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Technology and the Future of Payments: Credit Cards and the Mobile Wallet
2012-05-19 08:50:00 We are currently living in the digital age, where seemingly advanced technologies from the past are slowly being rendered obsolete. One such technology includes those from the payments industry, where advancements in mobile wallets, which takes advantage of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.
Calling All Inventors! FridaBaby Wants Your Baby Product Ideas
2012-05-18 21:11:00 I'm going to try to write this with a straight face.... The FridaBaby company, which I have just learned of, markets some very inventive and 'curious' products for babies so far. One is called the Snotsucker, which employs a mom (or dad) to suck the snot out of their baby's nose....
Should an entrepreneur be free to hire only gay employees if he believes th
2012-05-15 09:18:00 Reader MV passed along this story of how non-discrimination laws might prevent an employer from choosing to hire only gay people: A gay man in Manhattan contends he was fired because he objected to his boss’s biased hiring: The boss, he alleges, had a bias against hiring straight people. Jamie Ardigo, 32, of Hoboken, is ...
By: GayPatriot
5 Books That Keep Me Focused As A Real Estate Entrepreneur
2012-05-10 14:09:00 I am an admitted bookworm who loves to read anything I can get my hands on. My children are in awe of my library and are always asking me to point out which books are on history, which are on the presidents, which books are the classics and which ones are on real estate. My ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5 Books That Keep Me Focused As A Real Estate Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur legally changes his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex
2012-05-10 01:10:00 Name recognition is a big deal in the world of small business, but going so far as to legally change your name to one of the most iconic creatures ever to walk the planet might be a bit of overkill. A ? Continue reading ?
Top 50 Best Quotes About Success
2012-05-07 23:45:00 Here's a compilation of 50 amazing quotes about success and entrepreneurship meant to inspire and motivate you. Contributing authors include Edison, Einstein, Picasso, Twain, Mandela, and other greats.
Social Media Exposes Its Dark Side With "Is Anyone Up"
2012-04-15 16:54:00 The number of followers who have joined "Is Anyone Up" might not be in the hundreds of millions like some of the more popular social networks, but it sure is capitalizing on the profiles that have been registered on Facebook and Twitter, nonetheless. Entrepreneur Hunter Moore has taken Chatroulette to a whole 'nother level to what some are defining as "revenge" or "identity" porn.
5 Pitfalls and Potholes of Being a Real Estate Entrepreneur
2012-02-25 19:06:00 When looking across the real estate landscape and taking it in for all of its? beauty, do you see the picture of doom and gloom that the news is painting? Or do you see a landscape full of opportunity? In today?s real estate environment, where there is clearly a trail of destruction from poor lending ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5 Pitfalls and Potholes of Being a Real Estate Entrepreneur
Ep238 Wrap-Up: Physician Entrepreneur
2012-01-30 12:09:00 Thanks again to Dr. Jennifer Dyer for being my guest on Family Medicine Rocks Podcast Episode 238. She is a pediatric endocrinologist, physician scientist and researcher. But, most importantly, she is a Physician Entrepreneur whose vision created the Endogoddess App. We began the interview talking about the basic functions of the app and towards the end of the interview, she talked about some new features that are being worked on (I hope to have that video portion up soon). In the video above, you'll see our discussion on how it is being a Physician Entrepreneur. She was a full time academic physician including seeing patients on a regular basis. She gave that up to chase her dream of developing and marketing a smartphone app. Other topics in our interview include her prediction that 2012 will be THE year for mobile health reaching the masses, her thoughts on the new social media platform pinterest, and the recent announcement by Paula Dean having diabetes. You can download the ent...
By: Doctor Anonymous
Attributes of a Successful Entrepreneur
2012-01-06 13:30:00 Becoming self-employed by starting a business, be it a convenience store or service-oriented work, is not an undertaking that many of us can relate to. Many of us are used to working for someone else and having the security of a steady cheque at the end of every pay period. Benefits such as RRSP matching, ...
