Business Idea of the Day

According to a story at CNNMoney.com , after selling his Illinois gourmet food store and moving to Austin six years ago, Chris Miller was anxious to open another food-related business. So he became an early pioneer of one of food world’s hottest trends: mobile food trucks. Miller’s hot-dog trailer transplants a Chicago classic down south

For Jennifer Kelman it started with a tearful nephew. She was babysitting while his parents were on vacation and each night after talking to his mom he would dissolve into a mess of tears. Jennifer felt horrible for her nephew and knew there just had to be something she could do to help cheer him up. Willing to do just about anything, she created a silly character named Mrs. Pinkelmeyer and would have her teary-eyed nephew talk to her on the phone.

Carrie Kirby over at Wisebread.com recently had the chance to hear four Top Rated Sellers, all people who make their living selling merchandise on eBay and even hire employees to help them do so, share their secrets. They block problem customers, and even shoppers who ask negative questions. Cindy Shebley: “I think that it’s the worst customer service ever, to say don’t come in the door, (but) I can’t take a chance because if I lose my top seller status, I’ll lose my search engine rankings.” They streamline the listing and sale process to increase their hourly earnings. Lynn Dralle: “Never clean anything

For small brewers around the world, bottling a beer is something that must typically be done manually on a very small scale or—with commercial help—on a very large one. Enter Tom Wood’s , a British brewer that recently launched a mobile bottling operation in the form of a well-equipped truck that can drive to virtually any UK location, reports trendspotter Springwise . Tom Wood’s has been brewing beer since 1995 under the Highwood Brewery name

Steve Johnson opened his business, Lightwave Solar Electric LLC, in 2006. He offers a full-service solar panel installation and he has been involved in some of the largest projects around Tennessee reports the Tennessean.com .

In the 1960s, an ultra-strong glass was invented by Corning, but it contained no purpose. “Gorilla” glass was expected to be a huge hit unfortunately, it had no real purpose, according to the Associated Press.

Mike Cassidy from the Mercury News found himself at yet another conference in Sillicon Valley with a panel on female entrepreneurs. The ultimate conclusion was that there just are not enough women in business. The moderator, sitting on a stage at Stanford University with six female CEOs, noted dejectedly how hard it was to find six female CEOs. A man sitting up front shouted, “And it’s a shame.” There were nods and applause and murmurs of agreement. And it is a shame.

Pete Rodriguez is proud to admit that he thinks like a 12 year old, even if he is currently 35. It is that mindset that helps him relate to his customers reports news-press.com .

Edwin Binney and Harold Smith founded Binney & Smith, Inc. in New York City in the late 1800s. At first, they specialized in industrial colorings—including the pigments that made country barns red and automobile tires black. Later, they began to make slate pencils for students.

Whether you’re a citizen journalist, podcaster or simply interested in sharing some sound with friends, your cell phone can become your mobile radio studio. MobileActive has published an excellent guide to making mobile audio in the field. A few key tips from the guide: Microphone positioning. “Place the mobile phone so it faces your subject (or yourself if you are recording self-spoken audio). Remember that the microphone is usually at the bottom of the phone.” Minimize background noise.