Before Dr. Seuss was a children’s book author he was Theodor Seuss Geisel, advertising illustrator. His early advertising work features his characteristic drawings and some early versions of his characters, too, including The Cat in...
Business Week:
Dean Sparks is a 49-year-old farmer near Binghamton, N.Y., who for decades has relied on wholesale distributors to buy his organic eggs, milk, and cheese and sell it to stores and restaurants...
Baseball is an inherently unhealthy game. Not only are the players overweight but there’s always the risk of being beaned in the head or chest by the ball. But far and away the...
Becky McCray, author of the blog Small Business Survival has published an ebook called 20 Small Business Ideas for Small Towns. Take a look at the table of contents after the jump. If you...
The Lockitron is a smart controller that allows you to lock or unlock your door with your phone. It isn’t a door lock itself, instead, it is a device that fits over the top...
A reader wrote in to tell me about his business opportunity:
Hi Dane, I have a math education software program I license to schools and sell to homeschoolers. I'm looking for educators, probably retired,...
WSAV:
It's a cardboard bike that costs $15 and doesn't get soggy in the rain.
By folding over sheets to double their strength, the inventor says the bicycle is durable, waterproof and costs very little to produce....
Via our friends at Unusual Business Ideas That Work comes word that Bitrix24 (reviewed here) is giving away five Kindle Fire tablets.
The rules for the contest are very simple.
Register at Bitrix24.com
Send the following information to...
BusinessNewsDaily:
Ice skater Kristi Yamaguchi won the hearts of Americans during the 1992 Winter Olympics in Alberta, Canada. It was there that she won gold in the overall ladies' singles competition.
Following her Olympic stardom, Yamaguchi went...
VentureBeat:
Startup Stay is a global community for entrepreneurs that travel. It’s for people going on business trips who are interested in tapping into the local startup community. Since its launch earlier this summer, Startup Stay...
Move over 3D ultrasounds! How would you like to hold your unborn baby?
A firm in Japan Fasotec and Hiroo...
The following is by Brian Patrick about his new book Selling On Amazon Simplified: How I Make $2,700 Every Month.
This book will explain the exact online selling process that anybody can replicate, but very few...
Syracuse:
By incorporating social media into your marketing plan you can speak to current customers more often and broaden your customer reach. This type of marketing can help you announce new products or services, promote sales,...
According to The Franchise King, Joel Libava, and author of Become a Franchise Owner! no matter what you think about Chil-fil-a’s politics, their franchise model is one of the most bizarre he’s ever seen:
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Pizza Marketplace:
Let’s Pizza, a vending machine that creates pizzas from scratch in 2.5 minutes, is about to plant a flag in U.S. soil. The machine was created by Italian Claudio Torghel and is...
The medical industry is huge. There are plenty of companies making millions off of people with the money to spend, but what about the people who cannot afford the highest prices?
Medical Supply Line was...
The following is a guest post from Nate Gilmore of Shipwire.
Tell Your Story
Don’t hide how you created your product, where the idea came from or your trials and tribulations during the creation process. This is...
That is the premise behind a program launched by the Chilean government, reports Deseret News. Their goal is to bring smart, innovative entrepreneurs to their country by offering a little incentive: $40,000.
"By bringing people...
QUESTION FROM A READER:
Hello my name is Rolando, I want to ask you for your help. My friend and I are thinking about starting a video rental business that we are going to run it...
It must be a gag gift!
Do you believe that there are people out there that would brush their teeth with bacon or pickle-flavored toothpaste?
For those feeling less adventurous, a cupcake flavored paste is also available.
If...
