Using internet to source spectacles he found he could supply direct at about 20% of cost on high street stores. His new venture was spawned when he founded Glasses Direct. With support of student friends he set up a web site and supplied his customers from a spare room in his parents' house. He still lives at home.

The business now has more than 8,000 customers and sells more than 300 pairs a day. The venture has had it's problems from established industry but if it continues to grow at present rate this young man will become even more wealthy as someone buys him out.

Another great venture is housewife who wanted to buy her husband a present. He is a model train enthusiast. She found some difficulty in getting advice and sourcing present. So she spotted a niche and set up a web based business. It now employs twelve people and she has a supply for her husband who works in his job while she runs her new venture.

This article entitled ‘venture nothing - gain nothing' came very much on spur of moment, I guess my thinking is ‘lets get on with it'. If we keep doing what we did we will get what we got. The opportunities are out there even in most unlikely places.

Tip I try to use tips as a prompt to our thinking and applicable to this weeks' bulletin is ‘if you never begin you will never win'. All of true cases mentioned won because they started. Some in adversity went on to win.

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