Archive for January 8th, 2009
T-Shirt Monster Allows You To Give Your Clothing Personality
Clothing displays personality. Personalized clothing makes it that much more fun. T-Shirt Monster has been offering a fun way for people to create custom t-shirts, without the need for graphic design. Although they are based in Canada, they welcome orders from other countries. For creative individuals interested in selling their designs, they can also upload [...]
The New York Times: Peter Zummo, a senior double-majoring in design and mechanical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is used to explaining the products he thinks up for his studio-class assignments. But last spring, he found himself answering questions of a different kind in a conference room at Rensselaer’s office of technology commercialization, which tracks [...]
Fortune Small Business: Building and maintaining fences for cattle is a time-consuming and costly endeavor. That’s why a GPS bovine headset may come in handy. This past year, Dean Anderson and Daniela Rus have designed and tested Ear-a-Round headsets on the USDA’s 193,000-acre ranch near Las Cruces, N.M. Each Ear-a-Round is equipped with a GPS [...]
Star Tribune: Managing sports fan festivals is proving to be an entrepreneurial slam dunk for Joe Gallagher and his St. Paul-based FILO Productions. In February, FILO Productions (FILO is an acronym for first in, last out) will help produce the National Basketball Association’s All-Star Jam Session for the seventh consecutive year. The interactive, 500,000-square-foot fan [...]
Think Like An Entrepreneur In All Areas Of Life
American-Statesman: Is becoming an entrepreneur on your list of New Year’s resolutions? “Life Entrepreneurs,” a new book by Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek, argues that the concept isn’t limited to your career — it’s about creating the complete life that you want. The book takes readers through a process of getting in touch with their [...]
Can Twitter Be Useful For Biz?
David Wallace At Search Engine Guide: If you have yet to hear about Twitter, I might ask you if you have been living in a cave and for how long. The micro-blogging platform that few knew about a year ago has now gone mainstream with over 6 million users – a number that is growing [...]
Outsourcing Entrepreneur Admits Giant Accounting Fraud
SmartCompany: India’s business sector is reeling after revelations that the boss of outsourcing giant Satyam Computer Services has falsified the company’s accounts and inflated its profit for several years. Satyam’s chairman Ramalinga Raju admitted the fraud in a four-page letter to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The company employs more than 50,000 people across 66 offices [...]
Small Business Managers Turn Into ‘Mouse Potatoes’
InformationWeek: Spending too much business time on the computer when you’re not at work? You’re not alone. Small-business owners and managers, already tethered to their computers for long periods, are turning into “mouse potatoes,” increasingly eating and working while on their computers and while online, according to a survey released Tuesday by office supply retailer [...]
Naperville Mom Wants To Reduce Obesity Trends
Naperville Sun: Obesity in American children is said to be growing at epidemic proportions. Naperville resident Eileen Murphy would like to do something about those numbers, and while she can’t help every kid overcome his or her problems, perhaps her fledgling business can inspire others. Murphy, 41, is a mother of three children who has [...]
Save Money, Or Potentially Start A Business?
In a world that’s trying to save money and reduce their carbon footprint, many imaginative ideas have popped up to aid those information seekers. My recent find falls within that category. How do you feel about making your own cloth baby wipes? Parents that are looking to save money and don’t mind doing a little [...]
