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Behind Coors’ color-changing beer cans

Admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:12:30 +0000

strong>An ink-stained entrepreneur revamps beer labels and CD cases. As an undergraduate at Cornell University, Lyle Small annoyed his housemates by spending days on end painting their Ping-Pong table in rainbow shades of ink. He brewed chemicals to create inks that changed hue when exposed to light and heat. “I got obsessed,” says...

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The Bar Code Is Taking a Leap Forward

Admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:31:22 +0000

ook closely at recent supermarket coupons, and you may see some new markings on them near the traditional bar code: sets of neat black bars stacked in two rows. The new symbols, called GS1 DataBars, can store more data than traditional bar codes, promising new ways for stores to monitor inventory and for customers to save [...] The Bar Code Is...

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Collapsable Milk Jug Makes Milk Last Longer

Admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:11:24 +0000

A young designer solves the eternal problem of making the milk last as long as you need it. The James Dyson Awards, a sprawling event that garners thousands of entries from design students the world over, is a pretty phenomenal wellspring of ideas–the short list runs into the hundreds. Treehugger points us to one [...] Collapsable Milk Jug...

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11-year-old entrepreneur uses his business skills in Shallowater

Admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:02:52 +0000

his is a very inspiring story and exactly the kind of things that a parent can do to encourage entrepreneurial thinking and mindset in young children. Eleven-year-old Levi Stinson is Shallowater’s youngest entrepreneur. He sells flavored ice treats in the summer, and he works just about every day from noon until 4 p.m. His business is...

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What it takes to make money, growing mushrooms

Admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:02:09 +0000

The shiitake mushroom wasn’t grown in the U.S. until the late 1970’s. Before that they were imported as dehydrated mushrooms from China. But we found out some people in the Chippewa Valley are now making money, by growing their own shiitake mushrooms. Deidra Barrickman has been growing the full flavored mushroom for 12 years on a...

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New Entrepreneurial Culture Taking Hold in New Orleans

Admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:45:04 +0000

IRVINE, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ — With thousands of new jobs and tens of millions invested in business development in New Orleans, Entrepreneur takes a first-hand look at the city’s emerging entrepreneurial culture. The August issue’s coverage finds New Orleans to be another example of how entrepreneurship remains essential...

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Five things for employers to consider when hiring students

Admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:33:27 +0000

At this time of year, no doubt a large portion of employers will have a pit in their stomachs, knowing they may well have to take on a bunch of new graduates, who swagger around thinking they are God’s gift to their subject whilst thinking they have the relevant life experience to support themselves financially, [...] Five things for employers to...

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How to use Facebook if your company blocks it at work

Admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:26:18 +0000

I chose to post this because you might find it useful in reducing unproductive employees time at your own business. For frequent users of social networking sites, finding a FaceBook unblock services can be truly valuable. The growth of the internet has lead many companies and schools to install internet filtering software that can prevent many...

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Free AK-47 for every pick-up truck

Admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:33:15 +0000

Max Motors, a Missouri, car dealer, is offering a voucher for a free AK-47 for every pick-up truck bought in August. Auto sales have been absolutely clobbered–down 28% year over year–so the government, dealers, and auto makers are coming up with all sorts of inventive ways to attract business. Mark Muller, owner of Max Motors, said the...

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A Flash PDF Viewer for Reading PDF Files without Acrobat

Admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:17:23 +0000

Ever had a problem showing a PDF file too big for emails or slow internet connection? Make it into a Flash movie format which has smaller file size and can be viewed anywhere. Like Scibd and SlideShare, PDFMeNot is an online PDF to Flash converter that will instantly convert any Adobe PDF document into a Macromedia [...] A Flash PDF Viewer for...

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Grab Your Local Listing in Bing

Admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:17:07 +0000

p>Last week, Microsoft unleashed its brand new search engine onto the market. It’s called Bing and, contrary to what the name suggests, you do have to take it seriously. Even if you’re not planning to give up your Google search habit, you’ll still want to familiarize yourself with Bing to understand how you can help [...] Grab Your Local Listing...

