Perilous city cycling. Communicating with the deaf. Filtering contaminated water. These are a few of the issues students have tackled in the U.S. “Eye for Why,” student design competition run by the James Dyson Foundation. Beginning in 2009, “Eye for Why,” along with 20 other regional student design competitions will be rolled into a larger […]
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BusinessWeek: While pulling an all-nighter studying for his MBA at Babson College, Jason Kensey (an avowed non-coffee drinker) went to purchase his usual jolt–a highly caffeinated, high-sugar soda–only to find the vending machine broken. Kensey got something else: an idea for a business making bite-size candies packed with caffeine. Until 2000, Kensey back-burnered the idea
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When you’re ready to build your online presence, it’s important to find the right place to host your website. Reliability, as well as security, is very important in running a successful business website. Aplus.net boasts those benefits, and more. Originally known as Abacus America, Aplus.net has grown substantially since the business was launched in 1992.
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Stump, a floppy-eared, droopy-eyed Sussex spaniel was named The Westminster Kennel Club’s Best in Show – the oldest champ ever. What can we learn from Stump? 1. Retirement is for cats. 2. Old Age is not a reason to stop competing. Stump is 10 years old, that’s 70 in dog years. 3. Just because it’s
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The Wall Street Journal: Faced with a deepening recession and evaporating sales, an increasing number of small businesses are resorting to a high-risk strategy: costly giveaways and promotions to lure the reluctant consumer. If the strategies work, these companies could have a powerful weapon in their struggle to weather the economic storm. But if they
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Earthtimes: Honored with a number one ranking in its category of Entrepreneur Magazine’s annual list of the top 500 franchises, The Little Gym franchise concept proves that it’s not just great for kids. It’s also great for business. “Our business is all about the children,†said Bob Bingham, President and CEO. “We’ve always thought there
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photo credit: Paul Keleher Tax time seems to creep up on us faster and faster each year. Before we know it we have one week left to file, we can’t find half the information we know we need and we haven’t even figured out how or where were going to have our taxes done. If
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photo credit: TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is offering what he calls Open Source Funding. He’s asking entrepreneurs to explain their ideas openly and completely in the comment section of his blog. If he likes the commenter and the idea, he’ll buy in. I love it. This
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The New York Times: With the economy in terrible shape, owners of small businesses could use a break. The tax code offers many to choose from, including some recent additions, and others may be on the way. Businesses received a batch of concessions late last year, when several measures that expired in 2007 were extended
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Inquirer.net: In boom times, anybody can sell a condo. It’s during the rough times that the “men stand out from the boys.†The country’s largest mid-income residential developer, the largest BPO (business process outsourcing) office builder, and the second largest Philippine developer by market value believes that its “weather-tested key strategies†not only help the
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