Bizarre business idea from Japan - ear cleaning parlor

Amazing, but five years ago such simple hygenic procedure like ear cleaning in Japan was concedered a medical procedure that required special medical license. When finally Japanese government canceled this ridiculous law, a new type of small business developed in Tokyo. Ear-cleaning parlors began to open their doors all around the city. Yamamoto Mimikaki, one of Tokyo's biggest ear-care salons, was founded in 2006 and turned ear cleaning into a true art. First client is greeted by a young lady dressed in kimono. She serves tea and makes a small chat. Then cleint proceeded to the cabinet where he can relax while specialist gently scrapes excess wax out of his ears, as well as massages them and taps the shoulders. Such basic service package lasts 30 minutes and costs around $32. Idea of ear cleaning parlors once again proves that Japan has always been and will probably remain a homeland for bizarre business ideas as well as weird services. I doubt that ear-care services might be successful in Europe or US, but anyway, if you have a beauty parlor and are willing to offer your clients something new and exclusive – try out this idea. At least it will give you some free advertising in media and Internet as a first beauty parlor to offer something as weird.

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Tips for entrepreneurs: Wave Your Company Flag

Large and colorful outdoor banners can help to grab attention for your company at any event your company attends. When you invest in custom banners that display your company information and logo in bright colors, you have created a marketing tool that will give your company additional exposure. There are several situations where a custom banner can increase your company's visibility.

 

Speaking Engagements

 

As a small business owner and active member of your community, you may be asked to speak at various civic and corporate events. Public speaking is an excellent way to gain additional exposure for your company while establishing yourself as an expert in your field. But you can enhance that exposure with a large, custom banner.

 

When you take on speaking engagements, be sure to insist that you are allowed to hang your banner in an area where it will be seen. It will work to remind people of the company you work for and increase your company visibility.

 

Your Office Window

 

Entrepreneurs often discount the marketing power that the front window of their office can offer. Each and every day, people pass by your office either by foot or in a vehicle. Your window can act as a 24/7 marketing vehicle if you put a promotional banner in it.

 

Have a banner made that is colorful and eye-catching to help maximize your exposure. If you have monthly pricing specials or promotions, then get a new banner made each month to announce your specials and use your front office window to its maximum advantage.

 

Company Functions

 

When your company sponsors an outdoor event or has a family function for employees, you do not want to put up handmade signs that will make your company look less than professional. You need to use professionally made banners to present the proper public image.

 

Even when you are entertaining your employees, you are still putting your public image out there for potential clients to see. Present the best possible image with a professional banner.

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Small business on Xmas greeting cards

Winter is coming and many aspiring entrepreneurs are in active search of interesting winter business ideas. Previously I posted some options for a small winter business without any significant investments. But today I decided to add another idea that could be a good source of income for the few months before Xmas holidays – business on greeting cards. Even with the growing threat of e-cards, the greeting card industry remains very strong. Industry estimates show that over 7.4 billion cards were sold to Americans last year, and about 1/3 of them were created by freelancers. If you have the talent for photography, painting, calligraphy, and writing, this may be the business for you. And if you don't have any of these talents, then just pick out those xmas card ideas don't require any special skills, like the one I've found today. What you need?

cardboard cards

scissors

glue

dried leaves, branches of different sizes

spices - star anise, cinnamon sticks

bay leaf

Cut a blank postcards from cardboard. Glue the largest dry leaf on the front of your postcard. Glue on two smaller leaves and a star of anise on top. Allow the glue to dry completely. The you may glue the bay leaf and cinnamon. Handmade xmas card is ready!

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Green fashion business idea - skin-healing knitwear

XXI century is a time of green thinking, green living and green business. Any small business idea that is based on a eco-friendly concept will succeed much more then similar ideas without any green touch. Fashion business also didn't escape the influence of this hot business trend and more and more companies redirect to producing organic clothes. German based Innovation and Clothing factory went a step further and launched a unique eco-friendly clothing line. Twosquaremeters is a brand of clothing that claims to have skin-healing and nourishing properties inside their fabrics. They extract proteins, antioxidants and minerals from drained and skimmed milk and from seaweeds, process them into fiber and clothing becomes not only body warming, but also beneficial to your skin. Sounds like dream, isn't it? Twosquaremeter clothing is currently only available in German boutiques, but I hope they will expand to other countries soon. Have a small fashion boutique or clothing shop? Speak German or know how to use Google Translate? Contact these guys quickly as anyone who will be first to present such sensational clothing in the country will bring business profitability to new level. There are so many ladies out there that will be eager to get their hands on skin-healing sweaters and I'm among them!

