Archive for April 30th, 2010
Unique products to amuse and inspire. Cardboard Box Beer. First wine, now beer. Say it ain’t so! Post Pillow. So you can wake up in the morning with ‘Loooooooser’ written on your forehead. Measuring Tape Toilet Paper. What are you’re gonna measure in there? Uh-oh. Backtacular Gluteal Cleft Shield aka Plumber’s Crack Covers. Ya sees [...]
The Little Square That Changed Lives Turns 30
VHS tapes and walkmans may have been firmly cast into oblivion but another 1980s invention, the Post-it Note, is marking its 30th anniversary this month as popular as ever, reports AFP. The little yellow square of paper that changed lives was actually the product of an engineering mistake by 3M scientists who accidentally stumbled upon [...]
New in the Directory This Week
One of the often overlooked sections of this website is our directory. Over 2300 different bizops, franchises, dealerships and online opportunities are listed there. Here are the new companies from this week: Franchises Benetrends BP ampm Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop Incredible Pizza Planet Smoothie Online Business Resource Services
Reader’s Digest reports the forecast from Dan Sturges, chairman of IntraGo, a transportation-solutions company in Boulder, Colorado: “Fifty percent of Americans can’t access public transit without a car now, but the average car is driven only one hour per day. Soon you’ll drive yourself to the train station, and someone else will pick up the [...]
Doc Holloway is hoping that his latest invention will turn him into a “Brazillionaire”, reports BCLocalNews.com. “Go lie on a beach in Rio and collect royalties,” he explains of the term he coined. The Penticton businessman/inventor is hoping his invention, the Cloud Flyer, will impress the panel of ruthless Canadian business moguls from the television [...]
Before You Lose Your Cell Phone
TechNewsDaily reports that Disneyland collects about 300 cell phones a week, along with various personal digital assistants and iPods, and cab drivers collected more than 8,700 mobile devices left behind in taxis in the Washington-Baltimore area over a six month period. Losing a phone can cost more than the price of a replacement. It can [...]
Mompreneur Says No To Unhealthy Kid Drinks
At a time when more people are making the switch to a healthy living style, more businesses are sprouting up to accommodate them. One of these businesses, Flavrz Drink Mix, is being guided by one mompreneur in the fight against those not-so-healthy drink alternatives on the market. Karen Barth, a Harvard Business School graduate and [...]
Have you ever added a pack of gum to your cart while waiting to check out at the grocery store? lf so, you’ve been a victim of impulse shopping. Unplanned purchases not only help drive the economy, but also put shoppers in a better mood by relieving negative emotions such as stress and anger. So [...]
Inventor Of Hovercraft To Be Honored
Sir Christopher Cockerell, the man who invented the hovercraft, will be honored in the Somerleyton village where it was created reports AllVoices. The column will be unveiled by Sir Christopher Cockerell’s daughter, Frances, on the centenary of his birth at 2.30pm on Friday 4th June. The hovercraft was invented by Sir Christopher Cockerell whilst he [...]
Why the retailing giant brought in over 400 billion dollars in revenue for 2009. Stephen Wilkes – Time-Lapse: A Day at A Walmart Store from BERNSTEIN & ANDRIULLI on Vimeo.
Using Photos In Your Small Business PR
photo credit: Mitra Mirshahidi- When dealing with PR issues there are so many things that most of us business owners wonder about and may even struggle with. One of the biggest things that business owners struggle with is how they can go about incorporating photos into their PR for their small business. I have included [...]
