Low cost business idea thread.

pitchfork · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:04

Meth empire with your old science teacher?

Maccy · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:12

Thought of another for you tbl - take pro photos of cars and sell at extortionate prices. You should be good at that

randomshenans · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:12

Buy spade, go find a bitcoin mine. I heard there is money in them or something?

Glaucus · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:15

I still have a plan of making food and selling at market.
However I need to buy my own house first, to get the kitchen to code. Its not hard, but my rented house kitchen is so poorly built it would take probably 1k to sort out, which I'm not willing to spend.

Low risk, low initial investment. If I got good reviews, then I would look at approaching local farm type shops, and/or set up a website.

randomshenans · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:27

Had similar (I have product samples here in fact on my desk) BUT, SWOT analyses on them shows that the time taken, vs. risk from a flooded market vs. earning potential compared to what I do as a day job just didn't match.

For me it has to be high potential. I am hoping that the current sideline I'm working on has the potential to be build in to an attractive business that some bigger company will come along and buy. I'll make no bones about it that that would be my intention from the start.

pitchfork · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:27

Glaucus said:
I still have a plan of making food and selling at market.
However I need to buy my own house first, to get the kitchen to code. Its not hard, but my rented house kitchen is so poorly built it would take probably 1k to sort out, which I'm not willing to spend.

Low risk, low initial investment. If I got good reviews, then I would look at approaching local farm type shops, and/or set up a website.

Depends on the markets you want to sell at doesn't it, I've done all sorts in kitchens which aren't really built for it.

I mean locals farmer market aren't going to come check your kitchen is up to code.

Cosimo · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:31

D.P. said:
I are proof reader for English to make good for those not speak it well.

Glaucus · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:36

pitchfork said:
Depends on the markets you want to sell at doesn't it, I've done all sorts in kitchens which aren't really built for it.

I mean locals farmer market aren't going to come check your kitchen is up to code.

The council does, who issues the certificate, without its illegal. Any market will ask for the certificate.

pitchfork · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:44

Glaucus said:
The council does, who issues the certificate, without its illegal. Any market will ask for the certificate.

You've never lived in/near the countryside have you?

Glaucus · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:53

2/3rds of my life

sports_brah · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:58

For most places, you really don't need a cert haha.

Glaucus · 23 Jan 2014 at 12:01

sports_brah said:
For most places, you really don't need a cert haha.

Any shop or food type market will require a cert, I've done my research.
Its also illegal not to have one.

JonJ678 · 23 Jan 2014 at 12:03

Freelance software development works rather well if you can code. Doesn't work very well if you can't though.

deuse · 23 Jan 2014 at 12:12

Buy some land in the US cheap then forget about it for 15 years.

No1newts · 23 Jan 2014 at 12:14

Boycie said:
8.Proofreading, did it for 6 months, had a website got lots of foreign students in the UK studying at Universities amongst other customers. I also did CV proofing which attracted quite a bit of business. Eventually took up too much of my time so I sold the domain for decent amount which helped top up my main income.

For some reason I read this as profiteering

86JR · 23 Jan 2014 at 12:21

This is meant to be an informative thread for people who need or want help, not a take the **** thread.

jamief · 23 Jan 2014 at 12:21

21. Mine and trade dogecoins.

dirtychinchilla · 23 Jan 2014 at 12:21

86JR said:
This is meant to be an informative thread for people who need or want help, not a take the **** thread.

I genuinely thought this thread was a good idea, and read all your ideas.

pitchfork · 23 Jan 2014 at 12:27

Glaucus said:
Any shop or food type market will require a cert, I've done my research.
Its also illegal not to have one.

So what? I don't give a damn about their laws, lots of things are illegal and I do those. Oh no, throw me in jail because I don't have a license to sell this cake!

Get real man.

86JR said:
This is meant to be an informative thread for people who need or want help, not a take the **** thread.

You take yourself very seriously don't you? A little too seriously, kid.

Glaucus · 23 Jan 2014 at 12:29

pitchfork said:
So what? I don't give a damn about their laws, lots of things are illegal and I do those. Oh no, throw me in jail because I don't have a license to sell this cake!

And where you going to sell it to make any money?
All the markets around here require it, for a pitch.

yeah I could sell in the pub like someone else does with nothing, but he doesn't make any real money, more of a place to offload his extra chili chutneys, that he can't use.

Low cost business idea thread.

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