Archive for October 1st, 2010
Daughter Of Plastic Bag Inventor Debuts Eco-Friendly Reusable Bags
Kristen Brown is very familiar with plastic bags. She has been packing them and dealing with them since she was 15 years old reports WBTV.com. “I have some experience in that, because my father invented the first plastic grocery bag in 1977,” Brown said. Now in her professional life she works with the Environmental Protection [...]
Bill Rigopoulos tells Inventors Digest the story of when he was vacationing in the Bahamas and was afraid to leave his cash, cell phone, credit cards and passport in his hotel room or hide them under his towel while he hit the beach. So he invented the Shark Pack – a way to keep his [...]
Mom Finds Success In Mom’s Group
If you were to ask Ann-Marie Burton how she would describe herself, she would say that she’s a stay-at-home mom that stumbled into social media reports itbusiness.ca. The Burlington, Ont. woman left a career in consumer packaged goods to stay at home with her first daughter more than three years ago. But she soon found [...]
If you’ve been to Times Square in New York, you might have noticed an Old West-style showdown going on. On one side: The Naked Cowboy, aka Robert Burck, who has been a mainstay on the square since he started strumming his guitar in the (near) buff in 1997. On the other: Sandy Kane, a former [...]
Socialpreneur Creates Wellspring Of Support
When Dan Morrison saw a woman in India hauling water for miles, he decided to do something about it reports Reuters. He committed to spending $5000 to build a well. That philanthropic effort turned into Citizen Effect, a website Morrison launched last year to help others complete similar projects. “I went home, wrote a Christmas [...]
You Can Learn About Entrepreneurship From SpongeBob Squarepants
According to Entrepreneur, there’s an episode of SpongeBob Squarepants, “Chocolate With Nuts,” that’s all about starting a business. Here’s the plot, and what real entrepreneurs can learn from it: In the episode, SpongeBob is struck with the idea that he’d like to get rich after receiving a high-end luxury magazine in the mail by mistake. [...]
Jack Abraham never enjoyed shopping online. One thing he disliked even more was calling retailers to see if an item was in stock, only to be put on hold for what seemed an eternity. Abraham came up with the idea for a website that would let users search for products in stock at local stores [...]
