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HELPLESS woman, who was hardly able to make both ends meet, is today successfully supporting her sons’ education and has even taken her husband as a partner in her business venture. In a unique example of rural entrepreneurship, 38-year old Malti Bai after spending a nomadic life for about 10 years turned her misfortunes into a [...]
Gordon Brown is to launch the biggest revolution in the way Britons drive since the development of the internal combustion engine. He will meet manufacturers this week to try to persuade them to mass-produce electric cars, and is considering a remarkable plan to sell the cars cheap, together with their fuel, that is modelled [...]
Second on this maiden list is John F. Baugh, founder of SYSCO, located in Houston, Texas. The company began in 1970, doing $115 million its first year, and growing to the point that by the end of the last fiscal year, sales topped out at $26.1 billion. SYSCO, which is an acronym for Systems and [...]
A BIRMINGHAM man whose invention turns fallen leaves into fuel has been backed by millionaire Ben Way. Peter Morrison, based in Hockley, has created Leaf Log which converts dead leaves into coal substitute. The 43-year-old inventor has caught the eye of Channel 4 Secret Millionaire entrepreneur Way, who offered an undisclosed amount to the [...]
After seeing the overflow of abandoned printouts while working at Ford, Hamilton decided a solution was needed. GreenPrint produces software that eliminates unnecessary text or pictures — such as Internet ads or big photos — from printouts, saving both ink and paper. Besides making less waste, it also saves money. “Ink is now one [...]
People have used dark-lined writing paper since medieval times and over the years, a lot of bleach has been used to provide a contrasting white background. Swedish Whitelines, on the other hand, makes carbon-neutral writing paper that uses white lines against a light grey background. Traditional dark-lined paper not only depends on the use [...]
Bilha Maina could not have ignored the chance to invest Sh500,000 of her savings on a Jatropha plantation in Matuu where her family owns 40 acres of land. Ms Maina is the CEO of Adopt a Village an enterprise that grows Jatropha trees and trades them to farmers, and industries that are seeking alternative [...]
The manufacturer of the iconic London black cab has signed a deal to design and build a battery-powered taxi with no carbon emissions. Manganese Bronze says the car will have a top speed of 50 miles per hour and a range of 100km on each battery charge, costing about 4p per mile to run. [...]
UW-Madison students participated in a 100-hour competition over the weekend designed to spur students’ entrepreneur skills. The Wiscontrepreneur Challenge, which started April 17, requires participants to create something socially valuable from recycled surplus material for $10 in 100 hours. “100-hour challenge is an opportunity for students at UW-Madison to test their entrepreneur skills to [...]
An entrepreneur from Columbia City has established a new company to fulfill the desire of U.S. consumers to save time, money and energy while going green. Kevin P. McGloughlin, who is a client of the Northeast Indiana Small Business Development Center (NEISBDC), recently opened GreenLighting4U, LLC to provide a unique service to area homeowners. Professional [...]
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