Reply to: The next big thing?

[NigelJK]

after EDF pull out of building power stations for us

They'd have to start first. There's a thought why not build something we actually need instead of some poncy lifestyle 'choice'.

[Old Greg]

How much do you need?

£500,000,000 liability insurance.

[MrMarkyMark]

My new BPM system.

How much do you need?

[suityou01]

Come on, what is it going to be?

I'd like to get away from IT and start doing something else. Back to a little wheeler dealing, retail, services etc

What do you think? What do you think is going to be needed in the future?

My new BPM system.

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

I thought this was going to be a thread about MFs ego

[Bacchus]

I thought this was going to be a thread about the Chilcott Report

More like operation yew-tree, OP seems worryingly interested in children's clothing...

[MrMarkyMark]

You'd need someone other than MF to perform it though

He's performed perfectly adequately as a corporate pole choker, I don't see why he shouldn't broaden his horizons

[darmstadt]

I thought this was going to be a thread about the Chilcott Report

[CretinWatcher]

Yes, I'd suggest you add a BJ to your offering and you will be an instant hit.

You'd need someone other than MF to perform it though

[FatLazyContractor]

Don't fancy selling books? Water stones model is now as a destination with coffee and books.

Yes, I'd suggest you add a BJ to your offering and you will be an instant hit.

[CretinWatcher]

Placement services for highly educated professionals abroad is bound to be a growth area.

[ChimpMaster]

I'd stay away from anything physically retail. It's high effort/cost/risk.

I would say look at emerging tech that can be used on a mobile phone/device to provide a service. Recent products like home automation are a good example, being able to control things in your home through a phone app.

[Bacchus]

Not a bad idea. What about the books though?

Lady Bacchus and I thought about a speciality-tea place with books/newspapers available on kindles or tablets. Didn't get far enough to working out the licencing implications but I'm sure it could be arranged.

No point in trying to compete with the big coffee shops, do coffee, sure, but concentrate on fine blend tea.

[MarillionFan]

One Small Leap specialise in kids shoes, that sort of model seems to work okay.

One of our local shops do second-hand clothes, but quality/"new" ones - the sort where new parents have received a tulipload of baby grows and the baby's too fat, the clothes in there still mostly have the original tags on.

So one small leap was all I could find. They were a private company set up in early 2000 with 250k. Star trite bought them and sold them last year. Ten million turnover.

That was the model I was looking at.

[Old Greg]

Choking down Jean-Claude's pole.