Really Simple Business Ideas

Christian Community Credit Card

2011-11-05T22:11:00.004+08:00

I mentioned in one of my earlier blog on having a linked Christian Church Business Credit Card , interestingly, I discover a similar organization that issue credit card to Christian missionaries. It's a card that give to missions and serving in a god-honoring way. They offer VISA and Masters Card as well as prepaid, gift card too. Here's more to Christian Community Credit Union.

4 Scariest Ways To Earn A Living

2011-10-16T21:49:00.004+08:00

You think you have it bad at your job? Take a look at these careers, which make earning a living much scarier than dealing with a bad day in the cubicle. The Ice Road Trucker Ice road truckers do what it sounds like they do: they drive big trucks full of tons of freight across a road of ice. Actually, it's not so much a road as just ice, and man-made ice at that. Every year, in order to

Steve Jobs 10 defining products

2011-10-07T22:19:00.000+08:00

Steve Jobs had no formal schooling in engineering, yet he's listed as the inventor or co-inventor on more than 200 US patents. These are some of the significant products that were created under his direction. 1) Apple I (1976) - Apple's first product was a computer for hobbyists and engineers, made in small numbers. Steve Wozniak designed it, while Jobs orchestrated the funding and handled

The Gold Forecaster

2011-10-02T22:16:00.002+08:00

Why the 'Bull' Market is Far from Over Some talk of the end of the credit crunch. Some say that the gold bull market has suffered severe damage, which will affect its long-term prospects. If we were to accept these statements then it would appear that the gold 'bull' market is over. But are these statements acceptable and do they reflect the true

Home Plastic Recycling Made Easy

2010-10-23T15:29:00.008+08:00

Another simple home business idea on recycling plastic into crude oil is a sure way to reduce plastic's impact on the environment. A Japanese company, Blest, has invented a machine which can convert several types of plastic back into oil. Costing around $12,000, it has been deployed in over 60 places at farms, fisheries and small factories. There are other similar machines available in the

Christian Church Business Cash Credit Cards

2010-03-05T20:27:00.005+08:00

Perhaps someone could come up a Christian Church issued business credit cards with automatic 10% for religious tithing. This will greatly reduce the entire collection process. This might be a good marketing niche idea for banks looking to target specific interest group. The potential is unlimited if you can further expand it to Muslim business credit card, Buddhism business credit cards, etc.

Business Ideas on Solar Energy Industry

2010-02-23T15:02:00.004+08:00

In some parts of the states, they have started a program that allows residential homes to receive up to a $5,000 check per year simply for having a solar system on your home (that generates a certain amount of power). You could offer free installation of solar panels on homes in exchange for these yearly checks. A lot of people would jump at the chance for “absolutely free” solar panels.

Selling Green the Next Business Wave

2010-02-10T23:18:00.003+08:00

Going green is good for business. Even if you’re tired of hearing about global warming, carbon footprints and organic food, this isn’t just about saving the planet (which, of course, is important). It is also about making money. Ultimately, you can improve the environment and your bottom line at the same time. Sell a “green” product or service. The market for environmentally sensitive products

Get Your Own Gold-Mine Royalties

2010-02-09T16:58:00.001+08:00

Well, I just come across an interesting business that has been going on for years and not very well known....Royal Gold is a precious-metals company that doesn't mine, buy, or sell gold or silver. Instead, it buys rights to the royalties paid out by precious metal mines in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and West Africa. Mine companies benefit by getting to raise capital

Niche Celebrity Wearable

2010-02-01T03:12:00.000+08:00

Earlier in one of my blog entry, I mentioned about the business idea on making money with celebrity wear. I recently stumbled upon another business idea that uses similar concept in providing wedding dresses apparently a replica of the real thing worn by a celebrity. Here's the example again, http://www.lightinthebox.com/html/celebrity_wedding_dresses.html?utm_source=sf090818-CelebrityWedding

Starting an Insect Farm Business

2010-01-15T15:07:00.002+08:00

Ok, this is not for the faint-hearted. Setup a insect farm business that raises and sells beneficial insect predators like ladybugs and praying mantises. Imagine if every couple months the pest control man came out and instead of spraying the outside of the house with toxic chemicals instead spread ladybugs? I think people would pay for that. Imagine Aphids, worms ; caterpillars, spider mites,

Cash Flow and Stocks Valuation

2010-01-10T12:55:00.000+08:00

1. What are the sources of the company’s cash flows? John Burr Williams taught us that the value of any asset is the net present value of its discounted cash flows. Before the investor can even begin to value a business, he has to know what is generating the cash. It is important to be specific and avoid making assumptions. Take Coca-Cola, for example. Billions of people across the world are

The Amazing "Black Box" Theory

2010-01-04T22:50:00.001+08:00

A black box is something like a software product (but it could be a service) that people desperately need in their business, that they pay every month to use. For instance, an online shopping cart is a black box. A hosting service is a black box. A website audio service is a black box. An online back up service is a black box. Because... 1. It's a service the every business needs (all

