No one in the world knows how to make the newspaper you are holding (and, if you’re reading this on your phone, computer, iPad or Kindle, no one knows how to make those things either). Even the best ...

It’s often said the biggest changes come from the smallest beginnings. For social entrepreneur Adam Braun, a single pencil changed the trajectory of his life, leading him to stray from a career on ...

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. There are five things you need to know, he told the pencil, before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and ...

This week, the student council at my son’s elementary school held a pencil sale. Kids were encouraged to bring in money and purchase pencils to send to their friends. My son asked if he could have $1 ...

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A CERTAIN company was into pencil manufacturing. As their business started flourishing they decided to officially launch the pencil into the market with a big bang. They gathered all the key ...