Continuing my list of my favorite business books of 2007 brings us to another unconventional one: BMOC. While the book, by Warren Meyer, is fictional, it does contain a number of interesting business ideas, including my favorite outlandish business opporunity of all time: fountain coin harvesting.
Warren Meyer runs an exceptional blog of his own, […]
Posted by on 10 Dec 2007 at 4:55 pm under Ideas
Dien Rice’s The Hidden Business Ideas Letter is one of my favorite weekly reads. It is all about little-known, unusual, profitable businesses that people are running right now. Most of the business ideas you’ll see here are also low-cost to start.
In this week’s issue, you’ll find four great ideas:
Hidden Business Idea 1: Treasure From Exotic […]
Posted by on 10 Dec 2007 at 3:58 pm under Ideas
The NY Times Magazine is out with its annualYear in Ideas issue. Here’s the complete list:
Airborne Wind Turbines
Alzheimer’s Telephone Screening
Ambiguity Promotes Liking
Appendix Rationale
Best Way to Deflect an Asteroid
Biodegradable Coffins
Biofuel Race
Braille Tattoo
Cardboard Bridge
‘Cat Lady’ Conundrum
Climate Conflicts
Community Urinalysis
Craigslist Vengeance
Criminal Recycling
Crowdware
Culinary Orientalism
Death of Checkers
Digital Search Parties
Edible Cocktail
Electric Hockey Skate
Faces Decide Elections
Fake Tilt-Shift Photography
Fish-Flavored Fish
God Effect
Handshake Sex Appeal
Height […]
Posted by on 10 Dec 2007 at 3:41 pm under Giveaways
Just a reminder that today is the last day to enter our giveaway for an iPod Nano. To enter read this post.
Original post by Dane and software by Elliott Back
Wandering around the web searching for unusual business ideas I found a very nice one - an American company that offer custom-made wooden and plastic mazes, called Amaze’n Maze. The idea itself is fresh, interesting and I was also surprised by company’s approach to this business:
An Amaze’n Maze isn’t just about wandering around inside looking […]
WKYC.com:
When Adrian Lindsey was 12-years-old, his basketball fell out of his arms. “Me and my cousins were going to the park on our bikes”, he said. “And the basketball got lost and went out into the street”.
He took a basketball net, attached a strap and some drawstrings, and made what he calls the All-Net Sak. […]
BusinessWeek:
The high price of energy is driving bids higher yet in a Connecticut electricity supplier’s unusual eBay auction.
MXEnergy, one of several electricity suppliers in the state’s deregulated market, is offering homeowners and small businesses electricity rates that are locked in, similar to power purchases by large commercial and industrial customers.
To promote its business among United […]
Entrepreneur:
Is this a familiar experience? You and your spouse or partner return home after a long day at the office. You share a takeout dinner while recapping the day and discussing how dissatisfied you are with your jobs. Then you have a brainstorm and decide to start a business that will allow you to gain […]
The Gazette:
Worried that your participles are dangling or your infinitives might be split?
The Coralville woman behind TweakMyWords.com, Belinda Bombei, can come to the rescue.
She won’t write a paper for you, but for $7 a page, she’ll eliminate structure, grammatical, spelling and clarity issues in academic or professional papers in as little as 12 hours. The […]
Springwise:
Most of us realize there are changes we should make in our lives to become more environmentally friendly, but overcoming inertia and actually doing it can be another matter. Now a few different companies offer starter kits to help make those changes happen.
Greensender, which just launched in October, sells green gift boxes designed to help […]
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