To some, buses are just a way to get from A to B. For others, however, buses are opportunities. We?ve all heard of street food van vendors changing the work environment ? but there are plenty of plucky entrepreneurs giving the humble bus a new identity and operating successful BUSinesses!? Fancy a go yourself? All it takes is the right combination of knowledge, funding and daring. Here are some of the best wheeled work environment examples from around the UK and the world. Together with Stagecoach, we show you how these entrepreneurs sold more than just bus fares on their buses!?
(1) The hotel bus
This transformation project cost ?60,000 Fancy a snooze? Some plucky entrepreneurs have transformed buses into hotels, such as East Yorkshire businessman, Oliver Kemp, who has created BEDROAM ? a functional mobile hotel for use at events such as festivals. The bus features 18 luxury sleeping pods, two bathrooms and an outdoor space. Kemp spent a reported ?60,000 on the transformation project, and his work has since been featured on the television show Amazing Spaces. Proof that with a bit of ingenuity, you can turn space-saving ideas into mobile business success! Over on the other side of the world, an Australian entrepreneur converted a bus into a homeless sleeping shelter. These ?sleepbuses? are designed to shelter rough sleepers overnight.
(2) Boutique bus
Bringing a new meaning to not on the high street Looking for a new work environment because you?re fed up of high street retailing? Move where the people are by building your own shop on a bus. That?s what Lesley Tindle did, transforming an old Fiat Ducato community bus into a mini boutique. By incorporating electronic pods where seating used to be, Boutique in a Bus can expand to display stock when it arrives at events and festivals across the UK. This idea shows the versatility of buses, allowing an owner to easily transport stock and sell it directly from their bus.?
(3) The co-working bus
Just the price of bus fare for entry There are no limits when it comes to bus conversions ? it?s all about the application. What does the bus need to do? In some areas of the country, just having a work environment to focus in can be costly, as offices, hot desks and co-working spaces increase in price. To address this, Rishi Chowdhury converted a double decker bus into ?IncuBus?, a business incubator that costs the price of a bus fare to use. The bus itself cost around ?12,000 and the conversion cost up to ?30,000 ? but the vehicle acts as the IncuBus office space, hosting up to five startups at any one time. It?s proof that an innovative idea can work well, if you?ve got the business sense to try it. Image: ShutterstockOn the next page, we get the party started by looking at the?work environment that offers drinking and driving.
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