Seems like everyone is looking for new business ideas. "Green" is gold, and gold is out of fashion. And if you really want "fashion", try "personal style". It seems like everything is topsy turvy.
In fact, the business world is settling down.
In recent history we have had the dotcom boom and bust of the '90s. We have had the roller coaster ride of real estate of the '00s. And we've had the economic tsunami that plagues us still. It sounds like everything is busting up. So where are the great new business ideas?
Simple. Look back. And look forward. Take an business idea from the past and give it the boost of the 21st century, and you've got a whopper of a new business idea.
Look at tutoring. For decades -- yea, for centuries -- tutors have shuffled up the steps, books in hand, overflowing with Knowledge. Not the 21st century tutor. This tutor spotlights his/her talents on the web and garners clients from around the globe. With online meetings, email, voice and video connections so readily available, tutors in all disciplines can now reach out further than they ever imagined. This is such a strong business that we have identified it as one of THE top new business ideas.
Or look at the revolution in the wholesale business. This used to be the property of large warehouses and printed catalogs. No more. Now closets are the storage space and wholesalers market goods online. Goods are anything from miniature dollhouse furniture to tie clasps to jewelry to paints for model airplanes to teddy bears. Anything goes! Well, anything goes as long as it fits in the garage.
The revolution in marketing is not in the new, New, NEW business idea, but in taking the old tried and true and giving it a new spin. Thousands upon thousands of entrepreneurs are finding success who never before dreamed it possible.
What a time to be alive! and be an entrepreneur.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
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