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The Penny is the beginning of all wealth. Or whichever your currency is, the smallest unit is that with which to begin. The idea is the germ of the inventor. From the humble beginnings, the idea, the seed and the penny proliferate and cover the swamp as the hyacinth does. have you planted your seed, have you invested your first penny or have you put that idea for high tech invention down on paper to make it become a reality? Start today to make you dreams a reality, entrepreneurs. Begin at the beginning, plan, grow and multiply.

How to start a small business

If you are looking into how to start a small business this article is designed to give you some pointers of what you should be looking at in the Start-up stage of a business - at this stage in the life cycle of a business the considerations and planning needed fall into the following categories: - Decide on whether to should I buy a business or set up a business from scratch or even buy a franchise business. There are relative merits of each route, as discuss in the article link here. A franchise is a good route to take where you are seeking banking finance, as banks like franchises. - Decide on a name for the business - if you are starting from scratch, you must then consider protecting your name and of course your idea if it is an invention by using the patent protection process.

Famous Hair Accessories-The Women Inventors Behind Them
The personal stories of the women inventors behind the TopsyTail, Hairdini, FanTail, and Whirl-a-Style. How did they get into such a unique business? What traits drive their success?

Why You Must Keep Marketing Through The Recession
Worried about the recession? Then ramp up your promotional efforts and vow: “I am not going to participate in this recession.”

Voted as the Coolest Time Magazine invention
LOVE YOUR GAMES, LOVE YOUR MOVIES, LOVE YOUR MUSIC Voted as the Coolest Time Magazine invention, d_skin™ is a revolutionary new product protecting your discs even while they play. Snap it on your games, movies, music or data discs for protection.

Idea Versus Execution
An article that addresses the common issues of "idea versus execution" and getting the credit you deserve. This article is partially a response to the Tech Crunch article, "If Execution is What Matters, Where Does That Leave Ideas?"

You Generation: How Big Business Turns You Into Asset
Article reprinted from the book "A Universe of Interactions", by H. Elwood Gilliland III, edited by Ziva Borlja

Lesson #4: Look Hard to See the Mighty Oak in the Acorn

Everybody knows somebody who did not succeed, somebody who got caught in a web of difficult circumstances and could not find their way out in order to fulfill their goals. Pemberton had a good idea and a good head start, but he had never managed to get it off the ground. What was it about Candler that made him different? Why was Candler able to build Coca-Cola into the international success it is today and Pemberton was not?

Crunching the Competition: Corn Flakes Take Off
In 1906, after disagreeing with his brother about the future of their invention – toasted wheat flakes – Kellogg decided to start his own business. He left his brother’s company and created his own, calling it the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company. His first product was, as expected, corn flakes.

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Lesson #1: Managers Are a Company’s Main Motivators
When Noyce and Moore went to work for Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, both thought it was the opportunity of a lifetime. Within the industry, Shockley was considered a phenomenon; his physical intuition was legendary. “One of my colleagues claimed Shockley could see electrons,” says Moore. “He had a tremendous feeling for what was going on, say, in silicon.”

Lesson #1: “The human brain must continue to frame the problems for the electronic machine to solve.”
For a young boy with no formal education, Sarnoff proved to have an unlikely strong tendency towards the two tracks of invention and innovation. Indeed, his musings from almost 90 years ago remain at the centre of today’s digital age.

The thing about coupons
Coupons are a surprisingly subtle invention. Now that anyone can offer them (because now anyone can have a store), it's worth a second to think about what they're for.

One On One with Pierre Omidyar
My preview of Woz’s book, I, Woz, got me thinking of engineers who embody purity. Another outstanding example of this is Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay. On September 5, 2000, I did a “fireside chat” with Pierre at a Garage event in London. Here is a video of this interview:

Have you read Banker to the Poor?
If not, it was written by Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for founding Grameen Bank in Bangladesh.

The Exhilaration of Intention
I just had an amazing realization during a keynote address I gave to the Chabad of California annual rabbis’ conference.

Screw the Apocaholics -- The Optimists’ Case
The NYT has a review/summary of Matt Ridley’s latest, “The Rational Optimist”. Worth a read in its entirely, but here are some excerpts from the John Tierney piece:

HAIL TO THE ENTREPRENEUR WHO SAVES LIVES

An ingenious invention by a California entrepreneur could put a spring in the step of endangered healthcare professionals coast to coast. Doctors and nurses soon will no longer have to worry when giving injections, thanks to Jack Dillard and his company, Protectus Medical Devices, Inc. His patented invention will soon be saving the lives of nurses, as he has designed a syringe with a special spring, which for the first time automatically covers needles with a plastic sheathing if they’re ever dropped or mishandled, thus eliminating accidental needlesticks that nurses are always prey to when using or disposing of syringes.

