Archive for August 9th, 2010
I tagged this post “advertising”, but it was because I couldn’t find the “creepy” tag. It’s a commercial for a British fruit juice and shows a man rearranging the pieces of his head like they’re parts of a Rubik’s Cube puzzle. It was made by the ad agency CHI & Partners and directed by Ulf [...]
According to a story in The New York Times, Jane Slupecki with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, took a group of dairy farmers to a brainstorming dinner. She had a small grant to try to find possible solutions to a big, stinky problem: cow manure, tons of it. Cow poop is cow poop,” said Slupecki, [...]
Solar Panel Business Slowly Growing
Steve Johnson opened his business, Lightwave Solar Electric LLC, in 2006. He offers a full-service solar panel installation and he has been involved in some of the largest projects around Tennessee reports the Tennessean.com. The Nashville-based company, which also designs rooftop photovoltaic systems, posted $2.7 million in sales last year and expects to double that [...]
Entrepreneur Takes Stake In Own Invention
Bill Stevenson believes he has found a winner. In late March, Stevenson, 62, was awarded a U.S. utility patent for his SuperStake product, a stake-and-base support system to allow people to securely grow items such as tomato plants in planters, The News Journal reports. A good idea only comes along once or twice in a [...]
Tradeshow Helps Mompreneurs Connect With The Public
Sue Taylor and Monica Hornof have figured out the secret to balancing a career and raising a family so now they are sharing that information with other women. They are the hosts of the Ottawa West Mompreneur Tradeshow that starts on August 15th reports Kanata EMC. The show will take place from 11 a.m. to [...]
48 Year Old Invention Poised To Become Multi-Billion Dollar Hit
In the 1960s, an ultra-strong glass was invented by Corning, but it contained no purpose. “Gorilla” glass was expected to be a huge hit unfortunately, it had no real purpose, according to the Associated Press. We tried the automobile windshield market, but the glass was too strong for windshields,” said Kelli Hopp-Michlosky, an employee for [...]
Not Enough Women In Sillicon Valley
Mike Cassidy from the Mercury News found himself at yet another conference in Sillicon Valley with a panel on female entrepreneurs. The ultimate conclusion was that there just are not enough women in business. The moderator, sitting on a stage at Stanford University with six female CEOs, noted dejectedly how hard it was to find [...]
According to a story at CNNMoney.com, as mom-and-pop businesses struggle to make ends meet, the latest attempt to help them has gotten mired in Washington politics. The debate began in October, when President Obama started pushing ways to get cheap capital to small businesses. It continued after his State of the Union address, in which [...]
Brian Taylor can thank his tired taste buds for his expanding popcorn-seasonings empire. As a student at the University of Michigan, the Chicago-area native was bored of snacking on butter-and-salt-flavored popcorn every night, so he copied down the ingredients in his favorite potato chip flavors and took a trip to the store to buy spices [...]
Sad. But profitable, I’m sure. The NY Times has a profile of the world’s first divorce insurance product. Here’s how its WedLock product works. The casualty insurance is designed to provide financial assistance in the form of cash to cover the costs of a divorce, such as legal proceedings or setting up a new apartment [...]
I’m from California and we have earthquakes. It’s just part of living here for me, but I’m sure that people in the midwest are frightened by the idea. I know how they feel. Their tornados scare me. But, do tornados excite you? Have you ever wanted to chase a storm? Two of the world’s best [...]
