Craig.
First of all, I love the name iGerminate.com!!
really good.
Second:
I you do this well: you could hit gold.
The keyword here being GOOD.
Tommy

thanks for the encouragement - what do you think will make it good? I've got lots of ideas, but the problem being knowing what features are worth implementing above other features. I'm looking to the community to help as you guys are the target users of the site too :)

You list a lot of things your service could bring to the table. One strategy might be to try to do them all and create the "portal" type site you describe, but you might have a better shot by picking one of those tools, implementing it so well it can dominate its niche, and linking to existing tools in other categories to build out your portal. It's awfully hard to jumpstart a broad site like this when you already have established competitors in several of the categories you want to serve.

For the non techies you could supply a kind of weebly (http://www.weebly.com/) like service which provides a website combined with webshop and paypal account in a really simple userinterface.
You take car of a free hosting in reward you get a percentage of the sales.
All the other featerues you named could be added and can make also money.
Tommy

This is definitely something that is needed, so long as it is delivered in a "connect-the-dots" style so that those new to establishing a business have their hand held along the way.

If you do this, please consider collaborating with CH. I'm sure there are key elements to your idea already being worked on for the next release of ch.com so it would be a shame to compete with the service that brought you here in the first place.

Agrees with siddey.. this one is what every serious IDEA submitter wishful NEXT step! As my friend LoveTEch previously posted in a FOrum TOPic she created not all are supermen...

BTW the name sounds too pungy like a stinking Lab project..why not rename it to something like: iAssembly or AssemblyLine2.0..funny but the crowd always wanted to participate in such mundane but creative way in sourcing brand names =)

Goodluck!

craigh: how does this differ to Doymarn's

http://www.cambrianh...er/ideas-id/sB6as8s/

thanks jill for reminding us this on your PJ's comment.

micco's suggestion of sticking to a particular specialism to start with is a good one, but I think you're also right in thinking that this will be of most use if it can be a one-stop solution for startups - if such a thing can exist! By all means start small, but don't rule out becoming more comprehensive as soon as feasible.

thx saigon - yes, doymarn has worked a lot on this concept. If you get serious, CraigH, it would be worth it to see if he wants to discuss it.

i like this...would served a lot of of ideas to take off

I like the idea, is this going to be just resources or like a step by step guide to starting a business:

step 1) decided what you want to do
2) name
3) register name
.... so on

FYI i know thats not a good order.

Craig, have you looked at StartupNation.com?
How does what you're proposing differ from their community?

sean

This is a wonderful idea.
Personally, I don't even need to read the details of the pitch.
Anything that is aimed at assisting start up is fine by me.
There simply cannot be too much assistance for people who actually want to go out and do something!

I agree with micco's comment. I like all the ideas. But give me one that is so easy and compelling, then build the next. (Like Google.)

This is a good idea . It is needed. Though there are others trying to do it.
I could help you with a social network platform. I have one.

Any additional help that can be accessed by small businesses the better they will be able to leverage their ideas into profits.

nice idea. as an entrepreneur, i would look for a panel of mentors i could choose from to guide me in the venture - this would add real value. connections to angel funds and venture capital funds would also be nice.

Not bad

Perhaps we should talk or chat, I have an 'idea' that is different but similar to your own and have been serving the small business market online since 1998. Information about business is a commodity these days, what is required to get attention is either your process or integration with a tool to make it easy.

the business is viable indeed....

thanks everyone for your support. I've registered http://www.igerminate.com and created a business here on CH.

congratulations!.. see yeah in the tournament of champions =)

DIY Publicity tools would also be good:

1) "Build It Yourself" News Releases (distribute by e-mail, fax or print for snail-mail)

2) Optional link to P.R. Newswire

3) "Build It Yourself" Online "Media Kit"
(FAQ & contact info media can consult / news release can refer to)

4) Optional Affiliate / Referral tools to encourage viral marketing

there are many places that you can DIY publicity. I might have an EBook I wrote a while ago on self-publicity for a site/work/product. Let me check. If I still have it, I'll PM you with a link so you can read it. Might help.

TOC VIDEO QUESTION Q1: How do you plan to deal with the development costs and the time it will take to get to market associated with developing the applications mentioned in your idea? Good Luck!

TOC VIDEO QUESTION Q2: Who do you consider to be your primary competitors in this space? How will iGerminate differentiate itself from the many established entities that occupy this space currently?

TOC Vid question:
Craig- sorry for the delay on this. I misunderstood how the video questions work- apparently we don't get to see the questions asked before we have to respond. If you get a chance to answer this great, but I understand if not given that it's being asked at the last minute.

my question is: "Do you think the resources you're proposing to provide via iGerminate can be effectively delivered via the web?" You have some precedent with sites like StartupNation.com (and I share greg's question about how this concept differs from their site) but my experience is that you need higher-bandwidth, in-person communication for this stuff to be truly useful. Trying to get all this through a web site seems like drinking through a straw when you could just go to local networking events or attend a subsidized Kauffman entrepreneurship program (fasttrac.org).

sean

How is it goin Craigh?

GoBigNetwork.com is very similar to what you are describing
http://www.gobignetwork.com