I was watching The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch on CNBC a few week’s ago. If you’ve never seen the show, Deutsch showcases entrepreneurs and features stories about how people got their ideas and how they turned them into million dollar businesses. If you’re thinking about starting your own business or looking for ways to make some extra income, the show and Deutsch’s ‘just go for it’ attitude, are really inspiring.

This particular show was about how you can start a business from your home and how you can successfully run it from your house even after the business really takes off.

Some of his guests included Sandra Lee of Semi Homemade Cooking from the Food Network, and the two guys who started the California Pizza Kitchen. Others included two ladies; one who made a cover that slipped over your grocery cart so your child doesn’t have to sit on a dirty seat. Another made cushions that fit on either side of a child’s car seat so when they fall asleep their heads and necks are supported.

As I was watching the show I thought that it’s really true what they say about necessity being the mother of invention. If you just look around the house, or think about all the chores you do every day, there has to be something you can improve upon. Or you can even come up with an idea that makes life just that bit easier and end up making money.

If you haven’t checked out The Big Idea yet, do so, it’s definitely worth watching and check out the Web site too at www.cnbc.com/id/15838512/

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