Most people just want to throw their old used cardboard boxes away. Not these guys. They stole 900 tons of it, which they sold for $103,000! The theft ring began as Grasso, a New York State Division of Parole parolee, was attempting to get back into the waste trade industry. In 2008, Grasso was charged […]
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GoTecotech.com: A Filipino inventor has found a way to convert plastic trash into fuel – Gasoline, Diesel and Kerosene. Though not a very new invention, Jayme Navarro has found his own way of turning plastic into fuel, through a process called “Pyrolysisâ€. This patented system has been proven to convert non-biodegradable and non-recyclable plastics into
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Do you dream of owning a summer camp? If not, why not? They sound like a great business to be in. A well-run camp can have profit margins in the 25 percent to 40 percent range and sell for 2 to 2 1/2 times’ annual revenue, says Daniel Zenkel, a camp consultant and broker in
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Food trucks have become a wildly popular and important part of the hospitality industry. Consumers are flocking to these mobile food businesses in droves, inspiring national food truck competitions and even a show dedicated to the topic on The Food Network. The relatively low cost of entry as compared to starting a restaurant, combined with
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The Rolly Brush is the world’s smallest chewable toothbrush. The “brush” is a small rubber disc covered in 276 spiky bristles that claims to be as effective at cleaning your teeth as brushing when chewed like a piece of gun. For more on the vending bizop, watch this.
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photo credit: TheBusyBrain Hot dogs are enjoying a renaissance of sorts, especially in Columbus, Ohio where six new eateries that specialize in the tasty bun-filled meals have opened up recently. Food snobs needn’t scoff: With toppings ranging from dried cranberries to cream cheese served on high-quality wieners, the timeless hand-held meal has turned into the
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In its early days, a product is often relatively expensive to produce and it lacks the history of growing sales that is essential to get to first base with chain store buyers. So, how do we get sales started? And how do we get our product’s direct cost down to the point that it can
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The following is a guest post by Alex Genadinik. Many people want to start their own business. Unfortunately, it is often difficult to know what kind of business is the right one to get into, and many people struggle because they feel that they do not have a good business idea. In this article, we
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Forbes has up a fantastic article about how to find a profitable business idea in minutes. They’ve sorted through hundreds of methods of idea extraction and come up two incredibly simple questions: What is the most important activity you do in your business? Do you have any pain associated with this activity? Start with a
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What do you know about the toothpick industry? Here are a couple of links that might enlighten you: The Straight Dope: Toothpick manufacturers (most of them are in Maine) steam birch logs to make them easier to cut, then “veneer” them, which means they peel each log into a thin sheet, sort of like unrolling
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