energy

Small Business Innovation Trends Mobile Enterprises

BY Mr Rickman Wed Nov 18, 2009 at 1:15 PM

Today, the number of unemployed in the U.S. has reached about 15 million, over 10 percent nationwide. As a result, millions of people are seeking new opportunities joining a growing trend of Mobile Office Entrepreneurs using the advances in communication technology, entrepreneurial creativity, and the ever-more-hectic pace of modern life all combining to encourage the rapid development of mobile businesses. READ»

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Seniors and Women Small Business Startups Gain Momentum

BY Mr Rickman Wed Nov 18, 2009 at 1:12 PM

Today’s “Third Age Entrepreneurs”, those seniors over 50-years old are healthy, energetic and competitive and determined to remain productive well into their 70s. They aren’t going anywhere near that rocking chair on the front porch if they can help it. Industry data shows seniors and women entrepreneur - small business startups rapidly increasing. Read more... READ»

BUSINESS | Comment

Seniors and Women Small Business Startups Gain Momentum

BY Mr Rickman Wed Nov 18, 2009 at 1:12 PM

Today’s “Third Age Entrepreneurs”, those seniors over 50-years old are healthy, energetic and competitive and determined to remain productive well into their 70s. They aren’t going anywhere near that rocking chair on the front porch if they can help it. Industry data shows seniors and women entrepreneur - small business startups rapidly increasing. Read more... READ»

JOB | Comment

Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntoshWed Nov 18, 2009 at 6:48 AM

Boost their energy to keep your job:Do you still have a job? If so, let me guess. You are working harder and doing more, because a few of your colleagues have been fired. (Now that more work is trickling in as ...READ»

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Increase Sales Using Dynamic Marketing

BY Mr Rickman Tue Nov 10, 2009 at 5:05 PM

As the choices of new marketing strategies and initiatives evolve, organizations constantly reevaluate what marketing initiatives to pursue and how much to invest in each marketing communications channel. Learn to help your organization determine how much to invest in from one vehicle versus another? The best way to do this is with the same logical approach for building your own personal or business investment fund. Think of each marketing channel as a stock in your portfolio. Your nonprofit can invest in all types of marketing communications-from paid advertising and direct mail to e-mail lists and social marketing and much more. READ»

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Sales Results Developing Website Conversion Rates

BY Mr Rickman Tue Nov 10, 2009 at 4:35 PM

Several lead – sales management tools are available to help you monitor the download conversion rates. Do you know your site's conversion rates? What do you take into consideration when making changes to your site's design? Research has shown that 60% of websites do not know their conversion rates. By regularly measuring the websites effectiveness it will increase your sales in comparison with most competitors.READ»

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Better than Smart Meters: TalkingPlug Monitors Power Use and Controls Appliances

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Nov 10, 2009 at 11:28 AM

For those of us who don't yet have smart meters, smart electrical sockets might be the next best thing. Sure, power-monitoring plugs are nothing new, and devices like the Ted 5000 and AlertMe already let customers attach hardware to ...READ»

BUSINESS | Comment

China Auto Sales Rise 72% Hit 1.2 Million Units

BY Mr Rickman Mon Nov 9, 2009 at 10:09 AM

Global automakers are looking to China's fast-growing market to drive sales amid slack demand elsewhere. Sales have been spurred by tax cuts and subsidies meant to help nurture China's auto industry and encourage purchases of more fuel-efficient vehicles. Beijing's 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) stimulus has helped to prop up spending on cars and other big-ticket items, and lifted economic growth (GDP) in the latest quarter to 8.9% from a year earlier. China, Brazil, Australia and India are both seeing significant economic growth. READ»

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Website Sales Content Solutions Driving More Web Traffic

BY Mr Rickman Sat Nov 7, 2009 at 5:56 PM

There is no single magic pill for building and increasing exposure of high quality website content. Continuously keep yourself educated, updated on evolving tools building upon the elements described above as a foundation for growing your online business goals. Use a well conceived diverse plan of attack designed to draw targeted customers to your website.READ»

BUSINESS | Comment

Sales Power Dialing Results Art Not Simply Technology Based

BY Mr Rickman Sat Nov 7, 2009 at 5:47 PM

Customizing effective cold calling scripts is an art. Have you ever had to read from a script that was prepared for you to sell a product or service? As a sales person, there should be no question that making cold calls is or has been a part of your job. Many people don't like it very much because it requires hard work, discipline and consistency. Let's face it, closing the sale is a lot more fun.READ»

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Effective Sales Teams For Higher Revenues

BY Mr Rickman Sat Nov 7, 2009 at 5:40 PM

Effective sales is about sustaining momentum thru innovation creating even more revenue opportunities on a consistent basis. Innovative leadership management must often perform the unenviable task of helping those that don't belong to find other career paths. If you want sales to improve, particularly in highly competitive sales industries, then leaders must create a career growth-oriented atmosphere that thrives on constant improvement, regardless of market conditions.READ»

