Archive for April 7th, 2011
Book: Killing Giants: 10 Strategies to Topple the Goliath in Your Industry
Killing Giants: 10 Strategies to Topple the Goliath in Your Industry by Stephen Denny profiles more than 30 companies from around world that have taken on the giant in their industry and won. From Silicon Valley to the townships of South Africa, Denny explains, “It can be a blessing in disguise to be the little [...]
PetRelocation.com Moves Your Pet For You
You can’t deny that pets are big business. In 2010 Americans spent more than 10 billion dollars on little fury four-legged child-replacements. One company that is profiting from this trend is PetRelocation.com. They are a Autstin, Texas based pet relocation company. The company provides provides door-to-door pet transportation services for people relocating with their pets. [...]
Today in Entrepreneurial History: April 7
1788 – American Pioneers to the Northwest Territory arrive at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, establishing Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory, and opening the westward expansion of the new country. 1827 – John Walker, an English chemist, sells the first [...]
Lock-A-Bye Your Bag From Thieves
Any woman who has worried about theft in a public place will appreciate the features outlined on a Lock-A-Bye handbag. From the locking zipper to the handle releasable handle that will allow you to hook your bag to anything, the chances of having important items stolen is greatly decreased. For anyone that wonders why a [...]
Turn Your House into a Billboard: Free Mortgage
Startup advertising firm Adzookie has latched on to a high-profile way to publicize itself: by turning homes into massive billboards. We’re looking for houses to paint. In fact, paint is an understatement. We’re looking for homes to turn into billboards. In exchange, we’ll pay your mortgage every month for as long as your house remains [...]
Who knew sports and cutting hair went together so well? Gordon Logan did. He is the founder of a fast-growing franchise called Sports Clips. According to ABJ Entreprenur, men are nothing like women at a salon. They don’t want to gossip. All they want is their hair cut so they can leave. At Sports Clips, [...]
When moms wanted to chat, they used to do it on the benches at a park. In the 21st century, they are now doing it around the web. Carlsbad Patch takes a look at just how big this trend has grown. Could the mom next door be the next Dooce? A Nielsen report in 2009 [...]
Designers, Engineers, And Problem Solvers Wanted
The James Dyson Award is once again trying to encourage the next generation of design engineers to be creative, challenged, and inventive. They are reaching out to university level industrial design and engineering students or graduates within 4 years of graduation. However, they must have studied in one of 18 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, [...]
