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You can always start your own business, even with modest investments, for example, having from 10 to 50 thousand rubles. However, there is no single method of action. Therefore, the entrepreneur himself will have to decide which business is better to choose.

Where to start your business?

Creating your own business does not always mean establishing a bank or supermarket. Of course, a novice entrepreneur is capable of becoming the owner of a big business. But first he must learn to manage a small business. The experience gained will allow you to see new opportunities. Then the small business can be expanded to a larger size. In America, every 10 people are engaged in running small businesses or trading. Some entrepreneurs use their garage to produce goods.

Everyone has a chance to start an individual business and become a major entrepreneur.

The main thing is to start! A business with a small starting capital can be opened at any age. It remains to understand what type of business to choose.

What to do before starting your own business

Opening a business without large investments is not only possible, but also necessary! It is possible to start a small business with minimal capital. To get started you need:

• Make a list of what you like to do;
• Consider who might benefit from this;
• Make an approximate calculation to understand whether you can get by with the most modest investments;
• Choose something and start working.

All people have different knowledge, but not everyone decides to create something new. Especially women: it’s more difficult for them than for men. However own experience opens up the opportunity to do what you love. If you start a business with a minimum deposit, then in case of failure you won’t be afraid of losing money. If the result is positive, the experience gained will help expand the enterprise or create another one.

Options for starting a business with minimal investment

Initially, you need to find out what goods and services are in demand by the population. The services market is especially interesting: financial investments are minimal, and you can start working yourself without hiring staff. At first, you can actually get by without renting a room by using a garage or an apartment. It is advisable to reduce costs on tools and materials needed for work. You can buy them cheaply on Avito. An accessible type of business is working on the Internet. Options:

• Your own website. It is possible to create it for 500 rubles. Further promotion and promotion of the site will quickly bring in income. The site can then be sold, which will allow you to cover the costs of promotion and advertising and receive a good income. Even women can cope with this;
• Your own blog. It generates income without requiring large investments. It will allow you to attract customers to your online resource;
• Website creation studio. If you need to involve employees in the work, the income will be slightly less;
• Online store. This is a quick start for business. The return on investment depends on the demand for products and the promotion of the store on the Internet. Within two months the business begins to generate income;
• Online consultations. Here you can work on your own if the entrepreneur understands a specific field of activity;
• Creation of public pages on social networks. A business with minimal costs pays off quickly and brings good profit with skillful organization of work;
• Selling goods from China using a one-page website.

Of course, you will have to study a lot. This is especially true for work on creating websites, advertising campaigns and writing texts. Business options in the real world:

• Trade in a store, market and other accessible places. You can sell food, children's toys and clothing, pet products;
• Do-it-yourself production of goods. The good thing about opening such a direction is that it not only allows you to earn money, but to do what you love;
• Work in a network company. Women have been very successful in this business. Networking is a great opportunity for short term earn good money. The main thing is to choose the right company. It must have a good reputation and quality products. You can sell the company's products via the Internet;
• Buying a franchise. You can buy an inexpensive franchise for a fashionable pizzeria. The entrepreneur will not have to promote the product and purchase equipment on his own, which will reduce the cost of creating a business;
• Accounting and personnel. Having experience in this field, you can lay the foundations of your own business and hire several small companies for services that are not profitable to keep an employee on staff;
• Husband for an hour. Every family always has things that need repair or replacement. Therefore, a person who is able to repair, repair or install, for example, a mosquito net on a window with his own hands, will never be left without work;
• Other ideas that come to mind. The main thing is accessibility for clients. You need to think carefully about everything, taking into account your abilities, skills and desire to do a specific business.

All that remains is to identify what service residents need, draw up a business plan and take the first step. It is usually much more difficult to open a business in a small town with minimal investment. However, if you analyze the situation and understand what the residents need, you can create an enterprise that will solve the problems of the townspeople and bring good profits. Residents are not spoiled by services and goods, so they will be willing to use services and buy new goods.

Entrepreneurship ideas for small businesses settlement:

1. Profitable business with minimal investment:

• Cleaning services for houses, apartments and institutions;
• Lunch delivery;
• Courier services;
• Landscaping of the territory.

These are types of businesses in which you can do everything yourself, without the help of hired workers. All you need is registration with the tax office as an individual entrepreneur, telephone number and premises.

1. Additional types of business that require small investments:

• Sale of in-demand goods for which residents are forced to travel to another city. Such products will be in demand even at a higher price;
• Providing services to residents of the nearest major city. For example, a car maintenance and repair business and a car wash. A lower price will attract customers living in nearby cities;
• Installation of terminals for accepting payments. You can also install vending machines for coffee and small groceries;
• Unusual, but very profitable business– cultivation of worms. There is practically no competition in this business. Worms are constantly needed for fishing. The business is well suited for residents of small towns and villages due to its specifics. All that is required here is the cost of containers and waste of vegetables and fruits, which can be given away for free in stores. This case is ideal for men.

