Ten new business ideas for 2021

Neil Mapes
2 min readNov 2, 2020

Adaptation and innovation are ever the watchwords as we head towards the end of this strange year. Markets and business leaders on the whole do not like uncertainty. Yet out of this unfolding crisis and the uncertain times we are living through there will be opportunities to seize and new ways of working to embrace next year. If you are thinking about setting up your own business or feel you need to be in control over your future work destiny, try this exercise.

What level of income do you need as a minimum each month?

What can you do that others would be prepared to pay for?

Looking at your local area, what is missing in terms of shops, businesses, goods and services?

Write down ten business ideas in ten minutes which address the questions above. No judgement, we are not pitching in Dragon’s den just yet, they can be silly ideas and they might just be viable ideas with a little further thought. But get thinking and get writing and you might surprise yourself.

Here is a list of ten business ideas for 2021 to get you thinking…

Could your next business idea involve e-bikes?
  1. Home cooked vegan food meal delivery — bread and soup to your door
  2. E-bike local delivery service — for the last mile delivery solution
  3. Bike maintenance — e-bike and bike maintenance mobile…

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Neil Mapes

Outdoor swimming coach, trail runner and dinghy sailor. Loving life in the Highlands of Scotland.