At the stroke of midnight this morning Walmart began marking down their Halloween 2013 seasonal items and putting up Christmas decorations. Jewish people across the world are preparing for Chanukah which coincides this year with Thanksgiving and jolly husky people are turning in their Halloween masks for Santa suits. We've already started sourcing our holiday [...]
According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), total Halloween consumer spending is projected to be more that $7B this year. However, not only is the $7B impact of Halloween the lowest of the holidays, but it is the lowest by a large margin, and is all but dwarfed by the more that $602B projection for Christmas and Hanukkah this year.
Business travelers everywhere just breathed a sigh of relief. I mean we all know that closing your iPad case without turning it off or putting your smartphone on silent isn't going to cause some catastrophic accident on a plane but now the Federal Aviation Administration has concurred according to the Washington Post. Airline passengers can [...]
(Getty Images for Lenovo) While it wasn't the blockbuster hit that many thought it would be, Ashton Kutcher has often said in the media that playing Steve Jobs in the biopic Jobs, was one of his most favorite roles of his career. Playing Jobs gave Kutcher the opportunity to mesh his two biggest [...]
This year we've seen so many different trends in tech. Names like SnapChat, Instagram and even Facebook have been household names all year long. With that come the Halloween costumes. Business Insider compiled some of the greatest tech themed halloween costumes of 2013. Here are some that we really liked: Candy Crush Candy Crush is [...]
Petcube is a unique new device that will have pet owners everywhere clamoring when it hits the market next year. The hardware is a cube that incorporates a microphone, speakers and a small laser beam all tied to a mobile app. As you can probably tell from the name, the cube is meant to be [...]
This post originally appeared on PitchBook Private equity and venture capital firms have made sure to announce or complete deals with all the companies you need to have a great Halloween in 2013. PitchBook’s global deal coverage has even found some international financings to include on the list, honoring All Hallows’ Eve celebrations around the world. It must [...]
The Startup Ogden Mobile App lab is looking to become the center of the mobile app universe in Ogden Utah. The organization is teaming up with Grow Utah Ventures, Northfront Business Resource Center, and Webster University/Startup Ogden of the $15,000 Mobile App Concept To Company contest. The Startup Ogden Mobile App lab knows that there [...]
There are so many places to get information on angel investors and venture capitalists. I just published this article on 5 tips to find an angel investor yesterday. Countless websites offer both good and bad information on investors and what they are looking for, how to attract them, what to include in your pitch deck, [...]
A mother and daughter duo have taken to kickstarter to launch their newest book in their young adult fantasty fiction series Moa. All three books chronicle a "fanciful" flight through time and space in a multi-dimensional universe of interplanetary spirits. The latest book in the series is called Iron Shinto and is written by Tricia [...]