Gavin Wheeldon wins EN Young Entrepreneur Award
2011-11-02 12:12:00 27th October 2011 saw Applied Language CEO Gavin Wheeldon scooped the EN Young Entrepreneur Award 2011
Gavin Wheeldon wins EN Young Entrepreneur
2011-11-01 14:46:00 Applied Language Solutions founder and CEO, Gavin Wheeldon, has added to his growing list of industry awards and national accolades by picking up the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award at the prestigious 2011 EN Awards. The awards, organised by North West business magazine EN, celebrates the achievements of business leaders from across the region. Gavin impressed this year’s judging panel, which included Dragons’ Den star Hilary Devey, and jewellery entrepreneur Gerald Ratner, when they looked through ALS’ business credentials, accounts and the future vision of the business. Commenting on receiving the award, Gavin said: “I am delighted to receive this fantastic honour. Applied Language Solutions has expanded quickly, and has gained a position as an industry leader, and this award is as much for the great team of people I work with who have helped make this happen, as it is for me. Winning Young Entrepreneur of the Year shows how far we have come, and will ...
Social Media Entrepreneur Program
2011-10-30 16:48:00 I don’t know if I can still enter in this program, just learn about this program today, while browsing Google+, I think I only got 15 minutes while writing this post. But anyway whatever happen, I would like to let you know that enrolling on this kind of program add up your knowledge about the ...
Big Thinker Resources Worthy of a Read: Resilience, Your Inner Maverick and
2011-10-22 21:35:00 Big Thinker Resources Worthy of a Read: Resilience, Your Inner Maverick and Education as the New Marketing is a Big Thinker resource from BeverlyBoston.com We've scoured the Net to find valuable resources worthy of a read from Big Thinkers. This week's finds include my advice on resilience as an entrepreneur, how to release your inner maverick and why you would want to do it and an exploration into why education is the new marketing. Let's dive in!
Classy or Crass? China Cranks Out Steve Jobs Memorial iPhone and iPad Cover
2011-10-21 06:01:00 Was it a crass way to commemorate a class act or a stroke of entrepreneurial genius anticipating huge public demand? Within mere hours of Apple founder and tech icon Steve Jobs passing away, memorial iPhone and iPad covers were flooding out of Chinese factories and onto retail store shelves.
The IT Factor. Do you have it?
2011-10-19 00:22:00 The IT Factor. Do you have it? is a Big Thinker resource from BeverlyBoston.com After working with thousands of entrepreneurs over the years, I have created what I consider in my opinion some traits and virtues that these women have and consider them to be women who are on their way up to being the most influential women in the world. I have specifically identified them as communicative traits that that they exude, which has them creating influence, impact and income on a much bigger scale than most.
Real Estate Spam Drives Chinese to the Nuthouse & the Outhouse
2011-10-09 06:01:00 A real estate bubble? In my China? It's more likely than you think, and real estate agents are feeling the heat. Overbuilt condo communities, housing estates and planned cities remain vacant as China's consumers keep a tight hold on their wallets while a slowing economy has got spenders spooked. The solution? Spam, spam and more spam!
Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs Mourned by China's New Tech Generation
2011-10-06 17:58:00 Steve Jobs, Apple's co-founder and visionary former CEO, was tremendously admired and respected by China's newly wealthy, entrepreneurial, tech-savvy generation. In the wake of his sudden passing, a number of instant memorials paying homage to Jobs have sprung up at Apple's flagship Chinese stores.
Setting SMART Goals for Big Thinkers
2011-09-30 17:00:00 Setting SMART Goals for Big Thinkers is a Big Thinker resource from BeverlyBoston.com One thing that can really jumpstart and help you achieve your big goals that I use with my VIP coaching clients is to remember the acronym SMART. If you use it when you sit down and write out your Law of Attraction goals, you will achieve them faster and more easily. When this happens you are more likely to want to make your goals even bigger.
