TIME: From a genetic testing service to an invisibility cloak to an ingenious public bike system to the world’s first moving skyscraper – TIME’s picks for the top innovations of 2008. Yesterday, we talked about the number one choice. Today, we’ll look at a couple of other innovations. Montreal’s Public Bike System When lots of […]
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Fortune Small Business: Sam Collora didn’t set out to become a pee farmer. Collora was working as a plant manager at a steel manufacturing facility and running a taxidermy business on the side. One day his wife, Judi, bought him some deer to use as live models. Owning deer is like keeping two rabbits in
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The Modesto Bee: Characteristics of a successful entrepreneur GUTS— You must have the guts and dedication to be completely devoted to your goal. BRAINS — You should have a working knowledge about the business you plan to start before you start it. CAPITAL — Starting any business requires money of your own plus sufficient funds
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bnd.com: Nan Holloway discovered the inspiration for her business during a moment of exasperation. While on vacation in Hawaii with her husband, Chris, Holloway found herself digging constantly through her handbag, trying to locate her cell phone, travel documents or mints. “I’d hear the cell phone ring, and I couldn’t find it,” she says. Frustrated,
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The Star.com: Paul Kind has won a few muffins and maybe a couple of cups of coffee in the annual Tim Hortons Roll Up the Rim to Win contest. Like everybody. But the true winnings, he says, have come from how the game is played. “The rims are very hard to roll up, and I
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1888pressrelease: Lois Whittaker is one mother who realizes how important it is for mothers to help support each other. To this effort, she has invented the Cushie Pushie Breast Support Pillow for Nursing Moms. The breastfeeding pillow was designed to help support a woman’s breast for easier breastfeeding. Now, Lois is looking for other mothers
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PR Web: Elena Potoupa, owner of Wow-Coupons.com, was named a Finalist in The 5th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the “Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees” category. A native of Minsk, Belarus, Elena Potoupa earned two degrees by the age of 20, a B.S. in Physics and a
PR-Inside: Felisha Hobbs, a single mother of four, defeats bout with depression and found her calling, bringing smiles to the faces of others by starting her own online gift basket business, GiftBasketsMade2Perfection.com that provides truly unique custom-made gift baskets with style and pizzazz leaving lasting impressions long after its contents are gone. Overcoming a twelve
seattlepi.com: The stock market has plummeted and the economy is slipping, but one of Seattle’s newest children’s shops is positioned to survive the economic storm. Last weekend, Buggy celebrated its first anniversary as a retail hybrid, a children’s boutique on Beacon Hill that sells new and gently used clothes — from new T-shirts for urban
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The Columbia Daily Tribune: Jim Ries sits on the floor with his laptop and watches his 10-year-old daughter’s dance class rehearse. That is, he watches when he’s not working. Between applauding leaps and offering encouraging smiles, Jim responds to e-mails, drafts technical documentation and programs software applications. It’s both the joy and the bane of
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