Ideas of Business
The strangest business idea of 2008 has been awarded to Dollar Hot Dog! This concept is so wacky; it’s hard to believe it’s not a hoax. A company that cooks and ships fully-dressed hotdogs in standard white envelopes to south-facing mail boxes in the US for only $1…can they be serious? Dollar Hot Dog’s specialty product is like the company name states, their original hot dog, cooked on a George Foreman grill, complete with bun and condiments of your choice all for $1. In order to keep your tasty, baseball stadium style treat, in edible form, they ship only to south-facing post boxes that self-insulate and slow cook your snack. That way, as soon as the mail carrier comes around you simply need to peel the wiener out of its envelope and enjoy. In case a ready-cooked hotdog isn’t enough to make you a consumer, they do offer gift baskets, made up with cooked wieners and condiments; or branded t-shirts to help with their marketing program. The site might make light of their strange business concept, but Dollar Hot Dog’s does seem to have a following. By June, 2008, about a year after launching the site, their count was up to 200 hotdogs shipped. Note the Coors Light in the above picture; I think I’d need some liquid courage to think this was a good idea, too. This idea is so wacky, I feel no sarcasm is required here…this business speaks for itself.
Online Shopping Website Hugs Its Shipments Soul's Calling, an online shopping website that features inspirational products, may seem like a normal bussines, but to see why it's so strange, you need to look at it a little bit closer. The owner of this weird and wacky home business, believes in Positive Energy Transfer which she instills in her products through prayer, meditation, and of course, hugging. Soul's Calling currently sells only six inspirational products, which include bracelets, umbrellas (the inspirella), glasses and sandals. Each of these products have an inspirational message on them, which state things like "reach out", "rain is a gift from above - like you", "we are all connected" and my personal favorite, monogrammed on a glass; "half full". With only a small inventory of product variety, Soul's Calling doesn't seem like it should stand out from the pack; at face value, it seems like any other business that specializes in inspirational merchandise. What makes Soul's Calling unique, and definitely makes it a contender for one of the strangest businesses (ever?) is that entrepreneur and founder, Gina Cotroneo believes in enhancing the gift of her products with Positive Energy Transfer, which she accomplishes through positive feelings and hugging. To make sure that her products are shipped with good vibes, she also requests that the manufacturers of her inspirational accessories remain positive when handing her products. Soul's Calling was voted Start-Up Nation's Wackiest Business of 2008, and admitted to the website that she knows her business concept is strange; stating "what kind of weirdo hugs the boxes before shipping the customer's orders out?" However, she does firmly believe that her products are unique, because the Positive Energy Transfer instills in them additional inspiration that can be passed onto the new owner. Hey, whatever it takes to get your…
Strange Business Card Ideas In these hard economic times every business is looking for a gimmick to distinguish them for their competition. The world of business cards is becoming a little kooky. Take this idea for business cards made from beef jerky: We start with 100% beef jerky, and SEAR your contact information into it with a 150 WATT CO2 LASER. Screw die-cutting. Forget about foil, popups, or UV spot lamination. THESE business cards have two ingredients: MEAT AND LASERS. MeatCards website Or how about using the humble clothes peg as a business card? Then of course there is the stretchy rubber business card. Or perhaps the "construct your own" toy car business card will send the perfect message to your customers?
