What does Kingston need?

Many clients who come thru our office share a common trait – they would be entrepreneurs if only they knew exactly What Kingston Needs. I wish I knew the magical answer to this question.
In pondering several idea streams, and taking into consideration the tourism season that is revving up right now and the World Heritage Designation that was recently received by the Rideau Waterway and Fort Henry, the following thought went through my head; Does Kingston have a water taxi service? If we do, why don’t I know about it? I worked in Kingston’s tourism sector for 10 years! Privately run water transportation thrive in nearby Alexandria Bay, Boston, and other port towns. Could it be a “greener” transportation form than a car? How about bringing bicycles on the boat, or have them for rent at either end of the trip? Why drive across the LaSalle Causeway & pay for parking downtown if you could just hop on a boat? Talk about adding romance to an evening out, cruising across the river to the K-Rock Centre for a concert. My mother swoons over the luxury she enjoys every morning while eating her breakfast on a cruiseship…as she drives her schoolbus onto the ferry from Howe Island.

So it’s not necessarily the brilliant, never-seen-before ideas that need to formulate from thin air, but rather finding that thing that fits your life, compliments your abilities, and that you can be so passionate about, that after the thrill of “doing your own thing” and being your own boss wears off, you are still happy to continue working on improving and making the business thrive.