I would go with an online niche/specialist version of what she knows best: travel.
I have a friend who has made a living arranging & supplying tours for cyclists: arranging the route, supplying the bicycles, booking the hotels, printing maps etc.
What other specialist knowledge is there to call upon in family and friends?: her hobbies, your hobbies etc. Is there any two things you could combine?
Obviously you would know your local area better than a foreigner and the web is wonderfully accessible to travellers.
There are many interesting possibilities for automated web services, online mapping software, GPS etc, but it is more important to present a human touch. I would sooner get a hand-drawn map that imparted real expert human knowledge than a Google map.
I think that Square opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities for small businesses and sole traders, too.
I have a friend who has made a living arranging & supplying tours for cyclists: arranging the route, supplying the bicycles, booking the hotels, printing maps etc.
What other specialist knowledge is there to call upon in family and friends?: her hobbies, your hobbies etc. Is there any two things you could combine?
Obviously you would know your local area better than a foreigner and the web is wonderfully accessible to travellers.
There are many interesting possibilities for automated web services, online mapping software, GPS etc, but it is more important to present a human touch. I would sooner get a hand-drawn map that imparted real expert human knowledge than a Google map.
I think that Square opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities for small businesses and sole traders, too.