Use my garage to make money ?

become an ice cream man - huge mark up on ice cream... tis mostly seasonal work, cash in hand business (if you see an ice cream van in winter then they're probably in a student area selling illegal substances...)

Reckon it could be done as a part time endeavor in the summer too:

http://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co...ions&catid=190:regulatory-articles&Itemid=122

A single unlicensed ice cream van can generate profits of up to £3,000 a day, and it is therefore unsurprising that the usual enforcement options of issuing Fixed Penalty Notices of £90, and/or prosecutions in local magistrates’ courts which typically result in fines in the order of £50-£200, have proven of little or no deterrent to such trading.
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lets face it uber ignores regulations, the various banks across the river actually just factor fines etc.. into the cost of doing business - assessing whether an algo is profitable enough that it is still worthwhile getting fines from the exchange. Addison Lee the mini cab firm does the same thing with regards to using bus lanes on the way to heathrow airport - it is company policy for the drivers to ignore the rules and use the bus lanes... and the customers know they'll get to the airport quickly.

So perhaps there is some money to be made in being a rogue ice cream man... turn up at a profitable location for just enough time to minimise the chances of getting a fine and/or factoring in the cost of fines to your business plan as per any number of other established companies.
 
This is a bit of a tedious thread, because although you might be able to "turn your hand" to anything, it doesn't mean you could do it well enough to make money. For example someone suggested carpentry, which is a very good idea. But would you be a good enough carpenter to make hundreds of pounds a week unless you had prior experience? Probably not.
 
m4cc45 said:
I do like how you say 'make a few hundred pounds a week' as if it's nothing - that's a full time salary for quite a lot of people and it doesn't sound like you want to put much effort into it.

I personally think you're being un-realistic. You don't want to rent it out, which is the main thing I can think of, though I'd personally convert it to a flat/bedsit or such like and make an income that way.



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Did you also read the part where this is a plan for 5 years away and not now so it will be something very well planned for , a couple of hundred pounds a week is not an unrealistic target. Renting is not an option as its shared access .

I think it needs to be on a manufacturing or production type service than anything else .


Keep the ideas coming guys , thanks.


Recon starter motor service ? Things like this appeal to me but have to research the market place .
 
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lafemmefatale said:
Show some altruism and turn it into a shelter for homeless people.
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That will get the money rolling in


Cinema room, and then charge the locals? but then make them think they are coming to watch a film in a local mini cinema. Then murder them and sell their organs back to the NHS.

Its a cash cow
 
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and playing devils advocate..
'the garage is huge , 42 ft x 25ft and 10ft high with loft space'
and the man from the council says business rates wheres our money?
 
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ElliorR said:
A licensed ice cream vendor?
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no fun in that... be a renegade ice cream man... a Buccaneer of the high street, keep all the loot for yourself and play a game of cat and mouse with the local council enforcement officers

you need to be wary of other ice cream men though - things can get pretty heated, turf wars are not uncommon...

 
DJMK4 said:
That will get the money rolling in


Cinema room, and then charge the locals? but then make them think they are coming to watch a film in a local mini cinema. Then murder them and sell their organs back to the NHS.

Its a cash cow
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I think this is the most reasonable suggestion so far.
 
If it was that easy to make £200 a week from a garage then everyone would be doing it.

PC repairs? Selling cheap crap chinese mobile phone cases on ebay? Selling cheap chinese crappy jewellery on amazon/ebay?

Selling stuff is risky as you need to keep up with market changes and demographics as well as costings/prices.

Repairing or servicing stuff is guaranteed profit but you need regular business and regular footfall which you won't get from a home garage.

Plus a lot of suggestions would be illegal. Catering for example you would need the garage to comply with health and safety regulations and you would need to be very good at cooking, etc.

If you really want to make £200 a week go around washing your local neighborhoods windows or cars. Hard graft is the only way to do it. Forget using your garage.

I know a window cleaner who is making £40K a year. So if your only looking at making a 1/4 of that it should be easy.

Last time I got our windows cleaned it cost a fortune. I'm sure he wanted £15 or something ridiculous. I live in an affluent area though.
 
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