Your Local Pharmacist Will Not Just Fill Your Prescriptions, But Now Remind You To Take Them
In a recent Pharmacovigilance Breakthrough, Henry Ford Health System Partnered with Rexam and Med Time Technology to Remind Patients to Take Prescription Medication "As Prescribed" In a Bold Attempt To Reduce $300 Billion National Healthcare Problem

PARAPHRASING A FAMOUS QUOTE CAN GET YOUR POINT ACROSS MORE QUICKLY LIKE: 'IT’S THE VELOCITY, STUPID'

To sell a concept, entrepreneurs often have to come up with ringing phrases or resort to slogans to get their point across. Here’s how one communications expert was able to get the idea behind his invention across that it’s not WHAT we eat, but HOW we eat that causes us to over eat. So paraphrasing Bill Clinton’s famous line from the 1992 presidential election--"It's the velocity, stupid," helped promote his invention, which enables overeaters to slow down enough to get the message they’re full.

Who Really Invented The Telephone
While Alexander Ghaham Bell is credited with being the father of the telephone, with any great invention there exists controversy. Elisa Gray, an inventor working on the telegraph at the same time as Bell, claims to have been the first to invent the device.

Small Business Guide to Getting an 800 Number
Owning a small business used to mean that you couldn’t afford an 800 number. Not so anymore. These days it is just as easy to get an 800 number for your small business as it is to have the electric turned on for your small business.

Don't Be a Media Bimbo - Three Rules To Media Communications
Many waste their media exposure with empty words and antics. To actually touch the hearts and souls of your audience you should follow these three rules.

So You Have An Invention
We get a lot of questions regarding inventions: Where do I start? How can I sell my idea? Is it legal? How can I know that I am not infringing on someone else's patent? Do I need a patent?

Do you know when your next big idea will hit you?
A simple idea of collecting thoughts and ideas and organizing your day. Habits that built an empire for Andrew Carnegie, the world's richest ever man.

Scout with a Plan to Increase Sales
Remember the old scouts of the West? These folks went ahead to make sure the trail was safe. Have you considered embracing this role to increase sales?

Profitable Online Business Ideas and the Recession Part 3
Why do some people work harder for someone else then they ever will for themselves? Why do some people just see the negative in their lives and never give thought to how they truly would like their life to be? I believe these two thoughts right here hold the key to success and financial freedom!

How Working From Home Has Changed My Life
Learn how I became an entrepreneur working from home and how it has changed my life

Who Invented the Cell Phone
The cell phones that we know today werent always so small and multifunctional. The invention of the cell phone was really a combination of inventions that combined to form the cellular telephone.

Smart Women, Barbie and Madonna
This article is about women making changes in their lives. Letting go of what’s not working and making room for new direction. It’ essential that we take an inventory of our lives and embrace what’s working and get out of your comfort zone for what’s not working using the Barbie doll and Madonna as real examples of women who embrace change.

Five Tips for Inventing
When it comes to developing a million dollar invention, unfortunately there are no sure- fire paths to success. However, there are several things with which you can do to increase your odds and ensure your invention has enough potential to succeed. Below are five general tips that you should consider when developing your invention:

Inventors Time to Sketch Up
Overview of how Google’s SketchUp enables inventors to bring their ideas into 3d for FREE.

Industrial Design and Your Invention
Industrial Designers offer the ability to improve your inventions usability, aesthetics and ergonomics increasing your inventions perceived value and potential.

Software Patents: Time for a Change

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. I don’t have much conviction that it really does stop competitors, but I do know the rule of thumb that every patent will add $1M to your startup valuation for investors, or for M&A exits (merger and acquisition). Yet the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending.

It's Official - Your Sales Pity Party Is Now Over

Your Pity Party Is Now Officially Over The business environment is always in a state of flux. So it is up to you to decide the pro-active directions, activities and attitudes that are best for your business. And being flustered stops you from being focused on what is really important. This is the year for you to get your act together and create strong relationships with your customers and potential customers. It's the year for invention, re-invention, moving forward, carving away what doesn't fit and adding what does.

The Seven-step Path to Sustaining Success
You take care of the people.

Sensitivity Creates Results In Business… Don’t Misinterpret It
Where strength and clarity exist... passion, emotions and personalization of issues can be tremendous assets to motivation and invention. Emotion belongs in business as long as business goals prevail. Quick and important insights follow.

