Ghostline sisters turn tiny gridlines into big royalties
Plano pair Barbara Russell Pitts and Sarao Mary Rus sell created Ghostline the faint grid on poster boards later licensed to Carolina Pad and The Mead Corp earning about 2.5 million in royalties from home. They now share royalties with inventors via asktheinventors com offering free patent guidance and one on one consultations.
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Sy Cheryl Hall
Dallas Morning News
Plano
Texas
Barbara Russell Pitts
Mary Russell Sarao
Carolina Pad and Paper Co
Charlotte
N.C
Pitts
Sarao
Asktheinventors
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Canada
Sarah
Barb
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
FedEx
Carolina Pad
Mead Corp
Dayton
Ohio
Staying cool in firing can pay off
Unemployment can strike anyone from executives to blue collar workers. Advice urges staying calm during notice, getting offers in writing, negotiating severance with three main components, and hiring a lawyer to coach, not just negotiate. Do not quit.
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Marshall Loeb
Alicia Ferrari
CBS
New York
Steven Mitchell Sack
Warner Books
Sack
John Challenger
Challenger, Gray & Christmas
eDon
eHire
National Employment Lawyers Association
Joe
Family friendly work comes by negotiation says author
Carol Kleiman reports on Elizabeth Wilcox who defines a family friendly job as one meeting a parent’s core needs and notes that such arrangements come through negotiation during and after the interview. She details steps to propose flexible hours, work from home options, and written agreements to secure lasting benefits for working parents.
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Carol Kleiman
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Wilcox
Weston, Conn
Wilcox
Berkley
Lucian Snow
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