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Small Business Ideas: 400 Latest and Greatest Small Business Ideas Paperback – 9 April 2008

3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

Do You Know What The Hottest NEW Small Business Ideas Are In The World Today?


Hi. My name is Terry Kyle.


You may have seen me recently in
Entrepreneur magazine and also featured on MSNBC and Fox Business News. That recent article about seasonal small business is on the blog on the Amazon.com page for this book.


As a former advertising Creative Director and Copywriter who's worked for many years with a huge range of clients like Pepsi, Kellogg's, Thomas Cook, IBM and McDonald's, I think I understand why YOU haven't started your OWN business yet and aren't enjoying that THRILL of professional FREEDOM right now.


Even though you feel RESTLESS and DESPERATE to ESCAPE the drudgery and FRUSTRATION of `normal' 9-5 work, you probably have certain understandable FEARS holding you back.


FEARS or ISSUES like:


[1] a frustrating LACK of capital (and the FEARLESSNESS to say `screw it' and go for it anyway),


[2] the FEAR of financial FAILURE,


[3] the FEAR of CHANGE, and,


[4] frustrating UNCERTAINTY and IGNORANCE about exactly WHICH small business can provide a STABLE, reliable income for YOU and your FAMILY.


Does this sound like YOU?


Across the world right NOW, innovative entrepreneurs are making REAL money from REAL and NEW small business services and products.


And getting POWER over their lives in the process.


In fact, many of these innovative small businesses have been set up with virtually NO capital.


Do YOU know what the HOTTEST new small business ideas emerging across the globe are today?


And how to MODEL their success WITHOUT financial risk?


What if YOU could be among the FIRST entrepreneurs in YOUR local area to apply a brilliant NEW small business from ANOTHER part of the country or world?


And what IF that BRILLIANT new business approach was ALREADY going `GANGBUSTERS' and was ALREADY making REAL money for other REAL entrepreneurs?
What would YOUR life be like this time in 2009 if YOU could make the dream of the FREEDOM of having your OWN successful small business a REALITY because you were able to set up a dynamic NEW small business for very little money `back' in 2008?


Honestly ask yourself:


Will 2009 be just like 2007 for you?


Full of frustrating Small Business RESTLESSNESS?


Or is it time to ACT?


Here's a simple fact:


Many people's FEAR of small business financial meltdown is COMPLETELY unnecessary.


In this book, I show you how it can be done WITHOUT massive risk.


You see, many books, maybe too many, focus on `inner game' winning business psychology.


On the other hand, 400 Latest & Greatest Small Business Ideas From Around The World is all about the latest streetwise PRACTICAL tactics, techniques, counter-intuitive, `boxing clever' and how-to high-impact ACTION.


Killer small business techniques and models that you can use TODAY.


I have also included the strengths, weaknesses and Web address/es of these ACTUAL businesses so that you can look at their MARKETING, PRICING and EXPANSION plans and therefore consider modelling YOUR business venture on THEIR practices. For FREE.


The simple fact is that NO OTHER BOOK gives you a comprehensive survey of the LATEST small business INNOVATION from around the world like this one.


But hang on!


Why did
David Meerman Scott, the bestselling author of The New Rules of Marketing and PR say that this book is full of, "not just new small business ideas, but SMART business ideas...you'll learn a great deal from these words of wisdom."


And why did the famous British multimillionaire
Duncan Bannatyne from BBC's Dragons' Den say that this book is "Comprehensive, insightful and a must-read for today's entrepreneur."


And what about the
editor of Real Business magazine who declared that 400 Latest & Greatest Small Business Ideas From Around The World is, "Entertaining, inventive and energetic"?


What is actually IN the book?


Well, let's take a look at the contents of this UNIQUE book:


    • 1. The Biggest Mistakes That Small Business Entrepreneurs Make (Page 27)


      • 2. The Perfect Small Business Model (Page 35)


        • 3. The eBay Mini-Merchant Revolution: Your First/Next Small Business? (Page 39)


          • 4. The Single Best (Free) Research Tool On The Planet For Small Business Research (Page 45)


            • 5. 10 Powerful Ways To Differentiate Your Small Business (Page 49)


              • 6. 10 Ways To Save Thousands of Dollars in Your Small Business (Page 57)


                • 7. The Best Quotes of All Time About Business (Page 63)


