Businesses that can be started with under $1,000

[SalesGod]

What are some of them that you know that you can make some good money pursuing. I know of a few like dog poop removal and grass cutting but what are some others? I think this can be very beneficial for those without a lot of money or experience.

[zharlene]

I think you should first evaluate the stuff you can bring to the table, esp. something you enjoy doing. E.g. if you're great at designing stuff, you can design Tshirts...esp. because plain shirts are very cheap, and you can sell them for a whole lot of profit.

[pboychuk]

Personally, I dont think the idea of brainstorming a 1000 startup is what you need to be doing, because you are going to end up with a list of ideas like "lemonaide stands" and hourly service work.

You mentioned good money, and no business that requires only 1000k is really going to bring you good money. It could, but..

So what I would do is set your goals a few years down the road from now. i.e. i dont want to have a "lemonaid stand", I want to own a chain of them. Therefore you can expand you pool of potential startups to more than what you feel you can handle at the moment.

Let me just put it this way, when i was 16, I wanted to sell retail, i love retail because i enjoy the work, direct contact with customers and the high profit margins. At that age lets say i only had about 1000, So what did i do? I started looking at what successful online retailers were doing. Im not talking about buy.com, but rather small individual companies, something i could handle, and aim towards a few years down the road. So i started buying 600$ lots of merchandise, and turning that into 1200$ in a month or so, then i purchased 1200 lots, and you can see it will grow exponentially until you hit a point where you run out of new things to sell or cant keep up with the workload.

So basically, i may just be re-iterating your thoughts, but, if this idea is something new to you, I feel it is necessary to grow a business, You aren't starting a business with 1000 in expenses, you are starting a business with 10k in expenses...... in 12 months.

[diamondmind]

pboychuk is right , and I think his experience and ideas make sense

[brett]

pboychuk...not just lemonade stands...

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Animal Registration/IDServices
Apartment Preparation Service
Arts Festival Promoter
Athletic Recruiter/Scout
Auction House
Auto Paint Touch-Up Professional
Automotive Loan Broker
Band Manager
Bankruptcy Services
Bar tending Services
Barter Systems
Blade-Sharpening Service
Boardinghouse Operator
Book Indexer
Bounty Hunter
Cake Decorator
Calligrapher
Candle Maker
Caning Specialist
Cartoonist
Child Care Referral Service
Childbirth Instructor
College Application Consultant
Comedy Writer
Commercial Plant Watering Service
Coupon Distributor
Doll Repair Service
Etiquette Adviser
First Aid/CPR Instructor
Garage Sale Coordinator
Genealogical Service (Family History Writer)
Gerontology Consultant
Graphologist
Handbill Distribution
Handyman Network
Home Schooling Consultant
Horse Trainer
Hospitality Service
Ice Sculpting
In-Home Mail Service
Incorporation Service for Businesses
Jewelry Designer
Knitting/Crocheting Lessons
Lactation Consultant
Laundry/Ironing Service
Law Library Management
Lawn Care Service
Literary Agent
Magician
Makeup Artist
Mall Promotion
Merchandise Demonstrator
Mobile Book/Magazine Distributor
Mortgage Loan Broker
Motor Vehicle Transportation
Movie Site Scout
Multilevel Marketing
Mystery Shopper
Notary Public
Nutrition Consultant
Packing/Unpacking Service
Parapsychologist
Party Planner
Personal Instructor/Fitness Trainer
Personal Menu Service
Personal Shopper
Pet Psychologist
Private Tutor
Professional Organizer
Real Estate Agent/Home Researcher
Reminder Service
Roommate Referral Service
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Silk Flower Arranger
Storyteller
Stress Management Counselor
Taste Tester for Food Companies
Toy Cleaning Service
Vacation Rentals Broker
Wellness Instructor

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