As a general rule, an industrial design consists of:
three-dimensional features, such as the
shape of a product,
two-dimensional features, such as
ornamentation, patterns, lines or color
of a product; or
a combination of one or more such features.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Small Business Administration - Success Stories
Small Business Administration - Success Stories: "Fulfilling her lifelong love of science, Payal Tak journeyed from her native India in the mid 1980s to continue her education in the United States. The life sciences soon gave way to computer science earning Tak academic degrees in Computer Science and in Telecommunications Systems Management.
Tak began climbing the career ladder in the information technology industry where she undertook several challenging assignments and was recognized for her significant contributions and leadership skills."
Tak began climbing the career ladder in the information technology industry where she undertook several challenging assignments and was recognized for her significant contributions and leadership skills."
Social entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship—the practice of responding to market failures with
transformative, financially sustainable innovations aimed at solving social
problems—has emerged at the nexus of the public, private, and nonprofit
sectors
transformative, financially sustainable innovations aimed at solving social
problems—has emerged at the nexus of the public, private, and nonprofit
sectors
Small Business Administration - Assessment Tool
Small Business Administration - Assessment Tool: "Are You Ready to Start a Business?
This assessment tool is designed to help you better understand your readiness for starting a small business. It is simple to use and will take less than 5 minutes to complete. The tool will prompt you with questions and assist you in evaluating skills, characteristics and experience – as they relate to your preparedness for starting a business.
Your responses will be scored automatically and an assessment profile provided, when you click the submit button. You will also receive, based on your score, a statement of Suggested Next Steps, directing you to the most appropriate SBA resources to help improve your business preparedness. Such next steps may include free SBA online courses, direct access to online counseling and/or targeted links to appropriate resources."
This assessment tool is designed to help you better understand your readiness for starting a small business. It is simple to use and will take less than 5 minutes to complete. The tool will prompt you with questions and assist you in evaluating skills, characteristics and experience – as they relate to your preparedness for starting a business.
Your responses will be scored automatically and an assessment profile provided, when you click the submit button. You will also receive, based on your score, a statement of Suggested Next Steps, directing you to the most appropriate SBA resources to help improve your business preparedness. Such next steps may include free SBA online courses, direct access to online counseling and/or targeted links to appropriate resources."
Sunday, April 19, 2009
India News Updates: Jute makes inroads quite literally
India News Updates: Jute makes inroads quite literally: "Bhattacharya, also executive director of the National Centre for Jute Diversification (NCJD), added: “If jute fibres and cut-ends are mixed in cement instead of stone chips it evolves an equally strong but much lighter product called jute fortified concrete.”
Asked when the new product would hit the market, he said it was still at an experimental stage. “But it was tested and found to be really useful”."
Asked when the new product would hit the market, he said it was still at an experimental stage. “But it was tested and found to be really useful”."
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
From Innovation to Commercialization and Beyond - Mandy Haberman
From Innovation to Commercialization and Beyond - Mandy Haberman: "From Innovation to Commercialization and Beyond - Mandy Haberman
Inspired by her own child suffering from Stickler’s syndrome, graphic designer Mandy Haberman designed a feeder for babies with sucking difficulties. The Haberman feeder was patented in the UK in 1984 and Mandy Haberman initially set up her own company to commercialize the product worldwide before granting manufacturing and distribution licenses. The product’s success was significant, though the nature of the product limited its distribution to a very narrow market.
A few years later, Mandy Haberman, inspired this time by a friend’s child spilling blackcurrent juice over a cream coloured carpet, decided to set out to design a leak-proof cup that seals between sips and created the Anywayup® cup. In 1992, the first of many patents was filed (patent no. GB-B-2266045). The patent protected her idea that uses a slit valve to control the flow of liquid through the spout of trainer cup. Additional patents both for the UK and overseas were later filed and granted."
Inspired by her own child suffering from Stickler’s syndrome, graphic designer Mandy Haberman designed a feeder for babies with sucking difficulties. The Haberman feeder was patented in the UK in 1984 and Mandy Haberman initially set up her own company to commercialize the product worldwide before granting manufacturing and distribution licenses. The product’s success was significant, though the nature of the product limited its distribution to a very narrow market.
A few years later, Mandy Haberman, inspired this time by a friend’s child spilling blackcurrent juice over a cream coloured carpet, decided to set out to design a leak-proof cup that seals between sips and created the Anywayup® cup. In 1992, the first of many patents was filed (patent no. GB-B-2266045). The patent protected her idea that uses a slit valve to control the flow of liquid through the spout of trainer cup. Additional patents both for the UK and overseas were later filed and granted."
Welcome to TIMEIS
Welcome to TIMEIS: "Fruit vinegar is made from fruits e.g. pineapple, apple, grape, orange, banana, peach, apricot as well as sugarcane juice, coconut water, malt, molasses. The juice/ aqueous extract is fermented with Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast after adjusting sugar concentration. The fermented alcoholic liquor is passed through vinegar generator for acetic acid fermentation using acetobactor culture. It takes nearly 15 days for completion of fermentation process. Vinegar contains about 4% acetic acid. The brewed vinegar is aged in plain oak barrels for at least 6 months to improve the flavour and bouquet. The final product is filtered, packed in bottles and sealed."
Apply for Angel Funding online- Indian Angel Network- Resources for First Time Entrepreneur
Apply for Angel Funding online- Indian Angel Network- Resources for First Time Entrepreneur: "APPLICATION FORM FOR ANGEL FUNDING
All applicants must submit a clear & concise business plan no more than 2 pages and a 4 slide power point presentation.
For guidelines on the format, please download the elevator pitch template and submit in the form below for the Indian Angel Network
All completed elevator pitches will be circulated to the IAN member investors."
All applicants must submit a clear & concise business plan no more than 2 pages and a 4 slide power point presentation.
For guidelines on the format, please download the elevator pitch template and submit in the form below for the Indian Angel Network
All completed elevator pitches will be circulated to the IAN member investors."
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