Small Business Articles
Inventor Converts Air Into Fresh Water
KSAT.com: The heart of his invention is Sears Kenmore 70-pint dehumidifier. Condensed water is further purified and sterilized with filters and ultraviolet light. It takes about three days to make 40 gallons of ultra-pure water that are stored in a food-g"
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:30:31 GMT |Big Money in Leasing Solar Panels
Business Week: There’s at least one bright spot in the troubled U.S. solar industry. After a plunge in prices sent panel manufacturers reeling, consumer demand for the alternative energy is soaring. That’s a boon for California companies such as SunRun, S"
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:46:26 GMT |Today in Entrepreneurial History: February 15
1493 – While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World. 1946 – ENIAC, the first electronic general-pur"
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:52:43 GMT |Don’t Fear An Increase In Minimum Wage
An increase in minimum wage may mean paying employees more for doing the same job, but that does not mean it is without its benefits. The Huffington Post recently looked at reasons why you should embrace the change. According to some estimates, many minim"
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:58 GMT |Infographic: Customer Loyalty
A business would not exist without a decent customer base. This infographic helps depict the different layers behind customer loyalty and why it’s important. Infographic after the jump."
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:30:46 GMT |Video: 1989 Cellphone Ad
Look how far we’ve come. In 23 years, this look big and clunky."
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:21:37 GMT |iPhone Repair Business Opportunities
Boston Globe: It was New Year’s Eve. She had been drinking. It was late. And that was the moment the world chose to welcome Sarah LaRose to the not-so-exclusive club of people who have dropped their iPhone into a toilet. As LaRose told her story to Curt I"
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:22:51 GMT |Drive Thru Funeral Parlor
How do you hold gang funerals if rival gangs turn graveside services into shootouts? On funeral home in Compton, California has figured it out: drive thru funerals. The Christian Post has the story: According to the funeral home’s office manager, th"
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:35:08 GMT |Making Food Fun: Edible Helium Balloons
Restaurants don’t have to be boring or predictable. This gourmet restaurant in Chicago serves helium filled candy balloons that actually float on an edible string! Can you imaging walking around selling these in a park full of kids? Video below."
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:26:03 GMT |Heart Attack At Heart Attack Grill
When you dub yourself as a company bad for your customer’s health, is it a tragedy or publicity when one of your customers has a heart attack while eating a 6,000 calorie burger? For Heart Attack Grill, it could possibly be both. So this story may s"
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:30:12 GMT |Inventors Thinking Outside The “Qube”
GB Tribune: Their Qube Shaker, an innovative percussion shaker, has been marketed successfully by Latin Percussion, the world leader in production and marketing of percussion instruments. LP has taken the technology used in its wildly successful and award"
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:05 GMT |Laboratory Style Initiative: Innovative Lab Coats
What does it take to make your basic laboratory coat great? It takes Laboratory Style Initiative. They specialize in lab coats, and the people who wear them. I recently asked the founder, Elaine Tanhehco, a few questions about her business. Tell us a litt"
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:30:57 GMT |Today in Entrepreneurial History: February 17
1933 – The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States. 1972 – Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model-T."
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:44:56 GMT |How Retail Stores Know You’re Pregnant Before You Do
New York Times: There are, however, some brief periods in a person’s life when old routines fall apart and buying habits are suddenly in flux. One of those moments – the moment, really – is right around the birth of a child, when parents"
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:51:50 GMT |Find Opportunities, Not Ideas
It’s not about ideas. It’s about opportunities: Every founder who’s been in the game a few years has clouds of potential ideas floating around that they can’t find the time to work on. They might not all be good, but there are alwa"
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:55:00 GMT |Need Something Small: Just Download and 3D Print
Thingverse is a website to swap digital files for 3D printing tiny objects. You can download and print the objects using a Makerbot, or a 3D printing service. Eventually, the site hopes to offer larger objects for download."
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:34:43 GMT |A Ski-Thru Starbucks
Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe, a ski resort on the California side of Lake Tahoe, has opened the world’s first ski-thru Starbucks. The new mountaintop Starbucks at 2,400 metres allows customers to grab a coffee without taking off their skis or snowboard. "
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:48:06 GMT |Some Ideas Are Just Fads, Others Aren’t
What’s a fad business idea and what’s not? Sometimes it’s hard to tell): In hindsight, it can be easy to spot “fad” franchises that enjoy a mere flash-in-the-pan popularity. Some once-hot concepts — think eBay drop-off "
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:57:20 GMT |Recoil Winders: A Kickstarter Success Story
David Alden is a Kickstarter success. He used to the website Kickstarter to fund his business and to take it from just an idea to tens of thousands of unit sales. Recoil, a plastic device similar to a fishing reel for wires, provides an easy solution to t"
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:11:53 GMT |5 Things You Should Know Before Buying a Business
The following is a guest post by Perry Sheraw. When you buy an existing business, you can save yourself a serious amount of time and money — your startup costs are all rolled into a massive bundle, and once the transaction is complete, you can hit t"
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:11:40 GMT |When the Customers Say Yes and the Accountant Says No!
Forbes: What if you had an exciting new business idea that applied disruptive new technology to a fast-growing consumer food market? What if you branded, packaged and tested your new product with a sampling of highly-influential customers in your target m"
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:17:19 GMT |ASA After Roastcosy For Claims
The Daily Record: Helen Waterston has been told by advertising watchdogs the ASA to change the wording on her website for the Roastcosy. But yesterday, she slammed the order following a single complaint which, she says, may have come from a competitor. Mu"
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:55:45 GMT |Are You Ready For An Employee?
Chron.com: Before putting an ad in the paper, think about whether you’re really ready to become a boss. If a solo practice provides you with a comfortable living and an enjoyable lifestyle, you might want to stay a one-person shop. Be realistic abou"
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:30:32 GMT |Dragons Den: Inventors Wanted
OurWindsor.ca: Get ready to pitch your idea to the producers of Dragons’ Den when they visit the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce (2575 Ouellette Place) on Saturday, March 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pre-registration is strongly recommended and yo"
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:45:02 GMT |Happy Presidents’ Day
On Presidents’ Day, I always celebrate the term of my favorite President, William Henry Harrison. William Henry Harrison served the shortest presidency in American history. After giving a two hour inaugural address (the longest in American history) "
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:53:34 GMT |