Archive for February 12th, 2009
Inventor Takes On The Fishing Lure, And Improves it
Emmett Stacy has always been innovative. When something needed done, he’d almost always find a way to do it. That’s because he is an inventor. He has successfully created the SureCatch lure line, the SureCatch combo rod, and the tri-way fish attractor. In the 3 years since he first started selling his fishing gear, Emmett [...]
Women entrepreneurs across the country are taking charge of their businesses and their families’ livelihoods by joining the Make Mine a Million $ Business RACE (M3 RACE) launched by Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence, the leading national not-for-profit provider of business resources and community support for women entrepreneurs. Sam’s Club today reiterated its [...]
The Washington Times: Every Monday, Sara Polon chops mountains of vegetables and wrestles with 50-pound bags of lentils and other fresh local ingredients and turns them into hot soups. By midweek, she delivers her product to dozens of homes and offices around the District. On a cold winter’s day, there is nothing like a container [...]
Harvard Business: 1. Test early and often, with multiple versions of your invention. In Rock’s case, long before he begins a world tour, he experiments with new material by doing 40+ 45-minute shows in a tiny club near his house. This helps him eliminate many duds, and refine the best lines. 2. Establish a process [...]
photo credit: Mzelle Biscotte When you send email, do you use boring subject lines? The success or failure of your email marketing campaign can often be determined by two little words – subject line. Most of the time, people decide to open or trash the email solely based on what the subject line says or [...]
James Dyson Award: Inventors Wanted
Perilous city cycling. Communicating with the deaf. Filtering contaminated water. These are a few of the issues students have tackled in the U.S. “Eye for Why,” student design competition run by the James Dyson Foundation. Beginning in 2009, “Eye for Why,” along with 20 other regional student design competitions will be rolled into a larger [...]
BusinessWeek: While pulling an all-nighter studying for his MBA at Babson College, Jason Kensey (an avowed non-coffee drinker) went to purchase his usual jolt—a highly caffeinated, high-sugar soda—only to find the vending machine broken. Kensey got something else: an idea for a business making bite-size candies packed with caffeine. Until 2000, Kensey back-burnered the idea [...]
In The Hosting Business World, Aplus.net Continually Works To Stay On Top
When you’re ready to build your online presence, it’s important to find the right place to host your website. Reliability, as well as security, is very important in running a successful business website. Aplus.net boasts those benefits, and more. Originally known as Abacus America, Aplus.net has grown substantially since the business was launched in 1992. [...]
What We Can Learn From America’s Top Dog
Stump, a floppy-eared, droopy-eyed Sussex spaniel was named The Westminster Kennel Club’s Best in Show – the oldest champ ever. What can we learn from Stump? 1. Retirement is for cats. 2. Old Age is not a reason to stop competing. Stump is 10 years old, that’s 70 in dog years. 3. Just because it’s [...]
Small Firms Resort to Freebies and Special Deals
The Wall Street Journal: Faced with a deepening recession and evaporating sales, an increasing number of small businesses are resorting to a high-risk strategy: costly giveaways and promotions to lure the reluctant consumer. If the strategies work, these companies could have a powerful weapon in their struggle to weather the economic storm. But if they [...]
photo credit: Paul Keleher Tax time seems to creep up on us faster and faster each year. Before we know it we have one week left to file, we can’t find half the information we know we need and we haven’t even figured out how or where were going to have our taxes done. If [...]
photo credit: TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is offering what he calls Open Source Funding. He’s asking entrepreneurs to explain their ideas openly and completely in the comment section of his blog. If he likes the commenter and the idea, he’ll buy in. I love it. This [...]
Is More Relief Ahead for Small Biz?
The New York Times: With the economy in terrible shape, owners of small businesses could use a break. The tax code offers many to choose from, including some recent additions, and others may be on the way. Businesses received a batch of concessions late last year, when several measures that expired in 2007 were extended [...]
