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Harry Potter and the half-eaten cupcake

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Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back

Thumbs Up For New Invention

Courier Post Online:
Mary Pembleton bolted upright in bed with a grand vision.
For some time, she had been using a soft mini soccer ball with words on each panel in her special needs classes in Haddon Township elementary schools.
Why, she wondered aloud to her husband, Gregg, couldn’t that invention be taken to the masses, not only […]

Small Business is Funny

My wife just forwarded me a very funny comic from the strip F Minus by Tony Carrillo. Click the comic the entire thing.
If you like humor, you may be interested in reading or subscribing to my newest site, the Business Humor Blog.
Original post by Dane and software by Elliott Back

The Business of Allergies

Business Week:
Gary Goldberg’s aha! moment came in the spring of 2004, when Dr. Robert Klein, a pediatrician at Rhode Island Hospital, told him how difficult it was to combat allergen-related illnesses. Those conversations, coupled with Goldberg’s own 8-year-old son’s struggles with allergies, left the third-generation textile specialist convinced there was a big market for products […]

Customer Reviews Add Value

eCommerce Cache:
The addition of customer reviews can benefit any eCommerce store by increasing conversions, cutting return rates, and forming communities around stores and products.
While opening up your site to user comments might seem like a scary proposition, if you have confidence in your product, there is little to fear.
In the age of the social web, […]

Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught, A Response

The following is a guest post by Cristian Dorobantescu of Small Business Entrepreneur Blog. He is responding to our post Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught from Tuesday.
Just the other day I read the article Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? and seeing the comments I thought I might have something to say of my own as evaluating […]

Healthy Returns

Entrepreneur:
Finding a solid niche in a huge marketplace was key to the success of SunRx Inc., a Cherry Hill, New Jersey, prescription benefits administration company. Not only does the company provide prescription drug plans to businesses nationwide, but it does so on a transparent fee basis–every client knows exactly where his or her money goes.
“We […]

Peanuts As Business Cards

PinkTentacle:
For people looking to liven up the formal rigamarole surrounding the exchange of business cards in Japan, Arigatou Co., Ltd., a company specializing in the sale of laser-etched food products, offers “Taberu Me” edible business cards printed on peanuts.
Taberu Me cards are created using Arigatou’s high-grade CO2 laser engraver nicknamed “Shiawase-kun,” which can etch up […]

Piggybacking On The iPod

Inc.:
Mophie makes cases, splitters, arms band, and clips for the iPod. The iPod accessory market may be crowded these days, but Ben Kaufman’s goal is to turn Mophie into a community-based product-development company that will solicit ideas for all kinds of new products — not just iPod add-ons — from a 50,000 member online user […]

Numbers From the Government

Inc.:
The Census Bureau has launched a new website, www.business.census.gov, designed to help business owners make sense of economic Census data — and use the statistics to their advantage. The site features industry snapshots, a compilation of basic facts and figures on various industries that business owners can use to plan a marketing strategy or to […]