Archive for August, 2011

Urban fruit-picking project aims to minimize waste

Posted by Springwise in August 31st 2011

It's right about this time of year that those with fruit trees and gardens in the Northern Hemisphere tend to get overwhelmed by homegrown abundance. We've already featured Giapo Gelato's e ...
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Tags: Eco & Sustainability, Food & Beverage, fruit, Giapo Gelato

At Pittsburgh hotel, guests surrender digital devices upon check-in

Posted by Springwise in August 31st 2011

Anyone who’s part of today’s “always-on” world knows that unplugging once in a while can be critical for one’s mental health. That’s surely a big part of the rationale be ...
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Folding bike hire program for commuters

Posted by Springwise in August 31st 2011

Many of the bicycle related innovations we’ve seen over recent years have capitalized on the vehicle’s eco-friendly credentials. Now London-based folding bike manufacturers Brompton are ...
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Device helps monitor seniors living alone

Posted by Springwise in August 31st 2011

Care for the elderly is a challenge that crosses borders and spans the world, so it’s not surprising we’ve seen such a variety of potential solutions. Where the pop-up MedCottage helps a ...
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Online network helps home cooks sell their extra portions

Posted by Springwise in August 31st 2011

Cooking for one or two has always been a challenge, since most recipes are designed to generate four or more servings. Aiming to help minimize waste while earning home cooks a little extra ...
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Tags: food, home, Online, Super Marmite

During ‘Barter Week,’ Italian B&Bs accept swaps as payments

Posted by Springwise in August 31st 2011

Whether hotels are upscale, no-frills or even pay-what-you-want, currency is generally the way room rates are paid. Not so at thousands of Italian bed and breakfast establishments next week ...
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Tags: from home, home

In the Philippines, shipping containers used to create low-income housing

Posted by Springwise in August 30th 2011

It seems difficult to overstate the versatility of the humble shipping container. Just recently we’ve seen it used to create a pop-up shopping mall and a touring kitchen; past sightings have i ...
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Web service uses gaming to motivate salespeople

Posted by Springwise in August 30th 2011

OK, so there's definitely a gaming trend going on here. Just in the past two weeks or so, we've seen EpicWin convert users' to-do lists into games, and we've seen Ridekicks take a similar, ...
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Tags: CRM, Deal Machine, OK

Living grass as a low-impact, indoor advertising medium

Posted by Springwise in August 30th 2011

Natural media agency Curb has already appeared on our virtual pages numerous times before for its glow-in-the-dark bacteria, sea tagging, snow tagging and other low-impact advertising effor ...
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Tags: London, product

Pedal-equipped school bus is powered by the kids

Posted by Springwise in August 30th 2011

We’ve already seen one pedal-powered school bus supported by advertising, but recently we came across something similar on the other side of the world. Whereas Ghana’s TriKademiK is offe ...
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Starting a Fruit Juice and Shake Business

Posted by PinoyBisnesIdeas in August 30th 2011

Starting a healthy fruit juice and fruit shake business is a good choice for anyone looking for business to start with a low capital. With the increasing demand for a healthy food choice, diets and lo ...
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under: Food Business
Tags: fruit juice and shake business plan, fruit juice business, fruit Shake Business, fruit shake business plan, fruit shake recipes, how to start a fruit shake business

Fully-customizable modular garden rooms

Posted by Springwise in August 30th 2011

The modular offices, hotels and condominiums which we’ve seen popping up around the globe recently, are indicative of the demand for flexible and adaptable construction options. The latest to laun ...
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Tags: business inspiring ideas, creative business ideas, money making ideas, new business ideas, United Kingdom

Funding service targets eBay merchants

Posted by Springwise in August 30th 2011

All businesses need capital to grow, and that includes online merchants. Yet such e-commerce vendors are underserved by the financial services industry because traditional underwriting and ...
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Tags: credit history

One-of-a-kind kids’ clothes, locally made from reclaimed discards

Posted by Springwise in August 30th 2011

Much the way Green Thing's SAVED project reclaims unwanted t-shirts and upgrades them with some signature stitchery for sale to new owners, so UK-based Re-jigged turns unwearable castoffs i ...
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Tags: GBP, Green Thing, SAVED

Twitter Applications for Your Small Business

Posted by PinoyBisnesIdeas in August 29th 2011

It has been 5 years now since Twitter was launched publicly in August of 2006 and you can see how twitter has risen to prominence as one of the most popular community along with facebook to share your ...
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Tags: how to use twitter apps, new twitter applications, social networking site for business, toplist twitter apps, Twitter, twitter application for business, twitter application lists, twitter applications, twitter apps list

Augmented reality app illustrates damage to smokers’ lungs

Posted by Springwise in August 29th 2011

For smokers, it’s one thing to be told that cigarettes are damaging to the lungs; it’s quite another, however, to see a visual depiction of that destruction. Enter London marketing firm ...
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Curated samples for men, delivered monthly by subscription

Posted by Springwise in August 29th 2011

There’s no denying the power of tryvertising, and we’ve recently seen it put to work online, in retail stores and through the mail. Now, much the way Birchbox delivers beauty samples by ...
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Custom presentation designs in 48 hours for $99

Posted by Springwise in August 29th 2011

Whether through crowdsourcing or highly focused online offerings, businesses have an increasing number of affordable choices for numerous professional services. Now joining the ranks of Sit ...
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Tags: PPT, USD, We Shoot Bottles

Sea Urchin Cage Culture and Production Guide

Posted by PinoyBisnesIdeas in August 29th 2011

Sea urchins, locally known as "swaki, santol-santolan, maritangtang, and kuden-kuden", are invertebrates that look like a ball of spines which feed on sea grasses and seaweeds particularly Sargassum s ...
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Tags: how to culture sea urchins, how to grow sea urchin, sea urchin, sea urchin cage culture technology, sea urchin culture guide, sea urchin farming, sea urchin production guide, sea urchin roe, uses of sea urchins

How to Start a Flower Arrangement Business

Posted by PinoyBisnesIdeas in August 29th 2011

Flower arrangement is a fun hobby to start that everyone can easily learn. There is no manual on what to use on flower arrangement design, it only depends on your creative imagination and design accor ...
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Swedish dairy uses tracking numbers as a ‘still-made-here’ marketing tool

Posted by Springwise in August 28th 2011

This is the third in a series of posts on traceability. Written by Springwise, and supported by IBM. Check out our previous posts on a registration service for product recalls and on superm ...
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Tags: food, IBM, product

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