A 7-year-old entrepreneur named Julie Murphy set up her lemonade stand at the monthly art fair in Northeast Portland. Julie had become enamored with the idea of having a stand after watching an episode of cartoon pig Olivia running one, said her mother, Maria Fife. The two live in Oregon City, but Fife knew her […]
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Springwise: Shaving knowledge and technique is not instinctive, all men need to learn the art and unfortunately many learn it badly”. A passionate statement from London-based grooming shop Geo F. Trumper, which now offers classes on how to shave properly. Customer demand led to the introduction of the one-to-one sessions, in which a barber shows
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SF Gate: There aren’t many legal ways to make $1,000 in one night. But Skillshare, a startup that lets any person teach a class and charge students for tickets, says 15% of its instructors have made that much money. SkillShare is a New York startup with a lofty goal. It wants to turn every address
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Fran Rebello created the Yacker Tracker to give teachers a way to quiet their students without having to raise their voices. According to KRCR-TV, the device sounds a siren and flashes a red light whenever noise goes above a preset level, but teachers aren’t the only ones taking notice. The Yacker Tracker has been put
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Sure, you love video games, but how’d you like a chance to make them? According to AppScout.com, training site GameSpark has launched a new online program that lets video game fans make their own games at home. The program features video tutorials and game-ready resources, letting anyone quickly create decent-looking games. The site currently has
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Imagine if you could pick up Braille just by playing with a ball. Fast Company reports that a new conceptual toy by recent Pratt grad Danielle Pecora is designed precisely for that. Be-B is a ball that helps kids, blind or not, learn Braille through touch and sound. Looking a bit like a stiff Koosh
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Cameron Herold, the Backpocket COO, explains why we should encourage kids to be entrepreneurs. via HolyKaw
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The first video starts out with an unsteady shot of Manjula Jain in her Rancho Bernardo kitchen. Alex Jain, her husband and the man behind the camera, says “Go.” Manjula began explaining her recipe for gulab jamun, an Indian dessert of fried dough balls in syrup, and Alex uploaded it on YouTube. He wanted to
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In a world where everyone seems to be connected to a computer, there is a licensing opportunity that brings together computer technology with education for children all into one place, Imagine Tomorrow. Not only does each class teach young children the basics on how to use a computer but they also teach other technology concepts,
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For years, copywriter Allison Nazarian watched potential clients pass her by. Again and again, she heard from business owners who needed copywriting services, but who didn’t have the money or inclination to hire someone to provide them, according to a story at Entrepreneur. Then, about three years ago, she figured out a way to get
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