How to start implementing an idea correctly?

To create a business you need an idea that will consistently generate income. To determine which business is best to start, you can brainstorm. Then write down the tasks that need to be completed point by point:

• Determine the target audience;
• Calculate people's needs;
• Draw up a plan that details what is needed to meet the needs of the target audience;
• Analyze the solution obtained during the previous paragraph;
• Test the work process: in trade - sell a certain amount of goods or services, in technology - see how it works, whether it brings any improvements;
• Launch a full-fledged business with small investments.

conclusions

Having considered the above options, it becomes clear that creating a business with minimal investment is quite possible. The main thing is to take the first step. Start working, and everything else will follow.

Speaking about general trends, in particular, 2017, it should be noted that most business ideas with minimal investments are related to making money on the Internet, hand-made goods or mini-productions in a rural garage.

The ongoing crisis has hit large and medium-sized market players hard, but small entrepreneurs, due to their business mobility, remain virtually unharmed.

In our list (the most complete of those existing in RuNet) you will find a wide variety of options in many different areas of life and the economy.

We intentionally did not describe every idea from A to Z, since this list is only a list of possibilities, and not a business plan for any project.

Learn more about a particular business model, you can find out in our separate articles, links to which will be posted below.

So, we offer you 70 relevant ideas for your own business, to start which you will need a minimum investment of money, as well as your experience.

Opportunities for earning money in this segment today are simply huge, and they continue to grow.

First of all, this is due to the stable growth of mobile traffic and the number of Internet users around the world. Thousands of new online stores, publishing houses, blogs, etc. are emerging, which, in turn, creates excellent niches for small businesses.

1 YouTube channel - you can make videos on how to make, cook, clean, catch or plant something. Anything. You won’t believe how many people use YouTube every day—hundreds of millions. The more views, the more profit. It will come from clicks on contextual advertising, and if you become a very popular video blogger, then from direct customers.

2 Blogging - starting your own blog has now become easy, fast and very cheap. Millions of people surf the Internet and search for various stories, guides, reviews, travel reports, etc. If you write a lot and interestingly, you will very quickly gain a permanent audience and a high attendance rate.

In this case, you will receive income from contextual advertising, as well as from placing banners of direct advertisers. You just need to learn how to talk interestingly about things you know or places you've been, and it will start making money.

3 Copywriting agency. Many webmasters, online stores and web portals need competent and qualified specialists who can proofread or edit an article, write a sales text using NLP techniques, prepare the perfect press release, etc. Demand for quality services in the field of creating and editing Russian-language and English-language content is huge at the moment.

4 Freelancing of a wide range— previously programmers, photographers, designers and others were considered freelancers. Today, the situation has changed radically, as there is a great demand for ordinary services that can be ordered via the Internet. Large portals and entire exchanges have appeared where you can earn your first capital by doing what you do best. Now anyone can call themselves a freelancer: an electrician, a teacher, a writer, even a lawyer and many others.

5 Creating a mobile application- Suitable for those who already have programming skills. The demand for smartphone apps in 2017 is perhaps greater than ever before. If previously the lion's share of them was complex and high-budget software, now the golden time has come for small and convenient programs. There are two options for earning money here. The first and simpler one is for developing an application and delivering it to the customer. The second (more complex, but also profitable) comes from online sales of the application in mobile markets (AppStore, PlayMarket, etc.).

6 Selling your photos to stock photo sites— since the amount of content on the Internet is growing exponentially, there is a great demand for photographs on various topics that publishers need to design articles. If you have a good camera and know how to use it, you have a chance to make good money from your job. There are a dozen large foreign photo stocks (online stores selling photographs and pictures) that are constantly looking for new images.

7 Reselling goods from online auctions- eBay, Avito, OLX, Aukro, etc. The level of income in this business model greatly depends on your knowledge of the items you decide to resell. In the CIS, the online sale of things is not yet very developed, so the range of items, as well as the number of potential buyers, is lower than abroad.

8 Affiliate Marketing- it is also called affiliate (from the English “affiliate”). The essence of this business idea is that if you already have a website (preferably informational or review), then you can place banners of a partner company on it (usually large online stores, for example, Amazon) to promote its products or services. If a user goes from your site to a partner’s site and buys something there, then you receive a commission ranging from 4% to 15%. The most profitable niches for this are electronics, home appliances and e-books.

Food

The general trend in the field of food products and public catering is a clear trend towards more natural and healthy food, as well as the factor of originality and mobility.

9 Author's baked goods– if you know how to bake deliciously and have an original idea, then this business idea will be just right for you. The best option would be to choose a very narrow niche, for example, designer eclairs, eco-cookies for children and adults, pies made from forgotten recipes, handmade sweets, etc. Don't chase volume, focus on quality and presentation.

10 Food delivery from supermarkets and restaurants. Relevant for big cities. As an investment, you will need a website with the ability to prepay online, as well as a description of the full range of products from the most popular grocery and restaurant chains.

