Archive for December 8th, 2008
Young Inventor Reaches Semi-Finals In Bubble Wrap Competition
NewsHerald.com: Meredith Bush plans on putting the $10,000 saving bond towards college – or maybe a car – if she wins the third annual Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors. The 12-year-old inventor created a system for helping her grandmother remember what pills to take and when to take them using Bubble Wrap. “I made [...]
Family's Adopted Golden Retriever Inspires Home-Based Business
Kansas City info Zine: Following the loss of their 15-year-old sheltie, the Simon family endured the longest stretch of their lifetime without a canine family member. They were hoping that a seizure assistance dog would come through. The Simons’ youngest child has juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, a form of epilepsy which often increases in severity when [...]
Who Said 20 Is Too Young To Own A Business?
nwlanews.com: For most people, juggling is difficult. For 20-year-old Ashley Carpenter, she juggles raising her daughter and running her own thrift store. Those who stop by Beautiful Bowtique located at 803 Mason Dr., will find a shopkeeper that looks fresh out of high school holding a baby while haggling with them. “I’ve always been an [...]
Inventor’s Simple Idea Works Wonders For Wine Industry Workers
3 New: Making wine is full of tradition and history, and behind the scenes some backbreaking work goes on. But one Marlborough inventor has transformed one of the most labour-intensive jobs in growing grapes – bud rubbing – with a simple scrubbing brush on a stick. Rubbing off unwanted new growth so the vines can [...]
Don’t Fear Failure, Learn From It
MSNBC: In the early 1980s, when my first major business failed, I thought I was the stupidest person in the world. Being flat broke and getting calls from creditors made me wish I had never wanted to be an entrepreneur. I even wanted my old job back. But instead of condemning me for failing, my [...]