The Hospitality Industry and Call Accounting
For the past 30 years, most hotel and resort chains have required some sort of call accounting system in their properties. They do this to recover phone costs, generate extra revenue, and plan for and manage telecom expenses.

Fashion and Beauty Invention Success – Bang or Bust!
From the overwhelming success of TopsyTail to Snuggie’s initial slow start, transforming into a success story, the market sees thousands of new products every year; but only few rise to iconic status. Accessory Brainstorms explores some of the winners and losers of the past decades and recognizes key elements they share or lack, which may influence their outcomes.

Start them Young to Help them Succeed in the Workplace
Work ethic and leadership skills are best cultivated in early childhood, reinforced through life's experiences and detectable through carefully crafted assessment center exercises. Those too coddled and those without proper role models are likely to suffer adverse impact to workplace success. This article provides analysis and blueprint to both grooming and recognizing future career achievers.

Words of Wisdom You Can Really Put to Work
Advice as generic as a horoscope and not based on one minute of true experience won't get us very far. The kind of practical, school-of-hard-knocks tips that will? Read on.

A Patent Search in 7 Steps
How new entrepreneurs and businesses can quickly do their own patent search before spending hundreds or thousands on a professional.

Time, Money and Life-Balance, Part 2: Money!
Do yourself a favor and master the art of money. Avoid or get out of debt. Spend less than you make. Save the difference and invest over time. Treat money as an honored guest in your life, one who will quickly flee if you do not treat her well, but one who will stay and enrich your life beyond measure if you treat her with skill, care and respect.

Fulfilling Your Dreams by Changing Careers
How I went from drama teacher to Invention Marketing “Guru”.

How to Get Your Consumer Invention to Market.
You have an idea for a great invention, so what do you do now? Joan Lefkowitz, agent for the most successful hair accessory invention in history, the TopsyTail, offers a step-by-step “informed approach” on how to turn your consumer invention into a bonanza of extra income.

The Reluctant Consultant

The letters, emails, faxes start like this: “Dear Ms, Mrs, Sir (I love that one!), Miss Lefkowitz: I need advice, and I know only you can help me. I have a great idea for a fashion accessory (or whatever) invention. I know it’s good because I told my family and friends, and they think it’s great too. I know this product could make a lot of money. The only problem is I don’t know what to do now, or, I don’t have any money, or, I want someone to take my idea and do whatever it takes to get it out to the public. Can you help me?” Does this sound familiar?

Idea Blob: An Infectious Way to Fund Your Green Business

If you’re like many ecopreneurists out there, you have a great idea or three cooking on the back burner right now, that could be a full fledged company, or perhaps a powerfully beneficial invention. And you think, with a little financial push and a lot of advice, it could really do something, becoming more then doodles on a napkin. Or perhaps you’re already up and running (like crazy) and some extra eyes, ears to help finesse what you’ve got going would be helpful. And $10,000 in extra money towards it would be a nice bonus. Where can you find this? One example out there right now is Idea Blob.

Nine Steps to Balancing Your Life
Keeping your life balanced will save you both time and money. The following nine steps will help to keep you focused and productive by leading you to a balanced life!

The Leaders Role in Innovation
Ninety-eight percent of business leaders believe that innovation is important but less than thirty percent take an active involvement in making it happen! What do business leaders need to do?

Designing Inventions & Prototypes
Designing Inventions can be done by an Invention Design Service which provide Patent Drawings, 3D Models, Blueprints, 3D Models, Rapid Prototypes, & Injection Molds.

Protecting Your Ideas
It's not easy to think about ideas as property, but for some businesses it's vital. Most of us have had an idea for a new product or service only to dismiss, postpone, or neglect it. Sometimes we later find that others had the same idea, but took it to market before we did. By that time, it is too late for us to take advantage of the idea.

Internet Communications…Let’s Get It Right!!!
“The products associated with the Internet are where I spend a lot of my time right now. It is a revolution that is bigger than the invention of printing. It is a revolution that's bigger than the invention of the telephone, radio, or any of the major revolutions that we've had in the past.” -- John Warnock, president Adobe Systems

Ideas and Inventions What To Do When You Are Inspired
Your idea could be valuable. If you don't do something with it, there's a good chance that someone else will at some point. The expression, "Information is power," especially applies to anyone who wants to profit from an invention or idea. This information will help you as you explore the potential of your invention or idea.

Design Process - Define the Problem
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to present at the International Invention Expo on the subject of design as it relates to your invention. This was a great opportunity that led to some excellent questions on how you can better the process of inventing.

Design Process - Concept Development
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to present at the International Invention Expo on the subject of design as it relates to your invention. This was a great opportunity that led to some excellent questions on how you can better the process of inventing.

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