                  • 8. The Top New Product/Service Ideas in History (Page 69)


                    • 9. To Buy Into A Franchise Or Not? (Page 75)


                      • 10. Is `Owning Your Own Job' So Bad? (Page 79)


                        • 11. 25 Great Places To Freely/Cheaply Advertise Your Small Business (Page 83)


                          • 12. The X-Files: The Latest & Greatest Unusual, Strange & Intriguing New Small Business Ideas (Page 89)


                            • 13. The Latest & Greatest Small Business Ideas Needing A Shop/ Store/Retail/Location Presence (Page 149)


                              • 14. The Latest & Greatest New Small Business Ideas That You Can Run From Home (Page 189)


                                • 15. 50+ Brilliant Web Resources for Small Businesses (Page 259)


                                  • 16. `Micro-Mastery': 100+ Winning Tactics That Could Save You From Small Business Bankruptcy (Page 267)


                                    In fact, the AVERAGE Amazon Customer Review Rating for
                                    400 Latest & Greatest Small Business Ideas From Around The World in the US and UK is 4.5 STARS.


                                    Isn't it time that you took charge of your professional destiny and brought your knowledge of new small business innovation from all over the world right up to date?

    Product description

    From the Publisher

    Hi. My name is Terry Kyle.


    As a 43 year-old former advertising creative director and copywriter who's worked for clients like Pepsi, Kellogg's and McDonald's, I've met many passionate, sincere and determined individuals over the past 20 years who DESPERATELY wanted to set up their OWN small business and enjoy that professional FREEDOM.


    But most of them never did.


    Why?


    Because virtually all of them were held back by FEAR. Different forms of FEAR.


    The real
    PROBLEM that held back most of these aspiring entrepreneurs BURNING with RESTLESSNESS to CHANGE their lives and start building their OWN business was a combination of:


    [1] a frustrating LACK of capital (and the FEARLESSNESS to go for it anyway),


    [2] the FEAR of financial FAILURE,


    [3] the FEAR of CHANGE, and,


    [4] frustrating UNCERTAINTY about exactly WHICH small business could provide a STABLE, reliable income for themselves and their FAMILY.


    Sound like YOU?


    Are you FRUSTRATED that you haven't ESCAPED the 9-5 treadmill, CHANGED your life and opened your OWN small business YET?


    FRUSTRATED that you didn't do it YEARS ago for some or all of the above reasons?


    Well what if YOU were the very FIRST small business operator in YOUR local area to apply a brilliant NEW small business from ANOTHER part of the country or from the other side of the world?


    And what IF that BRILLIANT new business approach was ALREADY going `GANGBUSTERS' and was ALREADY making
    REAL money for other REAL entrepreneurs?


    What would YOUR life be like this time in 2009 if YOU could make the dream of the FREEDOM of having your OWN successful small business a REALITY because you were able to set up a dynamic NEW small business for very little money `back' in 2008?


    Or will 2009 be just like 2007? Full of frustrating RESTLESSNESS?


    If you ARE determined to CHANGE your life, find out about 400+ of the HOTTEST new small businesses and find out HOW to do it with very LOW financial risk, in this book, I show you how it can be done WITHOUT massive financial exposure.


    Without this one-of-a-kind book with OVER 400 of the latest and greatest new small businesses - REAL businesses making REAL money - how else would you have KNOWN about these thriving NEW small businesses and BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES?


    Here are THIRTY random new small business ideas from the book:


      • Umbrella vending machines (Page 183)


        • Pizza-in-a-cone (Page 152)


          • Laughter yoga (Page 97)


            • Giant aqua billboards (Page 190)


              • Cheeseburgers-in-a-can (Page 89)


                • Solar-powered vending machines (Page 158)


                  • The $10,000 car wash (and they're booked out 6 months ahead) (Page 90)


                    • 15-minute pizza delivery (Page 161)


                      • Hair-straightening vending machines (a major hit with women in nightclub bathrooms) (Page 94)


                        • Indoor skydiving (page 152)


                          • Mentoring the 50% of the over-30 population who can't attract a desirable mate (Page 189)


                            • Collapsible catamarans (that can fit under a bed!) (Page 103)


                              • Sphereing (Page 125)


                                • $100 Cups Of Cat-Poop Coffee (that ARE in very high demand) (Page 145)


                                  • Pizza vending machines (Page 160)


