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Young Lad’s Bracelet Biz

Online Athens: In most ways, Wesley Williamson, who turns 11 today, is like many boys his age. He is learning to play guitar and plays in a band with friends. He also likes playing baseball, bouncing on a trampoline and hanging out with friends. But in one significant way, Wesley is quite different from most […]

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Flower Pots from Manure

A herd of dairy farmers were having dinner one evening when someone wondered aloud if there wasn’t something that they could do with all of the bovine excrement. In jest, someone else asked, “Can’t you guys make a flowerpot or something with the stuff?” Those were fateful words for brothers Ben and Matthew Freund, second-generation

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Dog Parking Bays

The IKEA Köln-Am Butzweilerhof branch has introduced dog parking bays at the outlet, which enable dogs to be safely left outside while their owners shop. Springwise.com: Animal lovers have already benefitted from pet-friendly businesses – such as the Hotel Monaco in Oregon, for example – which mean their four-legged friends do not have to be

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Mobile Niche Biz: Fashion

CNBC: The first time the brakes went out in her trailer/store, Joey Wolffer ran a stoplight and worried what would happen to her high-end accessories inside. Two years later, she has a close relationship with a mechanic, knows the best spot to park in New York’s Meatpacking district and has a devoted summer following in

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Safer Night Rides

DesignTaxi.com: For those of you who find it too troublesome to paint your own bicycles, Pure Fix Cycles has designed a bicycle which glows in the dark to ensure your safety during night rides. Called ‘The Kilo’, Pure Fix Cycles claims that it is the very first glow-in-the-dark bicycle—with highly reflective, glow-in-the-dark-paint that requires just

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A Mobile Fashion Boutique

Stillwater Gazette: David and Teresa Grim have brought a coastal craze to Stillwater with their shop The Fashion Mobile. The new business by the Grims, who formerly owned Doozie Chic Boutique in downtown Stillwater, is aimed at making fashion fun and bringing friends together for an evening. The Grims began their new business just over

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