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A reader asks:
Can you suggest some great business ideas for someone looking to start their first business?
I think most of the business ideas I’ve written about are “great business ideas” - that’s why I’ve written about them! But whether or not you think they are great business ideas will depend on what you’re hoping [...]
I’m always being asked for “good business ideas”, which I find odd, after all who wants a bad business idea? The question then is how do you know if you have a good business idea?
One possible answer is offered in this presentation by Greville Commins, one of the mentors for SETsquared, which claims that a [...]
A reader asks:
Can you suggest some investment business ideas?
If by investment business you mean a business you can invest capital in and then walk away then I would suggest building up a portfolio of buy-to-let property. The falling property market has created some great investment opportunities and makes now an attractive time to get into [...]
A lot of would be entrepreneurs spend a lot of time trying to find the best business ideas or the best business opportunities. As a result I often get asked to pick the best idea from a list of the entrepreneurs best business ideas. Usually I try to explain that it depends how you define [...]
A reader asks:
Can you suggest some easy business ideas?
I get asked this question (or variations of it) quite a lot. The good news is yes I can think if lots of easy business ideas, just check out the business ideas and business opportunities sections of this website and you’ll find a good number all of [...]
A reader asks:
I’d like to start a small local business but I live in a small town (barely more than a village really) in Somerset. I can’t seem to find any business ideas that are suitable. Can you suggest any?
Well the first thing to ask yourself is "should I limit myself to small town business [...]
Tim (of Seriously Home Business) originally posted this as a comment on Give Them Sandwiches, but after a quick chat we thought it would make an interesting post. Here’s what Tim had to say:
Two guys in a car or van, each has a large portable cool box. Between the hours of 8am-2pm they visit around [...]
Chris Garrett just twittered about the Placebo Store. It’s apparently run by a mum called Jennifer who has had the idea to start a business selling Jennifer Obecalp Cherry Chewable Tablets, she says this about the business:
I am a mommy. It’s what I love. It’s my job to make owies go away. Whether it’s a [...]
We get some funny looks from some of the visitors to our house. They are surprised to find our living room floor covered with taped up old cardboard boxes. The boxes are great, our son enjoys playing in and around them, pulling himself up on them and his dad (that’s me) really enjoys building a [...]
Last week Jonathan Fields wrote an article which caught my eye. In the article he explains how working from home it’s always easy enough to exercise in summer, but like many of us he’s not so keen in winter when it’s wet cold and windy outside. He’s found a solution however that allows him to [...]
This blog is about business opportunities and ideas that I spot, think of or hear about and think are useful and interesting. It is intended to provide ideas and inspriation for you to help you find the right business idea for you to then grow it into a successful business.
Who am I? I'm John, an entrepreneur based in the UK. You can read more about me here.