                                    • Staple-less staplers (Page 131)


                                      • Mobile phone/iPod vending machines (Page 159)


                                        • `School of rock' owner (Page 169)


                                          • Customised storybooks featuring...your child (Page 218)


                                            • Career-change `test-drives' (Page 215)


                                              • Heinz bean bars in Britain (Page 96)


                                                • Weight loss `buddy' (Page 208)


                                                  • LED t-shirts that light up to music (Page 115)


                                                    • Adopt-an-olive tree (Page 156)


                                                      • Prison tours (Page 205)


                                                        • Edible tableware (Page 144)


                                                          • Butler-for-a-day service (Page 200)


                                                            • Indoor bungee jumping (Page 153)


                                                              • Wearable airbag for motorcyclists (Page 103)


                                                                • Green home consultant (Page 193)



                                                                  I have also included the strengths, weaknesses and Web address/es of these ACTUAL new businesses so that you can look at their MARKETING, PRICING and EXPANSION plans and therefore consider modelling YOUR business venture on THEIR practices.


                                                                  Let's take a look at the contents of this UNIQUE 300-page book:


                                                                  1. The Biggest Mistakes That Small Business Entrepreneurs Make (Page 27)


                                                                  2. The Perfect Small Business Model (Page 35)


                                                                  3. The eBay Mini-Merchant Revolution: Your First/Next Small Business? (Page 39)


                                                                  4. The Single Best (Free) Research Tool On The Planet For Small Business Research (Page 45)


                                                                  5. 10 Powerful Ways To Differentiate Your Small Business (Page 49)


                                                                  6. 10 Ways To Save Thousands of Dollars in Your Small Business (Page 57)


                                                                  7. The Best Quotes of All Time About Business (Page 63)


                                                                  8. The Top New Product/Service Ideas in History (Page 69)


                                                                  9. To Buy Into A Franchise Or Not? (Page 75)


                                                                  10. Is `Owning Your Own Job' So Bad? (Page 79)


                                                                  11. 25 Great Places To Freely/Cheaply Advertise Your Small Business (Page 83)


                                                                  12. The X-Files: The Latest & Greatest Unusual, Strange & Intriguing New Small Business Ideas (Page 89)


                                                                  13. The Latest & Greatest Small Business Ideas Needing A Shop/ Store/Retail/Location Presence (Page 149)


                                                                  14. The Latest & Greatest New Small Business Ideas That You Can Run From Home (Page 189)


                                                                  15. 50+ Brilliant Web Resources for Small Businesses (Page 259)


                                                                  16. `Micro-Mastery': 100+ Winning Tactics That Could Save You From Small Business Bankruptcy (Page 267)


                                                                  As you can see, the simple fact is that NO OTHER BOOK gives you a comprehensive survey of the LATEST small business INNOVATION from around the world like this one.


                                                                  However, all of the most brilliant ideas, knowledge, secrets and approaches in the world are worth absolutely NOTHING, without:


                                                                  THE WILL TO ACT.

      From the Author

      Let's take a look at the contents of this UNIQUE 300-page book:


      1. The Biggest Mistakes That Small Business Entrepreneurs Make (Page 27)


      2. The Perfect Small Business Model (Page 35)


      3. The eBay Mini-Merchant Revolution: Your First/Next Small Business? (Page 39)


      4. The Single Best (Free) Research Tool On The Planet For Small Business Research (Page 45)


      5. 10 Powerful Ways To Differentiate Your Small Business (Page 49)


      6. 10 Ways To Save Thousands of Dollars in Your Small Business (Page 57)


      7. The Best Quotes of All Time About Business (Page 63)


      8. The Top New Product/Service Ideas in History (Page 69)


      9. To Buy Into A Franchise Or Not? (Page 75)


      10. Is `Owning Your Own Job' So Bad? (Page 79)


      11. 25 Great Places To Freely/Cheaply Advertise Your Small Business (Page 83)


      12. The X-Files: The Latest & Greatest Unusual, Strange & Intriguing New Small Business Ideas (Page 89)


      13. The Latest & Greatest Small Business Ideas Needing A Shop/ Store/Retail/Location Presence (Page 149)


      14. The Latest & Greatest New Small Business Ideas That You Can Run From Home (Page 189)


      15. 50+ Brilliant Web Resources for Small Businesses (Page 259)