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China suicide puts spotlight on secretive Apple culture

Admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:10:25 +0000

a href=”http://www.apple.com” target=”_blank”>Apple Inc said it was awaiting results from an investigation into the death of a worker in China, after media reports said the man killed himself on learning he was suspected of leaking company secrets. The case puts the spotlight on Apple, whose public face as maker of the...

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Stealth Starbucks: Seattle-based coffee giant opening neighborhood shops in disguise

Admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:05:35 +0000

How’s this a good idea? You will still be selling the exact same things that caused customers go somewhere else in the first place. A Seattle outlet of the 16,000-store coffee behemoth is being rebranded without visible Starbucks identifiers, as 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea. Two other stores in Starbucks’ native Seattle will follow...

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Package tracking via Twitter

Admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:49:34 +0000

Not only can consumers use Twitter to track their favourite taco truck, file civic complaints and apply for jobs, but they can now track their packages as well thanks to a new application from North Carolina-based Signal Engine. Users with packages to track begin by following PackageTrack on Twitter (@packagetrack), causing the free application to...

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Stores offering discounts based on location

Admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:42:04 +0000

Banana Republic, Wal-Mart and Home Depot are among the retailers that are localizing their sale prices to appeal to the demographics of a store’s location. It’s a deliberate move to tailor prices to fit local demand and inventory — right down to the individual store level, according to the Wall Street Journal. For companies like San...

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15 Top Office and Home-Based Jobs for Seniors

Admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:38:26 +0000

p>Anyone looking for work knows the job market is tough and likely to stay that way for a long time. To help retirement-age job seekers, RetirementJobs.com has put together what it says is a carefully developed list of attractive positions outside the home and for those seeking at-home jobs. Here are the 15 best job opportunities [...] 15 Top...

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10 States With Housing Jobs on the Way

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:24:00 +0000

p>That is how much the Obama Administration has distributed to 25 states under a new program designed to jumpstart the stalled construction of rental housing developments around the country. The government hopes the program, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, will create thousands of jobs for contractors, engineers,...

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Identify your intellectual property

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:23:24 +0000

Just as you thought (before reading this article) that cyberspace was the wild, new frontier, there are plenty of others operating under that same misunderstanding. What’s your intellectual property–specifically, your copyrights and trademarks–and can you protect them? First, are you using other companies’ trademarks?...

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What Really Generates Referrals

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:10:40 +0000

uilding a foundation that automatically generates referral momentum is not done through external actions – like some many things in life, you do it from the inside out. Plain and simple the most widely referred business are purely more referable. Make people look good Keeps promises Creates an experience Educates, instead of selling Adds value...

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Next Time Your Restaurant Service Sucks, Try This

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:02:58 +0000

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One Company Exists Just To Market Your Golf Inventions

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:01:17 +0000

You want to know how many golf inventors there are? Just find out how many golfers there are, and you’ll have the answer. One company just opened its door to all those inventors. Fairways International LLC is a licensing and distribution company that will sign all the right documents to insure that your invention [...] One Company Exists...

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A Start-up Takes on Wal-Mart

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:54:26 +0000

Recently-launched Alice.com is Brian Wiegand’s fourth Internet start-up, but the first to take on the consumer-packaged goods industry. Brian Wiegand is no stranger to start-ups. His first business, BizFilings, launched in 1996 from his basement and later sold for $15 million to a public company. He and business partner Mark McGuire went on...

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Start Up Competition in Silicon Valley

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:13:04 +0000

You might call it the “American Idol” competition of the entrepreneur set, as young inventors from all over the world are competing at Cisco in Santa Clara. It’s called the Global Business Plan Competition, and it’s co-sponsored by Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Sixteen teams of university students from throughout the world are competing for $250,000...

