| Aug. 26 2006 at 5:34 PM |
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scott, by all means keep your concept confidential! let's leave it at that and we'll look forward to your postings later in your project as you "go public" with your business.
rich Rich Sloan
Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist,
StartupNation
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| Aug. 26 2006 at 7:43 PM |
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I wonder about the future of online businesses, particularly online education delivery. I currently attend an online university (not one of the "big" names) and they are busier than ever.
Are there other opportunities for online education and other things that were once very local but now easily delivered to an online audience?
- Casey
Edited by: avgeek84 - Aug. 26 2006 at 7:44 PMClear skies,
Casey Hansen
www.aviationgeek.com
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| Aug. 26 2006 at 9:39 PM |
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Well, I believe one of the hottest opportunities right now is the "errand/concierge" business. That is why I decided to start my own concierge business. It was rated by Entreprenaur as one of the 10 hottest also. Everyone is working longer hours and more days than in the past, people are getting burnt out and there are things that just dont get done that can be handled by concierges. More people are starting up in this business and prospective clients could be just about anyone. Anyone that is overworked or needs some help now and then. Also it works great for other home based businesses for backup office support without the benefits of a full time employee. Also in a business office instead of hiring temps concierges could fill the job too and they come with varied backgrounds since they usually have sub contractors that work for them. Hospitals are now starting to offer concierge services as well as luxury apts/condominium complexes. Concierge services are not just in the plush hotels anymore they are for the working class, post op patients, hospital patients, realtors. The list really is long. But it can be a lifesaver for people that are far away from family and friends and have no one to help in emergencies.
Hope that helped a little.. Thanks
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| Sep. 05 2006 at 2:41 AM |
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Hi conciergelady ,
Your viewpoint seems so wonderfull,I am very interested in this plan.Could you tell more about this, or could you tell me where I can know more information about this.
I am from China, you know there are 1.3 billion people in China, I think this is a big market for errand/concierge.
Kevin082312@yahoo.com
Hope your reply soon.
thanks
Kevin
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| Sep. 05 2006 at 8:57 AM |
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Rich,
After some deep thought. I believe that the big money is going to the retiring baby boomer crowd. Silly as it may seem, the RV industry with all the towing equipment and all the gizmos and gadgets are really popping. People, as it turns out, really do want to see the world when they die.
If you can somehow reach that market.......the people that are still mobile, have some money to burn, and aren't so fragile that they can't drive or care for themselves.
The errand/concierege service fits right into this plan as would anything that eases the challenges of retiring and aging folk everywhere.
I have no stake in the business of serving elderly people. I just really believe that this is going to be one of the hands-down hot business opportunities.
~Eric ~Eric
JE Design Group, LLC
If all you do is what you've done, then all you'll get is what you've got.
www.jedesigngroup.com
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| Sep. 05 2006 at 9:16 AM |
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very cool, everyone. how about if we start reading some of your comments on the air. in fact, would you like to be on the air making these comments? sound like fun?!Rich Sloan
Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist,
StartupNation
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| Sep. 05 2006 at 9:36 AM |
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Hi Rich
Yep, sounds like a lot of fun !! 
jo
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| Oct. 02 2006 at 8:43 PM |
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I'd dive into online game development.
I think Massive Multiplayer Online Games have recently been embraced by an even larger community base with the release of World of Warcraft. This market keeps pulling in more subscribers. The technology will become so outstanding virtual worlds will increase the gaming population & online addiction.
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