Sunday, July 25, 2010

CACTUS ARRANGEMENTS & GARDENING



I live in Florida but I am always impressed when I see beautiful cactus arrangements in yards. They don’t require great watering and there are so many species, including some flowering ones. I always wondering why more people didn’t think cactus in stickling plants in front of a bedroom window.

BE A LAWN SPRINKLER SYSTEM DESIGNER



Most landscapers and lawn care people go traditional with lawn sprinkler systems despite the fact there are not only countless new water preservation systems. With contemporary computer technology, you can turn your lawn into a Las Vegas watershow.

MAKE CUSTOM DOG RUNS



Prosperous people don’t want Fido (I mean Pierre) to mess the yard, but the dog must have his daily exercise area. It is more than an enclosed area of a person’s yard (back or side), it could contain a shaded retreat for the dog, a water station, and design elements that relate to the breed of dog or the nearby architecture. A website with great drawings will sell a lot of pet lovers.

SELL $100 DOLLAR CARDS



Notice I said cards, not bills. 100DOLLAR CARDS is an unusual printing firm that specializes in making business cards and advertising copy that fits into a paper that when folded looks exactly like a folded $100 bill. I can see where it can be a great advertising gimmick, although I wouldn’t go down a dark alley with a roll of these clever-looking cards।


SELL OLD-FASHIONED CANDY

Most people know that all the popular candies of the 1950’s and 1960’s and 1970’s are being reproduced and sold online. This is a wonderful impulse items for arts and craft shows, art shows, and any event that has a touch of the nostalgia.

To get an inventory of what you want to stock and then look for wholesalers and distributors, start with OLD FASHION CANDY


TOOLS FOR WOMEN



More and more women are not just doing home repairs, they are entering the job market in construction and other trades. Most hardware stores do not stock tools designed for women, but there are firms like TOMBOY TOOLS (http://www.tomboytools.com/) and BARBARA K (http://www.barbarak.com/).

This occupation could be done online or at flea markets. Many smaller tiools might fit people from other nations.

RUN AN UN-EXTREME SPORTS CAMP



There are those who engage in Extreme Sports (the few) and those who watch (the rest of us). It would be nice to have a sports camp that features just non-competitive fun games and skills or features sports that people might play the rest of their lives. (I must confess I don’t view poker as a sport on ESPN.)

OPERATE URBAN KAYAK TOURS


Most people identify kayaks with rural areas or fast-moving rapads, but the beautiful of a kayak is it can go anywhere there is water, is easy to learn and use, and gives a new perspective on an environment. Cruising along the Hillsborough River makes Tampa look like a different city. Architecture, history, culture

OPERATE AN ADVENTURE TRAVEL CLUB


Think of this – some of your best friends are ski and snowboard nuts, another is a kayak dynamo, and you love long bike trips – what do you have? The makings of an adventure travel club, where you can not just book regular adventure tours but package your own. Start with monthly meetings and a blog, then Facebook. Every region has people who are nuts for certain adventures and need to socialize