Posted by Editor on Friday, September 9, 2011 In : News
The relentless rise of electricity prices over the past decade has made many consumers more conscientious about how they use electric power. Many of those conscientious people may find it frustrating — to put it mildly — that their daily or even hourly efforts to turn off devices they're not using hasn't delivered the results they'd expected.
The blame belongs to the growing number of "vampire" or "phantom" electronic products that populate today's typical home. An alarmingly large numbe... Continue reading...
Posted by Editor, via entrepreneur.com on Sunday, September 4, 2011 In : Must read
Do you have a "bajillion" things to do? Have you ever had a "light-bulb moment"? Entrepreneurs need to keep up with the new business-related words and lingo that pop up almost every day. The publishers of the Concise Oxford Dictionary have added 400 new words to the 12th edition of the publication, so we thought it might be useful to take a look at the new terms. Turns out several apply to business. We've selected the 10 need-to-know new words. Whether or not you start using them in your own bu... Continue reading...
Posted by Editor via DOE on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 In : Must read
DOE Announces Funding for Nationwide Student-Focused Clean Energy Business Competitions
Washington, D.C. - As part of the Obama Administration's effort to support and empower the next generation of American clean energy entrepreneurs, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $2 million in available funding for the National University Clean Energy Business Challenge. This nationwide initiative will create a network of regional student-focused clean energy business creation competitions ... Continue reading...
Posted by Via news wire on Friday, July 29, 2011 In : News
According to a recent article, the discovery of DeconGel was accidental. Late one night in 2006, the researchers of Skai Ventures, a Honolulu-based venture capital firm and technology accelerator got a little sloppy with one of their experiments. They were working with a gel that dripped from the lab table onto the floor.
Source: Courtesy of DeaconGel.
When they peeled it off, the floor beneath was "absolutely pristine, completely clean and white," recalls Wuh, the company CEO. "That's when... Continue reading...
Posted by Editor CM on Monday, July 18, 2011 In : News
LOS ANGELES, Jul. 18 /CSRwire/ - For undergraduates interested in social innovation and developing well thought-out solutions to the world's problems, the Society and Business Lab (SBL) at the USC Marshall School of Business in conjunction with the School of Policy, Planning and Development has announced a social entrepreneurship minor that will begin in fall 2011. The interdisciplinary minor will be open to all USC undergraduate students who are seeking to understand the global context of soc... Continue reading...
Posted by Editor, with quotes from the Associated Press report on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 In : Must read
Prime Minister Naoto Kan reiterated in a speech to parliament that
Japan was grappling with its worst problems since World War II."This quake, tsunami and the nuclear accident are the biggest
crises for Japan" in decades, said Kan, dressed in one of the blue work
jackets that have become ubiquitous among bureaucrats since the
tsunami. He said the crises remained unpredictable, but added: "We will
continue to handle it in a state of maximum alert."  Source: NASA (Picture1 red = previously popula... Continue reading...
Posted by Editor C on Friday, March 11, 2011 In : Must read
This is a great idea, kudos to Katherine V. Smith and her team at The Center for Corporate Citizenship (at Boston University). We hope other Universities will do the same.
"Dear MicroEmpowering,
As the world begins to comprehend the devastating impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the Center extends its deepest sympathies to the people and businesses struggling against extraordinary circumstances. Our community of companies includes several headquartered in Japan and hundreds of othe...
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Posted by Editor on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 In : Must read
For decades, developers have been creating smart growth communities—places with a mix of land uses and housing types, built compactly to make walking and biking easier—throughout the county in urban, suburban, and rural locations. Some communities structure their approval and entitlement process to encourage construction of this type of neighborhood. Other communities are less familiar with these neighborhoods and may present more hurdles in the approval process because the design and lay... Continue reading...
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