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Lat estKi ckst ar t erpr oj ectt or epl acet heunpopul art oi l etbr ushwi t hmi ni j etwashcoul d be‘ t henextbi gt hi ng’andr ai semi l l i onsf orchar i t i es AGl oucest er shi r emani shopi ngt or ai semi l l i onsofpoundsf orchar i t yi fhe r eacheshi sKi ckst ar t erf undi ngt ar getof£50, 000f ort heShi f f t er ,anewi nvent i onwhi chai mst omakecl eani ngt oi l et s‘ consi der abl yl essdi sgust i ng’ t hanusi ngat oi l etbr ush.
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“ Forobvi ousr easons,cl eani ngt oi l et si sn’ tsomet hi ngwet al kaboutona dai l ybasi s,andt hesamegoesf ori l l nessesr el at edt odi gest i veandi nt est i naldi sor der ssuchascol i t i s,Cr ohn’ sdi sease,i r r i t abl ebowelsyndr omeandbowelcancer–t onamebutaf ew.Mi l l i onsofpeopl e’ sdai l y l i vesar ebl i ght edbysuchcondi t i onsbutwedon’ tt al kaboutt hem,soI ’ m hopi ngt hatgi vi ng20% ofpr of i t sf r om t hepr oductt or el at edgoodcauses wi l lchangepeopl e’ sper spect i veandunder st andi ngaboutgut r el at edi l l nesses.I t ' saboutpr ovi di nganoppor t uni t yt obemor eopenaboutt hese i ssueswhi chcanbeext r emel ydemor al i si ng. ”
Kam Mi st r y ,i nvent oroft heShi f f t er ,whohasbeenwor ki ngont hepr oj ecti n t heeveni ngsandweekendsar oundhi sdayj ob,sai d: “ Thi spr oducti sn’ tr ocketsci ence,howeveri thast hepot ent i alt obecome commonpl acei nhundr edsofmi l l i onsofhomesacr osst hegl obe.Let ’ s f acei t ,doesanyoneenj oyusi ngat oi l etbr ush?Doesanyonel i kepi cki ng upausedone?I nst eadofusi ngat oi l etbr ushandbl eacht ocl eanat oi l et youj ustpi ckupt heShi f f t er ,whi chi sf i l l edwi t hwat erandsi t snextt ot he t oi l et ,andusei tt oj etwasht hebowlcl ean.Thef eedbackf r om ever yone whohasseeni thasbeengr eatast heycani mmedi at el yseehowi twi l l makeacur r ent l yunpl easantchor emucheasi erandcl eaner .I t ’ sal somor e f r i endl yt ot heenvi r onmentasyouendupusi ngl essbl each,t oi l etcl eaner andwat er . ” Obvi ousl yt al ki ngaboutcl eani ngpoof r om at oi l etbowli ssomet hi ngt hat wegener al l ydon’ tdi scussatt hedi nnert abl e,andt hi si ssomet hi ngKam hast houghtabout ,butheseesi tasanoppor t uni t yr at hert hanahi ndr ance.I nawor l dwher evi deoi seasyt ousef ordemonst r at i nghowsomet hi ngwor ks,i ti sn’ tsoeasyf ort heShi f f t er ,asnoonewant st owat cha movi eofsomet hi ngsoper sonal .Togetar oundt hi s,ashor tani mat i onhas beencr eat edt oshowwhatt hepr oductdoesandt hen,usi ngchocol at e spr ead,t heShi f f t er ’ sef f ect i venessi sshowni nabr i efvi deo.
