The following post is made possible by support from UPS. A reader wrote: Do you have any game changing business ideas you’d care to share? I’ll give you 10%! 🙂 Has this happened to you? You order something online, the perfect pair of shoes, or a radical new coffee maker, or medicine for the dog, […]
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Inspiration is the mother of invention. Sami Bayrakci’s business SomethingStore.com came about because he was unable to decide what get a friend for their birthday. Wouldn’t it be nice is someone else would just make the decision for him, he though. After the sharing the idea with friends, and being laughed at, he went ahead
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If you have a hankering for a swim in the sea, but all of the dangerous creatures in the ocean have you scared, why not just install a swimming pool in the middle of the ocean? “Mesh covered holes allow the Magic Swim to fill with water once it’s deployed, but also keep unwanted visitors
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GreenvilleOnline.com: Whether in the office of his Easley production facility or stepping up to the tee at a local driving range, Hackenberg exudes passion for his product, which he calls “the Holy Grail of learning an athletic motion.†More than 80,000 other golfers around the world have agreed since Hackenberg introduced the Orange Whip in
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Niche Business – Rylaxer Bed Like most college students, Ryan Dickerson, a junior at Syracuse University, found himself wedged into a small dorm room that fit little more than a bed and a desk, according to a story at Inc.com. The son of an interior designer, he set
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But trash cans are supposed to be dirty. That’s what entrepreneur Warren Bishop hears nearly every time he explains how his fledgling, Point Loma-based trash-can-cleaning company turns filthy, germ-filled waste bins on wheels into sanitized receptacles, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Why bother? “Flies lay eggs in there on food and
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Priceonomics: San Francisco in the late 1960s was a place for lovers, poets, and peace-makers. Positivity and goodwill were as omnipresent as the fog, and people were greeted with open arms and rosy cheeks. Unless, of course, you were on the second story of Sam Wo Restaurant in the heart of Chinatown. Past steaming woks
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The following is a guest post by Julia M. Stroud, Ph.D. “There are no patent police,†Mark Schneider informed me with a rueful smile. “Patents are only as strong as the patent holder is willing and able to defend them.†Mark and I were sitting with friends around his pool in Costa Rica. I had
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The problem with grocery delivery was always a matter of infrastructure. How many vans and drivers did you need to cover a defined territory around a specific grocery store. Too little infrastructure, and deliveries would take too long and customer satisfaction would be low. Too much infrastructure and the whole thing would be cost prohibitive.
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Photo by Kaboompics .com from Pexels Many new companies start with one entrepreneur and a computer. These dreamers work in their home offices, but they also work in libraries, cafes, and other places that offer Wi-Fi hotspots. However, instead of making entrepreneurial dreams come true, Wi-Fi hotspots can become hubs of nightmares. Not only small business owners but
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