Differences Between BIG Thinkers and small Thinkers
2011-09-28 17:00:00 Differences Between BIG Thinkers and small Thinkers is a Big Thinker resource from BeverlyBoston.com Differences Between BIG Thinkers and small Thinkers is a Big Thinker resource from BeverlyBoston.com One of the biggest things that I notice in coaching hundreds and hundreds of Solo-preneurs is the difference between the BIG and small thinkers, and what a difference that makes in their business and lives! I wanted to share them with ...
Get To Choose India’s “Super Entrepreneur” On ET Now
2011-05-10 16:56:00 After reality shows, saas-bahu soaps, talent shows and now a new and different series is going to hit Indian television. ET NOW, 24-hr English business news channel is all set to launch ‘Super Angels‘, which will witness start-ups raising funds on the national television. The show will feature 20 most innovation Indian start ups and some of the influential investors of India.The show will also consist audience who will get to choose India next ‘Super Entrepreneur‘. The Super Angels of the show are Mahesh Murthy–Managing Partner, Seed Fund | Vishal Gondhal– Founder, Indiagames | Harshal Shah– Founder, Reliance Ventures | Sanjay Parthasarthy–Entrepreneur-, Angel Investor. The show hosted by Sudhir Syal–Editor, Starting Up. The show is going to unfold in this way Every week one startup will pitch to one of the investor. After every pitch the audience will play it’s only role to vote. But this time voting system will not only l...
By: WATblog
Twitnic Table Tweets Timely Tales On Trees
2011-01-14 00:00:00 Designed to get an organic answer to your questions, the Twitnic Table takes Tweeting off of the Internet and puts it onto the pine.
Placebo Chocolate Medication: Business Believes Chocolate Is The Solution T
2011-01-11 05:41:00 Placebos can be just about as effective as real medications, according to studies so there's one wise individual has now put together a unique product line based on this idea. It just happens to be made of an ingredient that's believed to save the world anyway.
The Accidental Entrepreneur
2010-11-29 22:45:00 Brianna Sylver is one of those entrepreneurs that I wish I could have been. While I struggled forever to find my niche in business, she managed to "accidentally" become an entrepreneur. As you will see when you read this entry, Brianna has a ton of wisdom to offer people thinking about breaking out on their own.She learned how to combine ethnography and design at the Institute for Design, at the Illinois Institute for Technology. The core questions she studied were: What should be designed? How do people perceive and use the available products now? What's the gap, and how can she fill it?After grad school, Briana worked in Madison WI for a medical device company, working with hospitals to get...
Rob Chappers: Guest Speaker at "The Guitar Entrepreneur" Seminar for the IC
2010-11-14 23:21:00 Rob Chappers - Guest Speaker at "The Guitar Entrepreneur" Seminar for the ICMP
Mig33 Raises 8.9 million $ From Indonesian Entrepreneur
2010-11-09 04:24:00 Mobile social network Mig33 which we have blogged about before has raised a series C round of funding from multiple investors. The funding is to the tune of 8.9 million $ and is led by Indonesian telecom entrepreneur Pak Sugiono Wiyono and GREE, Japan’s leading social networking service. Existing investors including early stage venture fund Accel Partners , Redpoint Ventures and DCM also participated in this round of funding. Mig33 which claims 2 million plus users from small towns and cities in India such as Bharuch, Vapi, Valsad in Gujarat to Agartala in the East and Kochi in the south states that its registered users are from over 100 cities in India and has clocked double digit growth in downloads from India for the quarter ended June 2010. Mig33 is a singapore based company and has made inroads into the Indian market in 2009 and 2010 through partnerships like this one with Delhi Daredevils and this one with Lemon mobiles. Its looking to tap into India’s growing bas...
By: WATblog
Diverging Diamond Interchange Keeps Traffic Moving Quickly
2010-10-29 23:56:00 Ever been driving on the road and had some one make an unprotected left turn in front of you, cutting it too close for comfort? With this innovative concept for regulating traffic, you won't have to think about it. The diverging diamond interchange (DDI) traffic pattern has drivers temporarily switch sides of the road in order to keep traffic moving more quickly.
