Archive for April 16th, 2008
Food Portal Opens Up New Business Opportunities
Northwest: Food and drink companies from across the region are set to benefit from a new, cutting edge e-business portal, ‘FoodPort’, by Food Northwest. Food Northwest, the organisation set up to lead the food and drink industry and to help grow the Northwest regional economy, has worked in partnership with AIMES, a technology transfer centre [...]
Little girls love frilly things. The women behind Tu For Tee realized this when they had their own daughters to dress up. With Laura, Kellye, and Emily, this group of women have taken on a very unique idea and turned it into a partnership in business. Coming in long sleeve, short sleeve or tank, these [...]
Baby K'tan Simplifies The Baby Carrier
Launched in April of 2007, one year ago, Baby K’tan has been able to bring together many positive things that people liked about all the other carriers while simplifying how to use one. The idea came to Michal Chesal when her son was born. Altering other carriers to create what would become Baby K’tan would [...]
Baby K’tan Simplifies The Baby Carrier
Launched in April of 2007, one year ago, Baby K’tan has been able to bring together many positive things that people liked about all the other carriers while simplifying how to use one. The idea came to Michal Chesal when her son was born. Altering other carriers to create what would become Baby K’tan would [...]
Entrepreneur: After 17 years in the NFL, Packers quarterback Brett Favre is finally retiring. He will go down as one of the greatest players in the history of the game, and not just because of his numbers. What made him legendary were his intangible qualities–qualities you can learn from and apply to your business. Be [...]
Working For Yourself Can Have Challenges
The Wall Street Journal: It’s hard to imagine a more ideal-sounding work life: working when you want, where you want, and how you want. So, it’s no surprise that more and more people are jumping ship, moving from full-time, in-house positions to working for themselves, often in consultant or freelance roles. The Bureau of Labor [...]
Newsquest Media Group: A budding young design student is officially the second best inventor in Britain. Polly Firth, of Glastonbury Drive, scooped second place at the Ideal Home Shows Innovation Nation competition. The 21-year-old beat off stiff competition from hundreds of other hopefuls and wowed judges with her Elegance Shower’ invention. “I was ecstatic, I’m [...]
Boston Globe: Technically speaking, they weren’t quite bellied up to the bar. At an average of about 2 feet tall, the miniature club kids perched on snakeskin barstools at the Revolution Rock Bar could barely reach their juice boxes. The Revolution Rock, typically frequented by an after-work crowd of full-grown singles, was transformed for a [...]
When The Going Gets Tough, Get Tough On Costs
Los Angeles Times: Whittier Hearing Center Inc. has endured hard times before. Eight recessions have come and gone since the hearing care company opened its doors in 1955. Even though the economy is souring again, the company’s owners expect that recent investments in staff education and equipment upgrades could mean higher sales this year. “We’ve [...]
