Archive for July 29th, 2008
When looking around for a business, are you looking for something that can travel and will have many repeat customers? If so, FiltaFry might be exactly what you’re looking for. Some of their clients include businesses such as Dunkin’ Donuts, Applebee’s, Holiday Inn, and the list goes on. If the business fries food, chances are [...]
If you have a passion for baseball or softball, and a business mind to back it up, then Extra Innings might have the franchise you’re looking for. They offer something they like to call the triple threat. That would be: 1. Year-Round Practice Facilities 2. Professional Instruction – Private and Group Lessons 3. Nationally Recognized [...]
Stay-At-Home Turned Mompreneur Success Stories
Star Community Newspapers: In reaction to the down-turning economy, several stay-at-home moms have decided to pick up their hobbies and turn them into a business. “Mompreneurs,” or stay-at-home moms who redirect their creativity, experience and education into starting businesses on the side, are on the rise. Some moms find a niche that needed to be [...]
Biz Resource: Inventor’s Handbook
MIT: If you are an inventor ot product developer this is a great resource. The Inventor’s Handbook was created by the Lemelson-MIT Program to address the independent inventor’s and aspiring entrepreneur’s most frequently asked questions regarding United States patents. The handbook answers questions ranging from how to do a patent search, get your product licensed [...]
Mom Helps Mom's Find Flexible Work
WTNH.com: As every working woman knows, it’s a constant juggling act, to try to find that balance between kids and bringing home a paycheck. But, that’s where New England based, EmployMoms comes in. The web based company matches up companies with working moms who are looking for flexible hours. And the company’s CEO AND Founder [...]
Car Seat Covers That Are Dressy And Practical
A creation from the mind of Tal Kritzman and Melissa Shaw, Dressy Dribbles takes on the traditional car seat cover. No longer covered in blue teddy bears, these covers are good looking and something any parent would not mind carrying around. They do not limit their talents to car seat covers, they also offer stylish [...]
Boy Conquers Fears, Creates Skateboards
Bradenton Herald: Jacob Brockhoff faced the unknowns of heart surgery and in conquering them, has launched his own skateboard design firm. “I picked it because I have a broken heart,” said Jacob of his Broken Hart Bord design, which decorates the red-and-white skateboards he is selling, with proceeds earmarked for the American Heart Association. “I [...]
Getting married is only the first part of what will become a long lasting relationship. Husband Hero is an email subscription website which helps reminds husbands of some of the important things that can help keep a marriage going smoothly. April and Eric Perry are the proud couple behind this service which was launched on [...]
Autistic Adult Is An Entrepreneur
The Orange County Register: Matthew Morreale’s goals are simple. He wants to go to Disney theme parks in Paris, in Tokyo, in Orlando – so he works. His mom hopes for more. She dreams of independence for her autistic son. She imagines that he someday will live in his own apartment, earning enough money to [...]
Getting married is only the first part of what will become a long lasting relationship. Husband Hero is an email subscription website which helps reminds husbands of some of the important things that can help keep a marriage going smoothly. April and Eric Perry are the proud couple behind this service which was launched on [...]
Oddities In Discovery and Invention
ThomasNet: While necessity may be the mother of invention, its paternal roots can be traced to accidents and eccentricity. IMT contributor Ilya Leybovich looks at the unexpected sources of some of today’s most common inventions, plus some unusual proposals for products yet to find a niche. One of today’s most widely used adhesives was the [...]
Cincinnati.Com: One of the worst things about watering lawns and gardens is getting the sprinkler positioned to put the water only on the plants, not the sidewalks, driveways and nearby cars. Randy Cooper, frustrated with watering his terraced gardens was inspired watching his wife roll her hair with soft “curler noodles.” His funny-looking resulting invention [...]
Daily Mail Reporter: It’s the perfect gift for the person who has everything – an edible replica of their home. But at £2,000 each they’ll set you back a bit more than your average box of chocolates. The intricate creations are being snapped up by the rich and famous with Prince Charles, Sting and Nicolas [...]
There’s Lots of Money In Those Old iPhones
The New York Times: I was walking by the lengthy iPhone line outside the Apple Store in Soho on Sunday when I heard someone call out: “Turn in your old iPhone and get the new one free!” I turned around and saw a bearded guy handing out fliers. They were from FreeiPhoneSwap.com and offered payments [...]
Entrepreneur Saw The Big Picture
Union-Tribune: Hauling giant silver screens to outdoor events statewide may seem like a weighty undertaking, but the inflatable screens used by Fallbrook-based Hollywood Outdoor Movies make it easy. That’s according to owner John Snyder. Snyder, 37, says he doesn’t mind that his job regularly requires him to lug screens reaching up to 135 feet by [...]
Credit Drying Up For U.S. Small Biz
Reuters: As losses mount at American banks and the pain of the credit crisis spreads from housing and finance to the broader economy, many small companies complain it is increasingly difficult to obtain loans. Tighter credit could not only help to push the United States into recession, but prolong the downturn as ideas for new [...]
Collaborative Spirit Is Drawing Female Crowd
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: In Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, women entrepreneurs like Deanna Inniss are awakening to the power of networking. Inniss, 38, is the owner of freckle face, a high-end children’s clothing boutique at 244 N. Broadway, which offers apparel, footwear, bedding, classic children’s books and other specialty gifts for children from birth to 7 [...]
