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Top 20 business ideas & opportunities for 2011
We’ve selected 20 business and marketing ideas that we believe will provide entrepreneurs with plenty of opportunities in 2011. We hope that you’ll find these concepts as inspiring as we do, and that you’ll be able to apply them to your own company, brand or work in the coming year!
20. Village rainwater harvesting system stores enough for a year
19. Targeting travellers, beauty retailer finds a niche in 3 fluid ounces
20. Village rainwater harvesting system stores enough for a year
18. Fair-trade lemonade supports grassroots projects
19. Targeting travellers, beauty retailer finds a niche in 3 fluid ounces
17. High-end clothing brand only sells on tour dates
18. Fair-trade lemonade supports grassroots projects
16. Waiting-room service lets patients pass the time elsewhere
17. High-end clothing brand only sells on tour dates
15. Funding service targets eBay merchants
16. Waiting-room service lets patients pass the time elsewhere
14. Mobile garage makes any car greener
15. Funding service targets eBay merchants
13. Books by gift subscription, hand-picked for the reader
14. Mobile garage makes any car greener
12. Mobile app for group texting and on-the-fly conference calls
13. Books by gift subscription, hand-picked for the reader
11. Trial gear and showers for runners at Tokyo Adidas store
12. Mobile app for group texting and on-the-fly conference calls
10. A fresh take on online memorials
11. Trial gear and showers for runners at Tokyo Adidas store
9. Cleaning product sold in cartridges, diluted at home from the tap
10. A fresh take on online memorials
8. Tapping professional skills of micro-volunteers via iPhone & web
9. Cleaning product sold in cartridges, diluted at home from the tap
7. Fiat offers electric bikes as loaner vehicles
8. Tapping professional skills of micro-volunteers via iPhone & web
6. Buy-one-give-one indie eyewear sells for $99 per pair
7. Fiat offers electric bikes as loaner vehicles
5. Luxury women’s panties by curated subscription
6. Buy-one-give-one indie eyewear sells for $99 per pair
4. Indian courier service hires only deaf workers
5. Luxury women’s panties by curated subscription
3. On a bet, party people fill KLM flight to Miami using Twitter
4. Indian courier service hires only deaf workers
2. Vegetarian butcher serves up lupin-based meat substitutes
3. On a bet, party people fill KLM flight to Miami using Twitter
1. Pop-up ‘MedCottage’ enables senior care at home
2. Vegetarian butcher serves up lupin-based meat substitutes