From my email, some ideas that others are implementing that may stimulate your own ideas:
It's time for your weekly fix of entrepreneurial ideas! Our latest issue is now online. Here's
a quick run-down of the promising new businesses featured on Springwise this week:
Gift-giving simplified through a prepaid plan
Life hacks
Spontaneous gifts are generally well-received. But it's hard to find the
time to shop & ship, let alone to remember to send an attentive
something "just because." A Brazilian startup offers a simple solution.
Upgraded popsicles, Mexican style
Food & beverage
Could popsicles be the new cupcakes -- a humble, traditional treat
upgraded to an exclusive foodstuff with attractive margins? Time will
tell. A North Carolina company is paving the way with Mexican paletas.
Motorcycle hearses offer a (life)stylish final ride
Lifestyle & leisure / Transportation
Little has changed in how we typically honour the dead. A few new
hearse options have popped up in recent years, however, that offer the
biker crowd a way to give loved ones an unconventional last ride.
An Etsy for artisanal food
Food & beverage / Retail
Consumers interested in handmade goods already have online
marketplace Etsy to help them find new treasures, and now Foodzie
aims to bring similar capabilities to the food lovers of the world.
In the Philippines: free phone love with a viral twist
Telecom & mobile / Marketing & advertising
Regular Springwise readers no doubt remember Blyk, the free mobile
operator that targets 16- to 24-year-olds with its ad-funded service.
A similar concept recently started in the Philippines.
Grocer lets customers direct its community giving
Retail / Non-profit & social cause
Customers at Waitrose supermarkets are offered a token each time
they shop that can be inserted in any of three Perspex tubes -- one for
each of selected local charitable groups.
Intention-based shipping in the Arab world
Transportation
When we wrote about Texas-based uShip, we noted that there were
few -- if any -- equivalents on other continents. As if on cue, a company
with a similar model entered beta in the United Arab Emirates.
A renter's guide to Portland's green buildings
Eco & sustainability / Homes & housing
GreenRenter aims to connect owners of green buildings with tenants
who might want to rent them. Very useful, since a building's level of
sustainability isn't always easy to judge from the outside.
Weeknight clubbing for the 9-5 crowd
Entertainment / Lifestyle & leisure
With schedule-bound partiers in mind, Toronto's Gladstone Hotel
recently launched a weekday alternative that lets revellers get to bed
on time. In Belgium, After Work Parties are targetting the same crowd.
Crowdsourcing a make-it-yourself restaurant
Food & beverage
A new restaurant project has joined the crowdsourcing fray: Arne
Hendriks is asking fellow members of Instructables to participate in
creating a restaurant in Amsterdam.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment