Archive for June 24th, 2010
Entrepreneurs Trying To Revive A City
According to The New York Times, Bizdom U is an intense boot camp for aspiring entrepreneurs who aim to start high-growth businesses in Detroit. It is the brainchild of Dan Gilbert, a Motor City native who is founder and chairman of the online mortgage lender Quicken Loans. Bizdom U, however, is unique in its focus [...]
While instantly gratifying, buying ice cream from a vending machine isn’t as fun as it could be, says trendspotter Springwise. Which is why SapientNitro and Unilever created the world’s first smile-activated ice cream vending machine. The underlying technology is sophisticated, but the concept is simple: consumers walk up to the machine, smile and are rewarded [...]
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While reading Blood on the Street: The Sensational Inside Story of How Wall Street Analysts Duped a Generation of Investors, Joseph Collins had a unique thought reports DenverPost.com. “I was reading Charlie’s book and I thought it was very unfair that Eliot Spitzer could just walk into companies and demand their email,” Collins recalled. Spitzer [...]
William Rosen at The Wall Street Journal hails these books about inventions. Longitude By Dava Sobel The story of the first marine chronometer, invented by the self-taught British clockmaker John Harrison, had a remarkable number of dramatic elements. Thanks to the Longitude Act of 1714, the protagonist’s goal—a £20,000 prize for a method of determining [...]
2010′s Best Designed Products…
This design was one of 38 gold medal winnners at the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards. Can you figure out what it does? I’ll give you a hint, it’s called the OneDown. Put your guess in the comments and I’ll reveal the correct answer on Friday. Photo by DSK ISD International School of Design.
Optical Designer Succeeds With New Telescope
Journal: Lifelong astronomer Peter Wise, of Dundonald Avenue, Abergele, collected a coveted gold medal at the 38th Geneva Inventions Fair in Switzerland after his product stood out from entries across the world. The optical designer, who has been making telescopes for 30 years, drew upon his in-depth knowledge of the industry to design the refracting [...]
Trendspotter Springwise says cash may be increasingly rare as a method of payment in most transactions, but tipping remains one of those areas where it’s still often the standard. Therein lies a problem for international travellers, who must juggle multiple currencies; Where’s My Tip, however, aims to offer a solution. Wait staff and bartenders should [...]
According to a story at Reuters, targeting a very specific audience makes marketing that much easier, said Michael Philibrick, a director of wealth management and associate portfolio manager at Richardson GMP, who mainly deals with dental professionals. People talk about niches,” he said. “‘Oh, I deal with this or that,’ but you’ve really got to [...]
New Bizop Classified Ads This Week
New listing this week on the Business Opportunities Weblog Classifieds. How To Start A Dry Cleaning Delivery Business Make Money Selling Used Cars From Home Looking For 21 Serious Business Partners Healthiest Coffee Ever And Nothing Is Added! Property Preservation Directory- Directory Of Property Preservation Vendors/ Contractors You Can Laugh At Money Worries-if You Follow [...]
Essential Ingredients For A Great Online Comment
photo credit: Crystl Those of you who operate an online business or often comment on other online businesses are sure to find this post very useful and important as we will be going over the crucial ingredients of a great online comment. Remember that once you hit that “post” button there is no going back, [...]
photo credit: ottonassar As the pace of change quickens and business planning becomes more vital, untruths and mythology about the subject keep coming up. I’d like to clear them up. Entrepreneur.com. When people in business tell you that investors don’t read your business plan, this is about the biggest myth out there! Not only do [...]
How To Tell If Your Price Is Right
photo credit: estraire Pricing has always been one of the greatest games in business. In times of scarcity, this is ever so true. The price you offer has to reflect value, convey trust and cover costs of sales, delivery, and unfortunately, collections. And you have to be able to get your price. As stated on [...]
