Business ideas

Advice How do I know if my business idea will work?

You can never be 100% certain if your idea will work, but there are some good tips for testing the market.

Advice Where can I get ideas for a new business?

Great business ideas can come from anywhere – they might come from something you see, an experience you have or a story you are told.

Start-up ideas Floating house looks to flood the market

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Britain's new amphibious house may be the design of the future for Queensland’s flood-prone regions.

Start-up ideas Lytro aims to make light work of start-up concept

Tuesday, 21 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Unlike conventional cameras that capture a single plane of light, the revolutionary Lytro camera captures all the light travelling in every direction.

Start-up ideas Dumbbell-clad cutlery is fighting fit

Monday, 20 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Fitness fanatics can now have a workout while they eat, thanks to the launch of a bizarre new cutlery set.

Start-up ideas Liquid-free caffeine hit

Friday, 17 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Move over coffee and Red Bull, people could soon be inhaling their caffeine fix from a lipstick-sized tube.

Start-up ideas Electric car folds into itself

Thursday, 16 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

An electric car prototype that folds into itself for handy parking was unveiled in Brussels last month.

Start-up ideas Money management aimed at women

Wednesday, 15 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

To a growing community of women, a website called DailyWorth is the go-to source for questions about personal finances.

Start-up ideas Behavioural pricing gains pace

Tuesday, 14 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

The new concept of “behavioural pricing” is set to see shops charging consumers more for products they have “liked” online.

Start-up ideas Curvio gets into character

Monday, 13 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

A new US-based site called Curvio acts as a searchable online database of the clothing used in television shows and movies, enabling fans to style-stalk their favourite characters.

Start-up ideas Healthy smartphone innovation

Friday, 10 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Scientists are working on a smartphone that can provide a diagnosis for our illnesses from our smartphone.

Start-up ideas Angry Brides game an unlikely smash hit

Thursday, 09 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Angry Brides, a new game highlighting the issue of illegal dowry demands, is attracting a huge fan base on Facebook.

Start-up ideas Nissan scratches the surface with iPhone innovation

Wednesday, 08 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Nissan is the unlikely creator of world’s first “self-healing” iPhone case, which can quickly repair itself when scratched.

Start-up ideas Electronic chips replace motor functions

Tuesday, 07 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Faulty parts of living brains have been replaced by electronic chips in an astonishing breakthrough at an Israeli university.

Start-up ideas Wi-Spi spies smartphone opportunity

Monday, 06 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Two new radio-controlled toy vehicles are about to hit the market, with names that leave little doubt over their purpose – the “Wi-Spi” and the “Intruder”.

Start-up ideas Professionals put forward proposals

Friday, 03 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Lovestruck men and women are starting to pop the big question: Do you know any good marriage proposal planners?

Start-up ideas Smooth sailing for Street Bump app

Thursday, 02 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Street Bump is an app that focuses on an ever-present problem for all drivers: potholes. The app takes advantage of the sensors on smartphones to report potholes automatically.

Start-up ideas Major GymPact for lazy gym-goers

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

A new iPhone app uses fines to get people into the gym, literally making people pay every time they skip a workout, in order to keep them motivated.

Start-up ideas Women’s car site picks up speed

Tuesday, 31 January 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

The mechanics of a car don’t always interest women. However, when women purchase new cars, they often demand information about the interior, the exterior styling and the fuel economy.

Start-up ideas Facebook app sends goodbye message from the grave

Monday, 30 January 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

A new Facebook app gives users the chance for one message from beyond the grave, sending a final video or text message as a wall posting.

Start-up ideas “Intelligent” pills tagged with edible sensors

Friday, 27 January 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

“Intelligent” pills, tagged with edible sensors, will be sold at chemists in the United Kingdom to help patients and doctors track medications. A shoulder patch logs what time the pills reach the patient’s stomach. It also monitors bodily functions and sends this encrypted information to smartphones or computers owned by the patient, as well as their doctor and carers. The sens...

Start-up ideas Coffee Joulies give wake-up call to start-up

Wednesday, 25 January 2012 | By Michelle Hammond

Coffee Joulies are stone-like devices that can be immersed in hot drinks – cooling them while they’re too hot and heating them as they cool down.

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