Leslie Brokaw


Bathtubs for Wheelchairs

New business provides mobile cleaning service for hospital equipment.  Read story

Max Boardroom

New business creates a computer-generated talking head to enliven company board meetings.  Read story

The Chocolate-Covered Potato Chip

New business dips potato chips in chocolate.  Read story

Burger Zapper

New business information on a commercial barbeque- equipment company.  Read story

Not a Cheap Date

New business information on a network dating service.  Read story

Aerosol Yogurt

New business information on yogurt-based whipped cream.  Read story

The Big Read

New business information on children's bookstores.  Read story

The Automated Check

New business information on hand-held electronic server pads for waitstaff.  Read story

Meter Reader

New business information on residential electric meters.  Read story

Urban Surfer

New business information on surfer video game.  Read story

Card Collecting

New business information on collecting delinquent card bills.  Read story

Just the Fax

New business information on public fax machines.  Read story

Sweet Deal

New business information on fruit-sweetened cookies.  Read story

Light Show

New Business paragraph on multiplex cinemas with nightclub atmospheres.  Read story

Water Buddies

Water-purifying company licenses technology but maintains name to develop market identity.  Read story

Zap Dryer

New Business paragraph on microwave clothes dryers.  Read story

Chew Chew

Vitamins packaged like Life Savers are now marketed at the cash register.  Read story

Lights, Camera, Etc.

New Business paragraph regarding public company which helps film producers with business.  Read story

Talking Alarm

New Business paragraph regarding a battery-operated talking smoke alarm.  Read story

Gimme Some Skin

A chemical company develops a new material which can be used for sports padding and prosthesis liner.  Read story

Electronic House Calls

Company develops a telemonitor for at-home health care.  Read story

Big Notes

Friedmar Music has developed a magnified slide viewer that projects music measure by measure.  Read story

Radio Days

Radio Waves Inc. plans to publish a biweekly listing of programs called Radio Guide Magazine.  Read story

Play-by-Play

SportsBand Network transmits its own radio show for attendees at PGA golf events.  Read story

Fake Blood

Biopure Corp. is working on the purification of hemoglobin drawn from cows.  Read story

Motorcycle Messengers

Traffic poses no problems for a thriving motorcycle courier service in Los Angeles.  Read story

Vanishing Act

Plastigone Technologies hopes to ride the environmental wave with an additive that helps plastic to biodegrade.  Read story

3-D Ads

Dimensional Visions Group Ltd. hopes to make 3-dimensional ad inserts with its new 3-D camera.  Read story

Canned Heat

International Thermal Packaging Inc. is testing a synthetic material that will allow for self-heating food packages.  Read story

Play Ball

Start-up company is testing a system that will allow television viewers to predict sports plays via laptop computer.  Read story

Directory Assistance

Corporate Contacts acquires and sells coveted corporate telephone directories.  Read story

Yo, Ladies

Company plans to sell advertising to publications put out by various women's organizations.  Read story

Animal Preserve

The Bear Care Company sells bubble bath for stuffed animals.  Read story

Clean Me Up, Scotty

Company has developed a laser that vaporizes decayed areas of a tooth without agravating nerves.  Read story

Tour Guide

Travel agency owner spices up his office with a book shop, video-viewing area, and private suites for discussion.  Read story

Star Words

Company has the first U.S. commercial license for using radio signals bounced off of meteor dust.  Read story

Pretty Fax

A new company markets creative fax cover sheets.  Read story

Pipe Covering

Engineer has created a new form-fitting pipe insulation foam called FoamPak.  Read story

Charge-a-Tooth

HealthGuard Inc. has unveiled a credit card for uninsured dental work.  Read story

Nanny Link

Nanny Times, a trade magazine for nannies, helps link readers to job openings.  Read story