A couple of days ago, I read the following article: http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/27/million-dollar-businesses-e...

One of the businesses is Jimmy Beans Wool, started in 2002 with $30k and had $2.1 mil revenue in 2008.

now boasts an average of 20,000 customers per month, mostly through the Web site.

Agreed. I am currently working on a site to fill a need that my wife, an artist, has. I found that the best way to find great ideas is to ask friends and family.

The downside with friends and family is that they want to help you. Regular people want to help themselves. Find regular people, ask what their problems are, solve them, make money.