1788 – American Pioneers to the Northwest Territory arrive at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, establishing Marietta, Ohio, as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory, and opening the westward expansion of the new country. 1827 – John Walker, an English chemist, sells the first […]
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Need something to do this weekend? Extreme Kidnapping is a company that will kidnap you ta gunpoint, tie you up and hold you for ransom. Being abducted, gagged and bound is all part of the game. A GQ reporter recently tested out their service: I had to fly all the way to Detroit to get
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For your reading, and idea generating pleasure, comes this inforgraphic “What We Owe – And What We Spend.” The average American spends over $2,600 per month. Where does that money go? Here’s the breakdown:
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“The key to a good infographic is the substance and relevance of the content,” says Steve Floyd in How to Create an Infographic on a Budget. “The design itself is also a key factor, but even using a template or infographic design service can go over well results if you have well researched data that
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What do you get when cross a desire to make money with a huge mohawk? For one enterprising entrepreneur, the answer was obvious: he sold advertising.
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Want to know the state of the economy? Just ask a repo man. Repossession specialists, better known as “repo men,” are suffering a nationwide decline in business. There were about 1.3 million auto repossessions in 2012, down from 1.9 million at the height of the recession in 2009, according to Tom Webb, chief economist for
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Golf carts haven’t changed much over the years. They look and feel the same. What if there was a way to improve the traditional golf cart concept and take away some of the limitations? That is what Bubba Watson and Oakley set out to do. They created the world’s first hovercraft golf cart. Using hovercraft
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People problems are the leading cause of failure in startups. This book offers solutions. Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business? More than
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It must be something in the air. I’m hearing more and more marketers promote their program by saying “I only promote programs that pay 200%, 300%, or 500% commission!” I saw one marketer selling a $10 a month MLM product that paid a $100 commission bonus when 5 sales were made in one week. He
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The vast majority of telephone calls that deliver a prerecorded message trying to sell something to the recipient are illegal. As technology has advanced over the years, so have the number of illegal robocalls. Last year, The Federal Trade Commission challenged innovators to create solutions that would block these illegal robocalls. These solutions should block
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