Real Ideas and Opportunities for Real Entrepreneurs

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Hi, I'm Dane. Welcome to my website. Since 2001, we've posted 26,000+ different business opportunities and ideas, so you're sure to find something here to inspire you!

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Featured

Niche Biz: Pencil Sharpening

What It’s Really Like to Run a B&B

No Longer a Niche Biz: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Pancake Art

How to Make Money Online



Bizops

Business Opportunities in Low Test Scores

BedBug Chasers Now Franchising

BizOp: Elephant Dung

The Allure of Owning a Summer Camp

Muslim Tourism Niche


Interviews

Interview with a (Legal) Safecracker

Weddings Without The Tradition

Interview: By Gordon Wine Bottle Chandeliers

A Wholesale Source For Buyers And Sellers

Tyz Scarves: Fashion You Can Mold


Dennis Anderson never expected to be homeless. After all, he had a college degree. (Sarcasm) Unfortunately, that plus the money he earned at his→

May 16, 2013

Today, I learned that cremated ashes can be turned into crystalized beads if heated to high enough temperatures. The beads are usually blue-green but→

May 16, 2013

WSJ: Dingy teeth were once relatively common. But after a 1989 scientific article touted the use of low levels of hydrogen peroxide, pressed against→

May 16, 2013

Is your clipboard bullet and stab proof? The Ballistic Clipboard from Impact Armor Technologies is. It was designed after a local law enforcement agency→

May 16, 2013


At $20, it may not seem like a light bulb worth buying. However, when you consider its solar-powered abilities, it’s hard to believe no→

May 16, 2013


via Hammacher Schlemmer. This inverted bumbershoot forms a waterproof cocoon around a small dog, enabling canine and master to maintain a walking regimen in→

May 16, 2013

Most people think of submarines as they are for military use. However, Hugh Fulton has brought them down to a personal size with his→

May 16, 2013

How long does it take the plastic jug in your fridge to break down? Green Bottle has produced an alternative option which can be→

May 16, 2013

The Week: “Breaking up is hard to do. And for Craig Dershowitz, it’s getting awfully expensive. The 34-year-old New Yorker’s ex-girlfriend, Sarah Brega, took→

May 16, 2013

The Huffington Post: During World War II, wives of American military officers who lived at the Eagle Pass. Texas. base would often venture over→

May 16, 2013

On this day in 1843, the first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail with one thousand→

May 16, 2013

The following is a guest post by Kevin Bowen. To understand how federal technology grants can improve the bottom line of a small business,→

May 16, 2013

If you’re a Barefoot Contessa fan like me, you know that she used to a work for the Gerald Ford White House. Ever wondered→

May 15, 2013


Arstechnica reports that the campaign to rid our nation’s prisons of cell phones went to the next level, with a call from the Department→

May 15, 2013

A reader asked: How does your newsletter and weblog earn income? You do so much work… finding these interesting articles … etc. Advertising mostly.→

May 15, 2013

1718 – James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world’s first machine gun. 1793 – Diego Marín Aguilera flies a glider for “about 360→

May 15, 2013