{"id":1301,"date":"2008-12-10T10:36:38","date_gmt":"2008-12-10T10:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localenterprise.wordpress.com\/?p=344"},"modified":"2008-12-10T10:36:38","modified_gmt":"2008-12-10T10:36:38","slug":"tumbleweed-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2008\/12\/10\/tumbleweed-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Tumbleweed Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CEl5k3Tzedc]<\/p>\n<p>We might be moaning about the leaves that blow into the garden &#8211; but at least we don&#8217;t have 6 ft of tumbleweed to clear away.<\/p>\n<p>But here is what <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tumbleweedsforsale.com\/\">enterprising Idahoans<\/a> get to do with their problem &#8211; sell it over the internet at $16 a pop plus postage!<\/p>\n<p>Can you imagine the conversation with the business adviser?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve got this idea for a business&#8230;you know that tumbleweed that blows all over the prairie&#8230;well I am going to sell it to posh shops to use in window displays and as the perfect present for the person with no sense of humour.\u00a0 I think I can make a killing&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For more business ideas that &#8216;just won&#8217;t work&#8217; (except that they do) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/localenterprise.wordpress.com\/2008\/03\/11\/when-the-business-plan-just-will-not-work\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/olympic-gold-it-all-starts-with-a-dream\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Olympic Gold &#8211; It all starts with a dream&#8230;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Improving Employability&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/improving-employability\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Improving Employability&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/11\/how-should-we-recognise-a-successful-economy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Inward Investment &#8211; What&#8217;s the problem?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/01\/inward-investment-a-dummies-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Inward Investment &#8211; What&#8217;s the problem?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CEl5k3Tzedc] We might be moaning about the leaves that blow into the garden &#8211; but at least we don&#8217;t have 6 ft of tumbleweed to clear away. 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