Twelve Bright New Business Ideas From Around The Globe - 02.06.10

by Springwise

	Gardens for rent, with vegetables pre-planted Food & beverage / Eco & sustainability Meine Ernte rents out gardens for a season, and takes care of soil preparation and planting. Once the plants start growing, members spend 1-2 hours a week tending to their garden and harvesting crops.
	Artists invited to make better souvenirs for Italian town Tourism & travel / Marketing & advertising For its Unconventionall Holiday Market, Rivello is inviting artists, designers and artisans to visit the town for a working holiday and to sell their creations as an alternative to mass-produced souvenirs.
	In-home childcare includes language instruction Education With services for children aged one and up, Parisian Baby-speaking is an in-home childcare service that incorporates foreign language instruction in day-to-day activities and games.
	Analytics to help music bands uncover local demand Entertainment Finnish GigsWiz provides a set of tools for bands to poll fans, collect data and provide analytics to help provide new insight into who and where their audiences are, and what they want to hear.
	File transfers made pretty, thanks to background ads Marketing & advertising / Life hacks Dutch startup WeTransfer is an ad-supported file transfer service that, rather than using conventional banner ads, features sponsored 'wallpaper' as a backdrop to the website's user interface.
	Toy rental service targets firms with waiting rooms Life hacks Lucky Duck Toy Box in Vancouver provides an assortment of toys for businesses who need to keep children entertained while families wait to be served. The toys are swapped for a new set at regular intervals.
	Giant-screen social games for crowds at large events Gaming Finnish Uplause has developed a series of mass-participation games for use on giant stadium screens. The aim is to entertain crowds while conveying positive brand impressions from sponsors.
	In Paris, a community brunch festival pops up monthly Food & beverage / Eco & sustainability BrunchBazar in Paris is a monthly community event featuring a brunch followed by a whole day of eco-minded activities such as organic cooking classes, creative workshops and fashion swaps.
	Five new business ideas for musicians and their fans Entertainment / Marketing & advertising Web radio that streams music according to the user's mood, concert recordings for sale at the venue exit, a beer-branded festival hotel, an online mixing/remixing platform, and a legal 'chart fixing' service.
	iPhone app enables CAD on the go Telecom & mobile SitePAD allows architects, engineers and surveyors to create, manage and exchange CAD files on the go in a format that integrates directly into their desktop software.
	Bars blend online and offline interaction Food & beverage Patrons at MiWorld bars in South Africa log in on arrival to gain access to interactive bar tables, through which they can order drinks and e-chat with patrons at neighbouring tables or other MiWorld bars.
	Hotel targets 'birth tourists' Tourism & travel The Marmara Manhattan hotel has introduced a suite package aimed at expectant mothers who wish to give birth on US soil. The USD 7,750-a-month deal includes airport transfer and baby cradle.

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Filed under Sales & Marketing and posted on 13 June 2010