Archive for July 20th, 2010
Why Would Someone Write A Book That Gives Away Their Secrets? (Used Books: Big Profits Part 2)
Yesterday, at the end of very positive review of Adam Bertram’s ebook, Used Books: Big Business, the reviewer, Rich Whittle, expressed confusion at why Bertram would be selling an ebook that describes exactly how to compete with a business that he’s running: Reviewer’s Note: Books like this always make me wonder. If Adam Bertam is [...]
Here’s a weird dog food story out of the UK: A new ice cream truck will be the local dogs’ best friend. Called the the K99, the ice cream truck delivers gammon (a kind of bacon) and chicken ice cream, complete with a crunchy canine biscuit bone.
Men’s Wearhouse is Missing Out, Are You?
Ryan Moulton: Every male in the U.S. who goes to a prom or is someone’s groomsman has likely been fitted for a tuxedo at the Men’s Wearhouse. Theoretically, the Men’s Wearhouse should have the most comprehensive database of men’s sizing information of any company. There have been a lot of weddings among my close friends [...]
NY Times: The Shopify Build-A-Business competition for new Web stores today announced the winner of its $100,000 grand prize. The store that achieved the highest revenue total during any two consecutive months from January to June — using Shopify’s e-commerce platform to sell its wares — was San Francisco-based DODOcase, makers of protective cases for [...]
One of my favorite parts of running this blog are the great emails I get from all over. I just got this one: Dear Sirs, I would like to inform you that we are the best manufacturer and exporter of brass casting and brass sheet pet, funeral, cremation and memorial design urns, cremation jewelry in [...]
Have you ever wanted to own your very own tourist town? A place famous for its antique shops, civil war memorabilia and quirky attractions? On July 22nd, much of Strasburg, Virginia will be up for bid including the former Museum of American Presidents and the Jeane Dixon Museum. The auction is a result of the [...]
Interview from a Classified Ad: Real Estate And Money Brokering Services
Lyle Seales recently purchased an ad in our classified advertising section. His ad Real Estate And Money Brokering Services! reads in part: Wes-State Mortgage Inc is well established Mortgage Company (1976) that offers business opportunity and complete training in Real Estate Investment, Money Brokering and Credit Card Solution with unlimited consultation. They require no experience [...]
Office Worker By Day, Inventor By Night
Maria Luisa Ruvio, a Whitestone mother of two and executive assistant by day, is an innovator when she gets home, creating and trademarking a unique beverage, reports Your Nabe.Com. I was always very creative, but I never really thought of it because I was raising two kids and didn’t have the time to dedicate to [...]
Ice Cream Experience Turned Phenomenon
It was a simple twist of fate that turned an art history student into an ice cream entrepreneur reports 10 TV News. Jeni Britton Bauer stumbled upon the idea when she was studying art history at The Ohio State University and tried to spice things up by mixing cayenne pepper with chocolate ice cream for [...]
Maywood is a small working class city in Los Angeles County, California, with a population of over 30,000. At 1.14 square miles, Maywood is the third-smallest incorporated city in Los Angeles County. According to The New York Times, as of July 1, 2010, Maywood became the first municipality in California and perhaps anywhere, to dismantle [...]
According to The New York Times, Ricky Bess spends eight hours a day in front of a computer near Orlando, Fla., viewing some of the worst depravities harbored on the Internet. He has seen photographs of graphic gang killings, animal abuse and twisted forms of pornography. One recent sighting was a photo of two teenage [...]
According to BusinessWeek, if you were to ask Josh Reich for his thoughts on the traditional bank, he’d simply tell you that they suck. Reich, a former equity researcher at a New York investment fund, last year co-founded BankSimple with former McKinsey consultant Shamir Karkal, a fellow graduate of Carnegie Mellon business school. Though the [...]
David Hartstein is betting on an innovation he calls the Moses Miracle in an attempt to reinvent his privately held Brookline flower company. The Boston Globe reports that the Moses Miracle doesn’t seem like much of a technology stretch. At first glance, it looks like a glorified water balloon that has been tightly cinched around [...]
Apps For Children A Profitable Niche
According to The Washington Post, 18 months ago, Lynette Mattke’s husband, Manuel, brought home an iPod Touch. Mattke went looking in the iTunes applications store for audio books. She found very little geared for young kids. Four months later, she started working on a picture book app for babies, toddlers and grade schoolers called PicPocket [...]
Quirky.com takes users’ ideas and turns them into actual products – with improvements made by other site members. CNNMoney takes a look.
Web Design Has Gone To The Dogs
Until you’ve had to design a website, no one ever truly appreciates the work that goes into it. Designing the perfect page takes a lot of time and dedication which is exactly why web designers like Michael Ayalon are so valuable. Michael is the founder of PetWebDesigner.com and the man behind the many animal-centric pages [...]
Many businesses enjoy receiving referrals, but feel they come by mixing good work with chance mentions from satisfied customers. Certainly, many referrals happen this way, but if you understand the realities of referrals listed below you might rethink your approach to referral generation, with an eye on taking a more proactive view of the process. [...]
Make Your Meetings More Productive
I recently came across an article located on Entrepreneur.com that spoke about how you can make your meetings more productive rather than a waste of every one’s time. Look below for some really great ideas that I think will make all of your meetings a lot more note worthy. Make sure that the meeting has meaning [...]
We all know what kind of danger lurks around the corner every time you turn on your computer at home or at the office. We have all seen the television commercials advertising predators and way’s to protect yourself from them. With all of the way’s to steal your identity, credit and personal information, it should [...]
