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Today in Entrepreneurial History: February 10
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:26:12 +0000
1863 – The fire extinguisher is patented. 1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City. 1933 – The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram. 1996 – The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time.
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11 Year Old’s Eco-Friendly Fashion Accessories
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:30:04 +0000
Starting a business is hard enough if you’re an adult. If you’re a child, the complications only increase. However, many children succeed in business. Some mow lawns, walk dogs, or baby sit for a living. Maya Penn runs a fashion accessories business. Maya Penn, CEO and owner of her own online boutique “Maya’s Ideas,” started [...]
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Artisan Creates Glamor From Grocery Bags
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:00:06 +0000
While many people argue whether plastic bags should continue being used, one woman is upcycling them into unique products. Based outside of Washington, DC in Stafford, Virginia, Tina Dean Designs is owned by Tina Dean Allen. No one will guess that these stylish accessories were once grocery bags. Plastic bags are prepared into plarn (plastic [...]
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The Origin Of The Safety Pin
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:30:43 +0000
Walter Hunt was trying to find a way to repay a debt. While nervously wrapping a wire around his finger, the idea suddenly hit. It soon became the dress pin, later known as the safety pin. It was one of many Hunt inventions, including the sewing machine, knife sharpener, a streetcar alarm bell and a [...]
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Kodak Shuttering Camera Biz
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:53 +0000
The inventor of the digital camera, Kodak, is now leaving the camera business, reports Reuters. Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month, said on Thursday that getting out of cameras would result in “significant” job losses. Most of the 400 people in that business are based in Rochester, New York, and work in research [...]
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Someone Invent This Already: A Telephone DNS
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:40:11 +0000
I don’t want to call your phone. I want to call you. Why do I have to look in my phone book (whether in paper, on my phone or computer) to find your number? Why do I have to guess whether you’re at home, at work, or in the car? Why do I have to [...]
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Five North Dakota Sisters Make Reality TV Pitch
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:29:33 +0000
Boomtown Girls from Lucky Dog Filmworks on Vimeo. Grand Forks Herald: Five sisters from a North Dakota boomtown are looking to make a bang on reality TV. A trailer for “Boomtown Girls,” featuring five Williston sisters who work alongside men in the Oil Patch, recently became an Internet sensation locally. But few details are known [...]
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Infographic: How Coffee Changed America
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:23:03 +0000
View a larger version here. If you like coffee and enjoyed this infograhic, you’ll probably like the book Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World. Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in Abyssinia to its role in intrigue in the American colonies to [...]
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Buffalo Wild Wings
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:17:54 +0000
The franchise restaurant Buffalo Wild Wings is testing iPads in their restaurants. Patrons will be able to order their wings and drinks from the devices as well as jump online to keep themselves entertained while they wait for their ordered food to arrive at their table. Computerworld: The 830-store Buffalo Wild Wings chain is about [...]
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Today in Entrepreneurial History: February 9
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:05:50 +0000
1870 – President Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau. 1895 – William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball. 1900 – The Davis Cup competition is established. 1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed [...]
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