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Without business ideas, we wouldn't have businesses. So what does it take to come up with a truly great business idea? These articles touch on anything and everything related to business ideas. Most importantly, we hope to help you find the business idea that is right for you, so you can get started down the path to owning your own business.

  • Evaluating Your Idea - You've got what you think is a hot idea for a new business. How do you determine if it's worth chasing after? More...
  • Free Business Ideas - Wondering how to make a million dollars? It starts with a good business idea. Unfortunately, some people have a hard time starting a business because they can't think of a good business idea. More...
  • Is Your Great Idea a Stinker? - Some business ideas deserve to die. Before you invest a lot of time and money pursuing a business idea, think it through. Maybe that great business idea you came up with isn't so great after all. More...
  • How to Evaluate a Business Idea - Wondering how to evaluate a business idea? To me, every business idea can be categorized as being a HomeRun, a Struggle, a Joyride or a TimeWaster. More...
  • How To Tell If Your Business Idea Is Any Good - Successful entrepreneur Simon Slade offers his perspective on evaluating business ideas. His five-step business idea evaluation process can be an excellent tool for both new and experienced entrepreneurs. More...
  • A Structured Approach to Brainstorming - Brainstorming is crucial to start-ups. This is your tool to get all the brains in the organization contributing to the solution of an issue. Traditional brainstorming has its own inefficiencies, such as delays and deadlocks. Structured approaches like Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats can help eliminate these problems with brainstorming sessions. More...
  • Think an Idea Is Too Simple? Meet Twitter - Twitter is a site where you simply enter what you are doing at the moment. Simple enough, but the site has a rabid fan base that is obsessed with the simplicity of the site. Learn how to turn simple into genius. More...
  • MMORPG Business (Part 1) - This article shows you how to make money off Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPG). We introduce MMORPGs and why the virtual world can be a profitable market. More...
  • MMORPG Business (Part 2) - This article continues our discussion on making money off Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPG). We take a look at some MMORPG entrepreneur success stories and some criticism of virtual world capitalism as well. More...
  • Examining Your Business Idea - Have you had an "ah ha" moment when you came up with a new business idea? This article will share some tips on how to examine if you can turn your business idea into a profitable enterprise. More...
  • Crowdworkers, Microsourcing and Parallel Employment - Here's a free business idea you can have. It involves setting up a new form of employment that cuts big tasks up into small tasks and delegates them out to thousands of workers. More...
  • Does First Mover Advantage Exist? - Does your business have to be founded on a new idea? What if there is already a business out there doing what you want to do? Read about the First Mover Advantage. Find out if it is essential to be the first business to market.More...
  • Is My Business Idea A Good One? - You've been struck by a terrific business idea. Or so you think. How can you be sure it's got a potential for success? More...
  • What Business Should I Start? - What are the best businesses to start in a down economy? We've got some great research for you on good businesses to start, based on some number crunching by a very talented industry research firm. More...

 

 

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