August 10, 2014

Good Chemistry

Fortune Small Business: Shri Thanedar’s job is to help companies beat the competition. His secret? Chemistry. Take Devro, a Columbia, S.C.-based sausage-casing manufacturer that was losing business to a rival with a shinier product. Devro called on Thanedar, whose firm, Chemir, does chemical analysis and manufacturing. After paying Chemir $7,000 to reverse-engineer the competitor’s product,

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Selling Affordable Decadence

Sydney Morning Herald: Amid the gloom of Melbourne’s retailing winter, a handful of shops are savouring the sweet taste of success. Narrow windows displaying row upon row of plump sugary treats are suddenly everywhere. They’re selling decadence packaged in teensy boxes, and people are mad for it. Artisan chocolates and miniature cupcakes are big business

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Flood-Fly Catcher Invention

Amandala: … I got to talking with an elder but still very agile gentleman, 74 year old Kent Thompson, who said he is a scientific mind that is bored easily with silly conversation. He is always thinking higher and deeper about things that other people take for granted. A trained mechanic, Mr. Thompson says he

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