The Home Depot and Zibra are seeking
product ideas for paint tools and sundries
The Home Depot and Zibra paint tools and sundries Live Product Search closes this coming Monday at midnight PST. This weekend is your last chance to submit your innovative paint tool and sundries solutions!
The Home Depot and Zibra are seeking new paint tool [...]
By Devin White
So in my lovely hometown of Stonington, Conn., for the first time this year, we’ve had a frost and that same night the thermometer hit 36° F with the stars above, which means one thing – it’s that time of year again!
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, so is Black Friday when millions [...]
Make technology work for your bottom line
By Kent McSparran
Everything in business is changing at light speed. To survive and excel, businesses need to master change and an increasing flow of data.
End-of-the-month syndrome
Most businesses wait until the end of the month to kick out income/loss, cash flows, balance sheet and a budget analysis. Sometimes these [...]
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“Waffle-iron track spikes. Air Jordans. Nike Shox. Innovation has been at the heart of Nike’s philosophy since the start. It’s what has allowed us to create iconic, game-changing products – time and again. But today, Nike innovation is about more than product performance.”
Repeat or you’re obsolete
Teen inventor Zach Levins wants to put your memory to the test
By B. Collins
A funny thing happened to Zach Levins on the way to learning a new word a couple of years ago – he invented a board game that also reportedly boosts your memory.
A teacher introduced Zach, then 13, to [...]
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Q & A with Street Surfing
Last week we gave you the opportunity to submit questions for Street Surfing about their Live Product Search for action-oriented toys and action-sports products. On Friday afternoon we touched base with a representative from Street Surfing for an insightful Q & A session, learning more about their business and gaining [...]
In Risky Times Focus on Risk Reduction
By Scott Waxler
No matter how strong your company’s performance or outlook, no business is totally immune to macro-economic forces – those seismic elements such as gross domestic output, interest rates, balance of trade, consumer sentiment and consumer and government spending.
Whether the capital raised is from equity [...]
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Season 3 “Everyday Edisons,” Will Howe and Ric Payne, see the national launch of their invention “Mister Steamy.”
Website: http://mistersteamy.com
She longed for the embrace of a major retailer, but at what price?
By B. Collins
Sometimes, life doesn’t go according to script.
In the case of inventor-entrepreneur Madeline Canfield, the original screenplay read:
Invent and commercialize the NanoLite, the world’s smallest light for keys.
Entice major retailers to sell NanoLites.
Get rich.
Canfield has been [...]
Want to sell your patent at auction? Here’s your chance – again.
ICAP Ocean Tomo is hosting a spring IP auction. To submit IP or request an auction invitation, contact 1.866.779.8363 or patent.brokerage@us.icap.com. The deadline to submit IP is December 31, 2009.
We’ve written about ICAP Ocean Tomo IP auctions this year. They’re tinkering with the model [...]