? Arizona Republic: In 2001, Lisa Liddy plunged into growing her book-publishing company, The Printed Page, to take up the slack that followed her husband’s loss of a job in the hospitality industry. Her business took off, as she and her husband, Joe, concentrated heavily on book design, layout and publishing. To counter stress resulting […]
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If you want to get noticed, your business must stand out from the crowd. Small Business Trends recently posted a list of tips that will help you get noticed. 1. Be an Educational Hub In case you haven’t noticed, we are in the middle of a content marketing revolution. And that’s something you need to
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1837 – Tiffany and Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a “stationery and fancy goods emporium”. 1851 – First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times. 1882 – The Pacific Stock Exchange
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Forbes: I said, “Starting is simply about seeing a problem in your life and trying to fix it. If you figure it out, then you can consider doing it for others who have a similar problem. That’s it.” How do you best describe the very basics of entrepreneurship? Photo by Anthony Storo
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In 1962, when he was 33, the scientist Nick Holonyak, Jr., created the first practical visible light-emitting diode. Holonyak wasn’t trying to create a light that would replace incandescent bulbs. He was trying to make a laser. Watch on Bizopy.
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The following is by Samantha Stauf. Just about every great business had modest origins. The late JR Simplot may not have been able to start his lucrative plans had a coin toss not gone his way. The founders of Whole Foods secretly lived in their first store because they couldn’t afford another home. Under Armour
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Gordon Gekko had his faults – no one would deny that – but in all honesty, who hasn’t at some point wondered just what it would be like to walk the Wall Street walk? Gekko’s excesses may have given greed a bad name but that hasn’t seriously dented the real-world investment potential of the stock
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The Institute for Justice: That’s the absurd fate Karen Hough could face if she wants to continue her business in Nebraska. A certified instructor, Karen has been massaging horses for years. Massaging a horse is believed to deliver many health benefits, including relieving tension, improving circulation, and alleviating muscle fatigue. Earlier this year, she applied
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Techcrunch: YourMechanic, a peer-to-peer car repair marketplace that enables mechanics to fix users’ cars at their home or office, launched at TechCrunch Disrupt SF today. It claims it will lower costs 30-50% from shops and dealers, offering an “Uber-like experience” where the mechanic visits you to service your car. YourMechanic offers mechanic profiles, reviews from
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Businessweek: Religiosity has declined in the U.S. by 13 percent since 2005, according to a new poll (PDF). The Millennial generation, born between 1981 and 2000, is the least religious yet, with one in four identifying themselves as religiously unaffiliated, atheist, or agnostic in a 2010 PewResearchCenter survey. That works out to about 15 million
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