11 Unique sweets- both in form and content. In terms of the first, this is the production of sweets and cakes to order. As for the composition, the use of exclusively natural ingredients is now considered original. These sweets sell well at food festivals and fairs.

12 Mobile snack bars— we’re not talking about those “booths” with shawarma that “migrate” from one metro station to another. In this business model key role plays an event or event that will bring together thousands of people.

This could be a multi-day festival, a concert, a large fair, etc. At such events there is always a demand for fast food and the like. The organizers of such events are almost always open to small businesses, and you can make good money.

Various services

This section includes diverse business ideas that may be of interest to a wide range of people who want to start their own business from scratch.

13 Interior designer, decorator- this is an option for people who have the gift of combining interior items, the colors of various elements, which is supported by knowledge of the rules of good manners when decorating rooms. The best advertisement for your business will be finished apartments, so it is advisable to establish cooperation with a company that deals with renovations.

14 Niche (narrow-profile) consulting- is a business idea that really requires minimal material investments, but requires considerable knowledge from you. The key to success is to become the best consultant in a very narrow niche.

15 Repair of equipment - in every home there is only more of it. Accordingly, the demand for technical non-warranty service is growing every year. To get by with small investments in this case, you can start by renting a very small room (you can even do it in a semi-basement).

16 Real estate agent is a rather old idea, but you can implement it in your own way and begin to stand out from the crowd of colleagues in the industry. For example, specialize exclusively in commercial real estate or a narrow target audience(for example, foreigners).

17 Writing and formatting a resume- sounds very simple, but at the moment there are already several recruiting agencies in the CIS that provide this service as an option. It is especially popular for job seekers who want to get a job abroad. The cost of such a service varies from 50 to 300 USD.

18 Selling rare imported goods— this refers to the resale of consumer goods for a narrow purpose, and not rare or antique items. For example, from China you can regularly order all sorts of inexpensive devices or gadgets that are either not available in our countries at all, or only a few people sell them. The best platform for purchasing such products is Alibaba.com.

19 Restoration of furniture and antiques– in our time, there are very few specialists who are ready to “breathe” new life into old objects, but there are many things that need them. Therefore, if you know how to do this, then take a closer look at this business idea. You can start with advertising on Avito or OLX.

20 Author's driving courses - there are hundreds of people who want to improve their driving skills. Some want to learn extreme driving, others want to improve their driving skills on highways or in heavy traffic. Your trump cards will be experience, an individual approach to the client and flexible schedule classes.

B2B (business services)

Providing various types of services in new small niches (sub-niches) that large companies do not go into is a very promising business idea that can be implemented with minimal investment.

As a rule, such services are based on understanding what your customer-enterprise needs and knowing where to find it. Undoubtedly, such services are subject to strict requirements for their quality and qualifications of performers.

21 Research of foreign markets and consulting on these issues. First of all, this concerns the study of new promising directions for the export and import of goods. China, for example, does not count, since it has already been explored far and wide. However, much less is known about trade turnover with countries such as India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Malaysia. If you have a working knowledge of these regions, you can make good money by consulting for companies interested in them.

22 Search for highly specialized personnel. In addition to finding good lawyers, accountants and sales managers, many companies have vacancies for which it is very difficult to find a qualified specialist. As a rule, this applies to rare technical, medical and interdisciplinary specialties, as well as top management.

23 Internet marketing and research. You can’t imagine how many online stores there are that don’t track the interests and behavior of their potential customers, as well as such global parameters as market size, the number of competitors, and price fluctuations in the niche. If you can efficiently collect, systematize and organize such information, you will definitely not have a shortage of clients.

24 Project management– this is the management of a large project (usually IT or the development of a business development strategy) or part of it for a large foreign customer. Working in this business will require you to be fluent in a foreign language and have excellent knowledge in the area in which you will need to provide services. Very often, such a business is opened by former employees who worked on similar projects, gained knowledge, understood how it works and decided to open their own business.

25 Outsourcing is the search for subcontractors for a foreign customer who has taken on a large project (IT, advertising, production). Basically, the main criterion for searching for outsourcers is good quality performance at a low price. That is why many European and American projects are partly done by guys from India, Pakistan, and Eastern Europe. If you know and understand how this can be arranged, this business idea is for you.

26 Local courier delivery– with the growth of online commerce, the demand for prompt and inexpensive delivery increases. Major players in this market inflate prices, and only come to pick up the goods the next day. This business idea is based on services for the delivery of goods within one locality on the principle of “delivery on the day of order”.

27 Remote IT services. Large companies have their own IT departments or, at a minimum, a system administrator. Small businesses are not ready to have a separate specialist on their staff, the need for whose services may arise once a month. But, since hardware does not last forever, sooner or later they need to adjust the equipment or software. Today, many of these problems can be solved remotely, which makes it possible to work even with foreign clients.

