Struggling with hearing loss since she was a baby, Karen Wildman (left) knew a lot about drying out hearing aids from sweat, rain and other moisture. But when she realized she could apply her drying technique to other small electronics and started saving her children’s and friends’ gadgets, she knew she was on to a […]
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Print-on-demand technologies have made it possible for anyone to create and sell goods over the Internet with little or no up-front costs. Josh Catone over at Mashable.com has put together a list of places to make money creating your own products. CafePress is one of the oldest print-on-demand services online and they offer one of
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San Francisco Chronicle: Steve Carell’s 8-year-old daughter is learning how to profit from her dad’s celebrity status by selling lemonade to paparazzi lurking around their Los Angeles home. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Carell admits he had low expectations for little Annie’s business venture, and he was shocked when his daughter came back with
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Star Tribune: By her own admission, Lindsey Valentini’s headlong flight into the gourmet tea business did not initially promise a very smooth landing. She had no idea how to create a marketable tea blend, Valentini said, noting that the results of experiments with various blends in her kitchen “weren’t nearly good enough.” Once she’d cleared
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Crain’s Detroit Business: Heather Carmona has a pretty busy life. As director of the Woodward Avenue Action Association, she’s constantly working to bring new resources and tools to the Woodward Corridor. But she’s also a new mom, and if that weren’t enough, she’s a “green” entrepreneur. Carmona launched Pure Alternatives about two years ago. An
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Not everyone is a fan of family-friendly workplaces. About 20% of employees surveyed by staffing firm Adedco, grumbled that they often pick up the slack for co-workers juggling children and career. Add some wit to that resentment and you get TheOfficeKid.com, which offers childless workers who want to duck out early a visible excuse of
Gig Harbor Life: Joe Hayes is something of a boy wonder. The 12-year-old, who’s just begun sixth grade at Goodman Middle School, makes body lotions, soaps and candles that he sells at the Gig Harbor Farmers Market and online under the business name Eau du Joe Bodyworks. He’s been doing it since he was 8.
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The Dallas Morning News: Farmers markets are more than great places to find farm-fresh fruits, vegetables and meats. They’re also perfect spots to buy direct from artisan producers, little guys making everything from cheese to chocolates. It’s not too late in the season to discover three bakeries — Tough Cookie Bakery, Wackym’s Kitchen and Kessler
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The Washington Post: Washington is about to be Dan Browned. The inciting incident is the release of “The Lost Symbol,” the third installment of Brown’s mondo-selling adventure zeitgeist, sequel to “Angels & Demons” and “The Da Vinci Code.” In “The Lost Symbol,” Langdon is back again, this time racing through Washington. What exactly he’ll be
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Inc.: Meet the next generation of entrepreneurs! This year’s contest winners proved that they have what it takes to run a successful business, from hours spent peddling lemonade on the beaches of New Hampshire to the elaborate details that went into constructing their lemonade stands.
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