December 29, 2011

Redesigning Snow Removal

Where there is a problem there is often an inventor nearby who is trying to find a solution. With snow falling in many different states, the latest inventor to receive the spotlight is Patrick Burke. He has redesigned the snow shovel based on his own need for comfort. He said his goal was to eliminate […]

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Universities Failing Female Inventors

Bloomburg BusinessWeek: Male academics are much more likely than their female counterparts to start companies to exploit their inventions, studies show. That’s a problem, because if female academics aren’t building businesses based on their research, they aren’t benefiting from the rewards that high-growth, high-tech companies emerging from universities provide. Why aren’t women starting university spinoffs

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Lansing-Based Two Men And A Truck Looking For Franchisees

The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com: Lansing-based Two Men and a Truck, the nation’s largest independently owned moving company, has landed on Entrepreneur magazine’s 2012 Franchise 500 — a ranking of the top 500 franchise business opportunities in the U.S. and Canada. The company ranks 154th on the list and is the only moving service-based

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