Archive for November 4th, 2011
World’s Most Populated Countries in 2100
According to people at the United Nations who estimate this kind of stuff, the top 10 countries in the world, by population, in 2100 will be: India – 1,557,468,000 China – 944,380,000 Nigeria – 756,007,000 United States – 478,047,000 Tanzania – 314,197,000 Pakistan – 262,149,000 Indonesia – 254,590,000 Democratic Republic of the Congo – 212,000,000 [...]
New iPhone App Recognizes Barcodes and Products
eCommerce Bytes: Amazon.com subsidiary A9.com launched a new iPhone app that uses both barcode and image recognition to recognize tens of millions of products in a live camera view in a real world setting. Flow Powered by Amazon recognizes products, from books and DVDs to packaged electronics and toys, and the mobile app offers shoppers [...]
Bagels Bring Peace to the Middle East?
NY Daily News: The oldest Jewish bialy and bagel shop in New York City is being rescued by two Muslim cab drivers — and they plan to keep it kosher. Coney Island Bialys and Bagels — founded in 1920 by Morris Rosenzweig, a Jewish immigrant of Bialystok, Poland — was about to go out of [...]
Today in Entrepreneurial History: November 4
On this date in 1879, James Ritty, a saloonkeeper and inventor patented the world’s first cash register as “Ritty’s Incorruptible Cashier.” Wikipedia has more details: James Jacob Ritty, saloonkeeper and inventor, opened his first saloon in Dayton, Ohio in 1879, billing himself as a “Dealer in Pure Whiskies, Fine Wines, and Cigars.” Some of Ritty’s [...]
The National Federation of Independent Business said employment fell by an average of 0.1 per firm from 0.3 in September, according to its survey of 2,077 small businesses. The jobless rate is seen holding steady at 9.1 percent for a fourth straight month. The NFIB survey showed 12 percent of small-business owners added an average [...]
Holland Sentinal: “The highway centerline has been called the single most important traffic safety device in the history of automobile transportation, and Edward Hines originated it right here in Michigan, ”State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle said when accepting the award on behalf of the Hines family and the state. Widely recognized as one of [...]
Every great small business needs great employees to help guide it in the right direction. CBS has some ideas on what you should look for in a potential employee. The best small business employees: Feel “it’s all 8 hours to me.” I first heard the expression when I asked an employee to help me clean [...]
Natural Baby Products From The Natural Baby Company
What is in the products your baby uses or wears? Some parents may not think much about that question, but Kim Ormsby did. She wanted products that were safe and gentle for her children without sacrificing quality. So, she started her own business, The Natural Baby Company. I recently spoke with Kim about her business [...]
