Archive for August 15th, 2011
Have you heard the story about how the American Tobacco Company changed the color of the Lucky Strike cigarette package to aid the war effort during World War II? The story goes something like this: When the United States entered World War II, the federal government mandated that all green pigments would be used for [...]
Top Ten Home Business Ideas for 2011
The following is a guest post by Scott Lindsay. Everyone dreams of working from home but it is hard to find a job that would allow you to work from home and make enough money to support you and your family. However, if you look hard enough you can find a number of work from [...]
WorldCrunch: China’s unmatched counterfeiting skills seemed to reach a new peak with the recent discovery of an entirely fake Apple Store in Kunming. But other shady salesmen are now taking the faking in another high-end direction: the counterfeiting of vintage French wines. Industry experts says more and more “French wine,” whose actual origins are yet [...]
InstyMeds: Pharmaceutical Vending Machines
InstyMeds is bringing vending machine convenience to the world of medicine. The Star Tribune has more: It looks like an oversized cash machine. But instead of spitting out greenbacks, it dispenses prescription medicine. For Michael Powell, who slipped his debit card into one of the machines at North Memorial Medical Center recently, the on-site convenience [...]
Idea Cafe: 16 Years and Counting
Congratulations to Idea Cafe on their 16 anniversary! Idea Cafe is one of the few independent sites for small business entrepreneurs that predates this one. Here’s to 16 more years!
Not sure what you should do? Maybe it is time you sat down in front of a mirror and asked yourself exactly where the business is going. Here are a few questions to ask yourself. The answers you give will help guide your business in the right direction. Question One: How much sales revenue do [...]
Replacing Gasoline With Thorium
You may find yourself spending a lot of money on gas for your car today, but the car of the future may only require 8 grams of thorium. Thorium is abundant and radioactive, but much safer to use than an element such as uranium. When thorium is heated it becomes extremely hot and causes heat [...]
Financing During A Tough Economy
Need to raise money for your business? Here are a few tips from entrepreneurs who have been there and funded that. Micro Loans If you are looking for a loan under $50,000, a microloan may be the way to go. The Small Business Administration’s Microloan Program provides small, short-term loans through specially designated intermediary lenders, [...]
