I could produce them quickly and kept my costs low by making the frogs from inexpensive fabric remnants. That allowed me to price the frogs low enough to make them great impulse buys. You can spin almost any skill or industry knowledge into marketable new products or services. A neighbor turned his skill at fixing cars into a repair and tune-up service. He was mobile.
Customers didn t have to drop their car off at the shop.
Another acquaintance built a business by purchasing large quantities of chemicals and repackaging them in smaller quantities. And several paper suppliers have created businesses by preprinting colorful brochure or flier designs on paper stock. The preprinted papers are then sold to businesses and individuals who use their laser printers to print out their own sales literature and fliers on an as-needed basis. Look for Avalanches Marketing avalanches, that is. Drag your products into the path of an avalanche and you ll be swept along with it, says Alan Kaufman.