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Springwise New business ideas


Shoreditch tricycle race benefits social entrepreneurs

On August 31st, the streets of Shoreditch, London, will be overrun by adults on kids' tricycles as part of a new annual race to benefit local charities and social entrepreneurs. Thirty teams of up...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: non-profit, social cause
Out-of-print books, printed on demand

We've featured examples of printing on demand for consumers who'd like to publish their own books, through services like Blurb. Instead of letting them print their own work, renowned British...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: media & publishing
Online baby journal keeps everyone updated

As if new parents don't have enough on their hands, keeping friends and family updated on their little one's weekly developments can feel like a full-time job. Enter Kidmondo, an online baby journal...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: life hacks
Blind guides take sighted on sensorial walking tours of Lisbon

So-called dark restaurants, where sighted customers are literally thrown into utter darkness and served by blind waiters, have been around for nearly a decade. Since a seated meal goes only so far in...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: non-profit, social cause
Pedal-powered taxis deliver free love

Pedal-powered taxis and free love have both been around for years, but it wasn't until just recently that one of our spotters saw them combined. Specifically, Dublin-based Ecocabs now offers free...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: transportation
Farmers barter produce for solar panel funding

Last year, we wrote about a Dutch collective of wind turbine owners, mostly farmers, who operate turbines as an extra source of income and sell the energy they produce directly to consumers. One...

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Tags: eco & sustainability
Consumers get paid for input on new products

When we wrote about crowdsourcing product-improvement site RedesignMe late last year, we wondered how ideas generated by users of the site would get translated into real-world products. Well, now we...

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Tags: style & design
Private Klusters help groups make decisions

Crowdsourcing platform Kluster has graced these pages on numerous occasions this year, including the related launches of Knewsroom and NameThis. Turns out Knewsroom was disbanded a few weeks...

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Tags: media & publishing
Niche tours focus on sustainable London

Last year we wrote about Urban Gentry's specialist tours of London, which included guided expeditions through the city focusing on art, fashion, interiors or shopping. Now recently launched Insider...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: eco & sustainability
Free tool for DIY font design

There may be thousands of fonts available online, but for truly dedicated members of Generation C—who live to create their own, fresh content—that's sometimes not enough. Luckily, help is now at hand...

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Tags: style & design