KenElwood
Head Administrator
Global user
Registered: 12-2007
Location: Nobi-Plain, Suzuka Mountains
Posts: 48
Karma: 2 (+2/-0)
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Simple Business Ideas
My own top four rural business likes:
Niche veg and livestock farming, language and practical skill teaching, charcoal and briquette production and forest farming (sales or barter of forest byproducts)
Some other ideas:
1. Cookery School
2. Farm Visit/Workshop
3. English School in an outdoor setting (or indoor)
4.Country Guide
5.Art Farm (pottery etc.)
6.Online Business
7.bed & breakfast・Pension
8.Shop
9.Fisherman
10.Smokery/Smokehouse
11.Community Trapper/Hunter
If you guys have some ideas, please add um'.
Last edited by KenElwood, 1/6/2008, 12:55 am
---
No matter where you go, there you are
|
|
1/5/2008, 11:48 pm
|
Send Email to KenElwood
Send PM to KenElwood
Blog
|
Johnny LaRue
Registered user
Global user
Registered: 12-2007
Location: tending the stove in Hyogo
Posts: 63
Karma: 5 (+5/-0)
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Simple Business Ideas
You may have seen these fulcrum type briquette presses for developing countries used to prevent deforestation. Would be suitable for home use and cooking.
Large PDF file!
http://www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/Briquete.pdf
|
|
1/8/2008, 8:00 am
|
Send Email to Johnny LaRue
Send PM to Johnny LaRue
|
KenElwood
Head Administrator
Global user
Registered: 12-2007
Location: Nobi-Plain, Suzuka Mountains
Posts: 48
Karma: 2 (+2/-0)
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Simple Business Ideas
quote:
Johnny LaRue wrote:
You may have seen these fulcrum type briquette presses for developing countries used to prevent deforestation. Would be suitable for home use and cooking.
Large PDF file!
http://www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/Briquete.pdf
Very cool! Thanks for this JohnE
---
No matter where you go, there you are
|
|
1/18/2008, 10:30 pm
|
Send Email to KenElwood
Send PM to KenElwood
Blog
|
jonathan9
Registered user
Global user
Registered: 01-2008
Posts: 8
Karma: 1 (+1/-0)
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Simple Business Ideas
Nice ideas Ken.
The rising price of imports coupled with Japan's low self-sufficiency rate equals many opportunities for small start-ups that are geared towards localized food production.
Ken, are you still planning to start the jam business? I think that would do well if you could source your berries locally.
I recently bought a ketchup locally produced in Gifu which was great, no additives and in a glass bottle.
|
|
1/24/2008, 10:34 pm
|
Send Email to jonathan9
Send PM to jonathan9
|
KenElwood
Head Administrator
Global user
Registered: 12-2007
Location: Nobi-Plain, Suzuka Mountains
Posts: 48
Karma: 2 (+2/-0)
|
|
Reply | Quote
|
|
Re: Simple Business Ideas
quote:
jonathan9 wrote:
Nice ideas Ken.
The rising price of imports coupled with Japan's low self-sufficiency rate equals many opportunities for small start-ups that are geared towards localized food production.
Ken, are you still planning to start the jam business? I think that would do well if you could source your berries locally.
I recently bought a ketchup locally produced in Gifu which was great, no additives and in a glass bottle.
Hiya Jonathan9,
Ai, localized food production, distribution and consumption.
Thanks. Yeah, the wife and I have been Jammin', but not sellin'.
In regards to selling, our initial idea was to recieve a bit of help getting our (Jam in the stall) over at the JA morning market from me wifes mother, who, until recently, headed up the market. She has since abandoned her post at the JA and we've decided not to (set up stall) there as well.
Selling somewhere else in the future is something we look forward to.
That ketchup you speak of sounds delicious.
Last edited by KenElwood, 1/25/2008, 11:14 pm
---
No matter where you go, there you are
|
|
1/25/2008, 11:12 pm
|
Send Email to KenElwood
Send PM to KenElwood
Blog
|