Puppy Dog Technique

2009-11-28T23:38:00.004+08:00

Some tips from one of my all time favorite sales guru, Don Alm. I do not endorse or is in anyway an affiliate of his product. But the idea is really simple and do-able. Here's his technique : A company near where I lived was making "Water Filters". These were small, aluminum can looking things with a spout. It sat on a counter near the sink. When you wanted clear, filtered (charcoal filter)

Start a Simple Travel Business

2009-11-22T23:48:00.001+08:00

Ok, here's a really cool simple business idea - A travel company that specialises in arranging people to stay at other houses. Quite similar to ebay, the company will provide a feedback system to rate rowdy occupant and angel host. Future travellers could screen through these database and make their choice of stay more confidently. This will be open to all backpackers worldwide.

Start Your Own Hotel Chain

2009-11-10T17:44:00.004+08:00

Start a business by recycling those used containers laying around. Refurbishing them and converting them to hotel rooms for suitable accommodation may be the answer. Getting the used containers should be easy by doing a search in Ebay. A couple of them sells for $1500 each and with some contracted help, you could soon be starting your very own hotel chain. Back that up with some solar panels on

Make Money from Artist

2009-11-03T23:31:00.001+08:00

I was talking to an artist friend a couple of days back. He was lamenting on the lack of facilities in our area which support his love for art. Well, I thought - we can setup an artist playground of sort where the building has rooms setup for ceramics, painting, silk screenings, theater, writing, open mic, dance, photography, etc. This building will also have social areas for people to mingle

Cash with Podcast

2009-10-27T23:13:00.001+08:00

Here's an interesting and easy to setup business idea with a twist to podcasting - why not read snippets of popular blogs or news to create podcast for busy people who are constantly on the move. This helps saves them time flipping through newspaper or articles of their interest. They can listen while their driving too. You can hire voice actors or actress to add more spice to the podcast. Give

Instant Flash Builder Business

2009-10-17T23:04:00.001+08:00

I am not a good IT person, but I come across this wonderful site service providing motion templates with easy upload graphic and text to fit template animation. What's interesting is that the company claims that using their Instant Flash Builder is as easy as using a drag and drop editor - No technical skills required - Search engine friendly too ! If it's indeed true, then we can readily start a

Profitable Avatar Stamp Head

2009-10-08T20:35:00.003+08:00

This simple idea originated from craftsmakers...why not customise avatar rubber stamp head ? Imagine the millions of avatar character out there in cyberspace. Individual would love to have their very own avatar stamp as a reflection of themselves and their own identity. They can show it to their friends and wah-la.......unique and one of it's kind in the world. Here's a fantastic site that shows

Simple Business Idea

2009-09-18T21:49:00.004+08:00

I find this really interesting business idea. Whether you are moving across our great land or across the street, Moving Box Rentals offers to solve your moving box needs economically and ecologically. They offer three savings plans to fit any budget, rent, buy, or sell carton boxes. Start collecting those carton boxes now !

Business for Handicapped

2009-08-13T22:43:00.002+08:00

This is a special mentioned of businesses for the handicapped. I came across this name, Nick Vujicic and I was greatly inspired by this very courageous young man. Nick was born without arms and legs, but today he is a motivational speaker, who brings hope to millions of people. Born 4th December 1982, he is also the director for the "Life Without Limbs Organisation". It’s always so ironic

Apartment PitFall Guide

2009-08-06T13:10:00.007+08:00

A Block-By-Block Apartment Pitfall Guide map of the city, telling you what to be aware of when you go to rent an apartment. You can examine the apartment in detail. But there are certain "intangibles" about the location that you might not be aware of until it's too late. Once you sign a 1-year lease, you can't run away from these things. For example, maybe it turns out that there's a post office

Self Service Bar and Drinks

2009-06-25T20:42:00.007+08:00

A bar where the customers gets to choose their favorite drinks from the fridge just in front of them. The fridges fill an entire wall, and vary in size and content - guests can choose from beer bars, champagne bars and mixed bars.Just like the 7-Eleven store, the fridge are stocked from the back, making for easy restocking and out-of-sight logistics. Service personnel are stationed just in front

Simple Diamond Profit

2009-05-21T12:46:00.004+08:00

The well-heeled diamond travels many a continent before it reaches New York, the world’s largest diamond market. Total U.S. retail sales for the diamond jewelry category — more than 50 percent of sales worldwide — were $33.7 billion in 2005, a $2.2 billion increase over 2004 sales of $31.5 billion, according to the Diamond Information Center. After being mined in South Africa, Asia, South

Do you have a community

2009-04-30T16:15:00.002+08:00

And so I propose a new model. They

2008-03-21T21:07:00.000+08:00

Maybe quite similar to ebay collectables and ebay memorabilia, seas-shells art print are a unique sellers proposition of consideration. There is an online video that shows you how to do it sea-shells art print. It shows a very cool way to profit on eBay using F-R-E-E information available in the public domain. It doesn't cost you anything, just time to research and re-package and you are

