Techcrunch: YourMechanic, a peer-to-peer car repair marketplace that enables mechanics to fix users’ cars at their home or office, launched at TechCrunch Disrupt SF today. It claims it will lower costs 30-50% from shops and dealers, offering an “Uber-like experience” where the mechanic visits you to service your car. YourMechanic offers mechanic profiles, reviews from […]
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YorkRegion: Adam Pauze is one of those people. Two years ago, after taking a chunk out of his arm while trying to cut drywall, he came up with the plans for an all-in-one tool that includes a utility knife, measuring tape and pencil. “Anyone who has cut drywall before knows that you can easily cut
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Bike Fixtation is a self-service kiosks bicycle repair kiosk. The vending machines offer tubes, patch kits, use of adjustment tools and even access to a pump to fill up your tires. Each self-service Bike Fixtation kiosk features: Universal bike mounting system for on-site repairs Aircraft cable tethered bicycle repair tools Self-contained tire-inflation system compatible with
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How do you start a car repair business for $15? One Pakistani entrepreneur figured out how: The business model of SK Motor Syndicate (SKMS) is simple. Be it car maintenance, repair work, inspection, trading, interior fabrication, exterior add-ons or CNG installation, SKMS claims to be a one-stop shop that acts as a value-adding intermediary between
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Techcrunch: YourMechanic, a peer-to-peer car repair marketplace that enables mechanics to fix users’ cars at their home or office, launched at TechCrunch Disrupt SF today. It claims it will lower costs 30-50% from shops and dealers, offering an “Uber-like experience†where the mechanic visits you to service your car. YourMechanic offers mechanic profiles, reviews from
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Jo Meacham is a people-person, while her husband prefers to keep to himself. This opposites attract appearance not only works for relationships, but it has helped make their business, Urban Kitchens, a success. According to NewsOK, it all started in 1999. “We decided to focus on kitchens, because that allows us to offer the best
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Back in October, we told you about Daniel Vitiello, a 19-year-old Texas Tech sophomore, who taught himself to fix Apple’s 3G, 3GS and 4 iPhones and fixes dozens of them from his parent’s dining room. “I don’t really like having a typical job, and so I needed an idea to make money,” said Vitiello. His
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What do you do when your iMac needs repairs but it is past its warranty date? If you’re in the Tampa area then you can take your computer to the Mac Genius, Steve Bush, reports Tampa Bay Online. “We fix Macs, that’s what we do,” said Steve Bush, Owner of Screwbox Solutions in downtown Tampa.
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Last year, women purchased 728.8 million pairs of shoes in the U.S., and men purchased 327.4 million pairs, according to market research company NPD Group. Even with all that footwear out there, shoe-repair shops are becoming increasingly rare. The Wall Street Journal reports that stepping up are a number of online cobblers, who accept and
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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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