Archive for February 10th, 2012
Today in Entrepreneurial History: February 10
1863 – The fire extinguisher is patented. 1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City. 1933 – The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram. 1996 – The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time.
11 Year Old’s Eco-Friendly Fashion Accessories
Starting a business is hard enough if you’re an adult. If you’re a child, the complications only increase. However, many children succeed in business. Some mow lawns, walk dogs, or baby sit for a living. Maya Penn runs a fashion accessories business. Maya Penn, CEO and owner of her own online boutique “Maya’s Ideas,” started [...]
Artisan Creates Glamor From Grocery Bags
While many people argue whether plastic bags should continue being used, one woman is upcycling them into unique products. Based outside of Washington, DC in Stafford, Virginia, Tina Dean Designs is owned by Tina Dean Allen. No one will guess that these stylish accessories were once grocery bags. Plastic bags are prepared into plarn (plastic [...]
Walter Hunt was trying to find a way to repay a debt. While nervously wrapping a wire around his finger, the idea suddenly hit. It soon became the dress pin, later known as the safety pin. It was one of many Hunt inventions, including the sewing machine, knife sharpener, a streetcar alarm bell and a [...]
The inventor of the digital camera, Kodak, is now leaving the camera business, reports Reuters. Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month, said on Thursday that getting out of cameras would result in “significant” job losses. Most of the 400 people in that business are based in Rochester, New York, and work in research [...]
