you the best of luck, and hopes that your online endeavors and your ideas and dreams turn into something big! Stay tuned,... read more

Project Jump Start Gets Even Bigger!

One week ago, I announced a program in which I was going to be selecting one person each month to receive $25 plus some bonuses to help jump start their own tiny businesses. I have some awesomely cool friends in the industry, and some of them have decided to jump on board and up the ante! I’m not yet sure how big this will grow, so that’s still up in the air, but at the moment we’re up... read more

Project Jump Start ’09 – DD’s Mini-Stimulus Plan

The Goal: I want to help 12 of you in 2009, by giving you a mini-stimulus package to jump start your idea. Read on to find out more and make sure to read to the very end, because there’s lots of wonderful “new” news at the end. The Reason I Thought Of This: I’ve participated as a lender at kiva.org a few times in the past. I like being able to do a little something to help someone... read more