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Springwise New business ideas


Crowdsourcing a make-it-yourself restaurant

A new restaurant project has joined the crowdsourcing fray: Arne Hendriks is asking fellow members of Instructables to participate in creating a restaurant in Amsterdam. In his words: "I will open an...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & beverage
Weeknight clubbing for the 9-5 crowd

Nightclubs may operate seven days a week in many cities, but working professionals who partake in their late-night offerings outside of the weekend tend to regret it the next day. With such...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: entertainment
A renter's guide to Portland's green buildings

We've written about a site that makes it easier for architects and designers to create green buildings, but a separate challenge is helping eco-minded consumers find those green apartments, homes and...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: eco & sustainability
The milkman returns to Manhattan

All that's old is new again... Last week, we wrote about a bank that brought back the shoebox as a no-tech organizing system for their time-starved clients. Now, one of our spotters alerted us to the...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & beverage
Miss Refund: helping travellers reclaim taxes on flights not taken

While most affordable air tickets are non-refundable, consumers are entitled to reclaim the tax and (fuel) charges on an air ticket that they didn't use. Authorities charge airlines based on the...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: tourism & travel
Design your own Keds & sell them on Zazzle

Earlier this year we wrote about Ndeur, a Canadian company that offers high-end customized shoes, and now a new partnership with customization portal Zazzle is bringing similar capabilities to the...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: fashion & beauty
Publisher launches academy for aspiring writers

Faber & Faber, which describes itself as one of the last of the great independent publishing houses in London, recently launched an academy for aspiring writers. The Faber Academy's inaugural...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: education
Free love for investors

The financial services industry isn't exactly known for giving things away for free, but a California-based firm is breaking the mould and offering free stock trading for investors. Zecco is an...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: financial services
Bank targets gay Londoners

Nearly one in nine employees in London's banking, finance and insurance sector is gay, according to an article in the Telegraph, and such consumers typically enjoy significantly higher salaries than...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: financial services
More paid room-sharing

Earlier this summer we wrote about San Francisco-based AirBed & Breakfast and its matching service for paid bed-sharing arrangements, and now a similar venture has launched in New York, with plans to...

Started in Springwise New business ideas • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: tourism & travel