28 Remote accounting– as in the case of IT services, such services will be very interesting for small businesses (mainly individual entrepreneurs). The need to regularly submit reports, maintain records in strict accordance with the law, as well as the inability to maintain a full-time accountant, force entrepreneurs to seek the help of remote accounting and audit specialists.

For rural areas

Let’s immediately make a reservation that the realities of our villages are such that in the village itself you are unlikely to be able to sell anything. But! The village is an excellent platform for a range of business ideas. If the village is located near the city, then this is very, very good.

It is through city residents that you will earn your first capital. So, most likely you have a house (dacha, garage) and land there. Naturally, you need to make the most of these resources and here are some suggestions.

29 Greenhouse cultivation— on the one hand, many people already know about this idea, but on the other hand, quite a few are taking up its implementation. But in vain, because fresh vegetables and fruits grown in the village can be easily sold in a nearby city at a good price. You will receive the greatest profit in early spring. The range of what can be grown is very wide and you can find all the necessary information on specialized forums.

30 Breeding chickens and quails— there will always be a demand for poultry meat (and eggs). Having even a small plot, it will not be difficult for you to buy and maintain meat or egg-bearing breeds of chickens or quails. You will definitely need an additional refrigerator (for eggs), and a freezer to store meat supplies.

31 Fish farming - at first it may seem that this is an overly expensive idea, but, in fact, it is not at all. You can start artificially breeding fish even in small tanks with a volume of 2-3 cubic meters. The main thing here is to provide uninterrupted filtered water, proper nutrition and maintain the desired temperature. You definitely won’t have any problems selling fish, since it is always in price because it is both tasty and healthy. For example, there is a site that is entirely dedicated to the benefits of such a breed of fish as mackerel http://skumbriya-retsept.ru/, a whole site of recipes. And he is very popular.

32 Homemade feed mixtures for animals. Small farmers have to buy feed from resellers with a double or triple markup. As a rule, in the village you can get a wide variety of cereals at a very low price. Knowing the composition of feed (can be found on the Internet), and also having even a small Soviet grain crusher and the appropriate ingredients, you can produce from 20 to 100 kg of ready-made feed mixtures per day with minimal investment.

33 Manufacturing and assembly of furniture– you will need a lot of different tools, as well as material, but you have a place where to do it. Ideally, it is most profitable to make such furniture to order on the terms of partial prepayment. In such conditions, you can either make furniture from solid wood or assemble cabinet furniture from chipboard according to catalogs.

34 Home canning— is essentially an optional idea, that is, an additional option for what else can be sold to “urban people.” As a rule, conservation made by hand at home by a skilled housewife has a number of advantages over factory-made analogues. These are the advantages that should be voiced when selling. Jams and pickles are the most popular in this segment.

35 Homemade bait mixtures for fishing- as in the case mentioned above, this is more of a way to earn extra money than a separate business idea. It won’t be difficult for you to find recipes for various dry baits for different types of fishing. At cost, a kilogram of your mixture will cost 3-4 times cheaper than branded analogues. The first customers for your product can be found on specialized fishing forums.

It would be best, of course, if you manage to do everything listed above on this list. Stable good income will help you move to another level of business: with hired staff, regular customers and even your own brand.

Animals

Caring for pets, especially purebred ones, always involves certain expenses for their owners. Here are some business ideas on how you can make money in this area.

36 Grooming.

Have you noticed how many small (almost decorative) breeds of dogs there are? Yorkshire Terriers, Shih Tzus, Chinese Cresteds, Havanese Bichons and many others require regular grooming. Believe me, their impressive owners will only be in favor of having their shaggy “miracle” professionally cut. Plus, there are a number of other cat breeds that are cut for the summer. Of course, such a business idea only makes sense in large cities.

38 37 Training. At the same time, guard dogs are also always in demand. Owners of shepherd dogs, miniature schnauzers, cocker spaniels, Rottweilers and others will be interested in primary professional training of their pets. Naturally, you must have the proper experience and skills in handling such animals.

39 Breeding purebred cats or dogs. The business idea may not sound new, but if you start breeding rare, and not “pop”, breeds of animals, you can make good money in the long term. Greater success here can only be achieved if you have the appropriate experience and knowledge in this field.

Eco-scratching posts for cats

They are a pressed mass of cardboard of a certain ergonomic shape, which is as comfortable as possible for animals. As a rule, harmless corn glue is used in production. In Europe, such scratching posts can be found in every pet store, but for now they can only be found in large cities. Handmade The largest section in this article. This segment is one of the most popular in 2017 and you can find a lot here

good business

40 ideas with minimal investment.– many parents know that children's jackets and overalls are very expensive, and their range is very small. Moreover, as a rule, they are enough for a maximum of one season. As an alternative to factory-made clothing, there are already small ateliers that offer individual tailoring of children's overalls. If you know how to sew and design children's clothing, think maybe this business idea is worth paying special attention to.

