Business Ideas
Everyone is always asking me to go into business (self-employment) and open some kind of consultancy firm – I’m always like “really?”
I will list some ideas that break the rule of not needing to re-invent the wheel and stick “BizE” at the front of whatever it is 🙂
BizEcard (wireless business cards)
- Wireless business card app using tailored design or optical character recognition
- Card loaded with click to call features – if possible an invisible QR code
- Flick to share BizEcard to multiple phones in conference type events
- Card available to re-size and paste into email signature strip
- Augmented reality – point cam in city center and see taxis with BizEcard highlighted, touch to book
- Wireless payment – use near field communication to enable payment via mobile
- Ability to order real card version
BizEBar (night out)
- Map app with locations layered with heatmap to show level busy bars (or cold for quiet night)
- Augmented reality – point app at a bar and see temperature gauge displaying current busy level
- Instant tweets from users in bars right now
- Allow bars to advertise and promote via app
BizEcalls (proximity based marketing)
- Utilize the silent 3 seconds before phone calls connect
- Use telephone towers to evaluate user location
- Play advert from closest business to your callers and be credited on your phone balance
- User calls you whilst walking past a fast food chain – before call connects “burgers half price now business name”
BizEfind (auto mapping)
- Plugin for Google Maps
- Press “go now” button on map and shortest route is mapped out
- Link to instant messenger using current location to give live directions
- User able to reply and say “road is blocked” to get alternate directions
- Use plug in on all maps that list business location
BizEphone (free phone box)
- Free VOIP international call boxes around the country
- To make free call enter user name – adverts around the phone box and on touch screen fund the call
- Perfect for public transport locations to ring taxis or home
BizEnotes (screenshared notes)
- Note book app that can be screenshared with any other gadget or device
- Perfect to access notes from phone straight onto a PC or Tablet.
I probably don’t ever action upon any of the above – but will set-up some kind of business at some point in the future.