In our everyday dialogue, it’s not unusual to hear someone say a good quote followed by “put that on a t-shirt.”  Well, we’ve decided to do just that.  Today marks the launch of our newest project Ideas On Cotton.  It is an online t-shirt company that also serves as our way of expressing ourselves in another dimension.  We’re really excited about the opportunity and hope we can get you excited about it as well.

Every shirt release will be accompanied with a true story about the meaning behind the shirt.  We plan to design shirts centered around random thoughts, personal philosophies, etc.

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Tags: Bizzyness, copreneurs, Facebook, Ideas on Cotton, Spreadshirt
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Recently Akuba and I have worked really hard to stay on track with our individual objectives.  So much so that we sometimes neglect the business goals and objectives we share!  No one really suffers but our businesses, so it was important for us to find something to help us foster creativity and communication but didn’t take up a lot of time. Enter the couple’s journal.  Now writing in a journal is definitely not a new thing, but with a little creativity, a simple notepad or private blog can turn into the perfect medium for communication. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bizzyness, copreneurs, Couples in business
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That’s right.  We have staked our claims in the social media behemoth.  We started our own fan page a few weeks ago in order to try to reach even more people.  For those of you who read this blog regularly, you will recall a while back that we had established a Linkedin group.  We are both advocates of Linkedin, but honestly was extremely time consuming.  Therefore, we’re giving social media another shot via Facebook.  Things have gone well so far.  We have our friends supporting us as well as random Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bizzyness, copreneurs, Couples, Facebook, Fan page, Linkedin, social networking
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Have you ever thought about starting your own business with your mate but didn’t want the hassel of a creating a proven business model or the stresses of marketing?  Buying a franchise may be the answer for you.  For all you franchising couples in Georgia, the Atlanta Franchise & Finance Expo is coming to town.  This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the best franchising opportunities available.  Representatives will be on hand to answer any questions lenders will be available to answer questions about financing.  The expo will be held May 2-3 from 11a-5p at the Cobb Galleria.

Register here for the expo.

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Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta Franchise and Finance Expo, Bizzyness, Cobb Galleria, Copreneur, Franchise
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Our friends Brett and Leila, co-founders of the National Copreneur Society (NCS), are ramping up their membership efforts and you’re envited.  NCS is an organization formed in 2006 designed to celebrate and support entrepreneurial copreneurs.

Join them on April 30th, 2009 from 10:00a-11a MDT (11 CST, 12 EST) for their first open-door webinar of the National Copreneur Society. The meeting is open to current copreneurs and those who are interested in becoming copreneurs. Also welcomed are individuals and businesses that provide services to copreneurs.
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Tags: Bizzyness, Copreneur, Events, free webinear, National Copreneur Society, webinar
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