Daily Archives: January 10, 2012

Talent Garden grows tomorrow’s startups in Italy

January 10, 2012 – 12:24 pm

by Krisha Kinnersley WHAT’S HAPPENING Online entrepreneurs, graphic designers and other techie minds interested in sharing an innovative working space can now rent a workstation at the newly opened Talent Garden (Tag) office building in Brescia (ItalianValley.Wired.it, 2 December 2011). Started by Davide Dattoli, Enrico Ballerini and Gianfausto Ferrari, Tag plants the concept of coworking […]

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NYC sandwich service makes surprise a key ingredient

January 10, 2012 – 12:17 pm

by Sheri Linden WHAT’S HAPPENING Decisions, decisions. A Brooklyn-based service simplifies the daily lunch dilemma by removing choice from the equation. Promising “$7 random sandwich delivery in NYC,” Randwiches feeds excitement-starved foodies with inventive midday combos like five-spice meatballs with lavender béchamel. There’s no menu to mull, eliminating the need to solve one workday problem. Though the […]

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SEASONAL SAVVY

January 10, 2012 – 12:13 pm

by Nissa Hanna It’s the beginning of a new year, and the numbers are rolling in for the still-warm holiday shopping season. The results for retailers: Black Friday weekend didn’t disappoint, with record-setting sales and an increase of 16% in total spending from 2010. But then … commerce crickets. Consumers, perhaps taking a page from […]

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