If you are trying to start a business, you may not need to come up with a completely new idea. In fact, you may just need to think outside the box and apply one business idea to another field. For instance, many websites have been created from websites like Facebook and myspace. Many of the top online dating sites got the idea of a profile from myspace, and lots of professional networking sites came from the concept of Facebook. If an idea is successful in one area or market, it can usually be tweaked a bit and become successful in another area.