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Sustainable Job Employment Solutions For USA

BY Mr Rickman Sat Nov 7, 2009 at 5:26 PM

By James Rickman, November 8, 2009 This article contains practical job solutions for Americans. So far much of the national focus has been on getting employers to hire i.e. add jobs instead given the global economic stagnation it’s much more realistic and effective to enable unemployed individuals to "create" their own jobs by fostering small business entrepreneurship. There’s a measurable, huge difference between the two approaches. It’s the key to achieving sustainable economic recovery in America. READ»

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Taipei 101 Skyscraper to Be World's Tallest Green Building

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Nov 5, 2009 at 12:18 PM

The Empire State Building may be set to become the world's most famous green office building, but the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan is gunning for the title of "World's Tallest Green Building," with $1.8 million in upgrades that ...READ»

ECOFACTOR | Comment

EcoFactor Uses a Broadband Gateway to Push Weather Data to Thermostats, Saving Energy

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Nov 3, 2009 at 11:51 AM

Smart meters are a nearly complete solution for home energy management, offering detailed information on power use and potential savings. But until everyone has a smart meter--a goal that will take many years to ...READ»

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GreenPeak Wants to Replace Batteries With Energy-Harvesting Chips

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Oct 29, 2009 at 4:02 PM

We spend a lot of time looking at the latest green batteries for our gadgets, but what if we could eliminate batteries altogether? GreenPeak, a Netherlands-based startup, thinks we can. The company plans to use its newly-acquired ...READ»

RENEWABLE ENERGY | Comment

Infographic of the Day: How Renewables Could Power Us, by 2020

BY Cliff KuangTue Oct 27, 2009 at 11:02 AM

Sun and wind vary throughout the day, and that means they'll have to be cleverly pieced together if we're going to get renewable energy, 24/7.READ»

RECOVERY THROUGH RETROFIT | 2 comments

Biden Unveils Blueprint for Energy Efficient Homes, but Will It Work?

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Oct 21, 2009 at 1:25 AM

Vice President Joe Biden and the government's Middle Class Task Force unveiled a report this week that aims to make homes more energy efficient. Dubbed "Recovery Through Retrofit," the report offers suggestions on how to use ...READ»

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High-Tech Asphalt Sucks Energy From Your Car to Power Other Stuff

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Oct 12, 2009 at 1:15 PM

When Innowattech introduced its so-called "piezoelectric road"--a 10-meter piece of asphalt embedded with piezoelectric generators--late last year, critics complained that extracting kinetic energy from cars is akin to highway ...READ»

WASTE HEAT | Comment

Corpses Power AC in Funeral Parlor

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Oct 8, 2009 at 12:19 PM

Whether it comes from factories or crematoriums, waste heat is a valuable energy-producing tool. And one Taiwanese crematorium wants to make sure waste heat from dead bodies doesn't, well, get wasted. The Taipei Mortuary Services ...READ»

EMILY PILLOTON | Comment

16 Inventions That Boost Habitats, Humanity, Health and Happiness

Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 11:15 AM

While working to develop products like the Hippo Roller, a water transportation device, Emily Pilloton, founder of the non-profit Project H Design, began collecting examples of similar products that solved social problems. Her recently released book, Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People features those findings. Featured here are sixteen examples from the book.READ»

MASDAR CITY | 5 comments

Zero-Emissions Masdar City Gets Persian Gulf's First Geothermal Facility

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Sep 29, 2009 at 1:16 PM

Masdar City, a planned zero-emissions cleantech hub in the middle of Abu Dhabi, announced this weekend that it will raise between $300 and $500 million. Today Masdar announced even more significant news--the city is building the ...READ»

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What’s Happening On The Fifth Floor?

BY Terry TamminenMon Sep 28, 2009 at 1:56 PM

That’s what all of these stories have in common - - profitable ways to cut carbon. READ»

SMART APPLIANCES | 2 comments

Whirlpool to Produce 1 Million Smart Grid-Compatible Dryers by 2011

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Sep 28, 2009 at 1:45 PM

GE first showed off its smart grid-aware oven ranges, hot water heaters, and dryers this past May. The appliance manufacturer is about to face some major competition from Whirlpool, which just announced plans to put 1 million Smart ...READ»

ASIAN PHILOSOPHY | Comment

By Serving Many Ethonomics Happens Naturally

BY Kaihan KrippendorffWed Sep 23, 2009 at 9:05 AM

Last week I flew to Bogota, Colombia for the day. My Latin American partner, AltaGerencia, had arranged for me to speak at a conference organized by Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest integrated oil company. I’ve delivered such ...READ»

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North Carolina Pilot Project Proves that Smart Meters Cut Back on Electricity Use

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Sep 21, 2009 at 3:59 PM

Wirelessly-connected smart grids are often heralded as the solution to our electricity-devouring ways, and now an IBM pilot project in North Carolina has proven that a grid equipped with smart meters (digital meters that record ...READ»