Great places to find a new startup idea for your business today

8 great places to find a new startup idea

Have you spent countless hours sitting at your desk and thinking about the next big idea, only to cross each off them off the list for one or the other reason? This will change now, so get out of your desk and take a look around. A brilliant startup idea might be just round the corner.
Entrepreneurs solves problems, whether this might be filling the gap in the market, or improving the concepts that are already there. So, here are the places to find solvable problems.

Your home

Look around your home, there might be several cause of frustrations that you encounter, from the bathroom cleanup, to dusty furnitures. If you are having the problem then its most probable that the other household might be facing the same problems. An average person can complain about having to take care of the problem, but you can take care of this by launching an in-home service business that will solve the problems of many.

Your neighbourhood

The people who stay nearby can give you inspirations for a startup idea. Think about the challenges they are facing. If you have neighbourhood with lot of working parents, a childcare service might be of a high demand.

Your office

There might be services that your co-workers might be missing. Possibility is that someone is looking for a financial advisor or others might be looking for music or art classes where they can enroll their children. A small chat with them would lead towards some viable ideas.

The Mall

Analysing your local mall, might give you some ideas for a business of your own. This might range from launching your line of natural cosmetics, to clothing line that is different them the same old items, or online craft shop for personalized alternatives.

Grocery shop

Seeing whats missing from the shelves at the grocery shop can help you come up with a made-to-order culinary business idea. You could test your skills with ingredients from the supermarket and open up a restaurant.

Your child’s school

Think about the gaps you see in the market, and next time you pick up the kids from school, ask other parents if they feel the same way. Not a parent? Ask family members or friends with children what kinds of things they want but can’t currently find for their kids.

Search engines

Have you ever done an exhaustive Internet search for a specific item that returned no results? In this scenario, you have three options: settle for something close enough, give up entirely or do it yourself. If you are person who believes in do it yourself, you have a opportunity to turn this opportunity into lucrative business. Check if others are searching for the same product, and then open an online shop to sell them.

Social media

If there’s one thing people like to do on social media, it’s air their grievances about everyday life. Most  of the times these updates are irrelevant and of not much benefit to you, but if you pay a close attention, to the hashtags and status updates you might see a similar problem emerging. Look for phrases like, “Why isn’t there a…” or, “I wish there was a…” and see if you can some up with your solution for the same