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Unique small business - the Love Post Office

Psychologists say that there is such a thing as a "crisis of 7 years of marriage." The amount of omissions and discontent accumulated during these years reach the highest grade and leads to a serious tention in relationship. China's authorities are very much concerned about the growing number of divorces in the country and decided to take a very unusual action to improve the situation. The Beijing Bureau of Civil Affairs in collaboration with the local branch of the Chinese-mail offers newlyweds to write each other love letters which will be delivered with delay of 7 years. The procedure is easy: romantic letter costs 30 yuan ($4.69) each and looks like a greeting card. One should just add his/her own message of love and post it. The Love Post Office will keep the letter for seven years before sending it. The project was launched in Haidin District only, but if it will prove to be successful, then similar Love Post Office might appear in other parts of the country. Though Chinese Love Post Office is not a commercial project and is aimed to resolve social problems, the idea itself seems to be very suitable for small business. Newlyweds love all kind of rituals that add a touch of romanticism to the ceremony and writing a love letter with 7-year delay would definitely be on the top of the list. So, if you are in search of profitable small business idea, take this one. Simpy add some extras (beautiful box for storing letters, nice ceremony, music etc.) and I'm pretty sure this small business will bring you some extra cash!

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Profitable small business idea - Revolights

Revolights is a bike lightening system created by three young men living from Palo Alto, California: 29-year-old Adam Pettler, 36-year-old Jim Houk, and 28-year-old Kent Frankovich. Bike lights have existed in some form for a long time, but they never were so stylish and so effective at the same time. Revolights represent two hoops with LEDs that clip onto bicycle rims and combines path illumination and signaling functions. The project was launched on Kickstarter in August 2011 and raised over $ 160,000 in a short period of time. Product should be available for purchase by March 2011 and the cost should be about $ 220. Nowadays cycling is a very popular sport as well as a great alternative to getting around in car. It is both a very healthy and gree way of travelling, so it gets more and more popular all over the world. That means that market of cycling accessories and other products for cyclists is expanding quickly and is a great place to start a small business. Need some inspiration? Check out the idea of Revolights. The idea of revolutionary lightening system for bicycles seems to have huge commercial potential and the fact that guys from Revolights raised such a significant sum at Kickstarter proves it perfectly. But there is still such a big range of cycling products waiting for improvement! Don't miss your chance to found a profitable small business!

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Vending machine meet e-shop - Shopbox

Vending machine business is very popular in both US and Europe and has a lot of interesting business niches such as caviar vending machine or vending machine selling ties. Yet there's still lots of space for new creative ideas on this market and guys from 3rd Ward, the Brooklyn design incubator are among those who work to make shopping a thrilling experience. ShopBox is a giant vending machine built inside a repurposed shipping container. The container has been transformed into an amazing showcase: products are showcased on spinning multilevel pedestals illuminated with a colored light program. ShopBox is selling everything from tools to tables, all with edgy design and hard to find in any other shop. To make a purchase you need to sing up on an iPad at the side of container, text the order and wait for delivery. The unique concept of ShopBox is an interesting mix on an e-shop and vending machine. It sells products online and at the same time you have an opportunity to see them with your own eyes in a lighted showcase, presented effectively and attractive. Besides, comparing to a traditional vending machine, ShopBox allows to sell a much wider range of products as the size of a purchase is not limited with a size of a dispenser tray. ShopBox currently exists only in NYC, but I'm pretty sure that this unique business will succeed and expand to all other states. And, hopefully, company will share their business idea with entrepreneurs from other countries by selling franchise.

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Unique online business - Talk O'Clock

I'm not a morning person and the hardest part of my day is to get myself out of bed after the alarm clock rings. The only thing that could possibly make this time better is to be woken up in some unusual way. That's exactly what you get by subscribing to a new unique online service Talk O'Clock. Talk O'Clock came up with an unusual online business idea - the social match making alarm clock that allows you to be woken up by a complete stranger. All that is required from your side is to pick up a time for a wake-up call and choose the sex of a person you want to talk to. A person who is matched to wake you up will also be connected to you anonymously. The interesting part is that he or she can wake you up in any way they want, so it's always be an intrigue when your phone call in the morning. The service is in beta testing stage right now but should be ready shortly. The good thing that I see about this service is that it doesn't have a snooze button like your phone. So, you'll have to get up right away and won't have any chances to get late for work. The bad thing is that you have no idea about what your wake up pal will say and there's a possibility that your morning might be spoiled… Anyway, I like this interesting online business idea and am pretty sure it will find its place under the sun of small business.

