Archive for April 29th, 2010
Dinosaur Amusement Park for Sale
A fifteen acre dinosaur theme park in Irish Hills, Michigan is for sale. Formerly known as Prehistoric Forest, the park originally opened in 1963. According to AgilityNut, “Prehistoric Forest had a safari train that took visitors around the 8-acre property, past a rumbling and smoking volcano and a 35′ waterfall. There were dinosaur bones, serpents, [...]
With the rapid development of media and promotion, advertising is almost impossible to avoid. Simply put, advertising is everywhere. The Graphic Design blog showcases some creative print ads that are backed by a powerful concept and effectively deliver the message. To see the complete showcase, go here. Photos by Graphic Design blog.
5 Tips for Quick Social Media Success
Susan Gunelius at Entrepreneur has five tips that anyone can apply to their social media marketing efforts today and start seeing positive results almost immediately. 1. Make it easy and non-threatening for your audience to participate. Not only does your content matter on the social web but your personality matters, too. 2. Write share-worthy content. [...]
Quadriplegic Builds Dream Truck & Biz
According to NPR, Steve Kitchin, who was in his 30s at the time, became a quadriplegic. His legs were paralyzed, but he still has some use of his arms. More than anything, Kitchin wanted to drive again. He got a minivan with hand controls for the gas and brake. The only problem was, he’s the [...]
We know that quitting smoking is tough. Even tougher: quitting for good. Readers Digest reports a new vaccine holds promise for the 90 percent of quitters who relapse. After six monthly injections, users of NicVax build up antibodies to nicotine, just as they would to a disease. If you smoke when you’re on it, your [...]
76 Year Old Entrepreneur Pens Autobiography
Back in 1941 in his home city of Detroit, Bill Phillips was in 3rd grade. At that time they gave children milk in bottles rather than the cartons that schools use today. There was always one bottle of chocolate milk that would be saved as a special treat for the one student that stood out [...]
Remember what it was like to navigate an MP3 player for the very first time? Now imagine that challenge multiplied by the hurdles of old age: arthritic fingers, weak vision, the works. CNNMoney asks, in the age of so-called digital democracy, with technology leveling many playing fields, why should the elderly be left out? Enter [...]
The smell of wheeled garbage bins was bothering Daniel Woolman so he decided to do something about it reports the Telegraph. Woolman, 27, invented Binifresh, a device that sits permanently inside the bin and every four hours releases a spray that kills bacteria and germs and eradicates odours. Now Binifresh – complete with UK and [...]
New Legal Protections For Social Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs who want to put principles before profits—even after their companies go public—may soon have the legal cover to do just that, reports BusinessWeek. On Apr. 13, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed a law creating legal entities known as “benefit corporations” and giving them greater protection from shareholder lawsuits. California and Vermont have similar bills [...]
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Help Me Interview John Battelle
Later today, John Battelle, who is the co-founder of Wired magazine, author of The Search and now CEO of Federated Media Publishing, is going to be interviewed live on the web from 1 to 2 PM Pacific Time. John will be interviewed by BigThink as part of the HP-sponsored Input/Output series, and I’ll be providing [...]
Armed with just a dream and the determination to make it come to life, Simona Faroni & Guido Tremolini came from Italy and settled in the US 14 years ago. Their dream? To show Americans just how good Italian gelato really is. If you’re not aware of what exactly gelato is, it’s an ‘evolutionized’ version [...]
photo credit: Paulo Brandão Most of us have a long list of goals that we set for ourselves every year, especially in our business adventures. However, most of us don’t quite know how to go about setting goals in such a way that we can actually reach them, before we know it the goal is [...]
photo credit: Eustaquio Santimano If you still haven’t made your New Years Resolution yet, a good one in business may be to become more creative for the new year. We are at the very bottom of an economic crisis so there is only up for us to go, and this can actually be a great [...]
Keeping Your Start-Up Supercharged
photo credit: Robert S. Donovan Small Biz Bee: When you start a new business, there is a certain “energy” in the air. Although there is a lot to get done, you and your team are excited about the work. How do you keep that energy going? Here are the 7 secrets to keep your start-up [...]