Social Media Giant Youtube Passes 1 Billion Subscriptions
2010-10-29 20:34:00 YouTube officially hits 1 billion subscriptions. If you go to the Youtube website you'll notice the logo shows off their accomplishment.On average, that's 200 million channels being subscribed to each year since Youtube was founded in 2005.
25 Free Informative Business eBooks
2010-10-28 15:07:00 Thanks to the internet, business owners and entrepreneurs have a multitude of resources available at their very fingertips. The ebook niche has become quite popular in the last few years; you can find one about almost any topic.The best part is - you can get most of this information for free!
The Business Of Bathrooms: Atlanta Closet Luxury Loos
2010-10-28 07:52:00 The business of bathrooms is an industry larger than you'd think (in fact, this isn't the first we've spotted)! Toilets are one of those things that everyone needs; but no one likes a bathroom that feels like what it is, a loo, water closet, toliet or washroom. There's a new business making a big splash in the luxury loo industry today that you can't miss.
Avoid Getting Ripped Off By Get Rich Quick Schemes
2010-10-27 00:25:00 Virtually any online get rich quick scheme that sounds too good to be true probably is. Some people are so eager to make quick money that they don't put in the due diligence to ensure a company is legit, and they end up getting scammed and losing their money.
Dreamoc Applies Incredible 3D Hologram System to Coca Cola Bottle
2010-10-26 05:01:00 This amazing display of 3D graphical animation was built by a company called Dreamoc. A pyramid-like surface that's only viewable by 200 degrees allows Dreamoc to combine breathtaking animation to a real life product like this Coca Cola bottle.
Learning about Success: From my uncle, the entrepreneur
2010-06-02 00:43:00 This is a guest post by Monica Rozenfeld. Entrepreneur?s are a rare breed, often misunderstood and coined crazy for their spontaneous ideas, non-stop schedule and lack of rest. It takes a special person to go against the fold, and create their own job, career and life path. Some people try their whole life, and fail. But ...
Knockout Entrepreneur by George Foreman
2010-01-04 15:35:00 Title: Knockout Entrepreneur Author: George Foreman Publisher: Thomas Nelson ISBN: 978-0785222088 Pages: 240 George Foreman has reached a level of success that most Americans can only dream about, both as a boxer and an entrepreneur. As a two-time Heavyweight Champion of the World and one of the most succesful businessmen of the modern era, this man has clearly demonstrated that he ...
By: RickRouse.com
O?Noir Toronto: Dine In The Dark In The New Year
2009-12-20 05:30:00 It's about time to start considering what your New Year's resolutions will be this time around, and instead of pledging to start going to the gym or eating better (which you'll do, until February arrives); vow instead to try new experiences. If you're in Toronto, here's one great new thing to check out, but make sure you go with an appetite!
Sprize : Service Notifies Shoppers When Their Purchase Drops In Price!
2009-12-19 04:28:00 With all the holiday shopping each and every one of us are doing, be it online or while braving the crowds at the malls, there's a good chance that one of those purchases is going to be subject of a price cut. A deal is great, but there's no time to comparison shop after a purchase has been made, which is why Sprize is offering a solution.
Philly Kitchen Share: Rent A Professional Kitchen For Holiday Cooking
2009-12-18 06:48:00 There are businesses renting just about everything these days, including workspaces like offices, product testing areas and more. Now, a new company is offering a different type of space for people to work in when they don't have their own, and it's something that could come in handy this holiday season.
Breathalyzer Vending Machines: Business Comes Along On time For The Holiday
2009-12-12 16:00:00 Right on time for the holiday season is a new, innovative vending machine that's designed to prevent drunk driving. Let's be realistic, in concept it's not entirely new, but its approach to the market is unique!
