Brian Wynn loves surfing so much that he learned the fine art of building his own boards. Now he runs Surfboards by Brian Wynn in Egg Harbor Township. Bill Stage’s office life was in and around New York, at CBS and MSNBC, among other TV networks. But he could never spend enough time on the […]
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The Monitor: Eugene Fernandez calls his ice cream “homemade,” but that’s not quite accurate – “cone made” is more like it. That’s because he manufactures his product – from his own recipes and with ingredients such as fresh mangoes, Mexican vanilla, hand-shelled pistachios and real coconut milk – inside a giant ice cream cone at
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Patrick Grant never realized that a discarded copy of the Financial Times would change his life. However, that is exactly what it did. He was an MBA student, eating his lunch alone at University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. While he sat there munching, he was drawn to an ad in the “Businesses for Sale”
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A reader wrote: Who said “Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door?” Is it true? The phrase is usually attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. The phrase is actually a misquotation of his statement that, “If a man has good corn or wood, or boards, or pigs, to sell,
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It is relatively safe to say that many people do not have a natural talent for gardening. However, Sue Goetz does. Like many entrepreneurs before her, Sue took advantage of her talent and found a way to make money through it. According to Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, she is a garden designer, coach, garden writer,
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A 7-year-old entrepreneur named Julie Murphy set up her lemonade stand at the monthly art fair in Northeast Portland. Julie had become enamored with the idea of having a stand after watching an episode of cartoon pig Olivia running one, said her mother, Maria Fife. The two live in Oregon City, but Fife knew her
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When the ground begins to shake, George Dickson gets the call. It was from Japan this week. As the CEO of Seismic Warning Systems, he is in a unique position. Whenever a big quake hits, his company is thrust into the spotlight, reports The Christian Science Monitor. The QuakeGuard system on which SWS was founded
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When we hear the word “entrepreneur,” we tend to conjure up images of tech magnates or other computer-based startup business owners. However, the process of small business ownership goes back much farther, with roots stemming as far back as the Middle Ages! To see how the field of entrepreneurship has changed throughout history – as
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Suzy Salwa Phillips got her beginning in war-torn Lebanon. She spent a lot of time cooking in shelters and learning from her mom. When she moved to the United States in 1989, she used those skills to her advantage and began working in the restaurant industry. Already working two cooking jobs, Suzy has a dream.
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