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Ten Small Business Startup Ideas – 2009/08/30

by Stefan Töpfer on Aug 30, 2009

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If you are sat at home this weekend contemplating starting your own small / micro home business or becoming a self-employed freelancer / sole trader then here are ten quick-fire business ideas to use as a starting point. 

  • Develop a desk-mounted lighting system designed for video chat.
  • Networked home alarm system so neighbours can keep each other safe from break-in.
  • Helping local papers to develop a social media presence.
  • Become a technology scout for large corporations looking for acquisitions.
  • Create book trailers for small publishers to display on YouTube.
  • Offer a professional critique of other people’s ideas / startups.
  • A non-profit venture that aims to document the lives of elderly people by collating their stories.
  • Online counseling program via webcam.
  • A store selling custom inflatables for special occasions.
  • Use performance art as an advertising medium!

 I hope this will inspire you to start your own business, but if you need further encouragement take a look at our competitionST. 

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    Whilst there would never be any chance of making any money the idea of gathering stories from elderly and recording them is an idea that is wonderful, these people hold all this information about the past, lives, families, the locality, but once it has gone, it will be gone forever.

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