UPDATED - The Professor as Entrepreneur: Chief virologist in Holland under
2009-10-01 01:51:00 UPDATE BELOWI am not sure which is wackier, the disaster politics of the H1N1 vaccine or ethics standards at Erasmus University Medical Center, a teaching hospital in Rotterdam. Ab Osterhaus, chief virologist at Erasmus, has advised the the Dutch government and international agencies (WHO, for one) on approaches to fighting the flu pandemic and has even recommended that the government purchase flu vaccines. DutchNews.nl reports he works part time for—and has a 10 percent share in—the university-owned ViroClinics which is researching a flu vaccine.Anton Westerlaken, chairman of Erasmus MC, told the Telegraaf professors have to become a shareholder in any company set up under university auspices to exploit a patent. Any profits are divided 80% to the university and 20% to the professors involved, he said.Osterhaus told the paper he had done nothing wrong. 'I have always said I am involved in that company and shares are all in the game,' he said.Earlier this year Osterhaus deni...
Ed Hardy Clothing Brand Expands Market To The Health Conscious
2009-09-24 03:00:00 Sometimes the most industrious businesses don't just stick to what they know - they expand to capture additional markets and ensure that their appeal reaches a greater scope of clientele. The most recent example of creative branding has occurred with the popular fashion brand Ed Hardy. Keep on reading to find out what they've done to re-invent themselves!
Delicious Dairy Delivery: Milk Made Ice Cream Subscription Service
2009-09-23 03:34:00 Daily milk delivery is a thing of the past in many communities, but there's one business that's bringing it back to New Yorkers, but rather than simply offering bottled milk, they've got a milk product delivery service that sends something a little bit more delicious to your door.
Family Background and Motivation of an Entrepreneur
2009-09-21 20:30:00 “Very little is known today about the backgrounds, life histories, motivations, and beliefs of the founders of businesses in high-growth industries. (...)
Could The Fiefdom Of Foursquare Become The New Twittersphere?
2009-09-20 22:21:00 Many people have been talking about the next Google (including myself) for the last ten years. Yet they still remain king of the hill. Similarly isn't it daunting to think that in a little over 3 years the microblogging darling of the investment world recently valued at one billion dollars could possibly be supplanted by a location-based game, the likes of Foursquare? Yet, there are those that have jumped on that band wagon.
Story Something: iPhone Customized Bedtime Stories for Children
2009-09-20 12:00:00 As much as working parents would like to enhance their child's minds and imaginations by reading to them daily, few can find the time to read to their kids as much as they'd like. That's where Story Something, a TechCrunch50 finalist comes into play.
Beauty In Business: Cosmetic Expiration Reminder Stickers From Beauty Alert
2009-09-19 03:57:00 It's a requirement that expiration dates be posted on all perishable products, but there are some items that are lacking these labels even though there's a good chance that they will go bad on the shelf or once they make it home with you.
Immortality Industry: Secure Storage For Memories and DNA
2009-09-16 23:15:00 Believe it or not, there's an industry being built on our quest for immortality, and one bank is preserving lives with the security of a Swiss bank.
Conviction Restaurant: A Business Based On Crime
2009-09-16 03:19:00 You might have seen the show Conviction Restaurant which aired for the first time this week. From a business stand point, the owners of this restaurant are doing something quite risky. Keep reading to find out how this unique restaurant works, and share your feedback on what you'd think of going into a restaurant with a staff like this.
A Little Bit Of Paradise In Business: Japan?s Indoor Beach
2009-09-16 02:55:00 We've all heard that we should stay out of the sun's rays, but that makes it difficult when we want to enjoy a day at the beach. A business in Japan offers a great alternative to fun in the sun outdoors, and is also suitable for all seasons.
Plum Crazy About Social Networking!
2009-09-15 15:04:00 How does a social network that has been around since 2006, with limited social media cred make an impact in today's Web 2.0 world? Well, perhaps if a well known mobile phone company with the resources of Nokia was will willing to invest in it! |
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