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From Flickr user La Petite Pâtissière
Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back

The blog Wait-and-See Pudding recently write a defense of cupcakes (via The Grinder):
When you serve cupcakes, everyone is special. A cupcake is a gift, neatly and deliciously wrapped. And everyone at the party gets one. You don’t share a cupcake (unless you’re weird). And you don’t have to wait awkwardly while uneven and imperfect slices […]

DailyBreeze.com:
Hovering over the spinning lathe in their family’s Torrance garage, Cody and Chad Simon whittle away at the small block of wood.
It only takes a few minutes before the sharp corners begin to disappear and the final form begins to take shape. They varnish it and slide metal pieces into place.
Another one of the hundreds […]

Coloradoan.com:
When Tanner Highfill was growing up, he would fake being sick so he could stay home from school and watch the opening of the stock market.
Since age 10, Megan Jansen yearned for independence and financial freedom.
As an ambitious 12-year-old, Scott Mitchell needed a way to fund his hobby of restoring cars so he started a […]

Entrepreneur:
The fact that Devon Rifkin never attended college is just a tiny footnote in his success story. The fact that he has made millions selling hangers is slightly more unique.
But for Rifkin, defying the standards means nothing if his business isn’t successful–or if his team isn’t sharing in the success. Says Rifkin, “To me, people […]

BusinessWeek:
Whatever you decide to do, you need to make sure it doesn’t mess up your retirement plan.
Pauline Muth of West Charlton, N.Y., was a junior high school science teacher who also loved shaping bonsai trees.
About 17 years ago she registered her home as a nursery and started selling supplies to other bonsai enthusiasts. By the […]

Inventorspot:
First, a patent pending (applied for and waiting for approval), consists of the patenting agent or attorney first doing a “patent search” to see if inventions of the same concept or design have already had patents applied for them.
Also, keep in mind that once you have a patent pending, this can be noted in print […]

The Columbus Dispatch has an article highlighting some local bakeries, including Our Cupcakery in Dublin, Ohio and Pink Moon Cupcake Bakery in Powell, Ohio. (Images via Our Cupcakery’s site.)
Minutes away in Dublin, the cupcake craze prompted baker Linda Kick to change the name — and focus — of her business.
As owner of the former Cottage […]

Atlanta’s Sweet Pockets has game days with board games, speed Scrabble, trivia and bingo! Oh, to be in Atlanta for that…
Here’s the details for the September 30th one:
Host: Sweet Pockets cupcakesLocation: Irwin Street Market660 Irwin Street, Atlanta, GA 30312 US
When: Sunday, September 30, 4:00PMPhone: 404-668-1022
Sweet Pockets cupcakes is having its first […]

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Original post by Rachel and software by Elliott Back