New Home Business Ideas? How Cool Are These 3 New Ones:

In doing research for my books, I came across these three new(ish) home business ideas or at least small business ideas that can be run from home that I thought forum members would be interested in:

Incidentally, I have no affiliation whatsoever with these businesses but think they are great ideas to model - even in cities and countries far from the original small business:

1. Weight Loss ‘Buddy’:
TV shows like “The Biggest Loser” and bestselling books like Dr Phil’s “The Ultimate Weight Solution” illustrate how chronically overweight people
struggle to overcome their destructive habits. A weight loss buddy – like a ‘dive buddy’ – mentors, guides, inspires and supports obese individuals one-on-one in their drive to reform their health. This is obviously a massive market sector given the Western world’s obesity ‘plague’ and plenty of free marketing ‘oomph’ could come from free classifieds sites like Craigslist, Gumtree and relevant forums. With a big number of clients mentored for 1-5 hours per week, this could be a dynamite small business. Obviously the ‘buddy’ should be fit themselves, possess decent people skills and have a good knowledge of health and diet. Positive word of mouth could drive a business like this for years. More info at weightlossbuddy dot com

2. Shared Property Buying:
Even despite the credit crunch (or when it fades out), the ridiculous prices of real estate in most major cities still exclude most first-time buyers (Hello London!). One company, Shared Spaces, has set up a web-based facility for strangers to co-invest in property together, thus sharing the mortgage burden while allowing all parties to get on to the ‘property ladder’. It’s apparently all legal, contracted and doing well - it seems especially suited to young urban buyers who could not otherwise buy property. More info is over at sharedspaces dot co dot uk.

3. A Jobs Website For Ex-Military Personnel
MilitaryExits dot com focuses on job placements and employment listings for ex-military personnel. It is precisely this kind of targeted micro-niche that a successful small business can profitably develop. Initially, it could be web/home-based and would - if handled and marketed properly - generate a lot of good will with media, the armed forces, patriotic employers and governments (government contracts perhaps?).

I am always eager to hear about and share new business ideas so if you know of any other cool new small business ideas, let’s share…