Archive for December 15th, 2009
Inventor Dad’s Anti-Obesity Toy Snapped Up
Brett Gifkins was frustrated with the amount of time his three sons were spending on the computer, so he began designing a toy that would entice them outside, reports Scoop Independent News. The innovatively designed Sprinta, which requires no batteries and (to parent’s delight) is soundless, is manoeuvered via a flexible rod inserted on the [...]
Turning Dead Sea Mud Into Money
The afternoon sun beats down on the rocky hills and quicksand pits that surround the still, gray-blue body of water, which is flanked by Israel and the West Bank on the west and Jordan on the east. As its name implies, there’s little life in the Dead Sea. The water’s extraordinarily high salt content prevents [...]
Guitars Just For Girls And Women
Tish Ciravolo has founded the first company that makes guitars expressly for women and girls, reports USA Today. Daisy Rock is still a small player in the roughly $1.6 billion market for “fretted instruments,” as measured by industry trade group NAMM. The company is private and doesn’t provide financials, but says it has sold 150,000 [...]
Crowdsourced Marketing Ideas, 10 For $99
Small companies can already tap the power of the crowds for help with their graphic design, advertising and other business challenges. Whereas most such services reward the creator of just a single winning solution, however, FreshlyBranded pays its marketing creatives for the top 10 ideas, according to a story at trendspotter Springwise. Buyers begin by [...]
The idea of “free” has become extremely controversial in the technology industry, especially in the case of online content, reports Digital Trends. Rumors that favorite show streaming website Hulu will be charging for all of their content has most online-media-viewing junkies scared stiff. Sources for Hulu, after reaping the backlash of complaints, deny the rumors [...]
Bank Of America To Raise Small-Biz Loans
Reuters reports that the Bank of America Corp has pledged to loan an additional $5 billion to small businesses in 2010, after the top executives for the largest U.S. banks met U.S. President Barack Obama. Bank of America Chief Executive Ken Lewis pledged the bank will make at least $5 billion in additional loans to [...]
Mother & Daughter Team Get Into The Business Of Christmas
Naples Daily News: Based on their combined decor and business administrative expertise, a mother and daughter team has established a Christmas decor store just in time for season. Called Dash Away Dash Away, it is situated in the Marco Town Center next to Obsession women’s boutique. Heather Dill and her mom Susan decided to take [...]
New Business Has Your Bedding Needs Covered
Before you anyone can start their own business, they have to want it bad enough to work for it. That is exactly what Mary Shelton has learned as she works to get her new business off the ground. Since launching ComfortersandMore.com in June, Mary has worked hard to get the word out about her business [...]
