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Top 10 business ideas & opportunities for 2010
Over the holidays, we reviewed all of the smart new business ideas we covered in 2009, and selected 10 that we believe will provide entrepreneurs with plenty of opportunities in 2010. Needless to say, it was a huge challenge to pick just 10 from such a wide range of innovative concepts. We hope you’ll find our selection as inspiring as we did!

10. Single-use toilet bag turns human waste into fertilizer

9. Paying consumers to promote products they use and love

10. Single-use toilet bag turns human waste into fertilizer

8. Connecting creative consumers with local fabricators

9. Paying consumers to promote products they use and love

7. Remote farming for consumers

8. Connecting creative consumers with local fabricators

6. Rotating retail at airports and in malls

7. Remote farming for consumers

5. Discreet rooftop solar panels and wind turbines

6. Rotating retail at airports and in malls

4. Sample stores, cafes & vending machines

5. Discreet rooftop solar panels and wind turbines

3. Health tracking devices

4. Sample stores, cafes & vending machines

2. Low impact advertising

3. Health tracking devices

1. Small-scale food production using membership models

2. Low impact advertising