Strange business ideas It was Ben Stiller as Dave the night guard in Night at the Museum 2 who recently demonstrated how a wacky idea can become big business. But in reality, unusual ideas need a lot of luck and work to hit the jackpot, while inventers need an entrepreneurial flair to turn them into a sustainable business. Money matters too. Darrell Nicholls, executive officer at the Industry Development Centre, says initial or start-up funding most often comes from friends, family or personal credit lines. While there may be limited access to micro-loans or small government grants, these will depend on you being able to demonstrate a commercially viable business case with a clear market opportunity and a sustainable model to take the product or service to that market, he says. To protect your idea you may also need to consider patents, which take time and are costly to obtain. Rather than market it yourself, you may decide to license the intellectual property to someone else for a royalty payment, Nicholls said. It's a personal decision and revolves around what funding you have and your skills to develop your idea further. State government programs may offer advice on these choices. Whatever you choose, to be a success, you will needs lots of hard work and a passion for what you want to achieve. Here's our list of the top ten wacky business ideas that have traction: 1. The bedbug barrier Tony Abrahams was running a private backpacker hostels and managing apartments around St Kilda for years, and found that bed bugs were widespread. He says once you had them, it was very hard to get rid of them. So he invented a bed bug barrier, which clips onto the legs of the bed and act as a barrier to access…
7 Very Strange Ideas People Make Money With There's been some pretty wacky ideas that have made people profit well or even rich. Here's a small list of some of the strangest ways to make money. Fetal Greetings In 1999, a pregnant woman by the name of Holly tried to think of a great way to announce the birth of her unborn child. She came up with the idea to have her high school friend(a swell drawer) create some fetal babies in different positions on greeting cards with different sayings. The business went online and now you too can have your own fetal baby greeting card at fetalgreetings.com! Blech! Bird Poop Jewelry There once lived a man who was infatuated with jewelry...and bird poop. He combined the two things he loved and actually made jewelry out of it. The funny thing is that he made earrings too. Imagine the bird doodoo hanging from your ears. Selling Dirt A couple of Irish men came up with the idea to create a business selling actual Irish dirt from the country to Irish Americans over here in the U.S. The reasons for the dirt is to have some of "the mother country" on their graves. It is estimated that roughly 40 million Americans have Irish ancestry. This business could boom! I meself am an Irish decent from me dads side :) Road Kill Cleaner This great job pays up to $15 an hour. Body Advertising What's better place to advertise than on a real live walking traveling human being? Goldenpalace.com has had it's logo on many big bellies of pregnant women as well as womens breasts. They've also paid one woman over $15,000 to name her child goldenpalace.com. The child is going to be one pissed off kid. Sexy Towing Would you rather…
Chocolate + Sex=Success Entrepreneurs Sally and Tom Fegley have learned to never judge an idea by its source. A few years ago, the Fegleys, who are owners of a gourmet chocolate business, were searching for an idea to enter in the “Brown-out.” The Brown-out is a local fund-raising event where attendees feast on chocolates donated by area businesses, and the businesses compete for awards. The Fegleys had already won the People’s Choice award twice and the Most Delicious award at previous events. They were approaching their third year in the contest when “Dirty Larry,” a fun-loving customer who always invites the couple to do outrageous things, came into their shop. When the Fegleys asked Larry what they should contribute to that year’s Brown-out, he replied that he would go naked and they could paint melted chocolate on his body for people to lick off. The Fegley’s declined. Not exactly their style. But then Sallys husband Tom asked her when they were going to introduce Chocolate Body Paint. When Sally refused, Tom replied, “But, Sally, this is sex. Sex sells.” So it went for several months until a Rotary meeting at Tom’s club. Tom presented a batch of chocolate desert topping labeled “Chocolate Body Paint” to the president. “It’s great on ice cream, too,” Tom said. He told the president to follow the directions precisely. “Heat to 98.6 degrees, apply liberally and let your imagination run free.” The president, a mild-mannered, well-respected dentist, graciously accepted the gift. He gave his report at the next meeting. “My wife and I tried the Chocolate Body Paint. We followed the directions precisely. We heated it to 98.6 degrees, applied liberally and let our imaginations run free. When we were done, my wife said, ‘Oh darling, let’s do that again.’ I replied, ‘I’d love to,…
Babygadget Babygadget: Sometimes it feels like we'll do anything to amuse our children at mealtimes, in the interest of getting ourselves a little peace and quiet to enjoy the food. If you've exhausted the possibilities of novelty plates, cutlery, and all the rest of it, it could be time you invested in some pop-up jungle placemats. The little paper fellows accompanying your kid as he eats are a nice idea in themselves, but when you add in the stickers showing different choices of clothes and faces, well now, you really have bought yourself some adult talking time. Just the thing to keep safely until your next family gathering.
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