Start a Business for Less Than $100
If you're good at making arrangements and taking care of details, consider:
Concierge Service: Contact local businesses, organizations and groups. Offer your services for arranging outings, meetings, booking tickets and trips and other related tasks. Ex: Book outings for local club or organization members or book tickets for busy business executives. Contact businesses, Senior Centers, Clubs and Organizations and advertise locally.
If you're organized and detail oriented, consider:
Errand/Concierge Service: Run errands for individuals and businesses. Post flyers and contact business owners. Run errands for people who need to get things done but don't have time to do them.
If you love animals, consider:
Pet Walker: Contact local animal shelters, veterinarians and senior centers. Post flyers and advertise. Offer your services as pet walker.
If you love driving around town, consider:
Delivery Service: Contact local businesses and offer your services for deliveries. Post flyers and advertise to reach individuals who could also use your services.
If you live to clean, consider:
Home/Apartment/Office/Rental cleaning. Contact businesses and post flyers. Many professionals including bankers, attorneys, and physicians could use your services. Individuals also could use this service. You may want to specialize in just one area.
Garage Cleaner: Garages in America are used for storing stuff far more often than they're used for cars. Advertise your services and help people regain the use of the garage.
Auto/Boat/Plane detail: Bill Rancic (the Apprentice) once started his own boat cleaning service. Contact dealers, businesses and individuals.
If you love garage sales, consider:
Garage Sale Professional: Many people love getting rid of stuff but hate actually holding a garage or yard sale. Advertise your services and take care of the garage sale for a commission on sales.
If you love people, consider:
Elder Assist. Many older and elderly Americans are on medications and have trouble keeping up with them. Start a service and check in on these individuals. You can sort out daily medications or simply check on people who have no one to check on them. Contact churches, physicians offices, social workers and businesses that specialize in trusts. (Many Banks and other financial institutions have Trust departments.)
If you love hunting for treasure and cleaning, consider:
Clutter and Junk Removal. Americans collect stuff. Many have more stuff than they need but no way to haul it off or get rid of it. Start a removal service. You can scrap, sell and otherwise dispose of items you pick up. You do not charge for the service and you do not share any revenue generated from items you pick up. If you resell any of it, the money is yours.
If you like packing and organizing, consider:
Packing and Removal Service. Often elderly people die and have no one to pack up belongings and sort through things. If their belongings have been in a trust that is to be liquidated, the trustee may need someone to handle all the packing and sorting.
Auctioneers are often called upon to liquidate estates. Sometimes this means packing up the contents of a home belonging to someone who has died or moved into assisted living. Offer your services to auctioneers. Let them know you are available to sort and pack items. The auction house will be responsible for transport.
If you're still unsure, pay attention. Think outside the box.
The most successful businesses fill a need. What needs do you see in the neighborhood? The city? Everywhere? If your business satisfies a need, customers will come looking for you instead of you having to look for them.
It is possible to start a business on just a little bit of money. Do choose something you enjoy. Then it won't feel like work!
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Post a CommentGreat ideas! You can start a jewelry business for under $100 too! :) By purchasing a few beads and having a little creativity-you can make and sell jewelry in no time :) I've done it! :) Good article ....
These are some excellent ideas. Thanks for sharing them!