Archive for September 2nd, 2008
TheWestonForum.com: Liz Waltzman of Weston has launched Bibliotechies.com, a new online book recommendation site for children, young adults, and their parents. Bibliotechies has partnered with Amazon, which will provide direct link and purchase options to age and interest-specific book suggestions throughout the site. Bibliotechies, geared toward a broad range of young readers (Infants to 15), [...]
Burbank Leader: Simply the mention of new business West Coast Wagons made Brad Pitt stop dead in his tracks. The custom-made trendy wagons for kids, started by Tiffany and Duane Nelson in 2003, just opened in Burbank. But it already has a long list of celebrity clients, such as movie stars Tom Cruise and Cate [...]
Mom Made Diaper Caddy Organizes Baby Business
How often do you stay in one room at all times? Chances are you move around, and you need those diapers where ever it is you are when it’s time for a changing. The SaraBear Company has you covered. These diaper caddies are designed for all of your diapering needs in one portable basket. From [...]
Card Exchange Business Comes To The Rescue For Those Looking To Buy Or Sell
If you were to look in your wallet, how many unused gift cards would you find? It doesn’t matter if you don’t know what to do with them or if you like to use them at your favorite stores, Gift Card Rescue.com is determined to help. For those that are interested in getting money for [...]
Housewife Sells Sticky Tape ‘End Finder’ Invention
Daily Mail Reporter: It’s an age old problem, trying to find the end of sticky tape. But one Norfolk housewife has invented a DIY device to help solve the common frustration – and little did she know it could earn her a small fortune. For 10 years, Sarah Thorp, 48, has been using a baby [...]
Get Paid For Input On New Products
Springwise: RedesignMe, a Dutch company announced a new program by which users of the site get paid for their input on new products. How it works: product manufacturers pay RedesignMe to establish “RDM Challenges,” through which a new product concept is presented and the site’s 1,000 or so active members are asked to react to [...]
The Wall Street Journal: In late 2005, the night manager of a suburban Atlanta restaurant called owner J.D. Clockdale to boast about how well she had handled an irate female customer. The customer “ranted and raved” about a botched order, but calmed down after the manager gave her a free meal, Clockdale recalls being told. [...]
Entrepreneur’s Tide Comes In With Beach Souvenirs
JournalSentinel.com: The little souvenir bottle filled with seashells and sand that you brought back to Milwaukee from Sanibel Island may have made a round trip. That’s because your keepsake, which evokes memories of golden days on the beach, could have been made by Visionary Products, a Glendale company that does a million-dollar business in beach [...]
Yes, An Entrepreneur Can Take A One-Month Vacation
Start Up Blog: I just got back from a one-month vacation in Sicily. You may ask how I did this. Isn’t it hard to own a company and take time off? Don’t you worry about everything going to heck while you’re away? Not for me. Why? One thing: An awesome team. The talent, skill, intelligence [...]
