Jack Abraham never enjoyed shopping online. One thing he disliked even more was calling retailers to see if an item was in stock, only to be put on hold for what seemed an eternity. Abraham came up with the idea for a website that would let users search for products in stock at local stores […]
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Who knows your community better than you? If you know where all the great places to visit and eat are at in your town and city, why not start your own tours for tourists? That is exactly what Julia Segal is doing with her own business, Kingston By Fork. According to Frontenac EMC, she started
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Who knew there was so much opportunity in barn lights? Bryan Scott did. He didn’t originally start out with the intention of starting a business. However, his hobby soon grew. It did so well that him and his wife quit their jobs to focus on the business full-time. With 30 employees, growth may drive them
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If you intend to break into the hair business, then you will need to bring something unique. After all, it will be the business that stands out from the crowd that will bring in the business it needs to stay alive. That has not been a problem for Bishops Barbershop. Leo Rivera, as the founder
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Nothing is safe from decoration, including car antenna’s. Obviously these devices are nothing new, but one inventor saw an opportunity to give them a makeover, reports Flea Market Zone. One night three years ago, Dewayne Lytle was sitting in his car when lightning struck. “I was in a drive through, and I saw a decoration
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Inventables.com is the innovator’s hardware store. Whether you’re an inventor, artist or a tinkerer, you’re sure to find something useful at Inventables.com. This week’s featured product is Wet Surface Ink. The marker pictured is capable of writing on wet surfaces. It contains a liquid ink just like a typical marker, only it has a special
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Bill Rigopoulos tells Inventors Digest the story of when he was vacationing in the Bahamas and was afraid to leave his cash, cell phone, credit cards and passport in his hotel room or hide them under his towel while he hit the beach. So he invented the Shark Pack — a way to keep his
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1843 – The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London. 1847 – German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske. 1854 – The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American
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NY Times: At the Happy Community housing development in Beijing, China’s largest property developer is setting aside 24,000 square meters for active seniors to test whether this rapidly aging nation will pay for Western-style retirement living. The company, China Vanke, thinks there is “ample room for development†in the senior care sector, a spokesman said,
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For businesses hoping to improve their online presence and branding, a positive Yelp profile can be a valuable asset. Created in 2004, Yelp has been around for nearly a decade, building up a database of businesses and user reviews. While other social media platforms may be just emerging into popularity, such as Pinterest, Yelp boasts
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