1790 – The first boat specializing as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. 1820 – Edward Bransfield sights the Trinity Peninsula and claims the discovery of Antarctica. 1826 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world’s first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is […]
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Here’s a fun fact: Only in the last month did I learn how to correctly eat chicken wings. Sounds like I was just in time, too, because the Wing Experts at Wingstop are prepping for the biggest day of the year when they expect to sell more than 6 million wings at 550 locations across
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If you’ve been struggling to find the cash to launch or expand your business, you’ll be elated to hear about Grow America’s nationwide competition, which begins Jan. 28, 2013. It’s open to any U.S. entrepreneur over age 18 who has an innovative product to sell (or at least an idea for an innovative product). Grow
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What if your business card could do more than simply tell your customer the name of your business and your contact information? The goal of Inspire Card is to help you to do that. Their card is a unique marketing tool. It not only works as a business card, telling your customer about you, but
In my continuing coverage of Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contest, I’ve just had the pleasure of interviewing Joseph Berto, President of Equi-Tee Manufacturing. What product did you submit to Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contest? Kitty Clean Automatic Litter Box Scoop Where’d the idea come from? We make sifting tools for other industries ranging
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I recently had an opportunity to ask a few questions of Linda from Collars2Switch one of the contestants in Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contest. What product did you submit to the contest? The Collars2switch dog collars with switchable designs. You can peel off one, put on another without removing the collar and tags from
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SalemNews.net: The sales brochures include small, colorful backyard storage sheds to deluxe 36- by 50-foot horse barns and whatever there is in between. Salem Structures LLC has been located at 2880 state Route 45 since mid-April and owner and General Manager Aaron Martin said Monday that business has been good. “We specialize in all sizes
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The talk of health care is in the air, and it is not about to go away. Thankfully, there are businesses stepping up to fill a need for affordable, convenient, high quality care. One of these businesses is Doctors Express. A doctors office might follow a strict schedule, but most of our needs do not.
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Bicycles has been used to wash laundry, power the TV, and as an alternative form of transportation. A man in Seoul has now made it his main source of electricity, but creating a bicycle generator for his own home. [Interview : Moon Jang-man, Inventor ] “The generator is attached to the bicycle so that electricity
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Could you imagine how much money you would make if every salesman that came to your door had to pay $.10 before they could get your attention? Here’s an old take on a unique approach that might even scare off the unwanted visitors of today. Via Dvorak Uncensored
