Business Idea of the Day

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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.

Choosing not to pursue a medical career, Alfred C. Gilbert co-founded a company manufacturing magic sets in 1909. This company would later become the A. C. Gilbert Company, according to Wikipedia .

I’ve never been a fan of the band, but have always marveled at the culture surrounding them – truly a unique following, turning each concert into an event beyond just music, reports Jon at 800CEORead.com . David Meerman Scott’s and Brian Halligan’s Marketing Lessons From the Grateful Dead: What Every Business Can Learn From The Most Iconic Band In History looks not only at the culture phenomena – the people that create the parking lot festival, the bootleg merchandise, the live recordings, etc. – but also the band’s relationship and collaboration with all this. In many ways, the group worked to be conductors for all this activity to happen.

Ever since high school Cynthia Saatkamp has known what she wanted to do and that was advertising reports The Commercial Appeal . At first, she wanted to become a designer, but then she changed her mind.

If you were a guest at Chelsea Clinton’s wedding, you didn’t poop in just any porta-potty. Oh no, you pooped in one of these: A porcelain toilet that flushes, with a stereo and hot water, reports Gizmodo . Founded in 2006, Pretty Potties provide elegant restrooms for any occasion, from the corporate awards ceremony that lasts two hours to the business remodel that is expected to take six months. Our restroom units are able to accommodate anywhere from 30 to 2000 guests at your event. Potties Features: * Upscale decorative lighting * Auto-Flush and waterless urinals * Vanity Counter * Vanities with large mirrors * Hand Soap * Air conditioning/heating * Porcelain Flushable Toilets * Running Water * LED Occupied and Vacant Lights * Lighting on the Outside * Spacious and Comfortable * Granite Countertops * Skylights * Choice of background music * Cherry wood throughout The cost of the Pretty Potties at Chelsea’s wedding

If you were a guest at Chelsea Clinton’s wedding, you didn’t poop in just any porta-potty. Oh no, you pooped in one of these: A porcelain toilet that flushes, with a stereo and hot water, reports Gizmodo . Founded in 2006, Pretty Potties provide elegant restrooms for any occasion, from the corporate awards ceremony that lasts two hours to the business remodel that is expected to take six months.

Michelle Christerson would find herself faced with a challenge whenever it would rain. Where would she take her 4 and 12 year old children to play? Between a play structure located at the mall and an arcade, there just weren’t many options. According to the Kitsap Sun , that was when she decided to make life a little easier for herself and moms like her.

Who needs sleep when there are start-ups to launch? Between endless e-mail conversations and talkative co-workers, getting actual work done during the day isn’t always an easy proposition. The New York Times has an interesting article about a group of entrepreneurs, freelancers, and software developers who have come up with a nocturnal solution to that problem. Calling themselves the New York Nightowls, this group of roughly 30 techies meets every Tuesday night from 10 p.m

The USA Solar Store is a chain of independently run shops that offer alternative energy products. With 24 stores in 11 states, from California to Vermont, it is their goal to help bring renewable energy to everyday people all over the US. Inspired by Helen and Scott Nearing, Dave Bonta and his wife moved to Vermont in the 1990’s with the intention of living the simpler life. What started as a lifestyle choice eventually became a business, providing the products people need to live a sustainable lifestyle