May 12, 2009

Today’s Twitter Updates 05-12-2009

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Weird Invention: Hair Collection Apparatus

Inventions

Today’s wacky invention is perfect for our two recent posts on uses for used human hair. In 1997 Vladimir Andrew and Roger Himber patented Method of collecting hair clippings during a haircut. From the graphics accompanying the patent, it appears to be a sheet similar to the one that you normally wear in a barbershop,

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Retailers Adopt ‘Green’ Plans

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CRIENGLISH.com: “Eco-friendly”, “sustainable” and “low carbon dioxide” are not just buzz words for international enterprises like French retailer Carrefour. They are part of their most ambitious and concrete targets for the future. Thousands of lights, non-stop refrigeration facilities and large compounds of air conditioners make for a nice shopping environment, but they are also very

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Another Use For Hair: Cleaning Up Oil Spills

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Turns out that hair has other uses, too. Here’s a product that use human hair to prevent environmental damage from oil spills. The OttiMat uses recycled human hair to repair and prevent the environmental damage caused by oil spills. Comprised of 99% recycled human hair and 1% Polypropylene Skrim, OttiMat adsorbs (holds on to) oil.

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Business Opportunities in Hair

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Yesterday at the barber, I couldn’t help but notice all of the hair on the floor. For some reason, getting my haircut really gets my entrepreneurial juices flowing. I asked what they did with all the hair that they collected during the day. The barber looked at me like I was from the Moon and

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The Crazy World Of Expensing

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photo credit: alanwoo If you are in business for yourself and if it’s a some what small operation, chances are you have all of your credit card statements and receipts for the year stuffed away in some droor somewhere or in a shoe box in the closet. Then when it comes time to do your

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Aussie Mums Franchise Their Businesses On Mothers Day

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PR.com: On Motherâ€™s Day while most mothers were being served breakfast in bed, three entrepreneurial Australian women are not only enjoying being pampered by their families for the day, but also taking much needed time out from their building â€˜Mumpiresâ€™ as they expand their existing businesses into franchise or license models, despite the global recession.

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Opportunities in Recession-Proof Industries

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photo credit: a.drian Newsday: The economic slump has proved fatal for many businesses, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still opportunities out there. It just means entrepreneurs have to be much more careful before jumping into a new venture. To be sure, certain businesses hold up better than others during tough economic times, so if

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When The Crisis Is Over

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photo credit: macieklew Everyone in business is contemplating how to get out of the financial crisis we are having right now, how to secure money, profit, customers new and old, etc. But is anyone thinking about how thing’s will be after the crisis is over? What will business be like, what will your customers spend

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Franchise Documents Online Offers Affordable Easy Ways For Franchise

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Webnewswire.com: Franchise Documents Online have established, simple to use Franchise Documents and Franchisee Operation Manual Packs, made available online. Franchise Documents Online made easy ways for franchise. This Web 3.0 Portal, called Worldâ€™s Top Brands is one of many launched by the company Thirty Three Inc. Web 2.0 has started a new Internet craze among

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