While many of the 135 plans submitted in this year’s Miami Herald Annual Business Plan Contest made us go Aha!, others made us go Huh?
Here are samples of some of the more creative entries we received:
• CLEAT SHEET: Golf shoes are expensive and old shoes are comfortable, so why not glue golf cleats to the soles of your old loafers? This company has the business plan to do it.
• STEP ON IT: Speaking of driving ranges, this company wants to set up auto race tracks for the blind. Using a series of beeps and audio cues to guide them, the visually impaired would get a chance to speed around a track and learn what all the fuss over commuting is about.
• EASY SEAT: This company would make expandable toilet seats for obese cruise passengers. The price-tag for an easy seat? $7.50 per day. Don’t worry, they’re disposable.
• DOGS FOR WOMEN: This site helps women — both single and married — find the right dog for their individual lifestyles.
• ANIMAL HOUSE: Still not sure what kind of pet you want? Check into the animal house, a hotel that comes with a different cat or dog in every room.
• DEL’S MCC: This cryptic company promises to share a counting technique that will let customers “learn six dances instead of 1! (Walk, Marching, Quick Step, Peabody, Paso Doble, Merengue!).”
• DOME HOME: This company would build geodesic dome houses and make designer covers for them too. ”I don’t know if people really want their homes to look like a forest, desert or a UM mascot, but if people find it satisfying to tattoo their skin,” they will want a design for their ”round uniform dome” too, the company says.Photo by Rube Goldberg.
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