Start-Up
Larry Page founded Google on a sleep dream
Here’s a tip for entrepreneurs (and everyone else): If you want great success, dream it. Literally. Google co-founder Larry Page recently revealed in his commencement address to the University of Michigan that the basic platform for google was based on a sleep dream he had in college. Page, then 23, took the source material of [...]
Entrepreneur puts start-up wisdom on cards
An Atlanta advertising executive says she has a solution for such entrepreneurial angst, and it’s in the cards. Baskin said she got the idea five years ago while flying to Texas to give a speech on how to be your own boss. En route, she scribbled on index cards the steps she’d learned while building [...]
Moms’ niche is babies’ care
Two metro Atlanta moms have figured out how to turn cranky babies into a thriving business. Laura Hunter and Jennifer Walker never thought of themselves as entrepreneurs until about five years ago, after a little advice from country crooner Kenny Rogers. Today they are published authors, Web site operators and sought-after consultants in a big [...]
Nine-year-old starts up web business
A nine-year-old girl has become India’s youngest CEO after starting up her own online design business. Shreelaxmi Suresh received recognition for her work after she developed a website for Kerala Bar Council, located in the country’s south. The youngster has displayed a keen interest in computers and art since she was in Kindergarten. With a [...]
Fly with Pets AirwaysFly with Pets Airways
Anyone who’s experienced the stress of air travel with their pet has thought there’s got to be a better way. Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel thought they could do better, and the result is Pet Airways, which starts flying pets around the country in July 2009. From drop off to pick up every aspect of [...]
Boy discovers microbe that eats plastic
PhDs have been searching for a solution to the plastic waste problem, and this 16 year old finds the answer. It’s not your average science fair when the 16-year-old winner manages to solve a global waste crisis. But such was the case at last month’s May’s Canadian Science Fair in Waterloo, Ontario, where Daniel Burd, [...]
Lifelines For Your Start-Up
You have a fantastic idea and did everything in your power to put together a awesome business plan that just doesn’t seem to get much attention from investors. What do you do now? Here’s a few suggestions by Entrepreneur.com. Ultra Light Startups caters to “bootstrapping” entrepreneurs, says founder Graham Lawlor, who started Ultra Light by [...]
