A Short Course in Brain Surgery highlights the plight of an Ontario man with a cancerous brain tumor who crossed the border to the U.S. to get the medical care that is rationed in his home country. He was helped by a Canadian company called Timely Medical Alternatives. It was founded in 2003 […]
the-ipod-hacker:
If you think that iPods are used just for listening to music, you obviously haven’t been keeping up with the latest technology.
The Apple-developed music player now features all kinds of accessories to help you study better, and now other companies are in a rush to get their designs in sync with the iPod.
Pre-teens, college kids […]
Blogging Stocks:
One of my favorite books is Patricia Seybold’s “Outside Innovation.” Her main point is that much of a company’s innovation will come from outside its walls — such as employees, partners, investors, and so on.
For example, the hip online clothing retailer, Karmaloop, gets about 40% of its brand ideas from its customers.
Of course, […]
GateHouse News Service:
Dana Parson was looking for something to eat that would satisfy his craving for hot and spicy foods when the idea hit him: habanero-marinated olives.
The construction worker bought some green, pimento-stuffed olives at a supermarket, added some of his home-grown habanero chiles to the brine, let the concoction sit and liked the result.
“I […]
PowerHomeBiz Small & Home Business Blog:
Ryan Allis, CEO of the marketing and online communications firm iContact Corp., in his book “Zero to One Million: How I Built a Company to 1 Million in Sales … And How You Can, Too” has a great section on what makes a product great.
According to Allis, the perfect product […]
Posted by on 18 Feb 2008 at 8:06 am under Polls
What is the most productive day of the week?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Don’t know
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Source: National poll included responses from 150 senior executives — including those from human resources, finance and marketing departments — with the nation’s 1,000 largest companies. It was conducted by an independent research firm and developed by Accountemps.
We’ll post the correct answer tomorrow.
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ThisIsMoney.co.uk:
After 24 years working in a bingo hall, Gill Barton decided it was time to take a gamble herself.
The 50-year-old mother of five set up her own training and recruitment company despite warnings that it would never get off the ground.
Now she is a multi-millionairess and has exchanged her modest semi for a seven-bedroom mansion […]
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