Archive for December 5th, 2008
Invention Saves Time And Water In The Shower
North County Times: Randy Sonderhouse says he knows how easy it is to waste time —- and water —- in the shower. After his wife noticed he was taking unusually long showers, the Murrieta resident decided to invent a solution. That solution, a water-proof alarm timer Sonderhouse designed, the Shower Professor, is now for sale [...]
Students Make Inventions That Address Everyday Problems
The Record-Courier: Meneley teacher Cathy Hackler, organizer of the school’s annual invention convention, said the event gives students the opportunity to problem solve and look at the world in new ways. “Students were asked to think about problems in their lives, or in the life of someone they knew, that could be solved with an [...]
Dripstik Inventor Featured On the Today Show
NBC Newschannel 6: Mecinna Price is a local inventor who has turned a simple idea into a multi-million dollar business. Thursday morning she appeared on the Today show to talk about her invention and get some good advice. She started her company with an $80,000 loan from her father-in-law and was on the Today show [...]
Web Opens Door For Net-Savvy Moms
24 Hours Vancouver: Twenty years ago, moms swapped advice over the backyard clothes line. Today, they connect over a different kind of line – the intangible thread known as the web. So it’s no surprise that two Internet-mom companies cleaned up in the SavvyMom Entrepreneur of the Year Award. A Nanaimo mom took top prize [...]
Mom Pins Hopes On Diapering Business
knoxvillebiz.com: After having triplets more than three years ago, Sunny Hall turned to cloth diapering to save money. Today, the Knoxville mom is selling cloth diapers to make money. Hall is the owner of Cutie Tooties, a retail store that opened last week at 5807 Kingston Pike in Bearden selling natural and organic baby products. [...]
