Business Ideas 101

[adrianh]

Pick and Pay has been doing it for a long time without much success. People like to stroll around the shops looking at, and touching stuff.

[pmbguy]

Correct. But this is how I see it. In future years there will most certainly be a large increase in the decrease of time. As certain as the sun and moon this decrease will be exponential over time.
To question this type of business based on its current and past failures is irrelevant when one considers the time line intersection of time based on its decrease.
So the real question regarding this type of business is when? And exactly how?

[IanF]

Correct. But this is how I see it. In future years there will most certainly be a large increase in the decrease of time. As certain as the sun and moon this decrease will be exponential over time.
To question this type of business based on its current and past failures is irrelevant when one considers the time line intersection of time based on its decrease.
So the real question regarding this type of business is when? And exactly how?

OK this intrigues me about an exponential decrease in time surely the closer you get to zero the less it is possible to exponentially decrease?

What I have noticed is that this decrease in time is manageable, when customers want something now and you say sure but to get it on their deadline they must collect. 80% say they will wait for normal delivery. The same applies to rush charges when you say it is a 50% rush charge then the normal production time is fine.

[pmbguy]

Oh f@#!
You got me Ian. You making me blush in the middle of traffic.

[adrianh]

I think that people will make time to shop because it takes them away from their daily rut. I think that one should turn the idea on its head and make it easier for people to shop. Rather than taking the shop to the people rather take the people to the shop. Imagine you offer a service where you would pick the ladies and kids and their friends and kids up at their houses, then drop the kids off at the local play place and take the ladies from shopping centre to shopping centre as their hearts desire. The ladies don't have to worry about the kids, the traffic or the parking. You could take the idea very far by creating shopping clubs, you could create tours of great plsces to eat and shop, the ladies could have a breakfast at one shopping centre, walk around and have lunch at another. You could tie restuarant into the business.

Lets take it a step further, you could have a shopping trip for pregnant ladies, they can go to all the places that they like to go and you could make sure that they are comfortable and safe and you could carry their parcels for them.

Another idea, what about a trip for ladies with babies, you will pick them up with their prams and stuff.

Then there are those that can't drive due to injury or old people who also need people to carry their parcels.

The bottom line is that people like to get out for a bit even if it is just to walk around the shops, make it easy and enjoyable for them and I am sure that you could profit from it.

[pmbguy]

I think that people will make time to shop because it takes them away from their daily rut. I think that one should turn the idea on its head and make it easier for people to shop. Rather than taking the shop to the people rather take the people to the shop. Imagine you offer a service where you would pick the ladies and kids and their friends and kids up at their houses, then drop the kids off at the local play place and take the ladies from shopping centre to shopping centre as their hearts desire. The ladies don't have to worry about the kids, the traffic or the parking. You could take the idea very far by creating shopping clubs, you could create tours of great plsces to eat and shop, the ladies could have a breakfast at one shopping centre, walk around and have lunch at another. You could tie restuarant into the business.

Lets take it a step further, you could have a shopping trip for pregnant ladies, they can go to all the places that they like to go and you could make sure that they are comfortable and safe and you could carry their parcels for them.

Another idea, what about a trip for ladies with babies, you will pick them up with their prams and stuff.

Then there are those that can't drive due to injury or old people who also need people to carry their parcels.

The bottom line is that people like to get out for a bit even if it is just to walk around the shops, make it easy and enjoyable for them and I am sure that you could profit from it.

I like the way you think. I find that malls are generally hell when you have a kid. I would love to have a one stop relax mall like one you describe. Having a really good child facility at a mall will bring lots of feet through the door including mine. Here in PMB the malls are more like obstacle courses, you will get fit though.
Please just have a Proper men’s club inside, oh wait can’t do that, but something similar.
Personally, I like to touch what I buy in the shop.

[adrianh]

I also like to touch stuff in the shops, thats why I hang around the lingerie department...

[vieome]

[Dave A]

[vieome]

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[adrianh]

The "I can do it" part is easy.....the "putting in the structure and keeping it in place" is the bit that trips me up.

[vieome]

3. Solar Panels
Provide some form of solar power for homes.

4. Inverters
One can use solar to charge battery and an inverter to power up house, a good future business to invest in.

So the power problems have started and I predict will only get worse.

[Anthony Martin]

I have recently started up a business called Essential Technology Management Services. Its very new, beginning of the year. Our main focus is Generators, inverters and solar aswell as Lightning & surge protection, Rectifiers, Voltage Stabilizers, Harmonic filtration, clean power and renewable energy. At the moment my main focus has been the big business sector but I am definitely looking to branch out to smaller businesses and house holds. Any advice on doing this will be greatly appreciated.

[Thomas.D]

True Entrepenuership is about solving poblems

Problems: is electicity, water, racism......could entreprenuership solve that somehow?

[Thomas.D]

I would like to help you with this, could you PM me some more info, then I can get back to you.