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Opportunities RSS FeedsStarbucks Augmented Reality Cup - Econsultancy: Yesterday Starbucks launched their new Valentine’s augmented reality (AR) cups. It’s quite a clever way to get customers to not only drink their morning coffee but to buy one for a loved one. All you need to do is download the app from Starbucks and you can “experience your valentine” as the heart on [ ]...Feed Source: feedproxy.google.com The Billion Dollar Story of 5-Hour Energy - Forbes: The rise of 5-Hour began in the spring of 2003, when Bhargava found himself at a natural products trade show in Anaheim, Calif. At one booth the sales reps peddled a 16-ounce concoction claiming to boost productivity for hours. Bhargava took a swig. ?For the next six or seven hours I was in great [ ]... iPhone Apps Create 500,000 Jobs & Small Biz - Yesterday I posted that Apple’s iPhone business was larger than all of Microsoft. Some of you said, “well good for them, but what about us?” Today, I’ve found a report that indicates that nearly half a million programmer jobs/small businesses have been created by people programming apps for devices like the Apple iPhone and iPad [ ]... The Future is 3D Printed Manufacturing - Forbes: Now the economics of large-scale production runs carried out overseas are being disrupted by the possibility of making, selling and delivering millions of manufactured items one unit at a time, right next to the customer. The question most people ask when thinking about the possibilities of 3D printing is: which of our existing products [ ]... Infographic: Is Free Shipping Essential? - Free shipping was once a something that could set your online retail business apart, has it become cost of doing business? The infographic below from Monetate points out that: Nearly half of all online orders now include free shipping Shoppers spend more when shipping costs are waived I know I discriminate against retail websites that [ ]... Scratch and Sniff Jeans from Canada - CNBC: Why smell like denim when you can smell like raspberries? If the idea intrigues you, why not try on a pair of Scratch-n-Sniff Raspberry Scented jeans, which were released worldwide by Montreal-based Naked & Famous Denim on Tuesday. “These jeans actually smell like raspberry candy when scratched,” the company claims on its site. The [ ]... Today in Entrepreneurial History: February 8 - 1879 ? Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute. 1910 ? The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce. 1922 ? President Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the White House. 1946 ? The first portion of the Revised Standard [ ]... Q&A With Christmas Caroloke Creator - Our next interview with Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contestants is with Kathy, creator of Christmas Caroloke. What product did you submit to Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contest? We submitted Christmas Caroloke, the ultimate Christmas carol sing-along. Our product is comprised of a standard audio CD of musical accompaniment, along with 6 glossy, full [ ]... I Want to Meet My Readers in South Africa - I know I have a number of readers in South Africa, but I don’t have any contacts there. If you read this site and live in South Africa, say hi!... A Lice Removal Business Opportunity - That was fast. Larada Sciences, makers of the LouseBuster™, mentioned in this previous post, also offer LouseBuster as a business opportunity. Larada Sciences is a science-based medical technology company dedicated to the safe elimination of human head lice infestations. Our revolutionary new product, the LouseBuster device, is a breakthrough medical device that provides a safe, [ ]... Prepping for Doomsday: Turning a Profit - ABC News: The never-ending hysteria over a Doomsday cometh has sparked a growing movement of people called “preppers,” who prepare for the end of the world as we know it — and in some cases, make a profit. Tim Ralston, a married father of two from Arizona, is one such “prepper.” “There’s a lot of [ ]... Lice Removal is an Untapped Niche! - I love lice removal stories. A reader sent in this guest post about her her lice removal business. This is a huge untapped niche! I’m always amazed at how easy it was to turn something disgusting and shameful into something that is totally normal and profitable. When Carrie Madej decided to start her new business, [ ]... Infographic: 10 Ways to Increase Sales in 2012 - Customers are always the core of any business. However, in 2012, customers will require more personalize attention than ever before. Luckily, businesses can easily accomplish this by embracing analytics and new technologies that will help them build unprecedented relationships with their customers. Here are Truaxis? top ways to increase sales in the new year while [ ]... The Grilled Cheese Food Truck - The Grilled Cheese Truck is a Los Angeles, California based food truck that sells grilled cheese. Inspiration happens when you least expect it! What started as a fun, weekend activity to enter our Cheesy Mac and Rib Melt into LA’s 7th Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational quickly became the idea behind The Grilled Cheese Truck. After [ ]... The Genius of Everyday Things - 82% of Americans say that they never leave home without their cellphones. 42% say that can’t live without them. According to the Science Museum in London, that may seem true but it’s not. The cellphone hasn’t changed your life nearly as much as many mundane items you don’t even think about. The ingenuity of a [ ]... Best Websites to Raise Money - Lifehacker has up a list of the best sites to raise money and get your ideas off the ground For The Most Attention: Kickstarter For App-Builders, Game Designers, and Developers: IndieGoGo For Inventors and Gadget Creators: Quirky For Musicians: Bandcamp For Crafty Types: Etsy For Global Users: RocketHub Photo by mmaxer/ShutterStock.... The iPhone is Bigger Than Microsoft - Henry Blodget: Apple’s iPhone business alone is now bigger than Microsoft. Not Windows. Not Office. Microsoft. Think about that. The iPhone did not exist five years ago. And now it’s bigger than a company that, 15 years ago, was dragged into court and threatened with forcible break-up because it had amassed an unassailable and unthinkably [ ]... The Wifi Enabled, LCD Garbage Can - Does your garbage can tell you the weather, or whether the stock market is up or down? Mine doesn’t, but for the 2012 London Olympics, the city’s financial center is getting at least 200 Renew trash receptacles that will. Each can is also bombproof and offers wifi connectivity. Oh, and they go for $1,800 each. [ ]... Luxury Photo Booths in France - When you think of photo booths, you think of young lovers kissing under the harsh flash, or passport photos, or kids making silly faces, but what you don’t think is luxury. Harcourt, is a famous Parisian photographic studio. At Cannes, last year, they introduced their first luxury photo booth. For 10 euros the machine creates [ ]... Niche Website? Just Copy the Old Facebook - Do you have an idea for a website like Facebook, but targeting a specific group of people? Maybe members of a professional group, or hobbyists like beekeepers, or cowboy action shooters. Don’t reinvent the wheel, copy Facebook. Not the Facebook of 2012, of course, but the Facebook that started it all, the Facebook of yesteryear. [ ]... Today in Entrepreneurial History: February 7 - On this day in 1935, the board game Monopoly was invented by Charles Darrow. Except that it wasn’t. No way is that humble verb, invented, the beginning of the story. At this link, you can read the full story of the history of the board game Monopoly before it was “invented.”... Virtually See the Doctor - If you live in Detroit, and you need to go to the doctor, you now have a new option: a computer screen in Rite Aid. American Medical News: When patients walk into a NowClinic at any one of nine Detroit-area Rite Aid pharmacies, they can choose among multiple physicians to see about what’s ailing them. [ ]... Watch Out Dentists: The Plasma Toothbrush is Coming - At the University of Missouri scientists are trying to do away with painful visits to the dentist. They’ve developed a plasma brush, that would allow dentists to do away with the drill and prepare cavity-damaged teeth for fillings. Instead of grinding away damaged parts of the teeth, the plasma brush modifies the tooth surface to [ ]... Copyright © 2012, Internet Marketing. All Rights Reserved. |