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Bee all you can bee

Admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:09:01 +0000

Young entrepreneurs ditch the cubicle for a whole new take on office space Bee all you can bee is a post from: Top Business Opportunities Bee all you can bee is a post from: Top Business Opportunities

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Amazing “Hibi no neiro” video

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:42:43 +0000

The video was shot for Sour’s Hibi no Neiro (Tone of everyday) from their first mini album Water Flavor EP. The cast were selected from the actual Sour fan base, from many countries around the world. Each person and scene was filmed purely with a webcam. Amazing “Hibi no neiro” video is a post from: Top [...] Amazing “Hibi no...

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A Dozen Don’ts for Entrepreneurs

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:31:18 +0000

Most advice to entrepreneurs focuses on what they should do: build a great product, assemble a great team, provide great service. All are “duhisms.” Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs don’t realize that there are things they should specifically avoid doing too. These are also duhisms, but somehow no one ever talks about them. Here is my list...

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I Just Made $250K From App Store In Two Months

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:15:43 +0000

Steve Demeter developed the iPhone puzzle game Trism as a side project, but now he’s quitting his day job. Why? Because he says he’s generated $250,000 in profits since he started selling the $4.99 game on iTunes this summer. That’s after Apple (AAPL) has taken its 30% cut of total sales, and after subtracting his [...] I Just...

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Inventors seek pot of gold through TeleBrands

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:09:15 +0000

You’ve probably never heard of Rachel Taylor. But it won’t be long before you can turn on the TV and hear hard-sell pitches — again and again — to buy the one-size-fits-all hair clip she invented. Taylor is a rare winner in a world of inventors bedeviled by losers. She recently earned a much-sought-after chance to [...] Inventors seek...

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Smart small business tips for success

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:53:59 +0000

Creativity is the key to keeping a small business flourishing in tight economic times. And while creativity will make your business grow stronger, there are also other free tools and opportunities small businesses should use to their advantage. Make your small business appear big. You might not have a huge warehouse or more than a dozen employees,...

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Mom entrepreneurs conceive, give birth to some fascinating businesses

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:36:51 +0000

Who would have ever thought that making a plaster cast of an expectant mother’s belly could be turned into a work of art, let alone a business? Original Belly Works was born out of a desire to make my own contribution to the family budget while being a stay-at-home mom. I also wanted to create something [...] Mom entrepreneurs conceive, give birth...

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Hiring The Right Person

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:31:43 +0000

Hiring is more of a headache than ever, so say many companies who receive HR services from my firm. This might come as a surprise considering that there’s no longer an overheated talent market in which companies desperately compete for top talent. But instead, business owners are facing a down economy in which scores of [...] Hiring The Right...

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Quit Using Email to Train Your Leads to Ignore You

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:44:22 +0000

We all get email marketing messages. The ones that really irritate me are the offers that get sent repeatedly with the exact same messaging. If it doesn’t catch my eye the first time, why would they think I want to see the same thing 5 more times in two days? At this point, I unsubscribe. [...] Quit Using Email to Train Your Leads to Ignore...

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Love Your Product and Live Longer

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:44:05 +0000

Daniel Carasso, former head and still honorary chairman of Groupe Danone, died peacefully in his Paris home in May at the ripe old age of 103. This longevity is a tribute to a lifetime of yogurt. The story began in Spain. Carasso’s father, Isaac, a physician, migrated from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Barcelona and started a business [...] Love...

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Innovative Ways to Reel in Cash

Admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:12:18 +0000

As the credit crunch makes raising financing more difficult, small business owners are finding innovative ways to reel in extra cash. Just ask day-spa owner Eva Sztupka-Kerschbaumer, who says she recently raised $30,000 in a single day. Her Pittsburgh,-Pa. spa, ESSpa Kozmetika Organic SkinCare, needed a quick cash infusion when a $12,000...

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Free car charging at new, green(er) McDonald’s

Admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:55:14 +0000

The new restaurant in Cary—opening this week—will be North Carolina’s first “green” McDonald’s, and it aims to become gold-certified under the LEED standard. Both the interior and exterior of the restaurant have been designed with sustainability in mind. More than 95 percent of the wood used in construction, for example,...

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