Archive for December 8th, 2010
According to Inc.com, the Internet has facilitated a congregation of bacon connoisseurs across America, some of whom have allowed their appetite for the cured meat to give rise to their bottom line. A simple Google search will lead you into a subculture that has spawned everything from vodka, to candles, to crowdfunded ventures. Two sets [...]
No one likes to be laughed at, but people do love to laugh. An inventor has created a toy that plays a variety of laughs, in hopes of bringing a smile to the face of sick children reports Daily Pilot. With every purchase, his business even gives $3 to The National Children’s Cancer Society. Riding [...]
Trendspotter Springwise reports PhotoBoxi is a sleek, portable and interactive digital photo booth that dispenses free photos while capturing consumer data, generating leads and facilitating social network marketing. How it works? Consumers pose for free digital photos using the rented self-serve booth at a venue or event. Those photos then get instantly delivered to their [...]
Moms Succeed With The Everyday Women’s Workout
Jennifer Hein and Brigette Polmar first became friends while working together on a weight-loss program. They soon found that they had similar problems. How could they find the time to work in some exercise? While laughing over a moment where exercise was combined with necessary activities, the two women found inspiration reports loudouni.com. Squeeze It [...]
Re-Inventing The Training Wheel
Training wheels have long been the go-to accessory for teaching kids how to ride a bicycle. Now there is another option: the Gyrowheel, from Gyrobike. Inc.com reports that the Gyrowheel, which replaces the front wheel of a child’s bike, rights the bike whenever it starts to tip. How? It contains a motorized spinning disk. In [...]
SBA Hosting Web Chat For Small Biz Owners
This month the U.S. Small Business Administration will be focusing on tax preparation for small business owners in its online chat, reports Trading Markets.com. Edward S. Karl, VP of Taxation for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), will host the December web chat on “Year-end Tax Essentials for Small Business Owners.” Chat participants [...]
FTC Proposes New Online Privacy Restrictions
The Federal Trade Commission recently proposed a do-not-track privacy mechanism, which, if instated, could prevent online advertisers from profiting off of data derived from a user’s browsing history. The New York Times reports that the proposal could “cause major harm to…small and midsize publishers and technology companies like Yahoo that earn a large percentage of [...]
For many small businesses supporting local charities may seem like an unwarranted expense in our current economy. Yet, as The Los Angeles Times points out, giving can be an excellent way to spread goodwill about your company and connect with the community. More and more businesses are waking up to the fact they want to [...]
