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Most people would not give the hammer in their garage or shed a second thought. After all, the job it fills is quite simple. The person picks it up, and it hammers things. However, Kenneth Del Colgiano felt that was not good enough.
Kenneth has created the Wise Hammer. It not only hammers things, but it has a built in stud sensor and marking nub. Everything a person could possibly need to hammer in a nail is included in one hammer.
Your passions aren’t worth anything says Mark Cuban:
Think about all the things you have been passionate about in your life. Think about all those passions that you considered making a career out of or building a company around. How many were/are there ? Why did you bounce from one to another ? Why were you not able to make a career or business out of any of those passions ? Or if you have been able to have some success, what was the key to the success.? Was it the passion or the effort you put in to your job or company?
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Making an additional prop for photos has turned into a second business for a Jamestown photographer.
Michelle Clark started her business, SmileMAC Photography, two years ago. Mrs. Clark said photography is a passion she has had for many years. However, in preparing photo sessions for little girls, Mrs. Clark has found a second passion – making tutus.
”I needed more props for little girls when I’m taking photos and I decided to make a tutu,” she said. ”After taking a few photos of people’s children in a tutu, I started receiving requests from people who wanted to buy them.”
The several requests Mrs. Clark received turned into a second business which is called Tutu Creations.
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The mother of two boys had the idea for BubbleBum in 2009 while making frequent trips between Derry and England to visit a sick relative.
After being stranded at an airport without a car seat she proceeded to solve the problem not only for herself but for all other parents who are faced with the same issue.
Grainne developed an inflatable seat that could be packed and taken on holiday. Within 18 months the product was being sold in more than 20 countries.
“I created the BubbleBum out of sheer frustration with what was currently available on the market,’’ she said.
“Modern families do a lot of travelling in cars, coaches and taxis, and bulky, heavy booster seats just aren’t practical.’’
Confidence fell 1.8 points to 92.5 on the monthly index published by the National Federation of Independent Business, the lobbying group said Tuesday. Nine of the 10 indicators the federation tracks dropped, with businesses showing less confidence about everything from credit conditions to hiring plans.
More entrepreneurs also expect to raise prices, in what the group called a sign of the impact of energy bills.
Economists expected the NFIB report to be weak, but not as poor as it was, economist Leslie Levesque of consulting firm IHS Global said. The report is consistent with the idea that the economy’s growth slowed in the first quarter from its 3% pace in the final three month’s of last year.
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