Archive for the 'Pets' Category

Business Ideas: Man Turns Stinky Chore Into Business

Dave’s story shows that really, you can make a business out of anything. Dave started a dog waste clean-up service, in 2004 when he decided he was burned out on his career. He read a story about a woman who’d done a similar thing, and the idea clicked. It combined three things that he loved: [...]

Parrot Cards

After the events of 2001, Pat, a computer consultant, wanted to send out an especially cheerful holiday card, but couldn’t find one that fit the bill. So she took a photo of her parrot, Scarlet, with a Christmas elf and sent the electronic card to 350 people. The feedback was immediate. Many people (including [...]

Cat Pet Product

In the 1980s, Karen worked as a property manager throughout the week and showed Himalayan cats at weekend cat shows. At shows, she saw a lot of money being spent on cat-themed products. She invested $700 in specialty cat shampoos and sold them at the shows and in cat magazines, going from her day job [...]