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Billion $ Business Ideas

Presented by Roger PierceNewcomerStartup.com

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Invention Combination Variation, Twist Done elsewhere, new here

Types of ideas

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Market Research Customers Copying & changing Inspiration, epiphany Hobby Personal experience

Sources of ideas

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Easy to start by yourself Inexpensive Understood by people Quickly generate cash Scalable Automated

Best ideas are...

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10 Million in Canada◦(ages 45 to 64)

Adventure travel experiences Luxury items Home renovation Anti-aging Personal assistance Private healthcare!

Billion Dollar Idea #1Baby Boomers

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Connect people (Lavalife, Facebook) Sell products (Amazon, iStock photo) Information (Google) Broker (Craigslist, PayPal) Sell content (Netflix,

Billion Dollar Idea #2The Internet

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Money advice (Bloomberg) Micro loans (Money Mart) Sell, rent, manage – boats, homes, vehicles

Transaction fees (PayPal)

Billion Dollar Idea #3Financial services

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Offer clear benefit Serve a niche market Can be managed by others Healthy margin Ride a growing trend

Successful ideas

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Mobile advertising Training & education Entrepreneurship Cloud computing Mass customization (Moo cards, iTunes, Dell)

Trends to watch

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Trendingwatching.com Entrepreneur.com Canadabusiness.ca

Websites

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“Ideas are abundant. Execution is scarce.”

Build it Sell it Ship it

An idea is worthless

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How? Business Plan Share idea with others Set goals Focus Persistence

Make your idea happen

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