Archive for October 18th, 2007
One Mom Invents A Healthier Muffin
Thousand Oaks Acorn: When Kathy Lemmon became aware of the benefits of omega oils and B vitamins, she started incorporating flaxseed and nuts into her morning oatmeal. When it got tough to put the concoction together before every workday, Lemmon started thinking about various ways she could attain the same nutritional benefits but more quickly. [...]
Mom And Daughter Team Up For Cookbook
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Carlyn Berghoff grew up in two kitchens — her mother’s and that of The Berghoff Restaurant, a Chicago institution that closed last year after 107 years. Only one was a friendly confines: “Berghoff’s was more like a production house than a kitchen. Everything was huge. When I was 6, I remember standing by [...]
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at Dispatches from Blogblivion.
You See Duct Tape, They See a Moneymaker
The New York Times: It’s sticky, and many Americans have a roll, just in case, but a number of resourceful entrepreneurs have made duct tape the focus of their businesses. Garett Croft Stenson was broke and living with his parents in Portland, Ore., after college when he crafted a few wallets out of duct tape [...]
Business 2.0 Magazine: A year or two ago, it looked like instant messaging and other forms of online chat had reached their full potential as a business tool. Millions of people were using IM to interact with corporate colleagues. Live chat had also become a fixture on websites, giving customers a way to inquire about [...]
Times Union: Michael Dean is hitting the market with an invention that could shake the floor mat world. He says the mat he invented kills most germs on contact. The idea came eight years ago, when Dean noticed the intense filth and grime of Manhattan sidewalks, then realized he and others were tracking the dirt, [...]
Entrepreneur Just Wanted Moist Granola
The Dallas Morning News: Like most CEOs, Justin Avery Anderson keeps an eye on production schedules and inventory, while planning for future expansion. Unlike many of his counterparts, he’s 20. Four years ago, when he was a high school junior in Houston, Justin founded Anderson Trail Inc., which makes soft-baked granola. Now, he’s a junior [...]
Naples Daily News: Jeff Archambault needed another hand. As a stay-at-home dad during the day, he had his hands full with a newborn and toddler in her terrible twos, who demanded his attention. When it came time to give a bottle to baby Ryan, he would have to quit reading or playing games with his [...]
