Weekly Wrap Up: February 13th-19th

Here is what you have missed at Entwined Community this week.

New Members:

1. Welcome twin parent Thirty One Gifts Independent Consultant Claire Hill, for products with style and convenience at an amazingly affordable price.
2. Welcome twin sister owned Jane Goodrich Photography, a New York based newborn and children's photographer.
3. Welcome twin parent owned Two By Two Creations, a business dedicated to making beautiful and fun things for the young and the young at heart.
4. Welcome twin parent owned Stuff 4 Multiples,with everything for one, two, three babies or more! Twins, Triplets, and multiples clothing, matching bibs, T Shirts, special gifts and more.
5. Welcome quadruplet parent owned Scrapbook Mamma, who has been helping people turn their stored photos into personalized digital photo books and scrapbooks since 2007.

Question of the Week:

1. Business Question of the Week: BBC reports that by summer 2011, UK businesses will allow for contactless payments using mobile devices instead of credit/debit cards - wave your phone over the device and you are on your way. If you operate a physical location such as a store or restaurant, do you believe your customers would be interested in using this technology? Why or why not?
2. General Question of the Week: Would you feel comfortable using your mobile phone as a contactless payment device? Would you worry about security if your phone was lost or stolen - in essence, is it really any different from using your debit or credit card in the same way?

In the News:

1. From Startup Smart: Twin brother Steven Marks discusses how his popular Mexican restaurant Guzman y Gomez is taking over the Australian dining scene.
2. From The Independent: Kate Brown, twin sister and owner of BeU Beauty Clinic in Dublin discusses how economy creates challenges for her as a biz owner and for her customers.
3. From NBC New York: Our friend and Twiniversity founder Natalie Diaz talks about how she started her business on a budget.
4. From St Louis Today: Twin father and online entrepreneur Christopher Deck discusses how his adoption of twin daughters from China was the inspiration behind his business.
5. From The Columbia Tribune: Twin sister entrepreneurs take first prize at the Mid-Missouri Entrepreneurial Summit. Byrnne & Bailey Stansberry, sophomores at Columbia College, have designed and patented stylish rainboots - the idea came to them while brainstorming a marketable product in class one day.

Blog Posts:

1. Happy Valentine's Day from Entwined Community - visit the blog to read how some Entwined Community members met their spouses. How did you meet your spouse/partner?

Photo credit: (Trends in Twos)