Google Map Business Idea

2008-02-19T23:19:00.008+08:00

I think this is so cool (I realize that some people may not) !!! Sometime between last night and this morning Google maps (maps.google.com) put up the street view for my area. How crazy is it?!!! I love it!!! The picture doesn't go all the way down my cul-de-sac, but that's my house right in front of you. I checked out my old house and our next door neighbors kids are outside riding their bikes

Tracking Diamonds Using RFID

2008-02-11T14:35:00.004+08:00

One of the biggest challenges that diamond traders face with is in managing the hundreds if not thousands of loose gems. Imagine walking into the storehouse inventory with all these small envelopes of precious loose stones stacked in boxes and trying to figure out the exact gem type. If you are using a barcode scanner, life is probably prettier although still rather tedious. For some it is an

Creating Niche YouTube Clones for Profit

2008-02-02T17:31:00.003+08:00

Another simple home business idea is that I have seen several aspiring entrepreneurs create YouTube clones and scrape YouTube videos to be placed on their sites. Some of these sites were then subsequently listed in auctions within webmaster forums. Surprisingly, these YouTube clones do derive a fairly decent amount of search traffic with some revenue coming from display of contextual ads.

Simple Ebook Business Idea

2008-01-17T16:07:00.005+08:00

Here's a 10 step process you can use to setup the secret ebook business online selling Private Label Rights (PLR) or resell right product or even your own product... STEP 2 - Remove 5% from your product.Once you grab some quality free ebook resell rights, remove 5% out of it. Lets say you grabbed resell rights to a dog training ebook. Read it and remove just 5% content out of it. Keep this

Selling Ebay AirBrushing Skills

2008-01-05T21:04:00.000+08:00

Most often, ebay sellers would list item for auction such as ebay memorabilia and ebay collectables. Though these items command higher profit and are unusually sought after, they run the risk of incurring higher logistical cost on shipping damages. However, there are some VERY creative sellers on eBay. These guys are selling product that costs a few dollars to produce. Unlike the stocking

How to Make Money from Hollywood Wear

2008-01-03T21:58:00.005+08:00

Have you been watching a James Bond movie and thought to yourself i want that tux ? Have you been watching a music video on MTV and thought to yourself i want that celebrity gowns, would be great for a night out. Well, here's the chance to solve this problem, just imagine how many people out there would love to wear the same clothes as their favorite celebrity. I have done some extensive

Starbucks Simple Business Ideas

2007-12-20T23:21:00.010+08:00

Starbucks free Gourmet Coffee Grounds for your coffee gardens program works great for their PR...but how easy an idea to get out there and talk to all the other Coffee Shop, Restaurants, etc. You can easily ask for fresh ground coffee from them . Opportunities are unlimited ! 1) You can either locally/globally get access to their Coffee Grounds for FREE instead of it landing up in the landfills.

More Scrap Metal Business Ideas

2007-12-02T23:44:00.009+08:00

Here's more on starting a scrap metal business ideas.The scrap metal industry is a lucrative trade as you'll get paid to take it away as well as paid for the metal it has. You can run this newspaper ad to collect more scrap metal : "Old Washing Machines & Dryers Taken Away. For recycling scrap services at only $10 Fee. Call 555-5555 ". Old washing machines is usually Steel Outer and Inner so

Get Cash from Scrap Metal Hunting

2007-11-24T23:41:00.006+08:00

In the scrap metal industry, even hot water systems have a recyle scrap metal value - copper ones. Ask your scrap yards for the current scrap metal prices. How much are these scrap metal worth ? If they pay say $50.00 , then you could run an ad...Hot Water Systems Wanted. Any age or condition. What a way to get cash from scrap metal hunting ! Pay $15 to $25 per system and you'll make $25 to $35

Start a Scrap Metal Business Ideas

2007-11-19T22:22:00.010+08:00

Here's how you can easily start a scrap metal business from scrap metal pickup. You do not need a Truck to get started. Well, you don't even need a Pick Up - it helps if you do have a Pickup, but you do Not Need one to get started. Here's why.... One fellow started his scrap metal pickup business with his Sedan. If the load was too big to transport in his Sedan he'd either hook up a trailer to

The Next Sacred Gold Rush

2007-11-12T16:12:00.001+08:00

Investment Level: $100K-500KThe Opportunity: Flip gold mining claims in Bolivia.Risk Level: High Gold for money. Big mining companies and the banks that finance them have made a fortune from the global commodities boom in recent years. And as prices of gold, nickel, copper, and other metals have soared to record highs, mining properties around the world that were once deemed marginal are swinging

Starbucks Business Secrets Revealed

2007-10-13T16:27:00.000+08:00

The Opportunity: Export gourmet coffee from Rwanda. Investment Level: <$100K Risk Level: High When Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz wanted to celebrate the success of his company's first offering of Rwandan coffee this spring, he invited a group to Seattle to raise a cup. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda came, as did entrepreneur Arthur Karuletwa. Schultz wanted to learn more about Rwandan