By Gail Oliver, Small Business Marketing Consultant Using trending and search data, I uncovered 200 small business ideas. I hope you find one here that inspires you. Small Business Ideas: Products Mini Greenhouses Truck Bed Tents Inflatable Yacht Lake Floats Inflatable Playstation Chairs Cupcake Bouquets...
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My Latest Side Hustle Ideas
May 25, 2023
I love Google Trends because they give you so many ideas for small businesses and side hustles. Here are a few side hustle ideas I came up with based on some search trends from the last couple of weeks. Summer Lessons and Teaching Kids Google...
All New Small Business Ideas for 2023
November 9, 2022
One of my most popular posts this year was 54 Creative Small Business Ideas for 2022. Well I just updated it with some new small business ideas for 2023: Home Grown Flowers – Did you know that flowers were impacted by the supply chain? So, buy...
101 Super Creative Small Business Promotional Ideas
May 11, 2022
by Gail Oliver, Small Business Marketing Consultant I love coming up with creative small business promotional ideas for my clients, so below are 101 of my favorite ideas that I’ve come up with in the past for clients, a few of which are included in...
Green Business Ideas for the Eco-Conscious Entrepreneur
April 21, 2022
In honor of Earth Day tomorrow, I thought it would be appropriate to write about “green” business ideas, especially since demand for eco-friendly and sustainable products and services has more than DOUBLED in the last five years. Most in Demand Eco Products In terms of...
Your Business Success Checklist for 2016
October 14, 2015
by Gail Oliver, Online Marketing Consultant As we are in the final months of 2015, it is a good time to look at your business and decide how successful your year has been so far and what changes you need to make to have continued...
Should You Rent Products Instead of Selling Them?
January 22, 2015
Should You Rent Products Instead of Selling Them? There has been a growing movement towards consumers renting and not buying certain types of merchandise. Renting houses and cars has long been a common occurrence, but new types of products are now making an impact in the...
If Your Small Business is Failing, It Isn’t Always Your Marketing
October 20, 2014
by Gail Oliver, Small Business Consultant Do you know about the four Ps of marketing – Product, Price, Place, Promotion? They are in that order for a reason. The problem most small businesses and entrepreneurs make is that they do not spend enough time on the first P...
Case Study – How One Successful Small Business Only Needs to Have a Storefront Two Months a Year
September 15, 2014
In the city where I live, every year, for just seven weekends from early October to mid November, a local couple hosts a major shopping event called The Third World Bazaar. They reside on a few acres of farm land where they turn one of their large...
I often see people trying desperately to come up with an idea for a business, but the easiest way is to simply solve a problem that people are having. It could be with a current product or service offering, or an offshoot of a problem...