Niche Marketing
Amish Business
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The Amish have long been famous for barn raisings. Now, they're becoming known for building houses for the non-Amish, often using ancient construction techniques.
Mom Turns Love For Making Brownies into $1 Million Dessert Gifts Company
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http://www.browniepointsinc.com/
Lisa Rothstein began baking brownies as a hobby while working as an elementary school teacher. She and a sorority sister started a business called Brownie Points baking brownies in their apartment.
New Site Sells Sick Notes
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http://www.bestfakedoctornotes.com/
CANBERRA, Australia - Australian medical authorities are warning employees against using an online company that is planning to sell fake doctors' sick notes that would allow people to take more time off.
The hidden flaws of 'green' products
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Traditionalists scoff at them. But these outsiders are revolutionizing one of the world's oldest professions
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These trailblazers come from all sorts of businesses—automotive, design, technology—unburdened by the conventions of their new industry. They introduce products some consider shocking. Traditionalists scoff at them. But these outsiders are revolutionizing one of the world's oldest professions: the funeral industry.
Campus Startups That Made It Big Time
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Your laptop is your shop. You store your inventory in your dorm room. You cooked up your idea in your backyard. Or the basement.
It’s a tiny endeavor, yes. You may not know where it’ll end up when college is done. Not for sure, anyway.
But students like you became Silicon Valley’s most unassailable businessmen.
Old iPods Are A Goldmine
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http://www.freeiphoneswap.com/
I was walking by the lengthy iPhone line outside the Apple Store in Soho on Sunday when I heard someone call out: “Turn in your old iPhone and get the new one free!”
Graphic design and photography pros are scrambling to stay viable as barriers to entry fall and stock agencies buy from hobbyist
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How To Get Media Attention? Just Say ‘Green,’ ‘Sex,’ ‘Cancer,’ ‘Secret’ Or ‘Fat’
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The original pitch landed in the inbox with a whiff of medical authenticity overlaid with a snicker-inducing headline: “Toxic Ties to ‘New Shower Curtain Smell’ Evident, According to Latest Laboratory Testing.”
The Dog Who Breathed a New Business
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http://www.greenies.com/
