In dot.life - a blog about technology from BBC News, Rory Cellan-Jones, the BBC's technology correspondent ponders the future of blogging in the wake of the likes of Twitter, Flickr and Facebook. A recent Wired article suggested that blogs now look "so 2004".
To read in full visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/is_blogging_dead.html
The closing date for the following MumsClub competition is on November 1st.
"Congratulations on Finding the UK’s search for the most creative New Business idea for a mum!The competition is aimed at anyone who fancies winning the prizes – women, mums or business mums – it is simply a competition to win great prizes.
Have you always wondered about starting your own business working from home? Do you think you have an original, creative, or unique idea for a business? Enter the MumsClub competition to see if you will be voted most creative/unique business idea by mums already in business working from home.
PLUS! Our thanks go to entrepreneur Peter Jones who has donated our special prize for an established Mumpreneur to demonstrate how she intends to expand her business over the next 5 years.
If our panel of judges choose your idea, you’ll have access to top prizes to help make your business a success, as well as great prizes for your family, all supplied by Mum’s currently running business from home, and are MumsClub members.
We hope that as well as coming up with what could be the UK’s most creative new business idea, you’ll be inspired and encouraged to go for it yourself, if of course, you haven’t already!
You can enter as many ideas as you like, all that we receive will form part of a new section on our website to provide further inspiration and ideas for future visitors to the site so if you want a personal mention or credit for the idea then be sure to give us your website address for a link back.
All entrants must supply their creative idea for a new business, it can be a single line, or one sentence but in no more than 300 words. If you need any inspiration for your entry simply take a look at our marketplace and our forums to see what mumpreneurs are already doing...see if you can do better!
Good luck and we hope you’ll have fun, both with this competition, and the prizes!
Download the entry form from our prizes page! The closing date for all applications is November 1st 2008. Winners will be announced December 1st 2008".
Full details at http://www.mumsclub.co.uk/html/competition.html
Alison Rothwell of Arabella Miller appeared on This Morning's Mumpreneur competitition earlier this morning. She gave a great pitch to Fern and Phil about her organic clothes for kids business. She now urgently needs votes - lines close at midday today.
The number to call to vote for Alison is 09016 16 13 03
Update
Sadly Alison missed out on this occasion but I'm sure there'll be plenty more success to come.
Just spotted the following information about Small Business Week 2008
Helping UK businesses compete and thrive
During the week of October 13, 2008, a range of government, business and independent organisations will come together to celebrate the country's 4.6 million small businesses.As part of the week, a wealth of resources and advice will be available to help businesses make the most of opportunities available to them and their staff.Helping UK businesses compete and thrive
During the week of October 13, 2008, a range of government, business and independent organisations will come together to celebrate the country's 4.6 million small businesses.As part of the week, a wealth of resources and advice will be available to help businesses make the most of opportunities available to them and their staff.
Small Business Week promises to be a dynamic and eventful week, bringing together businesses, government agencies and advice organisations in a wide range of events and discussions in locations across the UK.The week will debate the issues that affect the small business community and seek to develop ways to support its long-term success. It will also provide businesses with access to invaluable resources and advice specifically designed to help them compete and thrive.
For more details visit http://www.sbw08.co.uk/
If you haven't yet discovered Hubsite's Website Grader to evaluate your website, have a go as the report makes interesting reading. The link to Website Grader to evaluate your own site is
http://www.websitegrader.com/
Stallfinder got a score of 83 - our report can be seen here.
http://www.websitegrader.com/wsgid/1649760/default.aspx
According to the results we're in the top 4.81% of all websites for traffic. We have a few areas to work on but we're pretty pleased with our score so far.
Pitch-finding website for small traders
Small traders that rely on fairs, outdoor markets, and festivals will find Stallfinder useful for identifying events at which they can market their wares. The site is ideal for businesses involved in food, antiques, crafts, clothing, jewellery and handmade toys.
To read more on EnterpriseQuest, go to www.enterprisequest.com.
Stallfinder is pleased to announce another company which has joined the Stallfinder Partner Programme.
Chocolates for Chocoholics was founded in 1986 by Roger & Liz Cossey importing and selling quality chocolates. The first Chocolate Parties they did were based on traditional Party Plan concepts but they rapidly evolved into their current system of supplying chocolates and gifts to self employed Distributors. These are entrepreneurs who run their own business buying, marketing and selling the Chocolates for Chocoholics range of products.
From today, if you are a Distributor for Chocolates for Chocoholics, you will benefit from a beneficial advertising rate. We look forward to adding lots of you to our extensive directory of stallholders in the near future.
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