2009 September

Brands and Culture, Symbiotic?

September 30, 2009 By Ryan Jones 2 Comments

When you need to urgently need to blow your nose in Germany and don’t have a tissue on hand, you might ask a friend “Hast du ein Tempo?” (Do you have a Tempo?) Tempo, it turns out, is a brand of tissue, not the German word for tissue. Substituting a brand name for a general [...]

Eco-Coolie Plays Dress Up for Halloween

September 30, 2009 By John Simonetta Leave a Comment

The EcoCoolie from Numo is playing dress up this Halloween with four pre-printed Halloween costumes coolies, Vampire, Mummy, Witch and Frankenstein Monster.

Raining Rose Provides Green Treats For October Events

September 28, 2009 By John Simonetta 4 Comments

Raining Rose is getting ready for October by introducing several new Breast Cancer Awareness theme and Halloween theme lip balms ready for the addition of your company’s logo and contact information.

The Average Age of an Entrepreneur is Older than You Might Think

September 21, 2009 By Leah Edwards 11 Comments

How old is too old to be an entrepreneur? The stereotype that people take fewer risks as they age does not bear out in a report by the entrepreneur-supporting Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Titled “THE COMING ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOM“, the report shows that the average age of entrepreneurs is higher than many would expect. “It turns [...]

17 Ways To Green Your Holidays

September 21, 2009 By Jennifer Kaplan 5 Comments

Walking the green walk, isn’t always easy, and the holidays present special challenges. Its not always easy to mess with traditions. Last Thanksgiving I hosted a 100-mile Thanksgiving (I chronicled it in two blog posts on the OrganicMania blog). My attempt to convince my mother-in-law in Tampa that buying condensed milk at my local supermarket [...]