Virtual Entrepreneur

Gourmet Retailer: Have you ever run out of the latest ‘must-have’ kitchen gadget or specialty food item right in the middle of the busy fourth quarter? Find yourself stocked to the gills with wire whisks yet not enough organic coffee or tea? This fine line between keeping too much inventory... More

Newsday: Looking to get your product to market but don’t have the funds or capabilities to do it all yourself? Well, then you may want to consider licensing your invention, say experts. Licensing enables you to tap into the resources of a larger company by allowing them to produce, market and... More

PRWeb: Hilosoft, maker of HOPP (Hands on Profit Planner) introduces the Idea Composer®, a computer program that allows anyone with a business idea or invention to capture, analyze, and present their concept in a format that is easy to understand and yet professional in its presentation. The program... More

ReadWriteWeb: We live in an age when success of innovation is mixed with unprecedented failures. On one hand we’re reinventing the web, fighting for a greener future and building genomix. On the other there are housing bubbles, credit crises and war. The technology patent crisis is important to our... More

Scoop.co.nz: Auckland woman Wendy Barker has invented and patented the world’s first successful weight loss fashion accessory. Her Figure 8 Bodychain helps people to lose weight and research has already indicated that the majority also keep it off. The Figure 8 Bodychain is worn around the waist against... More

Indianapolis Star: On most days, Mark Harrell can be found on a motorcycle riding across country. If he’s not on a bike, he’s geared up to hunt elk or bison, like the 1,950-pound buffalo he recently shot that he’s quite proud of. And just for the record, the Southport High School graduate... More

Great Falls Tribune: Candy Maxwell manufactures and markets Candy’s Colorland products from her Cascade home. The products are made of lightweight plastic, which can be colored on and then erased. The products are manufactured using laser-cutters and silk-screen machines. All of the playhouses are... More

San Jose Mercury News: A Silicon Valley entrepreneur is betting that drivers stung by rising gas prices will be eager to make the switch to ethanol for their cars – and that they’ll want to make it at home in a $10,000 refrigerator-sized machine. Thomas Quinn, founder and chief executive... More

Hindu: A group of Canadian university have students invented a device that can effectively reduce the stress of backpacks on the body, local media reported Wednesday. Biomechanics students from St Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia used simple materials like elastic, duct tape and thread to create... More

Akron Beacon Journal: If you have an invention or idea, it is essential that you protect it or run the risk of losing your rights and any future rewards. Here is what you need to do: First, start a diary/journal in a bound notebook. Include the date of the invention (when the idea was initially conceived)... More