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Thousands of employees every year dream of escaping the 9 to 5 grind and becoming their own boss.

Here are 12 ideas to get you thinking.....

1.Develop a board game to teach children personal finance.

2.Develop an arts cafe where customers could watch artists at work.

3.A play centre for disabled children.

4.Produce and deliver nutritious packed lunches to firms and schools.

5.Online employment agency for the over 50s.

6.Work with publishers to print book extracts on the back of cereal packets to encourage literacy.

7.The share shop-drop in high street store to enable the buying and selling of shares.

8.Develop a straw that changes colour if a drink has been spiked.

9.A cycle machine that fits under the desk,and allows employees to exercise whilst working.

10.Develop playing cards to help with adult numeracy.

11.Produce a book catalogue and deliver to local companies-and then take orders.

12.Write and sell ebooks on subjects you are interested in