Unique Business Ideas

The Amazing One-Handed Bottle Opener

The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Kebo Opener, One Handed Bottle Opener, Kebo, Small Business News and Trends, Best Bottle Openers, Inventions, Unique Business Ideas, Rush3 Studio, Kebo Bottle Opener, Small Business News

In a transcendent instance of human ingenuity Rush3 Studio has officially straddled the line between brilliance and laziness. Behold -- Kebo, the one ...

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Ask Rod: How Can We Take On Big Competitors?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Competition, Rod Kurtz, Beating the Competition, Starting a Business, Ask Rod, Beat the Competition, How to Beat the Competition, How to Start a Business, Competitive Advantage, Unique Business Ideas, Ask Rod Kurtz, Business Ideas, Small Business Video, David and Goliath, Video, Small Business News

No matter your industry, you'll eventually find yourself going head-to-head with a bigger competitor. So what's the best way to take them on? And w...

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Jason Sadler Makes $500,000 A Year Wearing T-Shirts

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Youtube Marketing, Young Millionaires, Worst-Brands-of-the-Year, Jason Sadler, Iwearyourshirt, IWearYourShirt.Com, Twitter Marketing, Unique Business Ideas, The Next Big Idea, I Wear Your Shirt, Small Business News

Jason Sadler will earn more than $220,000 this year. Next year, he expects to bring in around half a million. All because the 28-year-old founder of I...

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Is Now A Good Time To Start A Business?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Starting a Business, Recession Business, Unique Business Ideas, HuffPost Small Business Board of Directors, Small Business News

The unemployment rate still stands at nearly 10 percent. The housing market continues to slide. The Dow has had more wild mood swings than the cast of...

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Starting A Business With Your Spouse: 5 Things You Need To Know

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: 5 Things You Need to Know, Family Business, Clif Bar, Starting a Business With Your Wife, Starting a Business, Home Based Business, Unique Business Ideas, Starting a Business With Your Husband, Legal, Starting a Business With Your Spouse, Small Business News

Successful marriages can often lead to successful business ventures. Take Gary Erickson and Kit Crawford, who turned Clif Bar & Company into a $235 mi...

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Jackie Ekholm, Moo Kids Chocolate: 27 Million And Counting

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Lauren Drell | Posted 07.30.2011

Read More: Moo Kids Chocolate, Video, Organic Chocolate, Starting a Business, Jackie Ekholm, Kids Organic Chocolate, Unique Business Ideas, Running a Business, Kids Chocolate, 27 Million and Counting, Small Business Video, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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Made In The USA: Celebrating Whiskey, The 'Water Of Life'

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Patrick Sauer | Posted 08.11.2011

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Whiskey Makers, Pappy Van Winkle, Starting a Business, Kings County Distillery, Clear Creek Distillery, Made in the USA, Unique Business Ideas, Kentucky Bourbon, McCarthy's Single Malt, American Distilling Institute, Whiskey Distilleries, Small Business News

The word whiskey, traced back to its Gaelic origins, comes from "usquebaugh" (later "usky"), which means "water of life." That water flows freely in t...

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Bringing Style To Senior Citizens

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Lauren Drell | Posted 07.29.2011

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Baby Boomers, Starting-a-Business-at-Home, Susy Korb, Living Aids, Senior Care, Mobility, Canes, Walkers, Rie NøRregaard, Unique Business Ideas, Omhu, Susan Towers, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Seniors, Small Business News

Face it: With each tick-tock of the clock, you're getting older. Aging is something many fear, but it's inevitable. But the three women behind Omhu ar...

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Michelle Ng, Young & Ng: 27 Million And Counting

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Lauren Drell | Posted 07.29.2011

Read More: Video, Michelle Ng, Making Jewelry, Starting a Business, Young and Ng, Unique Business Ideas, Running a Business, New Business Ideas, Starting a Jewelry Business, 27 Million and Counting, Jewelry, Small Business Video, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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Brian Backus, Kidlandia: 27 Million And Counting

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Lauren Drell | Posted 07.28.2011

Read More: Toys, Video, Custom Gifts, Starting a Business, Brian Backus Kidlandia, Kidlandia, Running a Business, Unique Business Ideas, Custom Toys, 27 Million and Counting, Dr. Seuss, Small Business Video, Brian Backus, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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Tom Kovic, Victory Collegiate Consulting: 27 Million And Counting

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Lauren Drell | Posted 07.28.2011

Read More: Alvin Greene College Advice, Video, College Sports, Starting a Business, Ncaa, Victory Collegiate Consulting, College Coaches, College Process, Small Business Video, College Recruiting, Getting Into College, College Tips, College Athletics, University of Pennsylvania, Unique Business Ideas, Tom Kovic, 27 Million and Counting, Penn, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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How Wes Hurt Plans To Become The Cupcake King

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 07.28.2011

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Hey Cupcake, Starting a Business, Austin Cupcakes, Airstream Ice Cream Truck, Unique Business Ideas, Wes Hurt, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Brian Morris, Small Business News

Wes Hurt cringes when anyone refers to the cupcake craze as a trend, although he admits that it is quite trendy right now. Still, that word -- trend -...

