“Start Me Up!” Program: One-on-one help to get launched in ‘08

Link: StartUpNation. 

Need advice?  We all do.  Get advice “by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs” on starting your small business.  Litmus test:  if you can get advice, planning tips, a timeline from a consultant (and here’s a hint: the price is right), and much more, and you do not immediately contact StartUpNation, are you sure you have the proper constitution to be an entrepreneur?

As you join StartUpNation, it promises:

• A dedicated consultant
• A customized startup schedule
• Weekly articles, tutorials, and advice tailored to the stage of your business
• Assistance to help you select the best vendors
• Support in setting up your legal entity, insurance, marketing, and more

While I have not tried this service, I’ll say this much:  as promises go … this one … shows promise.

Chocolate Pizza in Baldwin City, Kansas

All work and no play … anyway, I just can’t help sharing that we have a chocolate pizza seller in Baldwin City, Kansas. Check out a great article in perhaps the best online presentation of a newspaper in the country. Annette Cook and Chris Cook own and operate the Amoré Chocolate Pizza Company serving up caramel chocolate spoons and M&M chocolate pretzels. Have you tried it? Speak up. If you haven’t, I’ll bet you’ll be glad when you do. Waiting until you can get it on QVC? Maybe later this month.