Small Business Growth and Insurance
Do you find your small business starting to grow? Small business growth can mean hiring more employees, opening another location, expanding the size of your factory, or adding to your inventory. These changes mean that you may need to up your insurance coverage. You need to be sure you are keeping your commercial lines agent up-to-date on changes that could affect... Read MoreCommercial Insurance Coverage Review
As a small business owner, your life can be hectic, but it's important to review your MA or CT small business insurance, especially if you need to renew your policy. Update your insurance policies, make changes to any coverages, or add a coverage or policy to your current commercial insurance portfolio. You want to make sure that all aspects of your business are... Read MoreWant to Hear a Crazy Idea for a Startup?
One of the hottest trends these days is startup companies, which can literally be built around almost any idea. What do I mean? Check out this list of some of the craziest startup ideas. They may have you thinking that crazy idea you had could make it in today’s world! Who would have thought that something that links your credit card... Read More
One of the hottest trends these days is startup companies, which can literally be built around almost any idea. What do I mean? Check out this list of some of the craziest startup ideas. They may have you thinking that crazy idea you had could make it in today’s world! Who would have thought that something that links your credit card to your Twitter account so that all your purchases are broadcast could be successful? The makers of Blippy who have now made over $10 million!
- Would you join a social network for the unemployed? Layoffspace thought that people would join, but is no longer up and running, do you think it’s because it launched before 2007 or because people aren’t exactly lining up to be identified as “unemployed” online with strangers?
- Before there were QR codes there were CueCats, a cat shaped barcode scanner that plugged into your keyboard. Would you sit at your computer and scan ads with a weird cat shaped mouse to get to the website?
- Would you pay to play Xbox Live with attractive women? The makers of GameCrush thought people would.
- If you’ve ever wanted to share your voicemails with the world, Audioo is for you! The idea didn’t exactly take off; I guess the good news for the company was that it was just a side project.
- Honestly.com was called “2010’s worst startup” by some critics. Not hard to believe for a company built around people leaving anonymous reviews for an individual’s professional life.
- Remember that old website “hot or not” where people would post photos and you would rate their looks? Agester allowed people to upload their photo and have people guess their age. The best part was this was intended as a way to meet friends. I’ll let you guess if the website is still around.
- Withings is one of those startups you may think would never work, but is actually up and running and being used today. It’s a scale with built-in WiFi that communicates your weight to nearby devices, and even allows you to tweet out your weight!
Which of these do you think is the craziest? Which would you actually consider using? If you do decide to start your own startup or turn your great idea into a business, call one of our agents for the best Connecticut commercial insurance policy for you! When it comes to starting your own company or turning a small idea into a business, there will be lots of bumps in the road. Don’t make not having the right insurance another obstacle, call our agent today and they can help you get the business insurance coverage you need!
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