my friend joanne is a member of car2go in vancouver. at one point this summer we needed to move a couch and didn’t have “a friend with a truck”. i said car2go should have trucks for those times when a smart car just doesn’t have the trunk space. which is basically any time you have more than two bags of groceries. i saw a business opportunity.
those of you that know me (which i suppose is all of you) know that i come up with at least one business idea per week. i love to talk about and think about possible business ideas. leona rolls her eyes. obviously, very few of them come to fruition but i enjoy the process and think about this quote…”treat all your ideas as royalty, you never know which one will be queen” – can’t remember who i pinched that from, but i changed it a little so i think it’s mine now. go ahead and use it.
anyway, i am now in italia and these little trucks are common and sooo cute and useful. this particular model is the ape 50. it’s pronounced ah-pay and is italiano for bee. it’s made by the same company who makes vespas, which is italian for wasp.
i’m not sure what the payload is for these little insects, but i’ve seen them loaded with vegetables. there is an elderly couple who drive one around cefalu. they are wedged into the cab and the woman wears a fur coat. i’d take a photo but i don’t want to be that sort.
here’s the wiki link that will tell you more about them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_Ape
the idea so far…import a couple. set up a really simple truck2go rental scheme. allow non-profits to advertise on the side panels.
i know insurance would be an issue, as would importing them but i haven’t researched how difficult it would be.
alright, who thinks this is a good idea? or a bad one? or wants to invest?
ps. welcome and thank you for reading my first blog post.
Being your friend Jo Anne who is a member of car2go – I say B2Go! Brenda Apaay! I’ll bee the first to sign up and spread the buzz. Sweeeet. Ok I’ll stop now.
i was thinking you’d be the cmo.
A very B brilliant idea!
Great idea! Nice blog.
I see you changed the banner photo from the “cheesy photo of the tree in blossom”… Like this!
Hint: Add a “Follow” button so that readers can get an email automatically every time you post. You add it under “Widgets” in the “Appearance” panel of the dashboard.
thanks karyn for the complimenti and the tip. i’m sure there’ll be heaps of followers in no time. (my family is huge). xo
Cool. Paint them yellow with black stripes.
i think that’s stock.
Good idea. I’d invest. Also, notice that there are capitals in my reply post. You may find it easier to read because of where I have placed them (beginnings of sentences, first person pronoun) and because through a lifetime’s training you’re used to seeing them and thus it makes what I write easier to read. I leave any linkages to this comment and your blog entirely up to you. I am enjoying it so far! Cheerio.
would you believe my shift keys are broken? or my pinkies are not dexterous enough? or perhaps that i’ve just gotten out of the habit and am unlikely to change regardless of your veiled insults?.
We could also do this in Calgary. But we’d have to dangle teenie-tiny testicles off the back of them to blend in here…
ha! they’d probably just give them to the kids to play with.