DesignTAXI.com: Called the ‘A011 Peak Shift’, the vending machine cools products only during the night instead of the daytime—to take advantage of the surplus power capacity at night. The machine is also made with airtight doors and insulation materials, to prevent cold air from escaping and reduce the impact of outside temperature. Currently, the machines […]
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Oman Daily Observer: Internet entrepreneur Thao Phuong earns twice as much money each month selling tropical fruit online to Hanoi housewives as she does from her day job working at a local post office. The 28-year-old buys fruit such as pomelo, oranges and durian direct from farmers, markets it in Vietnamese-language online forums, and delivers
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Manufacturing.net: Small but growing numbers of Japanese entrepreneurs are jumping into the startup scene in northern California, particularly since the earthquake and tsunami last March. They include Naoki Shibata, who took the plunge by giving up the sort of life many Japanese in past decades spent their lives trying to attain. Only 30, Shibata had
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AllAfrica.com: “Capital is a key ingredient and major handicap to entrepreneurship ventures. Government’s recent downward economic growth revision has also exacerbated the situation as funding constraints continue to prevail,” said Jongwe. “The solution lies in government facilitation of entrepreneurship ventures through Sedco (Small Enterprise Development Corporation), which can underwrite risk associated with entrepreneurship.” Jongwe said
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The new show may not feature Donald Trump, but it does seem to take a few cues from his American show, The Apprentice, reports Arabian Business. Titled ‘The Entrepreneur’, the show is likely to begin in the third quarter of 2012. “It welcomes a new genre of entrepreneurs: people who have ideas that are impactful
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The National: A year ago, Badour Al Massabi and Hend Al Nuaimi would have been at a loss to describe what, exactly, an entrepreneur does. Now they are not only preparing to open their own businesses, but they also hold events to educate other female students at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi. “We are empowering
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The following is a guest post by Christian Arno. Running a small business is tough. For some, the thought of selling abroad is even more daunting, but the truth is you could be missing out on a valuable market. As technology has improved, so too has the number of internet users, particularly those who have
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