Springwise New Business Ideas

Who would have thought: under-an-hour delivery of groceries and other urban necessities, ordered online, are back. Spottings from Istanbul and Lower Manhattan.

A niche business for a niche need, with some juicy expansion opportunities? Check out this short term sofa rental business from the UK.

The "third room" trend is alive and kicking: Paragraph and The Village Quill in New York offer flexible work and being spaces for writers, while Two Rooms has the added benefit of childcare. A MINI...

Curated retail has never been more popular: Japanese Ranking Ranqueen only sells top ranking items, with selections based on sales data from big Tokyo department stores and independent research. C...

Springwise has a weakness for new business ideas on wheels, bringing the goods or even the 'production facility' to the office or home. This month: onsite dentists and mobile hairdressers.

Danish Mormor sells children's knitwear from Denmark, handmade by grandmothers and appealing to a modern desire for old-fashioned quality and retro styling. Can you say storytelling and senior cit...

By placing branded water coolers in stores like Kmart and CVS, AquaCell Media is bringing free water to consumers and new, premium ad space to advertisers. Call it coolertising, or yet another pie...

Bringing theatre plays to the living room, Polish Teatr Rozmaitosci is all about INSPERIENCES. Finally some B2C innovation in the somewhat staid world of theater and performances?

Wallpaper for cell phone screens is nothing new, but Start Mobile is the first gallery dedicated to selling original artwork for cell phones, all by emerging artists. Even if it would only bring i...

The (pre) recording artist as a MINIPRENEUR: South African singer Verity is raising cash to record her first album, by pre-selling cds to an online audience. Why does Springwise suspect this is ju...