Growth opportunities

 
 

Pitching To Home Base

  • Consider offering E-Learning 

  • Provide professional stylists coaching for home haircuts or beauty treatments

  • Rebrand existing textiles as paper-towel replacements 

  • Offer outdoor home services including gutters, roofs, and painting 

  • Provide fitness coaching and/or in-home exercise equipment 

  • In Demand: Fitness equipment retailers 

  • In Demand: Online fitness coaching 

  • In Demand: Outdoor furniture 

  • In Demand: Online groceries and last-mile distribution centers 

  • In Demand: Food delivery services 

  • In Demand: Telemedicine & online healthcare (supplies, pharmaceutical, insurance, etc.) 

  • Provide delivery services (pharmaceutical, alcohol, grocery, daily essentials, take-out, etc.) 

  • In Demand: Sleep & loungewear 

  • In Demand: Home storage solutions 

  • In Demand: Kitchen accessories 

Home & Recreation

  • In Demand: Ergonomics equipment 

  • In Demand: Routers and signal boosters for home internet 

  • In Demand: 5G and the growth of bandwidth requirements 

  • In Demand: Laptop stands & lap desks 

  • In Demand: Virtual meetings, video conferencing, & workplace collaboration platforms 

  • In Demand: Cybersecurity software, consulting, and insurance 

  • In Demand: Social media services 

  • In Demand: Online media & entertainment 

  • Live stream events, concerts, & performances 

  • In Demand: Online dating, dating apps, & matchmaking services 

  • Podcasting is growing, plus its related software and equipment 

  • In Demand: Playspaces for kids 

  • In Demand: Gaming entertainment 

  • In Demand: Gaming consoles, platforms, & accessories 

  • In Demand: Online bars 

  • In Demand: Virtual vacations 

  • Host virtual game nights, DJ dance parties, etc.

Keeping It Clean

  • Develop bacteria-killing paint or surfaces 

  • Create contactless door openings 

  • Offer hygienic kiosks 

  • Offer Full Body Sterilizers 

  • In Demand: Disinfecting drones 

  • In Demand: Lean retail storefronts with direct shipping versus capital-intensive footprints and staffing 

  • In Demand: Dark kitchens (virtual restaurants without tables; delivery/pickup) 

  • Provide PPE

  • Give out branded hand sanitizers

  • Provide personalized face masks

Future-Focused Growth Industries

  • Robotics 

  • Augmented reality 

  • Freezer and cooler supply chain 

  • Localized sourcing 

  • Supply chain resilience 

  • Shipping & logistics providers 

  • Power & utility retailers 

  • Resilient ecosystems 

  • 3D printing services 

  • Sharing services (trucks, equipment, tools, etc.) 

  • Volunteer management