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August 16th, 2007 at 6:17 am »
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From time to time I like to highlight new business and product ideas.
This is about an innovation to a product that hasn’t changed since 1899. Check out Clip-Rite.com for more info.
What do you get when you cross a paper clip with a sticky note? Clip-Tabs(tm) by Clip-rite(tm), the first real innovation to the paper clip […]
July 30th, 2007 at 5:25 am »
Comments (2)Are you or your team stuck in a rut, new ideas just don’t seem to occur, everyone is almost zombi like in adherence to how things have always been done?
Do you need new ideas, would some fresh thinking be a booster shot for your business, then read on.
Here are Ten Actions you can take to […]
July 6th, 2007 at 2:40 am »
Comments (3)This is one really unique business idea. I suppose if you really need to get closure on your divorce then this might help the divorce grieving process.
Here is the marketing pitch:
Give a dead marriage its proper, final resting place. The Wedding Ring Coffin is the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one for bringing […]
July 2nd, 2007 at 6:05 am »
Comments (2)I love erasable whiteboards, for some reason drawing while I think through ideas helps me improve my thinking. I wish everything was dry erasable, walls, desks, doors and more.
Well GE Brazil is trying to get the whole thing started with their new dry erasable refrigerators or what they like to call sketch-a-fridge. My kids would […]
June 25th, 2007 at 5:49 am »
Comments (1)*A Tip of the Hat to MyCorporation.com Newsletter for this information.
Last year, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) received almost 260,000 trademark application filings, an increase of 8.4% over the previous year. Why is trademark registration so popular? Because more and more businesses are recognizing the importance of going the extra mile to […]
November 22nd, 2005 at 3:25 pm »
Comments (0)“Among the most frequently asked questions I get from start-up companies is: How much should I pay for licensing in a technology?…While most companies seem to use a valuation method I like to call “pulling a number out of the air,” there are three primary methods used by licensing professionals to assess the value of […]
August 30th, 2005 at 8:11 am »
Comments (1)To succeed as an entrepreneur, you must develop the ability to select and offer the right products or services to your customers in a competitive market. More than any other factor, your ability to make this choice will determine your success or failure.
Fully 80 percent of the products and services being consumed today are different […]
June 20th, 2005 at 7:05 am »
Comments (1)The light bulb above your head is glowing so bright that it’s threatening to blind everyone around you. But what should you do with your great invention idea? Before you start blabbing about your invention to the wrong person or run to the first company that offers to buy it, you need to do one […]
May 23rd, 2005 at 9:36 am »
Comments (2)By Jeff Cornwall at The Entrepreneur Mind
A question sent to me via e-mail from I.E.:
Most successful businesses, are not based around a revolutionary product or service. Many entrepreneurs that I’ve read about, simply enter a field where a number of competitors are already doing well, but the market demand is growing, and a segment of […]
May 17th, 2005 at 5:12 am »
Comments (0)Microsoft offers start-ups access to technology by opening up R&D division.
For many entrepreneurs and small business owners, a corporate giant like Microsoft is similar to Mt. Everest: extremely large and very intimidating. However, a new project being launched by the software empire aims to change this perception.
Announced earlier this month, Microsoft Intellectual Property Ventures grants […]