13.1 Gym Tan Laundry

Description: Gym tan laundry- rooftop open air laundry, perimeter is drying lines, wash/dry machines next row in then free weights and benches in the middle. Have protein shake/energy drink machines as well. Also machines for soap, quality dryer stuff. One staff needed to work the desk. Would need a pass to use the facility, possibly unlimited washes with monthly pass. For areas with lots of rentals and gym users for laundry use. Could sell it to existing apartment buildings with unused roofs. If they try to up rent at some point be able to take equipment down in a couple days (make everything moveable).

Pros unique, multitasker friendly, people who care about their body care about their appearance

Cons requires good weather or an extendable roof on rainy days. Some folks wouldn’t like doing laundry near gym users. Possible that noise regs would stop this after a certain time (crashing weights, music).

13.2 Rooted Sidewalk

Description: Sidewalk that adapts to tree roots, causing them to grow their roots away from the structure. Could be applied to retaining walls, foundations, etc. Need

Pros saves municipalities money, homeowners, large building owners.

Cons is this worth the cost? How do you sell a 30 year fix to cities? City worker union has less work due to this. The research and development may not be worth the cost of the final product.

13.3 Tools on Demand

Description: Tool delivery online shop, deliver to user, YouTube videos show tools and proper uses. Could also do rentals. The focus could be tools that are hard to find and local rental places don’t stock. Social media would be required to capture this space. It could serve remote locations that most rental companies wouldn’t bother with.

There are lots of Youtube videos showing tool use, you just need to catalogue a list of useful ones to recommend.

When big brands drop product lines can you get the copyright/find the scattered individual buyers and sell to them? Find knock offs and get it to them? This may be a website/app that can source all kinds of different tools.

Has to be better than amazon, can find tools that are special order, rare, used. Would need inspections or some way of verifying for used tools.

Pros need less sales staff (but more IT), location of shop is less important.

Cons big hardware stores and tool rental shops could crush you but lowering prices to force you under. People like to see tools in person, handle them.

13.4 Multi blade Masonry Saw

Description: Masonry saw that can change blades sizes quickly. It needs some better way to start motor without tripping breakers especially in wet. It has to work well at every size and not weigh too much for an average person to lift alone. A good roller tray and options for a fan, vacuum or water attachment is essential.

Pros very useful to masons moving quickly, people who work with tiles, bricks and other masonry multiple times a year. Masonry saws are expensive, one saw to do everything would save money.

Cons research and development for this may not pay off. You would be competing with established firms with deep pockets. Marketing and distribution could be difficult.

13.5 Get me there cheap

Description: Get me there cheap .com compares flights, bus, car share, hotel/meal price add on option for layovers. How did Kayak and Skyscanner start? Do they use flight deals tied to specific carriers? Link to Uber/lyft. Explains legality of hitchhiking/boathitching in the area. Rideshares, odd deals. Train schedules too. Funded by an advertising model and a choice of no-ads for a subscription basis. Would have to include unorthodox styles of travel (sharing duties on fishing boat, sailboat, hitching a ride on a freighter, horse travel, hiking, train jumping, vehicle delivery).

This would be location specific at first, it requires local knowledge to be updated/validated

Pros could link to all the wide info on certain areas, collecting and organizing all blogs, warnings info for isolated places on earth. It would make for an interesting online pastime which equals clicks and ad revenue.

Cons cheapest stuff is bartering and local info or semi-illegal or illegal things. This isn’t good for an app. There could be consequences for have out of date information/links on the site.

13.6 Global warming farms

Description: Micro farms in areas you couldn't farm before but global warming enables new crops, near isolated communities. Has been done in northern part of north America, using hot springs and greenhouses, melting the permafrost, etc. Could everything be made portable, movement due to climate change if needed? Could also make comfort/pleasure foods, caffeine, tea, baked goods. The prices of produce can be very high due to transportation costs, this creates a market for more reasonably priced produce.

Pros gives nutrition to people who really need it, price differences mean good profits but also lower prices for the consumer. Local sustainable food source.

Cons climate, supplies. The changing climate may be harder to predict in the future, crops could fail.

13.7 Scaffold Light

Description: Scaffold light with banana (mason lift style vertical connector) on one end, charges that way, battery powered for 8 hour shift. Needs to be hardy enough to be used as a real connector or hardy enough that if used by mistake, the light won’t break.

Pros Mason Lift is a very common scaffold type, can be used in many applications by many different trades. Often areas using scaffold need extra lighting such as in commercial basements, under tarps on rainy days.

Cons idea easily or semi easily stolen by other firms, scaffold companies. The research and development may cost too much for the market.

13.8 Climate emergency specialists

Description: Business designed to help during a food shortage, earthquake, flood, tsunami, heat wave, extremely low temperatures, hurricane, tornado, pandemic, forest fire, etc.

Extreme weather delivery. In the event of disaster or extreme weather you can order supplies that get to you quickly. Generators, heaters, firewood, fans, air conditioners, sump pump, sandbags, water etc. You can sign up in advance, drivers are signed up in advance. Everything is stored in warehouses across the country. Trucks drive everything close to disaster area, drivers deliver it to customers. In some situations (traffic jams) the materials needed will be delivered by teams of dirt bikes and ATVs or small boats. The delivery drivers are trained and ready to take people to safety after they deliver goods.

The customers signed up in advance will get priority service, others can sign wavers and pay with credit card on the spot/after being extracted.

The staff is trained in a variety of disaster response situations and called into service as needed. They are paid when they work, similar to a national guard/volunteer fire department. Municipalities can sign contracts with the company to ensure service in the future.

Pros there will be more natural disasters, not less. Govts need something fast moving to prevent excess loss. Helps people when they are in the most need, hires and trains locals to help their communities

Cons potential for predatory pricing, high markups taking advantage of people who need help, desperate local governments.

13.9 Northern meat solutions

Description: Butcher meat in the southern parts of Canada to ship slowly by boat to the north before ice freezes access. The boat is set up to age/cure/smoke the meat on the way to the northern market. This would supplement the food sources of the far north of Canada which face food shortages in winter.

Need extensive food preservation techniques, fermenting, salting, dehydrating. Learn from other cold nations, native tribes, preppers, Mennonite/Hutterite communities.

This would likely need to be paid at least partially by governments due to cost of transportation.

Pros providing a food need, cash incentive to hunt, employment and transportation route.

Cons difficult logistics, communication, facilities in the north. Climate change can wreck roads and routes.