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For Art Koff, who had a successful career in advertising and communications for more than 40 years, just because he was beginning a retirement lifestyle lifestyle didn’t mean that he was ready to give up his passion, according to the Wall Street Journal. The entrepreneur knew that he needed something to do to occupy [...]
Several years ago Greg Whisenant unsuspectingly opened the door of his apartment building for a burglar, who then ripped off several of his neighbors. To make amends, Whisenant built an information-sharing web site for the local police, which is now one of the fast-growing crime data-mapping services in the United States. “I’d never been a [...]
Almost by accident, Andrew Mason has figured out what others wish they could: how to make money from electronic content. Mason’s Groupon marketing company has done this through “crowdsourcing,” which uses the power of the masses on the Internet. Groupon sends out daily e-mails with a deal that offers a product or service at [...]
Here is a great article on hot trends for 2009 – want to start a business next year but no ideas? Star here: GREEN Decades in the making, this $209 billion market has its roots in everything from water to energy to food. Look especially to organics, clean energy, alternative fuels, and water reuse and [...]
When Adrian Portlock left his mobile phone on the tube in 2000, he was shocked at the kerfuffle involved in getting it back. “They asked me for the IMEI number of the handset,” says Portlock. “This was back in 2000, I didn’t even know what an IMEI number was.” He finally tracked down the [...]
Here is a niche in the UK that I really think will be taking off over the next 18 months, especially in affluent areas and housing. Security is an important feature for many homes. Bioaxxis offers a fingerprint bolt lock system which will do much more than the average locking system to protect people, [...]
Shane Chen was getting bored with his job. For 20 years, the founder of CID Inc. had focused on his Camas business, selling electronic instruments to plant scientists. He wanted a change. “One day I saw an exercise equipment ad,” the Camas resident said. “I thought, ‘I can do better than that.’ ” And [...]
Paul Ramsey of private hospital operator Ramsay Health Care comes in at number 32 this year, with a $1.1 billion fortune that started with a 16-bed psychiatric facility he created in the 1960s. And in 2008 Primary Health managing director Dr Ed Bateman has again shown there’s money to be made in general practice [...]
A property entrepreneur in Yorkshire has said the credit crunch has produced an “exciting” environment in which many possibilities exist for those in the commercial sector. In comments which may interest those with Commercial Mortgages, Andreas Evans, of Evans Property Group told the audience at the Yorkshire Property Industry Awards 2008 in Leeds: “Times like [...]
Giving your product away to anyone who wants it is certainly an atypical business model, but for Roger and Margaret Wilson-Hinds, it was the pivotal decision that turned their screenreader idea into a commercial reality. The Wilson-Hinds, both blind since birth, were busily running a disability training company having won a government contract to [...]
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