September 2013

Booming Niche: Kangaroo Meat

News.com.au: Victorian Farmers Federation president Peter Tuohey said yesterday kangaroo was an acquired taste, but the meat of legally culled animals should be available for sale. “There are more roos around now than there’s ever been – I know because I’ve run into six of them in the last 12 months,” Mr Tuohey said. “They

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Niche Market: Handmade Accessories

Royal Purple News: In 2010, Nicole Kringer and Erin Manders founded KnotaGeek LLC, a small web-based business that specializes in producing handmade accessories. The co-founders pursued this venture with no business background and make every piece of merchandise themselves. Lack of experience led to difficult beginnings for KnotaGeek, but through trial and error Kringer and

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Ritzy Guard Dogs

The NY Times has a report on $230,000 guard dogs for moguls and celebrities. For that kind of money, does she fetch your slippers and mix your drinks? Don’t call her a guard dog. Buffy, a black German shepherd, and Deanna Louvier, a trainer, working out at Harrison K-9 Security Services in Aiken, S.C. When

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Family-Run Business Finds Success With The New Orleans Snoball

Inspired by the New Orleans Snoball, The Original Snoball Shack has taken this delicious treat and released it from those traditional binds. Through their licensing opportunity, the Snoball Shack has allowed entrepreneurs around the US to start up their own Snoball stands in their locations. Because it’s not a franchise, there are no fees, just

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Investing in Indie Winemakers

Mashable: Naked Wines is an online retailer for wine. Visitors to the website can buy one or more bottles of wine or a monthly subscription. The $40 monthly subscription fee goes directly to new winemakers, and the customer receives a $40 credit for wine. Customers buying wine are essentially becoming wine angel investors. The store

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