Archive for January 21st, 2008
Breaking The Habit Of Disposable Diapers
The New York Times: In 1999, Ms. Dupuy, 37, started Mother of Eden, a company that sells reusable polyester diapers called Fuzzi Bunz. She does not advertise and does not have a sales staff. Yet her company topped $3 million in sales in 2007, and she expects to sell double that amount this year. “The [...]
Not that long ago I wrote about a website that sells blankets that are water and wind resistant. That was the first time I’d heard of anything like that, until now. It turns out their’s another place that also sells weather resistant items. This time it’s the Milk Factory. Based in Vancouver, Canada, two moms [...]
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The New York Times: More than a few commuters from Connecticut and New Jersey have dreamed about skipping the daily slog to their office in New York and working at home. Unfortunately, this can also turn out to be more costly, thanks to New York’s tax code, which in some cases double-taxes nonresidents who work [...]
Poll: Who Doesn’t Use the Internet?
What percentage of US consumers do not have any Internet access? 13% 9% 24% 32% View Results Hint: you might be surprised by the number, I was. Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. December 2007. Thanks to eMarketer.com [...]
Fortune Small Business: Richard Knerr, co-founder of the company that introduced America to the Hula Hoop, the Frisbee and other iconic toys, died last Monday, January 14th. The 82-year-old entrepreneur passed away at Methodist Hospital after suffering a stroke earlier in the day at his home in Arcadia, Calif. Much like Apple, Disney, and Hewlett-Packard, [...]
Grand Forks Herald: Everette Blaisdell’s invention was born soon after he lost his small barbershop in the Flood of ’97. Because he didn’t have the money to rebuild right away, he set up a small shop in the women’s restroom of a friend’s auto dealership. During 25 months there, Blaisdell said, he’d talk up the [...]
Practical eCommerce: Practical eCommerce recently asked 50 industry insiders to share a great, innovative idea that could potentially help an ecommerce firm. Here’s what they had to say. Take the time to plan your site. The end result will pay you back more than you can imagine. Merchants cannot control their credibility — they can [...]
