Archive for January 15th, 2012
Raising Money? Things To Avoid
Sometimes it is necessary to bring in a venture capitalist to help a new company get off the ground. However, there are still some situations you should avoid. Board composition Be careful how much power you give up early on at the board level because before you know it, you will have less than 50% [...]
New Spin On Aging Art: Ink Dial
Decantur Daily: The Ink Dial addresses what Chouinard said is a common frustration in printing. Jars of colored ink can be expensive, averaging around $75, he said, and owning all the available colors can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Instead, most printers mix colors according to a sort of universal “recipe book.” The Ink [...]
How The Light Bulb Put Fort Myers On The Map
Toronto Sun: Fort Myers was just a seaside village of 350 souls when Edison arrived in 1886. He thought the strands of a special species of bamboo growing here might be useful in his bulbs. Nothing came of that, but his visit marked the beginning of his love affair with Fort Myers and when he, [...]
