Someone, somewhere, is going to steal your business idea, so don’t sit on it. A reader asked via #askDane on Twitter: Hi Dane. I sell [some stuff]. I’ve been thinking about writing an ebook describing exactly what I’m doing and selling it to people who might want to start a similar business (just like you’re […]
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CoolBusinessIdeas.com: In Canada, MyLawBid saves people time and money when searching for a lawyer by having lawyers compete for their business. It also saves lawyers time and money by having prospective clients come directly to them. Individuals and small businesses can find a lawyer in three simple steps: 1) Individuals and small businesses anonymously fill
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1859 – British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal. 1901 – New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates. 1938 – U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law. 1939 – DC Comics publishes its second
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The WSJ has up a great article describing the current state of affairs in the quest for the world’s hottest pepper: The undisputed king of the hot sauce world though is Blair Lazar, a New Jersey entrepreneur who achieved a Guinness record of 16 million Scovilles—the scientific maximum. He required customers to sign a waiver
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Laura Hamrick, the creator on the OnTray, a clip-on shopping cart tray, took a few moments recently to speak with our special correspondent Lisa Di Clemente. Laura, tell us about the creative process for developing the OnTray. What inspired you, and what was the development process? I was in the grocery store two Novembers ago
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RocksBox is $15 per month “Netflix” for jewelry. How it works: Signup on the site, and complete a profile describing the kinds of jewelry you like. Every month RocksBox will send you a hand curated collection of three pieces of jewelry worth on average about $200. Wear your jewelry for a month. If you like
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Every company you see today will be quick to advertise their Facebook page or their new hashtag. It is often perceived as ‘cheap’ or ‘tacky’ but the truth of the matter is that these tactics work and work well. Don’t be afraid to jump into the fray and talk to your customers and then watch
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On this day in 1843 Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol went on sale. Dickens was not the first author to celebrate the Christmas season in literature, but it was he who superimposed his secular vision of the holiday upon the public. The forces that impelled Dickens to create a powerful, impressive and enduring tale were
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If you are like many people in the US, you are probably sick of seeing junk mail stacked up inside your mailbox. For many people, it just means taking an extra trip the the garbage can to throw it all away. However, a unique service has popped up to help you stop the junk before
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Seattle Times: Like many brides and bridegrooms, Katie Mercurio and Jeremy Geddis had specific ideas about their wedding. No pink. Lots of lavender. Traditional Seattle food and ingredients. And rock-poster invitations. For that, they turned to Seattle-based designer Matt Terich, who makes wedding-poster invitations, on top of his poster work for bands and his day
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