41 Ceramic products– this is especially true for products made of polymer clay. You will need a minimum of time and investment to start making various crafts. They will have a fairly low cost and you can easily sell them.

42 Handmade decorations will always be in demand. As with other handmade ideas, imagination plays an important role here. A creative approach and high-quality execution will provide you with first and regular customers. Feel free to post examples of your work on social networks.

43 Knitting – but only if it’s not banal scarves and socks. The core of this business idea is knitting something very original. For example, one Ukrainian craftswoman began knitting blankets from very large links. She came up with a very original product, which immediately became very popular, especially in Europe.

44 Master classes (courses) in modeling, knitting, sewing and other handicrafts. Again, everything is very simple here. If you know how to do it, there is a place for a group, there is a desire - conduct, teach, have fun and money.

45 Handmade signs. More and more stores, salons and other small businesses are abandoning plastic signs. There is a good demand for high-quality products made of wood, metal and other natural materials. Your potential customers are shops in shopping malls, fast food restaurants, various beauty studios and others.

46 Sewing furniture covers– a narrow, but rather low competitive niche. Such covers, for example, are very necessary for sofas and armchairs in families with children or pets. Anyone will agree that it is cheaper to order a cover that is easy to wash than to buy a new sofa.

47 Making stained glass. Another type of “garage” production that can be implemented without significant investments. You can start with small stained glass windows, which are often needed by private furniture makers. In the future, you will have orders for large canvases that will decorate someone’s rich home.

48 Memorable children's souvenirs– absolutely any child will be pleased to have a small cup on the shelf for his success in sports or any hobby. This will be a source of pride for him and motivation for further development. Author's memorable gifts will be ordered by both ordinary parents and kindergartens, schools and sports clubs.

49 Mobile trading. Recently, especially in large cities, near shopping centers or at weekend fairs, you can increasingly see small portable “shops” of people who want to sell their crafts. This is a great opportunity not only to sell your product, but also to popularize your brand or product. As a rule, in such cases, the fee for the right to compact accommodation is very small (from 1000 to 3000 rubles).

beauty and health

There have always been a large number of small and low-competitive niches in this area in which you can easily start your own business with minimal investment.

50 Yoga instructor is one of the most popular business ideas in 2017, especially among women. If you have knowledge in this area, all you have to do is find a cozy room for group classes. You can promote your services through Facebook.

51 Healthy eating consulting- another one good idea, the emergence of which is dictated by the growing popularity of a healthy lifestyle. To get started, it wouldn’t hurt to start your own blog or Facebook page and share your experience. Subsequently, people will start turning to you for advice on diet, child nutrition, and much more.

52 Beauty salon at home- a common and well-known idea. This is a great option to start your small business on the way to opening a full-fledged hairdresser or salon. During this time, you will be able to develop an excellent base of regular customers.

53 Mobile make-up specialist– a good option for large cities, where all kinds of events take place every day and there is a need for the services of a makeup stylist. Investments you will need are high-quality cosmetics, tools, Instagram accounts, and then a small website with many photos of your work.

54 Artistic tattoo studio. It is impossible not to notice that the number of people with permanent and temporary tattoos has increased significantly in recent years. Today it is possible to apply temporary tattoos and henna paintings, which are very popular among today's youth. For such a studio you don’t need a lot of space, but you will have to spend money on good equipment and materials.

Entertainment and leisure

Despite the crisis, people try not to forget about entertainment. In conditions of limited foreign tourism for citizens of the Russian Federation, the demand for domestic tourism, organization of corporate events and holidays, as well as various master classes has increased significantly.

55 Aerial photography with a quadcopter is perhaps one of the most modern business ideas, which is rapidly gaining popularity around the world during 2016-2017. Investments are minimal - only the quadcopter (drone) itself. With its help, you can shoot stunning panoramic videos that will appeal to newlyweds, organizers mass events etc. With this technique, you will leave your competitors, who are used to shooting banal videos, far behind.

56 Bicycle tours.

57 The cycling community in the CIS has grown 16 (!) times over the past 10 years. A whole mass of people have appeared who are ready to go on a long bike ride. Such tours can be organized for a weekend (local areas) or for several days (trips abroad). Now your hobby can become a full-fledged small business. Organization of trips.

58 As with bike tours, this business idea will appeal to those who have been hiking all their lives. The most profitable will be long-term international routes, which far from poor people will be willing to take. Having such experience behind you, you can easily organize such group trips. City tours.

59 This idea is especially relevant for tourist hubs, where visitors are willing to pay good money to see local attractions and get an interesting story about their history and origins. In this case, investments are minimal: you need to take special small courses and successfully pass the exam. Master classes on tourism and survival.

60 Another new business idea that will appeal to experienced fans of extreme tourism. Many novice tourists know absolutely nothing about equipment, physical fitness, climate, flora and fauna in a particular area. Such master classes are in demand in big cities, where people of average and higher incomes are preparing to go on hikes of high difficulty. Event management.