      16. `Micro-Mastery': 100+ Winning Tactics That Could Save You From Small Business Bankruptcy (Page 267)

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      • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TheWorldsBiggestBooks.com; International ed. edition (9 April 2008)
      • Language ‏ : ‎ English
      • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
      • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0955898900
      • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0955898907
      • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 1.7 x 20.3 cm
      • Customer reviews:
        3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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      • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2009
        This is a good book, especially for those interesting in small business. It covers a lot of interesting subjects, including the pitfalls one should aviod when venturing ito a small business.
      • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2009
        Most of the ideas in this book are pretty naff, or require major engineering and construction (indoor skydiving?!?!), or have been done in ways you'll never be able to and shouldn't bother trying (cheeseburger-in-a-can, for goodness sake)

        Oh and most of the reviews here are fake, in case you hadn't noticed.
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      • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 July 2010
        A true measure of a books worth is not how much you've enjoyed it by the time you finish that last page, rather its how long it can stay on your shelf before you begin to resent the space that it is taking up. Sherlock Holmes can sit up there for the next 100 years, but I'm starting to fall out a little with the Da Vinci Code.

        400 Small Business Ideas has a good few years of shelf safety left. Even after 1 year I still find myself flicking through and making pencil notes in the margin. Well researched, interesting, inspiring, even funny. This book works on a lot of levels. A keeper.
      • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 August 2008
        There is a lot to this book and probably more than you'll have time or need to try, but that is it's beauty. It covers so much and in short punchy chapters. People need sound-bites and things they can latch onto easily and then put into action without panicking about endless details. This book delivers that!
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      • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2008
        This is an amazing book which is very easy to read with clear and concise ideas, it has a lot to offer in the current credit crunch market as there are no shortages of business ideas and the set up costs are minimal which makes it affordable for both the consumer as well as the retailer.

        I found that this book illustrates the basic mistakes that fresh new entrepreneurs make at first which means that we can have a head start in starting up one of these innovative ideas.

        This book also gives a broader sense of knowledge for all levels of the working hierarchy. These include from a manager's perspective what to look for when hiring and firing employees and how different motivational theories can reward the employee.

        The quotes that have been incorporated are very inspirational.

        The layout for the "Micro-Mastery" chapter is very well presented as the points are brief and to the point, and each point begins with a bold capital letter that draws your full attention to that statement and keeps your attention span there, fantastic layout.

        Fantastic book well thought of Terry and an easy reference book that won't be dated.

        Bansri Shah
        Head of sales
        Optimax
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      • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2008
        Simple and concise book which include a lot of information and references which I am sure the writer must have spent a lot of research to gather them.

        As an Accountant, it is important to advise our clients to know what are the biggest mistakes that small businesses make, which is exactly what the book starts from.

        The X-files section will allow reader to see how simple concepts can be used in a business venture. ie if others people can do it , why can't you!.

        The 50+ web resources in the book will be useful for people who starts up business.

        Busy accountants will find this a good read without spending too much time. Also, the book can be used as a reference guide to advise clients and even a good recommendation for our new small business client.

        Kim Yim
        Chartered Certified Accountant.
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      • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2008
        When I started reading the book, I thought I could finish it in a few days.

        But, alas, it was not so. In order to fully appreciate all the good advices given and study all the valuable business links given, you just cannot browse through this book.

        You must take your time and only then, will you get the true value of this well-written, well-researched book.
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      • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2008
        This book is not only 400 Business Ideas. It's more like two books for the price of one. It has excellent, detailed advice on how to set up and run a business cheaply but also profitably. In addition, it has a great directory full of the most exciting new businesses popping up around the world.

        Good job! Great Value for money!

        Highly recommended.
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      • Lauren Ballantyne
        2.0 out of 5 stars don't bother
        Reviewed in the United States on 26 February 2010
        If you know you are ready to be a business owner but aren't sure of the type of business you would like to start, this book isn't going to help you. The ideas in this book are off the wall ideas, not 400 ideas of small businesses that work and are doing well in today's economy.
      • Chris Auffet
        3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
        Reviewed in the United States on 3 September 2014
        average
      • Amazon Customer
        2.0 out of 5 stars its ok
        Reviewed in the United States on 18 December 2016
        It give lots of advice how to run your business.
        It doesn't have any good ideas to create a business it's like if they put ideas to buy stuff from website but they paid him to sponsor them.