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Idea, innovation and business of an inventor

Taking the stigma of the great inventions, the Tupperware was born by accident. The merchant and inventor Earl Silas Tupper (1907-1983) worked as an employee of the DuPont chemical company in the early ’30s and experimented with synthetic polymers (Wallace Carothers engineer had discovered in 1928 polyester, polyamide and working for DuPont neoprene) when he discovered a method for purifying waste from refining oil and turn them into a durable, flexible and without any toxic properties.

Earl Tupper was the son of farmers in Massachusetts and dreamed of being like Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Edison or Henry Ford, as well as to dream of being a millionaire. Took technical courses for mail and was convinced that the secret of success lay in the advertising and marketing.

Always write your ideas on scraps of paper and put them in the pockets where you could read some as an improvement for women’s garter, a clip for hanging the comb of a belt, non-iron trousers and even a powered boat by fish.
The discovery of the synthetic polypropylene enabled first start manufacturing plastic parts for gas masks used during the Second World War to after World War ended the first devoted to manufacture plastic containers for food preservation. This second use of his invention came to his head after realizing that the American Way of Life in Postwar generated a flood of household appliances, including refrigerator highlighted the power and gas.

The famous “Wonder Bowl,” as Earl Tupper patented during its launch in 1946 caught the attention of consumers immediately. His magic seal, which also allowed to expel the air, was the solution to countless problems with keeping fresh and clean both food and other nonfood products.

Until today there are many brands use the foundation of this fabulous invention, millions of people take their lunches or keep food in a Tupperware container or some other similar but different brand, I bet you keep calling your brand independent … Tupper, right?

Pet Business Ideas

pet business ideasIf you are looking to start a business and you like pets, you here are some ideas for pet related businesses could implement:

Pet Daycare
Whether as a matter of holidays or for any other reason, many people are in the position of having to be away from home for a few days, not knowing who let their pets manager.

As a pet-related business and you could ride your own home is a pet daycare, where in addition to the service of caring for pets, could offer additional services such as hairdressing or bathroom.

Pet Spa

Many people like to indulge their pets and providing them the necessary attention to make them feel relaxed and calm.

As a spa for pets, especially dogs and cats is the next business idea.

In the spa, which by the way, you could also ride your own home, you could offer hairdressing, bathing, veterinary and even hot tubs, etc.

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