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100 years ago, Henry Ford perfected the mass-produced car. According to The Economist the next decade will see changes to our society and culture that will be more dramatic than those that Ford’s business created. If and when cars go completely driverless—for those who want this—the benefits will be enormous. Google gave a taste by
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For your viewing pleasure a human powered ferris wheel from India.
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1892 – Charles Duryea claims to have driven the first automobile in the United States, in Springfield, Massachusetts. 1919 – Leslie Irvin of the United States makes the first successful voluntary free-fall parachute jump using a new kind of self-contained parachute. 1928 – The 125th and final fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
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A pastry chef in England decided to say goodbye to his day job with a promotional tool for his business: a resignation letter cake. The photo went viral earlier this week and now millions of people worldwide have seen it. I wonder how many of them would pay him to make them a resignation cake?
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Do you enjoy scary movies? Do you like them really, really scary? If so, a Russian drive-in theater wants to hire a boogeyman to help: With this ‘nonstandard’ approach to the movie-going experience in mind, the management of a theater in the northwestern Russian city of Syktyvkar, the capital of the Republic of Komi, aim
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With the rise of online dating sites in the last fifteen years, you might be tempted to think that there’s no more demand for traditional matchmakers. You’d be wrong: Krystal Walter decided to start her own matchmaking business after discovering a void in the marketplace — and in the hearts of Albertans. “I wanted to
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Sacramento Biz Journal: For entrepreneurs who have always wanted to launch a retail shop, the Downtown Sacramento Partnership is running a contest gives the winner free rent for a year. The best retail business idea will get shop space either on the 800 block of J Street or a space in Downtown Plaza, said Valerie
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The Dickinson Press: North Dakota’s oil boom is allowing a Fargo woman to make a living doing what she loves. Renae Mitchell always had a passion for photography and decided to make it her profession in 2010. Initially, the single mother of two had a tough time making ends meet with a photography business. Then
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When we hear the word “entrepreneur,” we tend to conjure up images of tech magnates or other computer-based startup business owners. However, the process of small business ownership goes back much farther, with roots stemming as far back as the Middle Ages! To see how the field of entrepreneurship has changed throughout history – as
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