Archive for January 15th, 2010
Necessity is the mother of invention. The father is unknown. Golf Ball Launcher. Par 4? Forget it! Crazy Earphones. Just Don’t Poke A Q-tip In Your Ear. Twirling Battery Charger. Become Your Own Power Company. Treasure Seeker Shoes. Walk Like A Pirate, Matey. Photos by Air Force Golf/Solid Alliance/Song Teaho and Hyejin Lee/IWantOne.
On a recent evening in this southern French city, Maurice Berrayah parked his black Renault sedan outside a gray warehouse, and a Chronodrive supermarket employee packed his trunk with a week’s worth of milk, wine, eggs and other foodstuffs his wife had ordered online earlier in the day. “We don’t have to go grocery shopping [...]
Most Govt Vendors are Tiny Middlemen
Of the thousands of firms that supply goods to the government, most are not manufacturers, but middlemen. Most are tiny one or two person businesses like Nicole Corey in New York City. NY Times City Room: Here, amid her homemade pickles and jams, Nicole Corey keeps New York City agencies and those of its neighbors [...]
Used Cell Phone Franchise: Cell Again
Their franchise system focuses on low-risk, kiosk locations where customers not only purchase phones and accessories, but can also sell their old cell phones. They have five current locations with four in Utah and one in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Entrepreneur Creates Treadmill Desk
Overweight and struggling with back pain, Steve Bordley knew he had to do something. His job chained him to a desk for 12 to 14 hours a day. A gunshot injury from a hunting accident had nearly disabled him, leaving him unable to do much outdoor activity, according to a story in The Arizona Republic. [...]
Orange Dog: Green Dog Products
A little over a year ago, Nick Schklair, a veteran of IT marketing and sales, was working on a very new project and stumbled on a totally new (for him) market. While trying to develop a product for the BBQ industry he stumbled across a product for dogs. “I was experimenting with the use of [...]
Next Little Thing: Cheaper Cancer Scans
Greg Colip had a comfortable life as a Houston attorney specializing in the oil-and-gas industry. He never thought he’d become an expert in cancer screening. That changed when a friend arranged a quick chat with Jerry Bryant, a local scientist, in a hotel lobby. That led to the creation of Cell>Point, a company that plans [...]
David & Goliath Trademark Disputes
Every businessperson would agree that trademark infringement is a serious issue. But when a multi-million dollar corporation goes after a mom-and-pop store, you can’t help but root for the underdog. Most of the time, David doesn’t stand a chance against a Goliath of the industry, but here are a handful of cases where the little [...]
Biz Poll Results: Small Biz Websites
On Monday, we asked readers if they knew the percentage of small businesses that have a website. You may be surprised with the answer. 22 percent said 17% had websites, 15 percent said 25% had a web presence, 22 percent guessed 38% had sites, 13 percent said 44% and finally, the largest percentage 28% selected [...]
Mom Creates Dolls With Real Girl Style
The Press-Enterprise: Three years ago, Kristi Necochea went shopping for a doll for her daughter, Madelyn, then 4 years old. “All I saw were Bratz dolls that didn’t seem appropriate,” she recalled. Disappointed but inspired, she started a company that makes the kind of dolls she couldn’t find in the stores. Today, Friends Forever Girls, [...]
