Entrepreneurial Lifestyle
“Crazy Coffins” A New Booming Business In England
There’s one thing they always say about money – you can’t take it with you. So before you go, you can at least arrange for a memorable send off. One company in England has taken that directive quite literally to heart, creating a bizarre new business that sits on the tentative border between creativity and [...]
Jingles for sale: Buy your firm a theme song
Stan Oleynick wants to immortalize your company in song. Don’t come to Enthem if you’re looking for your average ten-second jingle. The San Francisco company writes and records full-length corporate theme songs, some running longer than three minutes. Founder Stan Oleynick, 23, a Russian immigrant with a head for business and a penchant for aphorisms, [...]
Making a Splash In the Trash Business
In New Orleans’s French Quarter, it seemed nothing could ever stanch the morning-after party scent permeating from its famed Bourbon Street — especially during Mardi Gras. “There’s a whole bunch of beer spilled and liquor and whatever else, and when the sun comes up…it all ferments,” says Leonce Collins, a 10-year French Quarter resident and [...]
Crazy behaviors of the insanely wealthy
James West (1903-57) “Silver Dollar Jim” was quintessential Texas. Although he got a law degree, he made his money in cattle and oil, and liked to be photographed in a ten-gallon hat. He got his nickname because he would only tip silver dollars (sometimes fistfuls at a time). Deciding that blue was the best color, [...]
Reading, Writing and Entrepreneurship?
Wish you could’ve taken entrepreneurship instead of arithmetic in elementary school? You’ll be jealous of the kids at Jean Parker Elementary School in San Francisco. It’s not that they’re foregoing a traditional education, but the fifth graders are getting supplemental classes in business from Salesforce.com and the BizWorld Foundation, which includes hands-on experience running their [...]
Make Millions — From Your Living Room
A bold claim, perhaps. But new technology and opportunities make it easier than ever to start a lucrative business at home. Gone are the days when a fledgling business required a large investment of start-up capital. With a phone, a computer, and a great idea, it’s possible to join the legion of people who have [...]
Be Afraid: Powder-Sized RFID Chips
Everyone’s so paranoid about the RFID chips that are already in place in so many parts of our lives, so here’s an item (via Engadget and Pink Tentacle) about Hitachi’s new powder-sized RFID chips to make us even more scared of Big Brother (or little-Brother-ID thief). RFID chips are tiny microchips that use radio waves [...]
