BizBox: You can’t compete with your big competitor on price, selection, or corporate brand recognition, so don’t try. Instead, focus on the things that make you different from the Walmarts of the world. 1. Specialize. 2. Customize. 3. Reach out to the community. 4. Use your name. 5. Get things no one else can. 6. […]
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Daily Dose: Batman and Ironman both saw some wild profits for their name this year, but nobody thinks to ask them for business advice. And it’s a damn shame. In fact, the actual men, Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark, are two of the world’s most famous business figureheads. I think we should consider them to
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Inventor’s Digest: A Wilmington, N.C., inventor who came up with “the Holy Grail of sustainable agriculture” has received a $100,000 prize from a nonprofit seeking to encourage seniors and baby boomers to take up “encore careers” in public service. Civic Ventures, a San Francisco-based think tank focused on boomers, work and social purpose, announced that
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Kentucky.com: Everyone is talking about the tough times that have hit our economy. For small business owners, tough times have been here for awhile. The credit crunch is just the latest assault on the mom-and-pop shops that make up the backbone of our economy. To see what is happening to small business, just take a
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The Suffolk Journal: The New Product Innovation Competition, an annual competition open to all Suffolk students, had its third annual award ceremony at the Law School. The competition was established in 2006 by Professor Sushil Bhatia of the Sawyer Business School. First place was awarded to Marrinder Singh, Karen Lassko, Maria Brown, and Rick Baker
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TIME: From a genetic testing service to an invisibility cloak to an ingenious public bike system to the world’s first moving skyscraper – TIME’s picks for the top innovations of 2008. The Global Seed Vault Superman had it right: if you want to keep something safe, build a mountain fortress above the Arctic Circle. That’s
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TIME: From a genetic testing service to an invisibility cloak to an ingenious public bike system to the world’s first moving skyscraper – TIME’s picks for the top innovations of 2008. Yesterday, we looked at a couple of innovations. Today, three more. Made-in-Transit Packaging Most fresh food comes with a “best before” date, but Amsterdam-based
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CNet News: Time Magazine has named 23andMe, one of the first consumer genetic testing services, its 2008 Best Invention of the Year. 23andMe, named for the 23 chromosome pairs every human has, set itself apart from other DNA-testing services, because “it does the best job of making them accessible and affordable,” according to Time. The
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Quad-City Times: Sam Hipple and Matt Moran are getting a head start in the classroom – and in the business world. Both are seventh graders at Sudlow Intermediate School in Davenport. Both are in the Talented and Gifted, or TAG, program. Both also are taking eighth-grade math and science in addition to being active in
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AppScout: If you’ve ever thought that you could do news better than the large media companies or had an idea to revolutionize the way people receive and consume information, the James L. Knight Foundation is looking for you. The foundation is hosting the Knight News Challenge and is inviting anyone and everyone with an innovative
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