Archive for October 14th, 2010
VentrureBeat reports that Shapeways allows users to design and print objects using a 3D printer. The company just added silver to its range of materials. Objects could previously be printed in glass, steel, plastic and a high-performance composite that hardens like a cement to produce full-color objects. To print an object, users either use 3D [...]
Ever wish you could own an island? Well, if the price is too high for you then maybe you should make one instead. According to the MailOnline, a British inventor, Richard ‘Rishi’ Sowar, has created his very own island in the Caribbean using 120,000 plastic bottles and some ingenuity. Filling fabric bags with the discarded [...]
How You Pay For Stuff Could Determine How Much You Pay
According to a story at USA Today, soon the form of payment you use could also influence the price you pay for your purchase. Last week, the Department of Justice and seven states filed a lawsuit that charged Visa, MasterCard and American Express with engaging in anti-competitive practices. At issue are rules that prohibit retailers [...]
Entrepreneur Magazine Bullying Their Way To The Top
If you have the word “entrepreneur” somewhere within your business or product name, then you’re probably well aware of the siege that Entrepreneur Magazine is taking against businesses like yours. While they might not be coming armed with guns and ammo, their weapon of choice is the lawsuit reports BusinessReview USA. For the last several [...]
App Savvy: Turning Ideas into iPad and iPhone Apps Customers Really Want
How can you make your iPad or iPhone app stand out in the highly competitive App Store? While most books simply explore the technical aspects of iPad and iPhone app design and development, App Savvy also focuses on the business, product, and marketing elements critical to pursuing, completing, and selling your app—the ingredients for turning [...]
Oprah Names Her Favorite IPad Apps
Oprah’s a big fan of the iPad — she gave all her magazine staffers one earlier this year — and she’s spent a fair amount of time finding her favorites among the vast iTunes app store. According to AdAge, at the annual American Magazine Conference, which wrapped up in her hometown of Chicago today, she [...]
Lip Balm That’s Simply Blamtastic
Kids love lip balm. A business started by Renee Sandler and her two daughters is banking on that theory. Inspired by an article about women in business, Renee saw a need to teach her daughters the lessons that are necessary for them to succeed in this world. What better way to learn that lesson than [...]
Money Saving Tax Tips for Home Based Bizs
Small business owners and solo practitioners often forget the importance of a relationship with a good business accountant. If you own a small business or work from a home office you may be missing important information that could save you money. To get the latest on tax tips for the home based business Inc.com turned [...]
THAT’S MY BUSINESS!: Wish-It-Candles.com
In this edition of That’s My Business! we talk to Tami Oakley, Founder and President of Wish-It-Candles. Listen Now: Or download: That’s My Business!: Wish-It-Candles.com Website: Wish-It-Candles.com
