Bumper Dumper Patent awarded: 2000 It’s a toilet seat that connects to a trailer hitch. You’re gonna be moving your truck a lot. Neck Pack Patent awarded: 2005 Traveling with many items, such as a telephone, pen or pencil, coins, cigarettes, etc., can be very cumbersome, particularly when all of the items need to be […]
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Unique products to inspire and amuse. Shoe Earrings The latest way to embellish your sneaks is with shoe earrings, a pair of faux diamond earrings which are meant to be worn in the top lace hole. A TV in your sunglasses A combination of mirrors, innovative see-through video displays, digital controls and good old-fashioned tinted
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photo credit: John Kratz I came across a very fun article on The Franchise King Blog about the top franchise to buy for the month of May. I couldn’t believe it when I read the top franchise is a mobile photography business called Grins2Go! It’s the only traveling photography company to the best of their knowledge.
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Entrepreneur: 1. Google themselves. 2. Pantomime handing their business card to Donald Trump (without staring at his hair). 3. Photoshop pictures of themselves into the cover of Riches magazine. 4. Take quiet satisfaction in finding spelling errors on competitors’ websites. 5. Practice the speech they’ll deliver before ringing the opening bell on Wall Street. 6.
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photo credit: said&done We have all been there with a customer at some point, that point where you know there is something they want to say in terms of their needs, wants, etc but they just wont spit it out. You know it’s there, but you can’t pull it out of them. Below are some
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Springwise: There’s no doubt the internet has transformed the way people communicate; what’s less clear is that people are willing to let the old methods disappear. We’ve already seen companies that transform emails into paper letters; now, an Australian contender has resurrected none other than the classic telegram. Focusing on the role telegrams have long
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The Providence Journal: After endless trolling through career Web sites such as Monster.com and never connecting with a human, Charlene Helm snapped. “Every day was a constant battle,” said Helm, a 2008 graduate of Appalachian State University. “I was so frustrated I just typed in ‘I need a job.’ ” And there at the top
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Editor’s Note: Why did I include this post? What does it have to do with business opportunities? It’s a perfect example of creating a business out of an unusual skill. This “artist” could follow the BBQ rib festival circuit and put on shows at each festival. He could get sponsorship ($$$) and free “paint” from
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Freakonomics: It’s next to impossible to find an economist who will support a gas tax holiday, but cutting the gas tax altogether is an option in Budget Hero, a surprisingly entertaining online game that puts you in charge of balancing the federal budget. Based on budget models from the Congressional Budget Office, Budget Hero starts