61 Services for organizing holidays, concerts, festivals and other major events are also popular today. You've probably noticed how many street food festivals, marathons, and charity fundraisers there are now. Event managers and agencies are behind their successful organization. If you are a creative person who has been doing this as a hobby for a long time, then it’s time for you to make money from it. A large number of people want to learn how to draw, sculpt, embroider, sing beautifully and much more.

62 Organization of children's parties. Along with large “holidays” for adults, there is a need (demand) for organizing children's events. Birthdays, new year holidays, Promotions children's stores or salons - all this requires the development of a special program, selection of costumes and performers. Provide all this to the customer “on a silver platter” and start making money.

63 Dance lessons for adults– this is still a good idea for those who have been dancing all their lives and decided to open their own business. You just need to find a good hall, come up with a specialization (Latin, ethnic or other dances) and advertise on the Internet.

64 Shopping consultant– at first glance this sounds frivolous, but, for example, several such consultants are already successfully working in Moscow. Thanks to your sense of style, knowledge of the latest fashion trends and other important news, you can become an indispensable assistant for wealthy women and even men.

Educational services

As in previous times, many people are eager to learn something new, develop and improve their skills. In the age of the Internet

65 Cooking master classes. So far, only chefs do this, and then only as a part-time job or for TV shows. At the same time, if you have the skills and the opportunity to rent a kitchen, you can regularly conduct such practical classes. Believe me, there is a demand for this in large cities.

66 Organization of seminars and conferences. Here we are talking exclusively about the idea of ​​​​organizing these events. Considering the huge number of seminars being held today, the demand for such services is extremely high.

67 Own training webinars. An excellent business idea that has already been used by thousands of trainers, experts and other specialists. This model is convenient because no one needs to go anywhere. Everything happens in the form of an online conference. You, as the organizer, only have to bear the small costs of using the service, which makes it possible to conduct webinars.

68 Tutoring.

69 This idea is perceived by many as a part-time job, but in reality it is not. Here, a lot depends on the level of income from classes, and it, in turn, depends on the field of knowledge and the audience with which you will work. Individual tutoring will be most beneficial for top managers, specialists who are preparing to go to work abroad, etc. Own educational portal.

70 It sounds global, but you have to start small. You must create unique training material for a specific niche of specialists. This material needs to be presented in a variety of forms: articles, videos, infographics, etc. Ultimately, you will be able to build an entire course in your discipline and successfully sell it. Personal growth and motivation coach.

Many people view this idea with skepticism. Largely due to the “notoriety” of some of these coaches, who do good PR but teach little. If you are a very energetic person, you know how to light a fire in the hearts and heads of other people, then maybe this path is for you.

Clients (customers) are your everything! Therefore, remember one of the most important rules for starting any business with minimal investment -.

People, your potential clients, should know about your skills, your services or product

You can be the world's best mechanic, trainer, artist, or bake the most delicious pies, but if only you know about it, you won't make any money.

Believe me, with the appearance of the first customers (provided that they are very happy with you), the next customers will not keep you waiting long.

Our team sincerely wishes you success in your new business!

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Now you can earn quite a lot from your YouTube channel. If your content is of interest to a large audience of people, then you can earn money without much difficulty.

Answer
All the business ideas proposed here are as old as the hills. 90% of them are no longer relevant in terms of earning money; you can only stay afloat. The market is full of similar offers. These are not ideas, but a list of projects existing on the market.

Now you can earn quite a lot from your YouTube channel. If your content is of interest to a large audience of people, then you can earn money without much difficulty.

Now you can earn quite a lot from your YouTube channel. If your content is of interest to a large audience of people, then you can earn money without much difficulty.

The essence of an idea is its uniqueness, and there is nothing unique here.

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It is impossible to become a big businessman without starting capital. The process of developing an enterprise will take a lot of time, as will promotion of the product. After reading the information below, you will learn how to start a business without money, correctly assessing your own resources and the state of the domestic market.

Business ideas without investment

A working concept is the basis of any profitable business. There are business ideas without investment that bring their creators up to 500 thousand rubles a month. The income from them has not decreased for decades. Business without initial capital organized when there are investors or the work involves mental/physical labor. This could be growing plants, sewing clothes, repairing smartphones, composing legal documents. Ideas for starting a business from scratch are multifaceted and depend on your field of activity.

Business on the Internet without investment

On the World Wide Web, web resources are constantly being created and closed. Some of them can be called successful, while other online startups quickly fade away. Online business without investment can be done in several directions:

• Firstly, you can offer your own services as a designer, programmer, or accountant on a piece-rate basis - interaction with the customer is carried out remotely.
• Secondly, you can open your own resource and monetize it through advertising or participation in affiliate programs.

Starting a business from scratch without starting capital on the Internet is easier than in other areas of activity. If you do not have a clear plan for the development of your enterprise, then you can join some network company by opening your own online store. If you have an idea, but there is no investment for its implementation, then you can organize a fundraiser on social networks and specialized resources by presenting the concept of future products.

