If you are a novice in the world of business and want to start your own venture, then you can consider one of these ideas for a low-cost startup:
1. Make candles
Candles are becoming increasingly popular with increasing awareness of green issues. You can make candles from either paraffin or beeswax using an existing mold or from scratch by melting wax on a saucepan, which is probably easier. There is a huge demand for scented candles at present, but if this isn’t to your taste, you could sell unscented ones instead. Once made, they must be left for several days to harden before being labeled and packaged ready for sale. If you don’t fancy going through all that hassle yourself, some firms provide candles ‘made for you.’
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2. Make teddy bears
With the market flooded with all kinds of teddies, it is essential to find a cute design to stand out from the crowd, so think carefully about what design will appeal most to adults or children? If you are skilled at knitting, crochet, or sewing, you can make teddy bears yourself and sell them online. If the thought of making the teddies puts you off, there are some excellent teddy bear-making kits available that allow you to turn your creations into professional-looking toys within minutes. , One advantage of selling over the internet is that it doesn’t matter where your customers live because they can order through your website; this means that they don’t have to live in your country.
3. Food
Food is always popular, and you can either make the food yourself or buy it wholesale from stockists. Once you’ve made up your mind on what kind of food to sell, decide how much you want to spend on packaging and labeling before selling online or at street markets, etc.
4. Furniture restoration
This is very different from simply varnishing furniture because it involves stripping away old paint using chemical stripper (which must be handled with gloves) then sanding back the wood before four coats of varnish are applied by hand, followed by wax polishing for the final professional finish. The advantage of this type of work is that it can be done indoors, which means the weather doesn’t have to be good.
5. Photography
Suppose you have a digital camera or even just a mobile phone with a photo function. However, there is a little more to it than simply pointing and clicking because lighting and composition are vital if your photos stand out from the crowd. Better still, take pictures of things that other people would like but couldn’t possibly themselves, such as parties, weddings, etc.
To make money from your pictures, you can either sell them online via websites such as Flickr, where they will appear in public galleries for all to see, or you can set up your own-line shop on eBay or even sell them through t-shirt websites where they can be ordered as a printed transfer.