Archive for January 25th, 2007
Cheerios, An Invention That Almost Didn’t Happen
WCCO-TV: It’s a staple of the American breakfast table — Cheerios. The cereal was developed at General Mills by Lester Borchardt who was Vice President and Director of Research. Cheerios, originally called Cheerioats, were invented back in 1941, but almost didn’t happen. Borchardt and his team were working on the machine to puff cereal, like [...]
Hold The Coffee, Grab A Buzz Donut!
PRNewswire: If that cup o’ joe you drink each morning to get moving is getting old, just wait. You soon may be able to get the same jolt from a donut or bagel. A North Carolina scientist has developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods and is now pitching the concept to some [...]
Practical Ecommerce: Roman Kagan has built a successful niche business, AppliancePartsPros.com, selling hard-to-find appliance parts to do-it-yourself types around the country. The site was launched in 1999 featuring about 300 products and in seven years has grown to showcase more than 1 million parts for 170,000 appliance models. Along the way, the business has grown [...]
Low-Cost Ways To Keep Staff Motivated
Newsday: Money has always been a great workplace motivator. But as a small-business owner, you can’t afford to shower your staff with cash and bonuses. Not to worry. There are plenty of low-cost ways to motivate your staff without breaking the bank, experts say. Employees are more productive if they are happy with their jobs [...]
Niche Biz: Pool Climbing Walls
Springwise: Scramble to the top and drop down with a splash. Made from fiberglass finished with a non-slip surface, AquaClimb climbing walls are a novel addition to public and residential swimming pools. A modular system of 3′ x 3′ (1 x 1 m) fiberglass panels allows walls to be configured to fit any pool width [...]
Business Startup Rate Drops In U.S.
New Mexico Business Weekly: Slightly more than 10 percent of American adults are starting or running a new business, according to the 2006 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. That’s down from 12.4 percent a year ago, but within the statistical margin of error, according to GEM researchers. In every country except the Philippines, men are more likely [...]
