Dear Don, I am a great salesman with lots of experience and I have a great new product idea. The only problem, due to unforeseen circumstances, I have no money to invest in the product. Are there any options out there for me?

Benjamin Franklin Turned 300 This Month

Inventor and politician Benjamin Franklin was born 300 years ago on January 17th. As one of America's most famous inventors I thought I would write just a short paragraph about one America's great men. His occupation was really politics. He was an ambassador to Britain during the colonial times, then he signed the Declaration of Independence, he helped negotiate the end of the Revolutionary War, and he is also one of the signers of the Constitution. Despite this busy and important life, Franklin was always tinkering and working on something. He invented bifocals, which many of us, including me, wear. He also invented an improved stove. He is perhaps best known for his experiment with a key and a kite to see if lightning was really electricity, which he did not conduct himself, but instead sent his son out to do if for him. While maybe not the best father, he certainly was a great man and has left his mark on the world, both politically and by inventing.

By JoAnn Hines - The Packaging Diva

Have you recently introduced a product for the 50+ market that isn't selling? Do you have a good product that you know is marketable, but it simply isn?t moving off the shelves? Your package may be the answer.

When Nardena Sullivan moved from Atlanta to Naples, Florida, she and her husband realized they didn?t have enough storage space. Without a spacious basement, they had nowhere to put their extra belongings. They had an attic but the exposed roof trusses were not the safest place to store materials or be climbing up and down in, especially since she and her husband were getting older. Nardena and her son, Andrew, started thinking about solutions. What they came up with is called the Infinite Attic.