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Kam i sal r eadyi n di scussi onswi t h char i t i es,i ncl udi ng Cr ohn’ sandCol i t i s UK,aboutt hei r pot ent i ali nvol vement . Whi l stal i ght hear t ed appr oachi susedon t heKi ckst ar t er websi t e,hei shopi ng t or ai seser i ous amount sofmoney f orchar i t i eswi t ht hepat entpendi ngpr oduct . Headded: “ Wi t hoverabi l l i onhousehol dsi nt hewor l d,t hemar keti shuge,anddon’ t f or gett hatmanyhomeshavemor et hanonet oi l et .Ont opoft hatt her e ar et oi l et si nhot elr oomsandbusi nessest oo.Thepot ent i ali senor mous, especi al l yi ft hepat entappl i cat i oni ssuccessf ul . ” Phi lSt aunt on,managi ngdi r ect orofD2M,t hepr oductdesi gncompany basedi nChel t enham,whi chdesi gnedt heShi f f t er ,sai d: “ I ti saqui r kynewpr oductwi t hani nt er est i ngbr andwhi chpr ovi desa si mpl esol ut i ont oanageol dpr obl em.Thedesi gni sver yel egantandi s st yl edni cel yt osui tanyst yl eofbat hr oom. ” Vi ckiSt r achan,par t nerandpat entat t or neyatWynneJonesI P,added: “ Agoodpr oductneedst osol veapr obl em,haveamar ketandbeaf f or dabl e,andt heShi f f t ert i ckst hoseboxes.Addi t i onal l y ,ever yt hi ngi tdoesi s easi l yexpl ai nedi nj ustaf ewsecondsandt hi smakesi tevenmor eeasy t omar ket .Whi l sti t ’ sar el at i vel ysi mpl ei dea,i t sf unct i onaldesi gnf eat ur es,nameandbr andi ng–i ncl udi ngt hecommi t mentt or ai si ngmoney f orgoodcauses–ar eal lf act or st hati ncr easet heShi f f t er ’ spot ent i alf or success. ” Whi l stKam i nt endst oi ni t i al l ygi ve20% ofpr of i t st ogoodcauses,he want st hatf i gur et or i seassal esi mpr oveovert i me,sot hepot ent i alt o r ai set ensi fnothundr edsofmi l l i onsofpoundsf orr el at edgoodcausesi s ver yr eal ,i fhecanr eachhi sf undi ngt ar gett ogoi nt opr oduct i on. TheKi ckst ar t erpr oj ecti scur r ent l yl i veandendsonTuesday2May .I ft he f undi ngt ar getof£50, 000ont hecr owdf undi ngwebsi t ei sr eached,t he Shi f f t erwi l lgoi nt opr oduct i oni nt hesummerandbeavai l abl et obuy shor t l yaf t er war ds. AUKpat enti spendi ng( Pat entAppl i cat i onNo.1613313. 4)wi t hf or ei gn appl i cat i onsduet obef i l edi nt henextf ewweeks.
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Twot hi r dsofsol i ci t or ’ sl et t er sr esul ti npaymentwi t hi n sevendaysf orsmal lbusi nesseschasi ngl at ei nvoi ces Enhanc edOr ms bySt r eett ool st ak et hec os tands t r ai naway f r om s mal l bus i nes sc as hc ol l ec t i on Smal l bus i nes s esc has i ngpay mentf orov er duei nv oi c esac hi ev e s i gni f i c ant l ybet t err es ul t sbys endi ngs ol i c i t or ’ sl et t er s ,k nownas al et t erbef or eac t i on( LBA) ,ac c or di ngt onewr es ear c hf r om f i nt ec hf i r m Or ms bySt r eet . Twot hi r dsofLBAss entwi l l r es ul ti nas mal l bus i nes sbei ngpai d wi t hi ns ev enday s ,whi l et wot hi r dsofov er duei nv oi c eswi l l r emai nunpai daf t eronemont hi fnoLBAi ss ent ,ac c or di ngt ot he r es ear c hc onduc t edac r os sOr ms bySt r eet ’ s30, 000s t r ongc us t omerbas e. Wi t ht heav er aget i mef orani nv oi c et obepai dt oas mal l bus i nes ss t andi ngat72day s ,andt heav er ageamountofanov er due i nv oi c emor et han£6, 000,l at epay menti samaj ori s s uef ormany s mal l bus i nes s esi nt heUK. “ Goi ngt oc our tov erl at epay menti sr eal l yal as tr es or t ,butas ol i c i t or ’ sl et t eri sahi ghl yef f ec t i v emet hodofr et r i ev i ngpay menton ov er duei nv oi c es , ”s ai dMar t i nCampbel l ,MD,Or ms bySt r eet . “ Manys mal l bus i nes s eshav ebeenputof fus i ngLBAs ,bel i ev i ng t hem t obec os t l yandt i mec ons umi ng.That ’ swhywear emak i ng i tmuc heas i erf ors mal l bus i nes s est os endaLBAv i aCr edi t HQ. ”
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