Archive for August 7th, 2009
Wired: From 1790 until 1870, U.S. patent law required inventors to submit actual physical models of their novel machines along with their drawings and descriptions. These miniature testaments to innovation — “not more than twelve inches square … neatly made” — are the subject of a new exhibition at Harvard University, Patent Republic. The display [...]
Nutty Idea Paying Off For Entrepreneur
FOX4KC: It might seem risky to start a new business in a recession, but many economists say that now is a great time to try. A Lawrence, Kansas, woman took her knowledge of nutrition and some help from friends to start a successful, if a little nutty, food business. Nancy Prather sells a unique product [...]
Bubbles, Zubbles, Toys And Troubles
Wired: They’re bubbles. And they’re in color. And they wash out, rub away or plain evaporate after splattering. Describing Tim Kehoe’s invention – Zubbles – is simple. The 15-year journey from concept to this summer’s product launch was anything but. “If you said to me, ‘You’re going to spend a quarter of your life playing [...]
Children’s Toys Examiner: August is National Inventors’ Month and what better way to celebrate than to get the kids working on some right-brain activity. How do we get the future, aka our children, to start thinking about innovation? One step is to get their creative gears turning with some fantastic, creative activity kits. And, we [...]
Web Mompreneur Celebrates 2 Years Of Selling Handmande Judaica Online
PR Web: Risa Borsykowsky of Albertson, NY is celebrating the 2nd anniversary of her website, www.JewishGiftPlace.com. Risa, a website designer for almost 10 years, launched her own retail web business after designing dozens of websites for clients across the country. Excited by her success in helping her clients rank well in Google and Yahoo, Risa [...]
Bigger Isn't Always Better, And These Mom's Know It
Examiner.com: Although she has lived in the United States for nearly 15 years, Orlando resident Ceci Livingston couldn’t help but notice the difference between the product offerings for babies and toddlers in the US versus her native Sweden. “In Sweden we were used to clean lines and functional products. Less is more, so to speak. [...]
Inventor Scales Building Using Homemade Vacuum Gloves
Popular Science: Nothing puts the DIY in climbing a building like a homemade pair of suction gloves. Inventor Jem Stansfield used his vacuum-powered device to clamber up the 120-foot aluminum wall of the White City building in London last week. Each glove consists of wooden panels edged with latex and attached via tubing to its [...]
photo credit: Veyis Polat Here’s another camel business idea: This time, they’re being used for meat in Australia. Business owners and environmentalists in Australia are promoting camels as a source of meat to battle an explosion of the country’s camel population. The Daily Telegraph said Tuesday that environmentalists support the stance of business owners like [...]
Curing Negativity In The Work Place
photo credit: recursion_see_recursion It is no surprise to any of us that negative attitudes, whether in business or personal life, can be a real issue. They spread like wild fire causing the people around us to become negative as a direct result of our attitude. Sadly, negative attitudes have been proven to be believed by [...]
