Archive for July 8th, 2011
DailyFinance: In the bitter catalog of inconveniences associated with moving, finding boxes barely deserves a mention: Compared to changing addresses and forwarding mail, switching phones and looking for the best supermarket, finding cardboard packing cartons is pretty minor. Still, whether one decides to buy brand new boxes from U-Haul or simply scavenges leftovers from the [...]
Morpeth Herald: A Ponteland [UK] scientist is brewing up a whole new career after taking on a challenge from her husband. Former chemical engineer Julia Austin is putting her years of experience at global companies to good use as she works to find the formula for a perfect pint. The 40-year-old was bitten by the [...]
The winners of the Candyman DVD and Jelly Belly jellybean giveaway from last week are: Jim Klymus of Pet Food & Treats Juanita Reynolds Congratulations to both of you! If you’r one of the winners, email me your mailing address.
SeacostOnline: The tagline for a new online business, Hoist Away Bags, pretty much says it all: “raising old sails to new heights.” Founder and owner Laura Cleminson began dabbling in recycling sailcloth into bags in the fall of 2010. “I got serious in the first quarter of 2011,” she said. “I had the idea to [...]
GlowCap: Internet Connected Pill Bottle Caps
Vitality makes a cap for prescription pill bottles called the GlowCap: The device is simple. When a patient is prescribed a medication, a physician or pharmacy provides a GlowCap to go on top of the pill bottle, replacing the standard childproof cap. The GlowCap, which comes with a plug-in unit that Rose calls a night-light, [...]
Change Making: Business Opportunity in Cuba
Havana Times: “You lose 20 and win 40,” touted this almost 50-year-old man. Nice looking and well dressed, he was standing at the stop for the “P line” bus, the heaviest trafficked route in the capital city. What he was offering was a chance for each individual to change 1.00 peso for 0.80 cents, which [...]
Thinking Inside The Vacuum Box
Most people would take their new vacuum out of its packaging and throw the box away. Jake Tyler used the packaging to make a vacuum instead, reports The Daily Mail. Jake Tyler’s innovative machine so impressed cleaning giant Vax that it intends to put the model into production. Mr Tyler developed the ‘ev’ model for [...]
SBA Program For Female Entrepreneurs
If you’re a female entrepreneur interested in taking on a government contract, the SBA has recently earmarked some contracts just for you under the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program. What this means is that federal agencies are now permitted to restrict competition for a particular set of government contract and direct them exclusively at [...]
Summer Mowing Turned Big Business
In almost any neighborhood, people will see a teenager mowing a lawn for some quick summer cash. Not long ago, that teen was Wade Martinez. He was on his way to college, and he needed some quick summer cash. No one expected him to turn the short summer job into a ssuccessful small business. Wade [...]
