From the monthly archives: June 2007
Antipreneur – A small-scale entrepreneur who is anti big business and would like to introduce a more socially responsible way of running a company. The term was first coined back in 1989 by Adbusters, a global network of activists intent on toppling the big brands through “culture jamming”. To give Nike a kick, they launched [...]
John Shepherd-Barron invented the ATM machine and the world’s first ATM was installed in a branch of Barclays in Enfield, north London, 40 years ago this week. Reg Varney, from the television series On the Buses, was the first to withdraw cash. Inspiration had struck Mr Shepherd-Barron, now 82, while he was in the bath. [...]
I get very excited when i hear of a new online that helps a good cause and Wahblo is one of my best. Wahblo is the brain child of Mike Kepple a 24 year old entrepreneur from London. Wahblo is a social networking website where you and a group of friends or colleagues can all donate [...]
What a fantastic idea, please check out GiveItUp – Born out of a simple, drunken idea: ‘What if all the money we spent on a night went to charity?’ Give It Up lays on a night to remember, gets everyone to contribute for free, and then gives the money to different causes. This event is [...]
Nu-Phalt Scotland – Russell Jordan, the Scottish oil entrepreneur who made £20m in the sale of Pentex Energy two years ago, is backing a new company which promises to revolutionise road repairs, bring stress relief to motorists and huge savings for councils. Jordan’s latest venture, Nu-phalt Scotland, uses innovative infrared technology to repair the [...]
GuestInvest - a joint venture with The Bank of Scotland has been launched offering investors a hotel room as an asset. With up to 52 days per year for your own private use plus a rental income for the rest of the year, sounds pretty good. GuestInvest 1st hotel sold out in weeks (off-plan) and is [...]
Do you remember Karyn Bosnak???? Karyn was the young lady who back in 2002 setup a website Save Karyn to help her pay off her debt, and she did! Originally a television producer, raised in the U.S. state of Illinois, who has lived much of her adult life in the greater New York City [...]
I have just had some work done on my blog hence no posts yesterday, i used a new company called Worthing Media based down in West Sussex who were excellent, very professional and very helpful they worked on into the evening to get things finished. Excellent work, friendly people and competitively priced, i will definitely [...]
Yes, another crazy idea that lastyear pulled in over $1 million in sales! Who in the world needs FAKE PLASTIC wishbones? A lot of people, it turns out. Now producing 30,000 wishbones daily (they retail for 3 bucks a pop) Ken Ahroni is the founder and in 1999, he had an epiphany at the Thanksgiving [...]
I was discussing the internet with a few friends in my local lastnight, which then went on to the curry house. One of my mates had brought his very intelligent cousin along who works in webdeisgn and promotion. We discussed crazy ideas and how they had made people millions on the internet. After more ales [...]
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