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Tom Cannon, BungoBox: 27 Million And Counting

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Craw | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Video, Moving Containers, Tom Cannon, Storage Containers, Moving Companies, Starting a Business, Moving Supplies, Unique Business Ideas, Running a Business, 27 Million and Counting, Moving, Bungobox, Small Business Video, Storage, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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Brewing Up Success

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Patrick Sauer | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Tailgate, Small Business Success Stories, Starting a Business, TailGate Beer, Unique Business Ideas, Microbreweries, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Craft Beer, Small Business News

Father's Day is the day we trumpet all things Dad -- and beers and barbecues are often central to the celebration. But that wasn't always the point. T...

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Jayant Kulkarni, Quartzy: 27 Million and Counting

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Ben Craw | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Video, Quartzy, Online Tools, Starting a Business, Jayant Kulkarni, Unique Business Ideas, Lab Management, 27 Million and Counting, Small Business Video, Online Management, Labs, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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Made In The USA: When The Beach Beckons

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Shade Wagon, Beach Business, Starting a Business, Paperfeet, Made in the USA, Beach Entrepreneurs, Unique Business Ideas, Cape Cod Beach Chair Company, Small Business News

Justin Labdon had a simple goal: To become a beach bum. Almost a decade ago, when Labdon lost his job in the technology industry, he left Boston to...

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Protecting Babies On Their Very First Journey

HuffingtonPost.com | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Mompreneurs, Infant Pants, Baby Businesses, Bee's Knees, Babies R US, Bee's Knees Baby, Inventions, Unique Business Ideas, Tammany Atkinson, Babies, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Baby Clothes, Small Business News

In typical "mompreneur" fashion, Tammany Atkinson created a soothing solution to one bruiser of a problem. When her first son, Jackson, started to ...

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Giving Bridal Gowns A Second Life

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Preownedweddingdresses, Pre-Owned Wedding Dresses, Wedding Dresses, Starting a Business, PreOwnedWeddingDresses.Com, Unique Business Ideas, Wedding Gowns, Josie Daga, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Small Business News

Josie Daga conjured up the idea for PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com in 2004, long before the country plunged into recession. But, not surprisingly, when th...

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Ford Blakely, Zingle: 27 Million and Counting

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Craw | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Ford Blakely, Video, Starting a Business, Mobile, Text Ordering, Unique Business Ideas, Running a Business, Zingle, 27 Million and Counting, Small Business Video, Texting, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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Robert Marandos, BowlSole: 27 Million And Counting

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Craw | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Video, Bowling, Bowlsole, Starting a Business, Bowling Shoes, Inventions, Running a Business, Unique-Business-Ideas, Robert Marandos, 27 Million and Counting, Small Business Video, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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Paul Trible, Ledbury: 27 Million and Counting

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Craw | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Men's Shirts, Shirtmakers, Online Retail, Starting a Business, Paul Trible, Online Business, Retail, Small Business Video, Shirt Companies, Video, Dress Shirts, Unique Business Ideas, Shirts, 27 Million and Counting, Ledbury, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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Anna Barber, Scribble Press: 27 Million and Counting

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Craw | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Video, Kids Books, Starting a Business, Children's Books, Kids, Books, Unique Business Ideas, Anna Barber, Running a Business, 27 Million and Counting, Small Business Video, Bookstores, Scribble Press, Small Business News

Starting your own business is a noble -- not to mention exciting, rewarding and often crazy -- undertaking. The experience is an adventure, to say the...

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Designer Clothing Rental Service: The Next Big Idea?

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Charlotte Jensen | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Jennifer Hyman, Starting a Business, Online Business, Unique Business Ideas, Jenny Fleiss, The Next Big Idea, Rent the Runway Founders, Clothing Rental, Rent the Runway, Small Business News

A well-stuffed closet but absolutely nothing to wear -- it's a frequent mantra for women the world over. For Jennifer Hyman, it also sparked a busines...

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We Do Lines: No, It's Not What You Think

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Best Business Names, Franchises, Parking Lots, We Do Lines, Parking Lots Painting, Parking Lots Striping, Small Business Success Stories, Dan Rella, Tom Darrow, Starting a Business, Chris Couri, Unique Business Ideas, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Best Company Names, Best Franchises, Small Business News

By their own admission, Chris Couri, Dan Rella and Tom Darrow aren't exactly in the most exciting industry in the world. But a clever name and a uniqu...

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Necessity Really Is The Mother Of Invention

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 07.28.2011

Read More: Walgreens, Walmart, Starting a Business, Target, Inventions, Little Busy Bodies, Saline Wipes, Julie Pickens, Mompreneurs, Small Business Success Stories, Boogie Wipes, Mindee Doney, Unique Business Ideas, Entrepreneur Spotlight, Small Business News

With a tagline like "Snot Your Average Wipe," Boogie Wipes is clearly not a company that takes itself too seriously. But despite the gratuitous booger...

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