Archive for October 28th, 2011
Milford Daily News: Steve Gorham has spent most of his life renovating homes. Now, he restores World War II tanks. “It’s a one-of-a-kind job,” Gorham said yesterday while taking a break from working on a Czech OT-810 halftrack at Northeast Military Vehicle Services in Milford. “I wake up every morning and am excited to go [...]
In space, what happens to the bubbles in a glass of beer? How do you pour it? Can you even drink beer in space? Two beer-preneurs plan to find out when they market the first beer in space. BusinessWeek has more: Jason Held and Jaron Mitchell have a dream. In that dream, you are floating [...]
Farmers Not Cashing in On Pumpkin Shortage
Looks like their might be an opportunity for an entrepreneur willing to buck tradition and transport pumpkins from California to other parts of the country where pumpkins are less plentiful. The LA Times has the scoop: There’s a pumpkin shortage plaguing parts of the country this year, because of drought and storms in the Midwest [...]
His Dad Gave Him a Soda Machine Instead of An Allowance
This sounds like a great idea to try with your kids: After a brief, failed experiment paying me to do chores, my dad tried something really neat. It clearly took a bit of legwork, but maybe there are some transferrable lessons for parents who want to lay an entrepreneurial foundation. He gave me a vending [...]
Wall Street Journal: Sobered by store closings and the rise of online shopping, owners of U.S. shopping centers are filling space and drawing visitors by turning to unusual tenants like gun ranges and go-cart tracks. Mall giant Simon Property Group Inc. opened an aquarium in July at its Grapevine Mills mall near Dallas. Real-estate brokerage [...]
Keenwash: Mobile Waterless Carwash
BusinessWeek: Water is precious in Jordan, where shortages have prompted decades of rationing and exacerbated tensions with Israel. Nader Atmeh and his sons, Hassan and Moutaz, want to do their part by eliminating the traditional car wash in the Middle East. They say their waterless washing business, Keenwash, is saving Jordan hundreds of thousands of [...]
How To Quickly Test and Validate Startup Ideas
David Berube has up a quick method he uses to evaluate business ideas: So how do I test this idea in the market to see how much traction it could get and to see if people really need this? Using Pay-Per-Click (PPC) campaigns (AdWords, AdCenter, etc). It’s easy, cheap and will only take you about [...]
Evan Streusand found his path to fashion while visiting Peru. He never expect to end up in that industry, but what discovered while reluctantly visiting a boot shop has helped him become an entrepreneur. Streusand wasn’t so sure about the success of the boot, but the compliments kept pouring in and orders started to pick [...]
The Better Dog Poop Picker-upper
One Israeli who got fined for failing to pick up the droppings decided to contact Prof. Oded Shoseyov of the Hebrew University, a renowned biotech inventor, for a better solution. And Shoseyov rose to the challenge. His novel idea is AshPoopie, a pooper-scooper with a critical difference: After it gathers the droppings, it turns them [...]
Dream Dinners Founders Become Best Sellers
Stephanie Allen and Tina Kuna started by helping families create delicious meals with easy preparation. Now they’re helping them reconnect over the dinner table, too. “The Hour That Matters Most” is an easy-to-read collection of advice and anecdotes designed to help today’s family reconnect over the dinner table. The authors wanted to avoid the guilt [...]
Vending Machine Suggests Your Drink
Japan has vending machines that can talk to you, sell you everything from bags of rice to bouquets of flowers, and recharge your phone. But a new breed of automated seller has smarts, too–these machines can detect your age and gender and offer drink suggestions accordingly. Run by a company under the JR East railway [...]
