With the economy trending downward, business owners are having to think of unique ways to get you in the door.

Thats certainly what Jill-Anne is doing by combining her love of pole dancing with her talent as an artist.

She hopes her greeting card business will reap the benefits of her creative sales pitch.

I have a wonderful time with my company, but I also need little mini-breaks. Since I dont have a water cooler or the Starbucks around the corner, I have my pole, she says. "Seventy five percent of the people when I'm poling in my store, who walk by are women who smile and clap. So it's not just a male lust thing, it's an empowering women thing as well."

 

Jill-Anne's store is located in New York City on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

She might want to think about expanding, this is an idea that just might catch on.