Archive for 2007
13-Year-Old Creates Bubble Muffler
The Advocate: Thirteen-year-old Henry Clayton had a problem and some Bubble Wrap, and now he could win thousands of dollars. Henry, a student at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, likes to play the drums. His family likes silence. When a school project challenged him to come up with a Bubble Wrap invention, Henry applied [...]
Entrepreneur Sees Cash Cow In Water Buffalo
Associated Press: Five or six years ago, David Muller, an entrepreneur who ran a Massachusetts company that pioneered laser eye surgery, was looking for a unique farming opportunity in Vermont when he stumbled upon the notion of milking water buffalo. “They’re easy to keep and cheap to feed,� Muller said. “For Vermont agriculture they seemed [...]
Web Site Aims To Help Women Seal Deal
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Women decide or in some way influence most of the car and truck purchases in the United States — more than 80 percent, according to some estimates. But talk to women about their auto-buying experience in showrooms, and you’ll find that many aren’t thrilled. Salespeople who ignore the woman when a man and [...]
Microbusinesses Find Huge Benefits In Outsourcing
USA Today: Fed up with rising labor costs, a new generation of entrepreneurs is launching millions of tiny companies differing from business in the past: They don’t want employees. The trend, building since the late 1990s, hit a milestone this year when the number of these microbusinesses reached 20 million — one for every six [...]
Colorado Woman Selling Snow on eBay
Associated Press: As if Colorado residents don’t have enough snow to dig out from, one resident is offering more for a price on eBay. Starting bids were holding steady Friday at 99 cents for snow from “Blizzard I and Blizzard II” being offered by Mary Walker. She and husband, Jim, got the idea for selling [...]
