A reader asks:

Why do you give away your business ideas for free? Is it because free business ideas are bad business ideas?

I give away “free” business ideas because I have, read about or come across more business ideas than I could every possibly execute myself. Besides business ideas in and of themselves are essentially worthless, [...]

I get a lot of requests for online business ideas and whilst many of those asking are dreaming of building a business worthy of the being on of the top ten Internet business ideas, most people just want an idea that they can pursue part time, as a home based business. I usually advise the [...]

On Saturday I ran my first ever trail race, the EnduranceLife Coastal Trail Series. I entered the 10K, which was more than enough for me at the moment. They also run a half and full marathon version of the race. It was an amazing experience, trail running turned out to be much harder than [...]

A reader asks:
Do really think you can’t sell business ideas? Because I can think of 3 ways.

Write a book or ebook about all different types of business ideas – of which there are hundreds of books.
Set up a website like yours and make money from ad-ons and advertising.
Sell business kits containing a business plan [...]

Yesterday I started reading the (so far) excellent book Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson. On page 32 he tells of a gym in Denmark that offers free membership, so long as you show up at least once a week. Fail to turn up and you are charged full price for [...]

A reader asks:
Can you suggest some great business ideas for someone looking to start their first business?
I think most of the business ideas I’ve written about are “great business ideas” – that’s why I’ve written about them! But whether or not you think they are great business ideas will depend on what you’re [...]

I’m always being asked for “good business ideas”, which I find odd, after all who wants a bad business idea? The question then is how do you know if you have a good business idea?
One possible answer is offered in this presentation by Greville Commins, one of the mentors for SETsquared, which claims that a [...]

A reader asks:
Can you suggest some investment business ideas?

If by investment business you mean a business you can invest capital in and then walk away then I would suggest building up a portfolio of buy-to-let property. The falling property market has created some great investment opportunities and makes now an attractive time to get into [...]

A lot of would be entrepreneurs spend a lot of time trying to find the best business ideas or the best business opportunities. As a result I often get asked to pick the best idea from a list of the entrepreneurs best business ideas. Usually I try to explain that it depends how you define [...]

A reader asks:
Can you suggest some easy business ideas?
I get asked this question (or variations of it) quite a lot. The good news is yes I can think if lots of easy business ideas, just check out the business ideas and business opportunities sections of this website and you’ll find a good number all of [...]