photo credit: Faye Pini BendBulletin: Back in the early ’80s, when the nation was gripped by recession, Duane Schiedler and his wife, Julie, retooled their cabinet shop to churn out geodesic-dome greenhouses. Fast forward more than two decades and the Schiedlers are at it again, only this time they’ve expanded. In addition to compact greenhouses […]
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The Independent When Arunachalam Muruganantham spotted his wife gathering dirty rags in their home one day he asked her what they were for. If he was shocked by her reluctant response – that she was using them for her monthly period – he was even more taken back by her reply when he asked why
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SchoolOfMusic.com recruits music teachers and then provides music lessons in students’ homes, teachers’ home studios, and after school programs. Their bizop is a must see!
You might have seen the term ‘accidental landlords’ floating around lately. Of course, your traditional image of a landlord is someone who owns a number of properties on top of their own home and they knock on the door holding a bill when the rent is due! However, over the last ten years, numerous innovations
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According to David Burd, president of The Naming Company in East Stroudsburg, Pa., it’s common for new entrepreneurs to try to convey too much in their business names. “A name is not an ad campaign,” he says. “It allows you to write checks and do business. It’s not the end-all, be-all of marketing.” Instead, he
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SeacoastOnline.com: It is no secret that childhood obesity and its associated risk factors have become a great cause for concern across the United States in recent years, but self-described social entrepreneur and advocate for healthy living Andy Mackensen wants to change all that. “Obesity is getting out of control,” said Mackensen, who grew up in
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As a fun gift alternative, hiring a butler or maid for a day can be a thoughtful and surprising way to reward someone whose home duties are normally fairly demanding. Very low overheads; mainly marketing and staffing; staff paid on a per-job basis; novel; fun. For more information, check out: www.butlerforyou.com, www.amaidforaday.ca Photo by ButlerForYou.com.
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The Boston Globe reports that this week fishermen are getting $5 a pound for lobsters. Maine retailers double the price; the farther you go from the source, the higher the price. The discrepancy is dramatic enough for Dan Cosby and Amber Heffner to reinvent their livelihood. They just launched Crate to Plate, modeled after Community
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The Ledger: Greg Drouillard may join a select list – including guys named Jobs and Wozniak – who started a digital revolution from their home garages. The “it,” a technology called “Natural Light Labeling,” may not have quite the impact of Apple computers. But Drouillard’s laser technology could have global reach. The machine uses infrared
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Inventorspot: What you get is what you see… and less. The DIY “Shanzai” (imitation) Lambo is based on a second-generation Toyota MR2, a mid-engine automobile made from 1989 through 1999. The model W20 MR2 displays a noticeable resemblance to the Ferrari 348 and the Ferrari F355, so much so that it acquired the nickname “poor
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