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Small Business
hey I'm a college student and I have been looking for employment on campus. Although I don't live on campus, I spent a lot of time here. I usually do homework in the library and I'm very involved in school activities. I'm really enjoying it to the fullest extent. However, I need some money, like a lot of college students. I have a scholarship, so it's not so much that I need the money to pay for classes. That's covered. But, I need to make money to pay for other things. I hope that by the time Fall comes around, I will have a job at school because I'm already on a list for work-study students. However, in the meantime, I want to make a small business just so I can have a little bit of income and I won't be SO broke. I really want to do well in my classes this semester so I'm not going to find a job outside of school in the meantime. It just wouldn't work out with my schedule and there is only like a month left of school. I just need something to carry me just a little bit longer. What kinds of things would people be willing to invest money in? I mean, I know people don't really buy jewelry and stuff. They do, but it doesn't really sell too much. I was thinking maybe of catering. Like, lunches and dinners. Maybe dinners may be good for the people in the dorms. Lunches would be good for the commuters because we usually eat lunch on campus. I thought of maybe selling clothes and purses but people won't really buy that outside of a store. I wouldn't mind having a store with my mom or something. Maybe we could start off by doing promotions/events/trunk shows. I really don't know what to do. I do excellent makeup, but I don't have a license or anything like that. Can you give me some good ideas. I was thinking of something that might cater to my friends at school because that would bring more business. But, anything is good :) ideas are appreciated.
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I know it's not as glamorous as selling stuff, but something that does really well in my student city is cleaning. Especially if you offer a post-party cleaning special, you can make a ton of money(a service in my old neighbourhood charges $100+ for the morning after a party). A lot of students would rather kick in a few bucks a week and hire someone to clean their common areas than to do it themselves. You don't need any special skills or equipment (just cleaning supplies) and you can set your own hours. At the end of the year, you can also do really good business as people are clearing out of their rental places/dorm rooms and need to have it spotless in order to get their deposit back.
Another idea if you have a car and don't mind working weekends is to run a delivery service. Offer to pick up booze/snacks for people for a fee. You'd be surprised at how many people will pay a %25 mark-up on alcohol when they're already drunk and want more. It also keeps drunk drivers off the road... double win!
Other than that, it all depends on what sort of talents you have. I've made a little bit of money knitting stuff for people. If you have a similar crafty talent, that can make you some money. Catering is difficult to do unless you have the proper licensing.
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