Featured

How to Really Go Paperless

The following post is made possible by support from UPS. Back in 1975, Business Week ran an incredibly cognizant article about the office of the future. Will the office change all that much? Listen to George E. Pake, who heads Xerox Corp.’s Palo Alto (Calif.) Research Center, a new think tank already having a significant […]

How to Really Go Paperless Read More »

Niche Biz: Hats

Thousand Oaks Acorn: After Tom Romiski came up empty in his local search for the perfect cap, he opened Hats of Style in Thousand Oaks, where there’s a perfect “cap” for everyone. “The (local) department stores didn’t carry anything close to what I was looking for,” Romiski said. “I couldn’t find fedoras, I couldn’t find

Niche Biz: Hats Read More »

Sleboggan: Winter Downhill Fun

In my continuing coverage of Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contest, I’ve just had the pleasure of talk to Bill Herrick, President of Mr. Sleboggan. What product did you submit to Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contest? Sleboggan. Where’d the idea come from? During Christmas 2009 my son, daughter-in-law, and one-and-a-half year-old grandson visited us

Sleboggan: Winter Downhill Fun Read More »

Video: Caine’s Arcade

Watch this video as a 9 year old boy – who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto part store – has the best day of his life. 9 year-old Caine built an elaborate arcade out of cardboard boxes (located in his dad’s used auto parts store). Unfortunately, Caine had no customers.

Video: Caine’s Arcade Read More »

Detroit: A Zombie Theme Park

Most of Detroit already looks like some kind of post-armageddon waste land, so why not go all the way and turn it’s blight into a zombie theme park?: Z World Detroit will be a unique and spectacular zombie themed experience park that will transform a virtually neglected section of Detroit, Michigan. Participants will be chased

Detroit: A Zombie Theme Park Read More »

A Scrapbooker for Hire

Here’s an inspiring story from the National Post that is no longer available online: According to scrapbooking business maven Sue DiFranco, there are big bucks to be made assembling scrapbooks for busy, stupid rich people. Well, she doesn’t exactly put it that way, but on her Fun Facts Publishing Web site she explains that you

A Scrapbooker for Hire Read More »

Swimmable Mermaid Tails

Etsy: These stunningly realistic looking Mermaid Tails were inspired by my 3 daughters and their love of all things Mermaid! They are created to fit your unique size and include a comfortable, durable and sturdy custom made mono-fin. They are made to SWIM IN as the material used is top of the line swim fabric.

Swimmable Mermaid Tails Read More »

Niche Biz: Oil Patch Tours

Grand Forks Herald: For people who drive through North Dakota’s oil country and wonder what the heck they’re looking at, a new tour will erase some of the mystery. The Bakken Field Tours, which launch in July, will give people a chance to take an 11-hour bus tour through the Oil Patch that features an

Niche Biz: Oil Patch Tours Read More »