Business ideas No.5 ; 110 Unique Business ideas

110 Unique Business ideas:

Business ideas No.5

5. Designing Stuffed Animals and Much More.

For Joanne Babysitting has turned into a profitable adventure. Coming from a large family of eight children, she spent a great deal of her time babysitting to earn extra money. To entertain the children she would bring along stuffed animals that she had created as a hobby.

The husband of one of the families for whom she baby-sat, a marketing executive, suggested to Joanne that she capitalize on her hobby by marketing her idea. Joanne did just that. Under the name of “Fur fun” she advertised her animal patterns in craft magazines and generated a mail order business for the pattern and fabric necessary to make the stuffed toys. By the time she was fourteen Joanne also began to design clothes for herself and friends.

Joanne’s creativity led to a $2,500 a month designing business, which has blossomed, into a designer boutique in an exclusive downtown shopping district in Evans ton  Illinois , Her Projected Sales for the first year are $60,000 to $110,000.

What makes Joanne unique is her creativity. At a pre-opening show, she revealed a completely new approach to wedding attire: a flower girl entered in traditional white, followed by a bridesmaid in pale pink; as each succeeding bridesmaid entered, the shade of pink grew more intense until the bride finally appeared in a breathtaking fuchsia gown. “White is so dull,” moans Joanne, “I feel that the entrance of the bride should build like a crescendo. She should steal the show.”

All it took to get started was a little encouragement from a friend and an initial mailing of her patterns to several craft magazines. With the money from his business venture and her knack for designing her boutique was only one dream away.

Analysis:

Type: Light Manufacturing

Marketing Approach: Advertising, mail order

Unique Appeal: New products

Skills: sewing, designing

Financial Overview:

Initial Investment: Minimal

Potential Income: $100,000