Business in the village without investment

Earnings in rural enterprises are generated through wholesale deliveries of products to nearby cities. By starting to trade fruits or vegetables, you can collect small capital. It is possible to create a business in the village without investment: you can get fish by organizing a small pond on your property. By taking up this business, you can sell your products both at retail in the local market and wholesale.

An example of a good village business is the sale of homemade products: sour cream, kefir, milk, fresh animal meat and poultry are in demand even among village residents. On large plots of land, farmers open their own small bakeries and supply products to cities. Growing mushrooms in a greenhouse will provide you with income for the whole year.

Small business without investment

The easiest way to organize your business is in your personal space, i.e. Houses. Tutoring and cleaning are best suited for this category of business without investment. You can work with students and schoolchildren either at your home or at the client’s home. A clothing repair shop is an excellent small business without investment. To find clients, you can post advertisements around the area.

Easy business without investment

It is believed that intermediaries spend the least effort on organizing business activities. To do such a thing, you will need a special talent in communicating with people. An easy business without investment can be organized in the service sector. Repairing equipment, consulting on financial issues or organizing holidays can bring significant income without spending money.

Profitable business without investment

You can get a large income without significant investment by joining a ready-made franchise. You don’t need to develop a new idea; you just need to present it to the residents of your city in an interesting way. A profitable business without investment is selling your own master classes. If you are an expert in any field, then using a video camera and text you can create an information product that will be the key to profit.

Home business without investment

A favorite activity or hobby can generate significant income if developed correctly. People who cross-stitch, draw pictures and create fakes will be able to open a successful home business without investment, based on sales own products. You can look for clients on social networks dedicated to hand-made web resources. Those who like to chat will be able to earn money by getting a job as a dispatcher in one of the city taxis.

People who love to cook will be able to sell their dishes by opening their own home restaurant. Another option is to register as a private chef and advertise your services in the business community. People with medical or pedagogical education will be able to earn money by organizing a private kindergarten at home.

How to open a business without investment

Entrepreneurship requires careful analysis. Before you open a business without investment, you need to consult with people who are already working in your chosen field: they will be able to warn you against the mistakes of novice entrepreneurs. When thinking about how to open your business from scratch, you need to develop a strategy for interacting with clients. People are more willing to trust specialists with their own company than craftsmen working under a contract.

What you need to start a business from scratch

You need to start your entrepreneurial activity by choosing an idea. If you can’t come up with it yourself or modify it to suit your living conditions, then you shouldn’t start your own business. Before you start your business, you need to analyze the state of the market. This needs to be done regardless of whether you are going to operate on the Internet or organize your own network of distributors. Also, to start a business from scratch you need:

• draw up a business plan;
• find money for start-up capital (if the activity involves the resale of products or the purchase of materials);
• decide on the taxation system;
• conduct preliminary testing of a business idea without opening your own company.

Check out the online service Taxation of the simplified tax system (registration, transition to the simplified tax system).

Before you start developing an entrepreneurial concept, find out what kind of business you can start from scratch in your region. The financial side of the project plays an important role, as does your desire to develop it. You can work for yourself as a private contractor without spending money on hiring staff, or you can engage in business development and expand the regional coverage of the enterprise.

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Do you want to open your own business, but have neither money nor idea? Well, today this is not a problem.

On the Internet you will find many hundreds or even several thousand ideas for small businesses, and as for money, thanks to social networks and online advertising, it is possible to enter any market around the world in a couple of days, if only you had a computer and the basic skills to use it.

However, a list of business ideas, even with a rough list of equipment and materials, is not actually the answer to your question. Here's to you though. And it will still come in handy.

And in this article, let’s figure out how you can open your own business with minimal investment and succeed. Like Andersen in The Snow Queen, I hope that at the end of this article you will know a little more than you knew or knew at the beginning.

And at the end of the article I will answer the question on how to start your own business.

Starting a small business with the question “Why do I need my own business?”

First, let's figure out why you need to open your own business.

If you want to open your own business, to earn a lot, you will most likely be disappointed or disappointed. Many studies show that small business owners earn less than similarly qualified employees.

Small business is a lot of risks, a lot of work, a lot of bad decisions and a few right decisions, a constant struggle to make ends meet, pay taxes, salaries (payroll taxes) and, finally, leave some money for the owner. There are a lot of businesses (the same advertised beauty salons or yoga studios) where the owners actually earn LESS than top employees (a good master or a popular yoga trainer in the city).

Do you want to open a small business? so as not to work for my uncle? Report to no one?

Not the same again. First, clients are much more demanding and capricious bosses than 99% of bosses in paid work. Secondly, do not forget that there are also officials, various supervisors, tax authorities - with all of them, believe me, doing business is no easier than with management at work.

Want be free to manage your schedule?