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Bizarre small business idea - Adopt a Pickled Onion

Charity is one of the leading phenomenons in developed countries. It's everywhere and nearly everyone has done something for charity at least once in a life while others make donations and help charity foundations on a regular basis. Fortunately (or unfortunately) charity is also a very good basis for successful small business and my today's post proves it perfectly. Diane Connor and three friends have set up a new online business appealing for veggies to save little onions that have been pickled in jars against their will. Actually it is an unusual themed e-shop selling greeting cards. For a mere sum of 6.99 GBP one of your friends or relatives will receive a package including a relevant greeting card, a glossy picture of a pickled onion and a detailed description of a rescue operation along with an Adoption Certificate. This package can be sent directly to your chosen recipient for their special day and will surely become a huge surprise. This small business idea might seem very bizarre or even totally crazy, but the funny thing is that it really works. Diane Connor even says that she hopes to make millions. People just love crazy startups and unique gifts. Anyway, time will tell if Adoptapickledonion.com will reach million is sales and we'll follow their progress with interest!

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Travel experience in a bottle - The Scent of Departure

Today I decided to move on with a theme of unique travel experiences and post an interesting business idea that's on the verge of travel, perfumery and design. The Scent of Departure brand in cooperation with Gérald Ghislain perfume creator launched a collection of unusual perfumes designed for duty free shops only. Sp far collection features five perfumes inspired by the cities of Frankfurt, Budapest, Vienna, Munich and Istanbul. The idea behind the collection is that a scent is able to evoke vivid and pleasant memories of a certain place. Or city, in this case. Each perfume is sold exclusively in the duty free airport stores of the cities they symbolize, in a cool glass bottle featuring the airport's three-letter code on a boarding-pass tag. Munich smells like an iced lemon tea on a picnic in the Englischer Garten. Vienna has a scent of gourmand pastries with notes of vanilla, liquorice, chocolate and coffee. The perfume of Istanbul evokes a memory of lively Grand Bazaar with aromas of grapefruit, bergamot, elemi, pink pepper and sweet spices. Budapest smells like a powdery wind of paprika spicy and Frankfurt has a fruity, spar kling and joyful aroma of flowers and wood. The Scent of Departure perfumes seem like a great alternative to the typical souvenirs that we bring from trips. It would be nice to say: "Honey, it's a pity you couldn't come with me so I brought you a piece of Istanbul in a bottle". You can't share your travel experience, but you can at least give an idea of it. And what an interesting marketing trick! You are guaranteed to buy this perfume even if the scent is not that good only because you loved the city.

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Unique travel experiences - Whaiwhai guidebooks

My main work is in travel market, so I'm always excited about interesting travel business idea. It's been awhile since I haven't found anything to complete my collection, but today I was very lucky to stumble upon an article on alternative guidebooks. I'm absolutely thrilled and can't wait to share it! LOG607, an Italian company, created a series of alternative guidebooks (or shall I call them games?) named WHAIWHAI. WHAIWHAI is the Maori word for "to go in search for" and it reflects the idea of the product – you go on an adventure, exploring new places, far away from tourist crowds. Any place, city or museum can become a playing field for a treasure hunt. All you need to start a unique travel experience is a cellphone or laptop. To start playing you should simply send an sms, receive a code that allows you to read the first story and then follow the route, reading other exciting stories, solving puzzles and riddles. WHAIWHAI is already available in such top places to travel as Rome, Venice, Verona, Milan, Florence and New York. There are many ways to travel, but the one that WHAWHAI offers is truly unique! I rally hope they will continue adding new cities to the series and will definitely try out of it as soon as possible!

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Interesting small business idea - Wurkin Stiffa collar stays

Attention to detail is the key to a well-dressed man: a combination of shining shoes, well fitted suit and stylish shirt is able to make any man simply stunning! And if a problem of shoe shine is easily solved with good shoe polish and suit can be fitted by good tailor, then a way to an impeccable shirt is much more complicated. Men were struggling for ages to keep their shirt collars from dropping. Joshua Boos from Saratoga faced the same problem, but was keen enough find a solution and start a successful small business. Joshua's company The Wurkin Stiffs produces collar stays that are inserted into a man's shirt collar to stiffen it and prevent the points from curling up. The difference between traditional collar stays and Wurkin Stiffs is the stylish look that they have: each stay is made of high-quality stainless steel, fully polished and equipped with a powerful magnet that holds the stay in place, ensuring an impeccable look. A play on tech for a geeky male. These power collar stays can be a great gift to a father for Father's Day or to a boyfriend for Valentine's Day. Wurkin Stiff is a good example of a profitable small business that grew up from a personal need of its creator. Joshua Boos realized that if he's in need of some solution for this problem, then he can offer it to other brothers in misfortune and get a good source of income. That's exactly what I would advice to any aspiring entrepreneurs – think of what product or service you and your friends/relatives would be happy to pay for and start your own business!

