David Fitzgibbons is an executive recruiter for the toy industry. His work at Exectutive Search Group mostly involves matching companies with upper-management talent. However, one of the company’s sites, the aptly named thegreattoysearch.com, invites inventors to submit their toy and game ideas. Another site, the likewise aptly named toyindustryjobs.com, also features a “Cute or Cool” [...]

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Need Cash? Get By With A Little Help From Your Friends and Family
By Mike Drummond
You need to borrow money to start or expand your business, but the banks say no way. Who ya gonna call? Do what many of us have done at one time or another – hit up Mom, Dad or your circle [...]

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Making deals and turning profits requires smart negotiating skills
By Jim DeBetta
If you are fortunate enough to have a major retailer accept your product for, you will be sent various forms to complete and you are responsible for understanding the terms they present in this agreement.
Agreeing to the retailer’s terms and conditions is key to quickly [...]

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I got a story pitch from an inventor today.
Or at least I thought it was a story pitch. The inventor never came out and requested a story. He never sold me on the idea or why I should care to write about it.
He was evidently very proud of his invention, as well as the patent [...]

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Here’s a holiday treat. Swiss pilot and aviation inventor Yves Rossy, who last year flew across the English Channel on his jet wing, is preparing to fly across the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday.
Rossy, aka Jet Man, will attempt to become the first person to make an intercontinental flight – from Morocco in Africa to [...]

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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 [...]

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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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