Archive for June 22nd, 2010
Great Marketing Flyer for Dentists
Dr. John Mullally promotes his dental practice in Muskegon, Michigan with these innovative fliers. If you’re not in his neck of the woods, feel free to mimic his idea.
Boston.com: “Literally, this market is just exploding,” said publisher Upendra Mishra. In the Indian culture, marrying off a child is a matter of pride, and parents spare no expense to throw a traditional wedding, said wedding planner and decorator Shobha Shastry. The weddings, she said, typically range from $50,000 to $150,000 and can go as [...]
Entrepreneurialism Driving Drug Legalization
American entrepreneur Adam Dunn built a $3 million “pot empire” in Amsterdam, and has now returned to the US to do the same thing here: Small businesses have become the latest engines for medical marijuana advocacy in the U.S., according to Dick Cowan, the former director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana [...]
According to Crain’s New York Business, until Planet Pepper, options were very limited for drag queens who needed outfits and dresses. Well, just think: dresses that are proportioned correctly for a size 14 man.
Why We Should Train Kids To Be Entrepreneurs
Cameron Herold, the Backpocket COO, explains why we should encourage kids to be entrepreneurs. via HolyKaw
Defending Against Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
CBS 12 News: Just last year, Caitlin Brondolo and Amber Wilson died when [Amber's] mother … left a car running in the garage both of these tragedies were accidental. One local inventor says he’s come up with a new device that can actually prevent such incidents. Inventor Michael Cristoforo says, “this is a prototype of [...]
Salesman Finds Niche With Wizard Wall
According to The Washington Post, Mike Fogarty has been working in the printing industry for the last 25 years or so, mainly selling paper. He’s an affable guy and a born salesman. The skills he has picked up along the way include knowing a good thing when he sees it. So when Fogarty happened upon [...]
Agri-preneur, Roberto Puentespina, recently told the BusinessMirror that he is hoping to spark “agriculture tourism” as a way of life. Puentespina said the livestock industry of local farmers in Calinan district in this city can be an attraction for other farmers coming from the nearby provinces of Bukidnon, Davao del Norte, North Cotabato and other [...]
Swype Makes Typing Easier On Touch Screens
According to The New York Times, there is a new challenge to typing on phones. More phones are using virtual keyboards on a touch screen, replacing physical buttons. But pecking out a message on a small piece of glass is not so easy, and typos are common. Cliff Kushler thinks he has a solution. His [...]
Inventions Flow To BP And Stop There
The worst oil spill in U.S. history has inspired a deluge of ideas to contain the ooze, cap the geyser or keep the sludge from staining more shorelines, reports Tampa Bay Online. Rudimentary blueprints have been sketched on scrap paper. Contraptions cobbled together in home garages. Computer-animated clips posted on the Internet. Plans have called [...]
Is The King Of Free About To Help News Providers Get Paid?
The New York Times is reporting that Google will soon unveil a one-click payment system for content called “Newspass.” According to the newspaper La Repubblica, Google, a brand built on free apps for consumers, is creating the infrastructure for a system that would allow publishers to charge readers for content. “Later this year, Google will [...]
Inventor Eliminates ‘Crumby’ Situations
The first thing that any child just starting solids will do is smear the food in their hair. It is inevitable. No matter how clean your child starts, the moment they finish supper you will most likely find that their food has been smeared on their clothing and made its way into their hair creating [...]
