Archive for December 10th, 2008
Device Turns Air Into Drinking Water
MSNBC: Remember those sweltering summer days when the air was so muggy you could practically drink it? A new home appliance is promising to make that possible by converting outdoor air into nearly 13 quarts of fresh water every day. Originally envisioned as an antidote to the shortage of clean drinking water in the world, [...]
Chinese Web Giant Continues To See Success
Business Week: Like most Chinese Internet companies, instant-messaging champion Tencent has never known anything but fat times. It was a mere infant during the dot-com collapse in 2000, so it avoided most of the pain. And since Tencent went public in 2004, it has built on its lead in instant messaging—both on computers and mobile [...]
Inventor Finds Success In Slumping Economy
lehighvalleyhigh.com: Tom Sulick Jr. said he has always been creative, but it wasn’t until after some unfortunate circumstances that he put that creativity to work. Sulick, 49, of Phillipsburg, lost his job about five years ago when his employer, FiberMark Inc., closed its Holland Township operation. He took the opportunity to learn a new trade [...]
Organic Baby Food Sweet For Local Firm
Washington Business Journal: Mom Made Foods just hit the bull’s-eye. The Target bull’s-eye, that is. The Alexandria-based company, which makes organic baby and toddler food, has struck a national deal that will put its line of frozen children’s foods in 121 SuperTarget stores around the country. Founder Heather Stouffer, who met with buyers during a [...]
How Cynthia Rubio Turned An Idea Into A Million Dollar Business
Readers Digest: On a steamy afternoon last September, an exhausted Cynthia Rubio watched Texas National Guard troops help passengers off military planes at a small airport near College Station. Some people were on gurneys, others in wheelchairs. There were disoriented nursing home residents and frightened children. All were fleeing Hurricane Ike, one of the most [...]
Entrepreneurs Find Funding In Small Doses
MSNBC: For those seeking an alternative holiday gift, microloans are one way to give. And, little known to many investors, some microlending agencies offer relatively low-risk investment opportunities that can pay 2 to 3 percent interest, offering an opportunity for a modest return coupled with a chance to help budding entrepreneurs. Some agencies accept tax-deductible [...]