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Successful business ncihe for dental clinic - yaeba

Business market of cosmetic procedures is among the most fast developing and responsible to the world fashion trends. You can make order a Jennifer Lopez's bum, lips like Angelina Jolie has or make Jennifer Aniston's hairstyle. But all this already out of trend. New fashion craze rules the world – vampire style. A dental salon Plaisir in Tokyo's Ginza district has become very popular after it advertised a new cosmetic procedure that lengthens and sharpens canines to enhance a feature Japanese call "yaeba". Yaeba means double tooth in Japanese, but it doesn't mean the dental imperfection, but rather the vampire-like look that it gives. In Western countries crooked teeth were always considered as a dental defect, but in Japan they are considered being cute. The technique is quiet simple: vampire teeth are fastened to the patient's canine teeth with non-permanent adhesive. The enhancements are tailored for fit like a glove and are applied in a similar way. I'm pretty sure that after an incredible popularity of The Twilight Saga such unique dental business niche will be highly demanded among younger girls and boys who dream of resemble Bella and Edward. Don't know if European and US dental clinics already offer something similar, but they really should consider at as such service would significantly increase their profitability and make their business way more successful.

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Cheap business idea - unique T-shirt designs

T-shirt is an essential part of everyday clothes of nearly every man in US, Europe or wherever. There are hardly any men wear company that ignores this clothing item when preparing new collection. Besides, there are many companies that are specializing in T-shirts omly: funny prints, interesting designs, unusual color combinations. Yet there's still plemty of space on this busy "T-shirt market" for those who can offer a truly creative and unique T-short design. Here are some great examples of how to make a profitabel business on unusual T-shirts. Nr. 1 Think Geek e-shop sells T-shirts with real playable music sinthesizers with professional quality sound on them. Nr. 2 Atypyk e-shop offers a very weird T-shirt design that can be a perfect visual material to study human body's anatomy. Well, the upper part of it. The price is quiet high, but it;s definitely worth it! Nr. 3 Youngprimitive Czech fashion shop plays with a theme of terrorists which is extremely popular nowadays. Designers have a great sense of humor and know how to make an attractive clothing using the very minimum of design techniques. Nr. 4 An artist and designer Dave Rittinger offers a unique concept of how to become a part of moribund autumn nature – T-shirt made of colorful autumn leaves. Seems like a great green business idea! Nr. 5 The mountain retail store came up with a wide range of animal face T-shirts. Choose from wolf, bulldog, gorilla and other faces to release the beast inside you!

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Successful small business idea - The Crafty Fox Pop Up Market

The easiest way to get some extra income is to use your talents and create some interesting handmade souvenirs, gift or greeting cards for sale. There are millions of people all around the world that use this way of self-employment and they are in constant search of platforms to present their crafts. Why wouldn't give them this opportunity? Sounds like an interesting idea for a successful small business. The Crafty Fox Pop Up Market was launched in 2010 and represents a place where young designers can showcase their work in a very fun and creative atmosphere. Markets usually happen several times a year at the stylish Dogstar bar in Brixton and feature a lot of handmade arts and crafts for sale, as well as workshops, different activities and DJ sets. Crafty Fox markets became very popular because it is an attractive combination of a traditional market with art salon and nice get-toghether party. I'm pretty sure that "Foxes" should become a tradition for any big city with lots of creative people to sell their crafts. It's also a very promising business idea if you choose a right business model for it.

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com

Unique jewelry ideas - Fluid Forms

When it comes to choosing a present to a very special person, it's always hard to find the right option. Unique jewelry could be the answer and keen entrepreneurs know it pretty well. There are a lot of interesting business ideas on producing unusual jewelry, like "It's my scar", for example. Today I present you another unique business idea for jewelers – location-based jewelry. Fluid Forms is an Austrian company that produces jewelery in a form of 3D landscape of any location that you wish – your home town, streets of Prague, Italians Alps etc. To create these fine jewelery company specialists use satellite image of the chosen place, computer-controlled processes and the hands of craftsmen. It takes about 14 days to produce and deliver unique pendants, earrings or other jewelry pieces to your doors. Such service is definitely not for everyone as a silver pendant that commemorates the landscape of your special place will cost about €300 ($400). I'm absolutely in love with the idea of Fluid Forms jeweleries – so edgy, unusual and so refine! Wish them all the best in their unique business!

Visit Unique Business Ideas http://www.lowbudgetprosper.com