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Business problems provide opportunities for new business ideas

(Copyright © 2015 by Chesney Bradshaw, all rights reserved)
(Copyright © 2015 by Chesney Bradshaw, all rights reserved)

A young mechanical engineer in the citrus growing area of the Eastern Cape has come up with a citrus crate transport or fruit burn hauler that will help to optimise farming. Where before a tractor would take a load of one crate of citrus (weighing approximately 450 kg) the fruit bin hauler can take four crates which is close to 2t.

You can just imagine the benefits that this fruit bin hauler provides for farmers. It gives a 400% increase in payload, speeds up the process of harvesting citrus fruit and has other associated benefits in providing an opportunity for the citrus to dry which prevents damage. Continue reading “Business problems provide opportunities for new business ideas”

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Ideas crisis: 3 lucrative tools you can use to instantly pump ideas

Idea - Foster's Chill Head
Idea – Foster’s Chill Head (Photo credit: fostersartofchilling)

Home owners faced the worst drought in half a century in the US. Water rationing and conservation became imperative. So what could home owners do about their lawns?

Many decided to paint their lawns with green organic dye. It’s incredible isn’t it, that homeowners would rather spray their lawns green than replace them with indigenous grasses or even endemic plants that need little water?

Although spraying residential lawns may be new, golf courses and athletic fields have used green spraying for years to get a more deep green lush appearance.

Dyeing grass makes water conservation screen around the gills but the point I’m making is that new ideas often come about when people face crises. They have to do something to change or respond to events. It brings challenges and opportunities.

Small business owners and start-ups aren’t usually looking for ideas to solve lawn water problems but they often need to come up with ideas in a hurry. Continue reading “Ideas crisis: 3 lucrative tools you can use to instantly pump ideas”