If you’ve ever been sitting around and talking with friends, joking about ridiculous app or small business ideas that would never actually exist, your hilarious hypotheticals might not be that far off from the truth. In a time where hovering pizza delivery vehicles, ghost hunting apps and social networking sites for recently laid off employees (that’s actually a thing — more on that below) exist, we’re living in a time where just about anything goes. With the power of the internet and instant communication between an individual and most of the world, we’re able to share even the silliest of ideas that wouldn’t generate a legitimate cash flow even if Elon Musk himself endorsed it.
Of course, there are also plenty of lucrative, clever and cutting-edge ideas out there on the market. If your idea is launching faster than SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy space rocket (speaking of Elon Musk), know that you have expert small business loan providers in Los Angeles and Atlanta to help optimize your financial situation.
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With years and years of extensive small business lending experience, The Commercial Finance Group has definitely seen it all when it comes to helping companies grow. With as many “novel” ideas as we’ve seen in our time, our asset-based lending and finance factoring services have helped countless companies turn their cash flow situations around. By helping small business go from the red to the green, we’re proud to enjoy our reputation as the go-to small business loan providers at our Los Angeles location and Atlanta headquarters.
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If you’re ready to check out some more-than-interesting business ideas that actually exist (or existed at one point or another), prepare to be satisfied.
When Sending Your Computer Files To The Trash Isn’t Green Enough
Despite the fact that electronic files offer no wasteful tangibility in the non-digital world, that didn’t stop a startup team from developing a digital, eco-friendly “recycle bin” to get rid of your unwanted documents and files. We’ll admit — it’s a nice sentiment, albeit a completely useless one.
Of course, modern-day computer software automatically dubs their trash icon on your desktop as a “Recycle Bin” to stay up-to-date with the times, but forming a small business thinking that you’re actually helping the environment is nothing less than silly.
BaRock (Obama)
We’ll admit it: the punny name gave us a bit of a chuckle. If you can’t decipher what this small business was selling, you think to think more literally…and rock-solid. BaRock printed pictures of Obama — more like one-off charictures — of Obama’s face onto rocks. Seriously. A simple idea to be sure, it didn’t pan out to be that lucrative. That’s no surprise, seeing as the owners of this venture also put on googly eyes on each “BaRock.” If anything buying one of these for a novelty purchase might actually be rather amusing.
The Social Networking Site For Friends That Don’t Exist
If you’ve ever wanted to chat and stay-up-to-date with pop culture characters that have no genuine physical existence whatsoever, Loonie may be perfect for you. From viewing Luke Skywalker’s latest status updates to reading about the latest drama going on between Homer Simpson and Spongebob Squarepants, Loonie is…an interesting idea, to put it politely. At least it’s appropriately named, but we’re also guessing that this was a joke right off the bat.
The Social Networking Site For Those Without Jobs
Speaking of wacky social network ideas, here’s another one for your reading pleasure: Just got laid off from your job? Why not vent about it and commiserate with others through the power of Layoffspace? What was probably a joke name based off of “MySpace” (we miss you, Tom — you just wanted to be friends with us, after all), Layoffspace was designed to be both a job site and a social network for those that are unemployed. From a practical standpoint, it actually makes some sense.
Unfortunately, the site is, and has been, dead. Some think that this site just launched a little bit too early before social networking sites really took off, but alas, rest in peace, dear Layoffspace.
The Pet Petter
Cats and dogs alike truly enjoy the love and attention that humans give them. From providing food and water to a safe environment to live in, the only thing better than fulfilling these immediate needs is in the form of friendly, cuddly pets — “pets” as in “petting,” of course. Do you know what’s better than actually touching your pet and showing them love? Using the Pet Petter.
What could be better than having a robotic arm repeatedly smacking your cat with a sponge “hand’? Marketed on the box to “never touch your pets again,” we don’t know what kind of pet owners this product was intended for. With four variable speeds, we can only hope that the Pet Petter didn’t…you know, pet too hard. Yikes…
CitiKitty
Who needs litter boxes when you have a perfectly good toilet at home? Speaking of “crappy” pet products, this “cat toilet training kit” really exemplifies how owners can really humanize their pets. Complete with a training seat, training insert and even a training guide, you might need to get yourself a human litter box while your cat takes over your toilet. Truly, this is a case of a classic 180.
Ghost Hunter Apps
We say “apps” because, yes, there’s more than one mobile application dedicated to ghost hunting. While we’re not here to judge people for their beliefs or discredit their individual, paranormal experiences, a ghost hunting app does seem a bit…out there. Not everyone can be a true ghostbuster, but hey, with the convenience of a ghost hunting app right in your pocket, you might as well try. Using various spooky jargon, ghost hunting apps locate ghostly forces around you with terms like “true heading,” “raw vector” and “magnetic heading.” It’s unclear as to what those terms mean, and in the context of science, it’s hard to decipher what exactly ghost hunting is.
Sure enough, you’ll find your fair share of ghost hunting apps out there without fail.
Stay Tuned For More Amusing Business Ideas From Our Small Business Loan Providers
As one can imagine — especially at this point — there’s no shortage of silly business ideas and products that have been launched (or were attempted to be launched) throughout time. Check our follow-up post for more interesting ideas and bemusement!
In the meantime, if you’re searching for effective ways to boost your cash flow through additional working capital, The Commercial Finance Group is here to help you and your company experience the growth that you deserve. Learn more by getting in touch with our Los Angeles loan providers today!
