Archive for August 31st, 2011
Even though divorce rates have been dropping, we still have divorce ceremonies and other ridiculous ways to spend money to celebrate something that shouldn’t be celebrated. Newly added to the mix: a divorce ring. The 18K gold ring from Spritzer and Furman is the shape of a broken heart. It will set you back $3,200.
Popular Science: A Florida funeral home has debuted a new alternative to cremation, known as the Resomator, that uses heated alkaline water to dissolve bodies in about three hours. Why do we need an alternative to cremation in the first place? Turns out cremation devices use lots of energy, release a fair amount of carbon [...]
An Arctic Blast on a Hot Day for $1
East Atlanta Patch: For the past several weeks, Michael Micucci and his business partners have been going to Zoo Atlanta, studying and gauging public reaction to and explaining concept behind the six, bright blue boxes around the zoo grounds. Called RenuZone, the kiosk-like devices are cooling stations — for $1, a customer stands in front [...]
Small Business Struggle Reflected In Restaurant Failure
When money is tight, what is one of the first cuts made to a family budget? Often that is the extra money people used to go out to eat. According to Central Wisconsin Business, new restaurants often fail, especially when many small business owners are already struggling to stay in business. While statistics regarding the [...]
CNN Money: From the outside, it looks like a crash-landed blimp. On the inside, it feels like a wind tunnel. For inventor David Chelf, this strange structure — a high-tech greenhouse with no skeleton, whose lightweight skin is held aloft on breezes from giant fans — looks like the future of agriculture. Chelf, the founder [...]
Starting a business is a lot of work, and it takes a certain personality type to succeed where others have failed. VentureBeat looks at some of the traits you need to succeed. Are there any you would add to this list? Are you self-confident? Do you believe in your convictions so strongly that you would [...]
Niche Biz: Plus Size Consignment
Consignment shops are a great way to find used clothing at a reasonable price. What if your size doesn’t fall within the average? Allison Barnes has started a plus size consignment shop to help answer that question. “I grew up on thrift stores because my mom was really big on them and she also opened [...]
