I've come across 2 pretty cool/clever investment websites recently: www.myfootballclub.co.uk - This is obviously a UK site, they are looking for about 50,000 people to each give £35.00 ($78.00) to invest in a football. Its likely to be a small club but the business will limited so you wont be liable for debt. Plus you get to vote on all sorts of decisions. It should create a great 'community' feel in the stadium also. www.sellaband.com - This enables you to investment in an unsigned artist. You buy points until the artist gets $50,000. Then if the artist becomes successful you are repaid plus interest. These are terrific ideas, totally impossible without the internent lol