OCRegister: Entrepreneurs between the ages of 14 and 27 are eligible for a business plan competition with a $1,000 first prize, sponsored the Rancho Santiago Community College District. The competition is part of the Youth Entrepreneurship Program, an economic development effort of the district. To qualify for the competition, young entrepreneurs must attend business seminars […]
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Brisbane Times (blog): With the Olympics just around the corner, there is no doubt that the competitive nature of Australian athletes will be on show. But this isn’t the only arena where our competitive spirit shines through on a global level. It’s also alive and well among Australian entrepreneurs. Maybe it’s our geographic isolation that
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‎ MarketWatch: Seal Shield LLC today announced delivery of the world’s first iPad waterproofing solution for healthcare. SEAL SHIELDS(TM) are form-fitting, polyurethane covers that make iPhones and iPads 100% waterproof, washable and disinfectable. SEAL SHIELDS(TM) have been developed for the healthcare market to help reduce the spread of infections. Touch screen devices are increasingly prevalent
Houston Chronicle: Simon Griffiths, an Australian entrepreneur and a co-founder of Who Gives a Crap toilet paper is not getting off the toilet until he raises $50,000 to fill his warehouse with the first supply of his unique toilet paper. Griffiths along with fellow co-founder Jehan Ratnatunga and freelance product designer Danny Alexander have crafted
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GreenBiz.com/blog: Consumers are beginning to express their desire for more sustainable products. But by and large, those products are not making themselves easy to love. Lance Hosey, who keynoted at the recent Sustainable Brands conference, believes there’s still a fundamental disconnect between form and function in green product design. Simply put, products that are more
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According to CNET Asia, Google has decided to shut down a few off their services. Did you ever use any of these? iGoogle. This customizable home page for the Web was launched in 2005. It’s a combination of RSS reader and widget platform, and Google says the need for it “has eroded over time,” given
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MarkLives.com: In the entrance hall to the offices of Yuppiechef, the online retailer of high-end kitchen goods, are emblazoned the names of its first two hundred customers. It took the company, founded by Andrew Smith and Shane Dryden in late 2006, a year to reach that number, but today the business ships between 100 and
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DigitalBuzzBlog.com: Here’s a fun app idea from Guaraná Antarctica, who recently launched the Ex-Lover Blocker app for iPhone, which gives friends the tools they need to help their heartbroken mate get over an ex-girlfriend/boyfriend. The app, created by DDB Brazil, blocks the ex’s phone number so that the heartbroken mate can’t call their ex, if
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‎ BusinessDay: As funding still poses major challenges to small businesses, the women’s business network of the Nigeria’ Employers Consultative Association (NECA), through its Cooperative and Multipurpose Society Limited (CMSL), now gives loans to members for business expansion. The network, called NECA Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW), launched its CMSL last year because accessing loans
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Some businesses rise, and some — like RIM — hit a downward spiral they may never survive, according to CNN Money. RIM reported three pieces of awful news Thursday: 5,000 layoffs, a giant quarterly loss and — worst of all — another delay to its next BlackBerry system. Shares plunged 18% Friday on the news.
