The tourism industry in the UK is never far away from the news with current affairs having such a huge impact on our local touristic businesses. Great news for touristic businesses are the major sporting events that the UK continues to attract. From the 2012 Olympics to Le Grand Depart of the Tour De France […]
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A reader wrote: What do you think about starting a coffee shop? I think that many people think that they want to start a coffee shop, but, in fact, what they really want to do is to hang out in a coffee shop all day and get paid for it. We’re very good at recognizing
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Mike Michalowicz in an article for The Wall Street Journal reports on a clever way to get advertising for free. Count the signs listing phone numbers as you drive down the street in a commercial area, or the number of ads you notice as you surf the net or leaf through the Yellow Pages. Signs
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Fast Company: This summer, you’ll want to consider adding your smartphone to the plastic bib, nutcracker, and melted butter for your lobster dinner. If an initiative from EcoTrust Canada called ThisFish takes off, you’ll be able to scan tags on the coveted crustaceans (and a growing menu of other seafood as well) to learn more
Ever seen a floor of pennies? The Standard Grill in the Standard Hotel New York has a floor that is tiled with literally thousands of pennies. Could you offer this service in your community? Sixteen pennies are one inch by 12 inches, so each square foot contains 192 pennies.
Here’s a weird dog food story out of the UK: A new ice cream truck will be the local dogs’ best friend. Called the the K99, the ice cream truck delivers gammon (a kind of bacon) and chicken ice cream, complete with a crunchy canine biscuit bone.
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Trent Hamm at The Simple Dollar has compiled a great little list of 50 side business ideas that he’s collected. He thinks that “each of these ideas is very simple to start, and most can be done as a sole proprietorship at first.” Here’s a sampling: Antique refurbishment This is a perfect side business for
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