Starting a business is a pretty exciting thought – but that’s the easy part! The real challenge is to find out which opportunities are specific to your area of interest, expertise or knowledge.
Every potential CEO must make out the time to research prospective businesses before making the decision to settle with one or more.
Unfortunately, a lack of good business ideas has made many potential entrepreneurs to give up the possibility of self-employment.
The search for a business idea can be tasking and perhaps, be tiring. But not anymore.
That’s why we have taken the time to provide a list of plausible business ventures where you can invest your time and resources.
- Independent Sales Representative:
Sales representatives sell retail products, goods, and services to customers.
Independent sales representative have no binding association with any specific company.
They often sell a number of product lines, from a number of different companies.
You can protect your income by diversifying your offerings.
You do not need specialized training or specific experience to work in this sales field, but you should have entrepreneurial qualities.
- Social Media Consultant:
If you’re one of those types to whom using social media comes as naturally as breathing, you may have a career as a social media consultant.
Do you know that many companies will pay people to help them manage their social media account?
All you need include a laptop, mobile phone, and good internet connection.
Social media presents an unprecedented marketing opportunity for businesses, but only if they know how to use it.
If you can help existing businesses integrate social media into their other marketing campaigns, you should have no trouble making a go of it.
3)Online store:
All you need is a website and the right e-commerce software to get started.
You can sell your own creations and design or items from other suppliers.
4)Graphic design and printing:
Graphic Designing is certainly a skill that lends itself to self-employment.
The key is to work on your portfolio and get a few referrals under your belt. You can design logos, jotters, magazines, images, etc.
You can also expand your services by offering printing services as well. You don’t have to own a press.
Instead, you can serve as a middleman by liaising with printing firms.
- App Developer:
Development of mobile and web applications has never been more lucrative than it is today.
From the development of an app for a company to creating one for yourself, all you need is a great idea and the technical know-how to actually build it.
Put on your learning cap and become a developer.
- Educational blogging.
Do you read blogs to get answers to your questions? Do you have a particular knowledge base that could come in handy to others? Maybe you're an expert in all things travel, languages, or eco-friendly living? Whatever it is, you can share it with others for free! All you need to do is choose a free blog template and write regular posts. From there, you can read up on the various ways you could make a living writing about something you love. Some ways you could make an income include, but are not limited to:
Using Google AdSense
Starting an affiliates program
Creating webinars
Offering online courses
- Teaching online.
Similar to blogging, if you have a particular set of skills, then why not teach them to others. You'll be providing a service to people, helping them better themselves while making a living. You could:
Tutor college students
Teach a language
Teach someone how to do their taxes
Set up an online course on how to start a small business
Create a YouTube channel to educate people on healthy living
Become a sustainability consultant for startups
- Uber driving.
You may not have thought about this, but Uber drivers are saving the world one step at a time! It's an easy career to start and do. As an Uber driver, you're encouraging ride shares, and ensuring people in your area are getting to where they need to be, safely. You'd also be delivering food, which would reduce fuel emissions.
- Social crowdfunding.
Similar to microlending platforms, social crowdfunding is where social entrepreneurs find funding for their projects. You could create a social crowdfunding platform that links humanitarian projects to those willing to fund them. Instead of charging high interest rates and fees, they are offered a promise in return for their monetary investment. For example, positive advertisements highlighting them as investors or a lifetime membership to their company projects.
- Writing ebooks.
Similar to blogging, e-books allow you to teach others new skills through a digital book that will cost readers a fraction of the price of a printed copy while offering them the same level of education. E-books are free to start and can be sold on huge platforms such as Amazon. You could even donate copies to not-for-profit organizations who believe in your cause.