Great news! CoolBusinessIdeas.com has launched a whole new cool business ideas and inspirations hunting network to blog with us on the popular CBI website. Called the Ideas Hunter Network, we've invited forward-looking and cool-hunting people to contribute new worldwide business ideas and concepts to the CBI blog regularly.

Without further ado, we're now unveiling our line-up of new Idea Hunters in the network. Here they are. Let's give them a warm welcome:

Graeme Spicer

Graeme Spicer is a Canadian trendspotter, ethnographer and observer of all things retail. As Director of Retail Strategy at DW+Partners he spends his time consulting with leading retailers; presenting at conferences across North America; lecturing at OCAD, Canada's leading design school; and reading too many blogs.

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Katie Sherman

Katie Sherman is a NY-based freelance writer. After years of multi-tasking at downtown ad agencies, she's recently returned from a European backpacking sabbatical. During the day she works as a Copywriter in Soho. In the off-hours she concentrates on analyzing social/ cultural trends, business innovation and local entertainment. Her work has been published on PSFK.com, CoolBusinessIdeas.com, EatDrinkSleepny.com, and Glamourite.com.

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TrendInsights

TrendInsights is a blog to inspire, stimulate creativity and trend spotting. We're a team of bloggers fueled by the drive to spot trends, stimulate creativity and inspire those who read our trend-hunting blog.

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Lessons Learned From Brett Favre

Recently Brett Favre, the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, broke the all-time NFL touchdown record. As a fan of football and Green Bay (I grew up in Wisconsin) I've had the opportunity to watch Favre over the years, and I also realized how his career provides some valuable business-building lessons.

How? Because success is success, whether you've built a multi-billion dollar company, written a dozen best-selling novels or are a famous quarterback. Many of the same mindset and principles are the same no matter how the success manifests itself. What's nice about sports is first, it's public (the games are televised and the players are forever being interviewed so you can get to know them a little) and second, you can see things unfold in a short amount of a time. An entire game is completed in 3 hours, compared to business where you don't always see success or failure that fast (although sometimes it feels like it!)

That said, this is the second of a 2-part article where I'll share a total of 6 principles (both good and bad) you can learn from Favre to become a more successful business owner.

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Self Serve Dog Wash

TMC Pet Vending Solutions has been studying the self serve dog wash market since 2005. One of its invention is the K9000 machine. This coin-operated self serve dog wash equipment is simple and easy to use. Dogs easily step up into wash area with a hair free non slip floor.

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Single-use Sachets For HABA Products

Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada's leading pharmacy chain, has taken single use sachets and developed an entirely new category of high margin HABA goods. This "Anti-Aging Micro Dermabrasion Duo" sachet is one of approximately 20 new private label sachet products, and retails for CDN $2.49.

   Read More | Comments | Consumer Goods | Article by Graeme Spicer

Old School Gaming

Old school gaming is back in sleek stainless steel and is certain to be the perfect accessory to any cool modern home, workspace, studio or bar. Loaded with PacMan, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Space Invaders and 44 other pre-installed timeless games, the 80's Gaming Table is a modern take on an old classic.

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Revolutionized Garage

For many of us, taking our cars to the garage can be a daunting experience. This may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the launch of the major rebranding programme for car care network HiQ, starting with their new concept center opening in Nottingham, UK.

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Getting Uncomfortable

With so much emphasis being put on brilliance, you’ve got to consider the methods that get us there. Focus groups tell us what we knew. One-way lectures tell us what you know. Sharing aggregates what we all know. Enter the Unconferences; informal, participative discussions have been gaining traction lately.

   Read More | Comments | Online & Social Network | Article by Katie Sherman

Food and Drink In a Cup

Emerging technology from South Korean fried chicken chain BBQ Chicken. Popcorn chicken rides up top; cola chills out below. It's perfect for snacking on the move, having it all in one hand. It will be an excellent implementation at the cinemas - having your popcorns and drinks all in one (obviously in a bigger packaging). 

   Read More | Comments | Food & Beverages | Article by TrendInsights

Ordering Take-out

The idea of take-out has taken off. The emergent trend of buying online, picking-up in-store (‘bopi’ for these purposes) was listed as eMarketer’s #7 Key Online Predictions for 2008 and NearbyNow’s #4. With benefits like bigger shopping carts and opportunities for web cross-selling, it’s easy to see why it’s on the ’08 countdown.


   Read More | Comments | Retail | Article by Katie Sherman

Feeling Confidence!

Have you ever wanted to feel confident in certain situations when you were not? Would not it be powerful for you to change a lazy state at will to a motivated one? Well, you are in charge of your state and your physiology is one of the most powerful tools you can use to change your states.

   Read More | Comments | Success Attitude | Article by Adam Khoo

The Uniform Franchise Offering Circular

I started playing golf about 10 years ago and over time have come to love the game. Golf has a very specific set of rules that define the game and create an equal playing field. Franchising, too, has a set of rules manifested in a document called the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC).

   Read More | Comments | Franchise | Article by Kimberly Ellis

Creating a Winning Business Plan

The old adage “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail” is especially important for first time franchisees. Those who understand the benefits of business planning are more likely to be successful and pro-active to management decisions, than are those who react to day-to-day operational issues.

   Read More | Comments | Franchise | Article by Aine Meade

Marketing offline Can Increase Your Online Business

The Internet can be a scary place for those looking for a home-based business opportunity. One way to overcome fears such as these is to market your online business locally. By simply offering the person a contact that they can speak to and possibly even meet face to face you will increase your online business.

   Read More | Comments | Sales & Marketing | Article by Jill Hart

Your Brand: Integrity and Reputation

Your reputation is part of your brand. Keeping agreements and promises sends a message to others about your integrity, professionally and personally. That message tells others who you are and what you stand for. We pay less attention to what people say and more on what they do.

   Read More | Comments | Branding | Article by Lorraine Cohen

The Gift Of Time

Life can be a wonderful adventure if we learn to truly appreciate what has been entrusted to us for the greater good. Whether it is the business at hand or the families and friends we have been blessed with, this journey called life can be a fulfilling one. Our attitudes towards events will determine our mindset on life.

   Read More | Comments | Work Life | Article by Marcia Niles

BestBizWays Are Your Ways

Every business operates on knowledge and yet many companies never organize and document that knowledge into useable P&P. As a result of this failure to organize and document the knowledge it takes to operate a business, many companies operate on a word of mouth basis.

   Read More | Comments | Operations | Article by Abe WalkingBear

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