Blog Posts on new business ideas

Offshore boat nurtures non-US tech startups by Money Making Business Ideas on May 25, 2012Located close to Silicon Valley, Blueseed aims to be the first offshore floating startup community for firms whose employees do not have US work permits.

In the UK, eco-friendly hotel features a pedal-powered TV by Money Making Business Ideas on May 24, 2012The UK's Cottage Lodge features a pedal-powered TV in one of its green-minded guest rooms.

Deliberately late pizza deliveries raise awareness of world hunger and money for charity by Money Making Business Ideas on May 23, 2012A risky advertising campaign cooked up by agency ONIRIA/TBWA has seen two pizzerias in Paraguay provide a deliberately slow service to help customers begin to understand those affected by hunger.

Wise Words with John Roa by Money Making Business Ideas on May 23, 2012We caught up with John Roa, founder of the global scavenger hunt initiative Rambler, which gamifies travel with the aim of injecting some purposeful excitement into travelers' wanderings.

Wifi-blocking wallpaper makes networks more secure by Money Making Business Ideas on May 23, 2012New wallpaper technology developed by Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble can block wifi signals being broadcast outside of the user's vicinity.

Peer-to-peer ‘laundromat’ helps neighbors share their washing machines by Money Making Business Ideas on May 22, 2012Hailing from France, La Machine du Voisin is a new site that aims to connect owners of washing machines with those who need one.

Circuitboard kit turns any object into a computer touchpad by Money Making Business Ideas on May 22, 2012MaKey MaKey is a set of components that turns almost any object into an input tool, allowing users to invent their own devices.

Welsh city becomes world’s first “Wikipedia town” by Money Making Business Ideas on May 22, 2012Now known as the world's first "Wikipedia town”, Monmouth aims to use QR codes to link every notable place, person, artifact, plant and animal to a relevant Wikipedia page in as many languages as possible.

IKEA packs an entire store into a 10.5cm x 8.8cm web banner by Money Making Business Ideas on May 21, 2012IKEA's "smallest store in the world" fits into the space of a web banner, allowing customers to browse products just by hovering their mouse over the mini store.

In Seoul, retailer uses 3D QR codes and the sun to deliver discounts only during its quiet times by Money Making Business Ideas on May 18, 2012Korean Emart recently placed 3D QR code sculptures throughout the city of Seoul that could only be scanned between noon and 1 pm each day — consumers were given discounts at the store during those quiet shopping hours.