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Slightly Toasted #8: An Apple a Day
Cats and bandaids and money, oh my.
Welcome to Slightly Toasted, where we dish out daily business ideas, weird ventures, quick hacks, and success stories—minus the corporate BS.
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Today’s Menu:
The Main Dish 🍽️: Wellness to The Rescue
Strange Brew 🫙: Meow Money
Hustle Hack 💹: Make an appointment, please.
The Big Score 💰️: Big dollars, Big Exits
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Ok…Lets get cooking.
The Main Dish | Business Ideas
Wellguard Stations 💊
(More than first aid: Your on-site gateway to better health and happier employees.)
🔦 The Pitch: Traditional first aid boxes are easy to forget—until something goes wrong. WellGuard Stations give workplaces a sleek, modular cabinet stocked with OSHA-compliant essentials plus wellness perks like stress balls, calming teas, and seasonal supplements. Better yet, our routine on-site checkups ensure items never expire or run low, and we offer quick first aid refreshers to keep everyone confident. Think of it as leveling up from a dust-covered box to a full-service, feel-good resource for your entire team.
What’s Cooking? (The Opportunity) 🍪
Most offices treat first aid like an afterthought—toss a flimsy kit in the corner and call it a day. But modern workplaces crave holistic wellness: everything from sanitized bandages to calming teas, from burn ointments to anti-stress kits. By upgrading to WellGuard Stations, companies get consistent, in-person restocking and optional micro-trainings, creating a culture where employees feel genuinely cared for—physically and mentally.
Recipe (The Solution) 🧾
Modular Cabinets
Customized Layout: Divide space for both first aid essentials and wellness goodies (hand sanitizer, tissues, lip balm).
Smart Labels & Indicators: Color-coding for easy grabs; optional LED lights or scanning tech to track inventory.
Routine On-Site Visits
Quarterly Checkups: Our team replaces expired items, tops up popular supplies, and audits compliance.
Live Feedback: Employees can request new items or note overstocked ones, ensuring you don’t pay for what you don’t use.
Employee Training
Mini First Aid Refresher: 15–30 minute lunch-break sessions.
Wellness Workshops: Basic stress management, healthy eating tips, or posture/ergonomics check-ups.
Go-to-Market & Startup Costs
Initial Setup: Custom cabinet design, initial stocking, plus an onboarding fee.
Marketing: Target HR managers and facilities directors through trade shows, cold outreach, or partnering with insurance brokers for corporate discounts.
Check, Please (Monetizing) 💲
Subscription Model
Tiered Plans: From a basic restock-only plan to a premium package with advanced wellness items, monthly mini-trainings, and priority emergency visits.
Add-On Services
Mental Health Kits: More in-depth resources (like mini coloring books, curated calm kits).
Nurse Hotline or Telehealth: Optional partnership that allows a quick consult if someone’s unsure about a minor injury or symptom.
Upsell Opportunities
Seasonal Swaps: Allergy meds in spring, immunity boosters in winter.
Branded Products: Offer custom-labeled first aid kits or “take-home” wellness packs.
Corporate Bundles
Multiple Stations for large or multi-floor offices with bulk rates and a dedicated account manager
Domain Name Ideas 🖥️
Strange Brew | Lets Get Wierd
The Litter Box CLub
Say goodbye to dreaded scooping marathons (and that smelly plastic bin). The Litter Box Club ships you pre-filled, eco-friendly litter boxes each month. They’re made of biodegradable, plant-based materials that contain odors but won’t outlive the planet. Use a box for a few weeks, then toss it “guilt-free” into the compost or trash, skipping the gross scrub-down entirely. Bonus: each shipment can include themed box designs (like Halloween spooks or holiday cheer) plus a fun cat treat or toy, so your furball gets a little monthly celebration along with their new throne.
Why It Could Work
Effortless Clean-Up: No more time wasted hosing out plastic bins—just pitch and move on.
Eco-Friendly Twist: Customers who love their pets also tend to care about the environment; biodegradable materials check that box.
Subscription Convenience: Feline parents never run out of fresh boxes, and the novelty factor (think festive designs) keeps them excited.
Social Media Gold: Cute, themed boxes + adorable cats = unstoppable Instagram and TikTok fodder.
Because, hey, shouldn’t your cat’s “business” be more stylish and sustainable?
Hustle Hack
Calendly: Ditch the Ping-pong Scheduling for Good
If you’re juggling meetings, consultations, or quick coffee chats, Calendly swoops in with a slick booking link—letting clients pick a time from your pre-set availability. No more “Does Tuesday at 2 work? Wait, maybe 3?” email chains. Just send your link, get a confirmed time, and spend those reclaimed hours actually growing your biz (or, y’know, catching up on Netflix). It’s simple, professional, and a major headache-saver.
The Big Score
Take listen to this episode of Entrepreneurs on Fire with serial entrepreneur Colin C. Campbell, founder of Startup club where he talks about co-founding multiple mutil-nmillion dollar companies!
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