Being a business owner usually entails looking for new ideas or ways to stand out from the competition. It also involves spreading the word about what it is that the business does, which is often done with the help of business cards.

Today, we’d like to shed some light on applause-worthy business cards, showing how having a creative approach can make something seemingly mundane into a perfect little ad for one’s business. Scroll down to find some of the most unique business cards people have ever received and make sure to upvote your favorites.

#1 Tomorrow Is My First Ever Art Fair So I Hand-Painted All My Business Cards

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#2 Bought A House And Found A Business Card For An Exterminator. Wife Freaked When She Opened The Drawer

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#3 This Temporary Tattoo Shop Has Business Cards That Are Also Temporary Tattoos

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#4 This Knife Sharpening Company Has A Band-Aid As Its Business Card

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#5 Bike Multi-Tool Business Card

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#6 X-Ray Business Cards

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#7 Business Card For My Brother-In-Law's New Salon

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#8 This Music Store's Business Cards Are Guitar Pics

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#9 Water Fountain Repair Guy Left This Tiny Water Fountain As His Business Card

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#10 Tearable Divorce Lawyer Business Card

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#11 Designer’s Seed Packet Business Card

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#12 Yoga Mat Business Card

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#13 Business Card For Fitness Trainer

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#14 Yoga One: Get Stretchy

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#15 This Business Card Of A Producer Has A USB Stick With His Music In It

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#16 My First Business Cards!

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#17 These Were All Over The Ground At The Mall. Probably The Greatest Business Cards Of All Time

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#18 This Business Card

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#19 Miniature Scribble Slates Were Used To Create Unique, Interactive Business Cards

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#20 This Business Card Is A Little Piano

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#21 This Dentist's Business Card Has 12 Yards Of Floss Inside It

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#22 This Business Card I Got A While Ago Is Also A Set Of Lock Picks

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#23 Don Ho Notepad++ Creator's Business Card

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#24 Cosmetic Surgeon Business Card

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#25 This Company's Business Card Is A Golden Coin

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#26 My Graphic Designer Buddy Went Above And Beyond With My New Business Cards

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#27 Cheese Grater Business Card

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#28 Business Card For Packaging Supplies Company Shaped Like Cardboard Box

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#29 This Business Card From A Tire Place Also Serves As A Tire Thread Measurement Tool

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#30 This Business Card For A Suit Store Has Pop-Out Collar Stays

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#31 Record Album Business Card

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#32 This Dog Has His Own Business Card

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#33 Tea Bags For A Tea Room

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#34 Painter Business Cards

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#35 My Real Estate Agent Has Gold Metal Business Cards

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#36 Business Cards Made With A 3D Printer 

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#37 Window Cleaner Business Card

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#38 I Designed My Business Cards To Be Trading Cards, And When I Need To Give Them One, I Have Them Draw A Card

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#39 Recycled Paper And Scrap Fabric Business Cards

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#40 Best Bartender Business Card Ever

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#41 The Way I Found To Make My Business Card Simple, Different, And That Reflects My Work

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#42 Badger Troop

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#43 I Don't Get The Opportunity To Give Away A Lot Of Business Cards, So I Figured I Might As Well Paint My Own

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#44 Got My New Business Cards In The Mail Yesterday

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#45 This Business Card For A Mexican Restaurant Shaped Like A Taco

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#46 My MP's Business Card Has Braille On It

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#47 You Are Never A Stranger At The Vista Hotel

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#48 These Business Cards Are Custom Made 35 Mm Slides

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#49 A Receipt Of My Pizza Resume. Exceptional Business Cards

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#50 Business Cards Made Of PCB (Printed Circuit Board) I've Collected From Guitar Pedal Makers

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#51 Artist That Makes Wooden Maps Gave Me His Business Card, Of A Wooden Map

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#52 Creative Design And Printing Of Glass Business Cards And Labels For Door And Window Group

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#53 Grillable Business Card

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#54 I Spent Way Too Much Time Making Just A Handful Of Overcomplicated Business Cards. But It Was A Fun Project To Do

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#55 Alteroy Design’s Die-Cut Business Card

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#56 Reclaimed Wooden Business Cards

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#57 My Son Received A "Business" Card From A Classmate

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#58 Cleaning Out Our Storage Room And Found This Business Card/Coin

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#59 This Van Has Magnetic Business Cards That You Are Welcome To Have

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#60 My Buddy's New Business Card Looks Like An iPhone Screen

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#61 This Business Card Of A Cafe Made To Shape Like A Coffee Filter

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#62 This Squeeze Light Flashlight/Business Card From 1998 Or 1999 That Still Works

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#63 These Business Cards Come With Holders, But They Aren't Just Any Regular Case For The Card. Instead, They Are Part Of A Creative Way To Stand Out

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#64 Pop-Out Phone Booth Business Cards

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#65 Another Really Clever Business Card

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#66 My Dentist's Office Gives Out Pocket Knives Instead Of Business Cards

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#67 Created A Neo Retro Business Card For Myself In Illustrator

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#68 Best Business Card Ever? They're Even Scented

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#69 This Business Card At A Car Dealership That Can Be Folded Into A Mini Volkswagen Van

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#70 Cards For A Brick Supplier In Houston

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#71 Interactive Business Card For Daycare

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#72 Tennis Court Business Card

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#73 I’m A Record Lathe Cutter And Today I Made Some Playable Business Cards To Hand Out To Local Bands

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#74 My First Original Print. 3D Business Card. It's Not Much, But It's A Huge Moment For Me

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#75 Business Cards For A Design House

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#76 Optometrist's Business Card. I Am Struggling To See What He Did There

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#77 A Very Cool Business Card That Is A Mini Computer

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#78 Dublin Restaurant's Business Card Is Their Menu

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#79 Laser Engraved Real Marble Business Cards

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#80 This Business Card From A Company That We Got Firewood From

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#81 Business Card

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#82 This Business Card They Gave Me In A Growshop Is Cut To Make Cigarette Filters

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#83 Received My New Business Cards

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#84 Cute Sample Tags That Double Up As Business Cards

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#85 This Company's Laser-Cut Business Card Made Of Steel

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#86 My First Tiny Business Cards, Business Pots, Advertising Pots. Making My Own Stickers And Ad Materials

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#87 Business Card For A Pizzeria That Is Not A Perfect Circle

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#88 This Business Card I Got From Someone In The Envelope Business

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#89 Adorable Business Cards For A Taiyaki Ice Cream Shop That Also Sells Cream-Filled Cookie Snacks

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#90 Lined Paper Business Card

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