Well, here I’ll just answer with an anecdote: “Tired of working 5 days a week? Open your own business and work 7 days a week!”

If you are not ready or are not prepared for the fact that you will have to work more than in a hired job, and you will earn less, it is better not to open your own business. It's better to find yourself Good work, understand it, constantly improve yourself and systematically build a career. And if you live in a small city and you simply don’t have decent employers, move to a big city and make a career there.

Let's look at in what cases it is still worth opening your own small business or choosing self-employment, which is essentially the same thing (I’ll say right away that I’m omitting the situation when you want to create a new business while already having an existing one).

The first situation if you have a lot of money. Let's say you inherited a large inheritance, a couple of million dollars. It’s kind of stupid to go to work with two money, even for 100-150 thousand rubles a month. Then yes, open your own small business, with small investments, so as not to take too much risk in case of bankruptcy.

The second situation if you have absolutely no opportunity to work for hire. For example, you are caring for a sick relative, you can only work from home and your work hours are much shorter than standard working hours. Or you yourself are in the situation of a patient who needs to be looked after.

Finally, the third option. The most correct. When do you think that own business- This yours, this is your mission, your way to change the world for the better. You simply can’t imagine how you can waste your energy in other people’s interests, doing something that you don’t believe in. You don't even have to weigh anything, all these pros and cons. You don't care what the risks are. You are simply one of those 2-3% of people who move our civilization forward (of course, not all of these people work in business).

Is it worth starting a business?

Watch the following video and think carefully.

So, if the third option is about you, then it is useless to dissuade you. And you don’t need to, you have everything to become not just one of the many small entrepreneurs who have difficulty making ends meet, but to become a truly successful and rich person (although there is still no guarantee here, the only guarantee is you, how many once you're ready or ready to get up and start again when things don't work out in your favor again).

What if the first or second option is about you? Well, then you still need to find the strength, energy and motivation to become the third option.

How you can open your own business from scratch. Where to begin

There are two answers. One answer - you need to start with yourself, as you may already have guessed.

You need to be ready or prepared physically and mentally for the challenges that will have to be overcome in order to start your own business, achieve self-sufficiency, get your first significant profit and build a truly successful profitable business.

Second answer - you need to start with what you have.

You will never have an ideal situation to start your business. Money will never be enough. There will never be enough time, you will see this very soon, since you can work on your own business at least 20 hours a day, because every minute you use properly is a result in your business. Knowledge will never be enough; you still don’t know and can’t know everything. Moment? Nobody knows when a new crisis will begin, a new panic in the market, a new war with neighbors.

By the way, the best moment to start a business is in the past. You need to start a business, make a bunch of mistakes, start getting results, and then go back in time and repeat the whole process again, taking into account the experience gained. If such a gift is not inherited in your family, you don’t have to choose.

So, if you have made up your mind or made up your mind, just use Mark Twain’s universal guide for beginners: “Get Started.”

Where to start a small business? Start with yourself!

Before we begin. Take care of your health

Health is now an asset, not just something that may be okay or may be an inconvenience.

Read either Men’s Health Russia or Woman’s Health Russia.

You will have little time for sports (even if you decide to start a business in the field of sports and fitness), and two hours a week to visit the fitness center may become a luxury.

But some you need to figure out a way to keep yourself in shape. If only because people think better when they engage in physical activity. There are a lot of studies that prove that by pumping up your muscles, you pump up your brain (there are many factors here, starting from the fact that with each workout, the capillary network grows simultaneously in both the brain and the muscles).

Besides, watch your diet. The resources of the Sect School can help you.

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Start and succeed. Upgrade your personal effectiveness

Perhaps the two main tips in this article are meditation and morning pages (there are other similar practices - personal diary, freewriting, evening pages). Yes, few people devote time to meditation or keeping a personal diary. But few demonstrate outstanding results.

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And for freewriting and morning pages there is a bomb service Writelight.

There is a timer and a guiding question to start practice. You set a timer for 5 minutes (I bet over time you will want to set yourself 10 or 15 minutes), you get one of hundreds of guiding questions, then a quote that will help you structure your thoughts and understand whether there is anything useful in what you wrote or wrote. Very often, new business ideas and solutions to painful problems in work and life will emerge from the morning pages.

Started your own business? Feed your motivation!

Watch good trainings on YouTube, if possible, even go to one (if you live in a large city, free trainings are held from time to time).

On Youtube, at least follow Tony Robbins , Radislav Gandapas , Business in Youth and the guys from Business Relations.

Internal energy sources will fade if they are not developed.

So try meditating today. Download Writelight today and try freewriting. And don’t just try, but continue to do this every day for at least a month, then you yourself or yourself will decide how to use these practices.

Let's say someone meditates once a day on a schedule, someone - in moments of need. Some people write three morning pages like crazy every day, others use several writing practices according to their schedule or mood.

First business? Learn!

The best way to learn is through practice, but you won’t get far without theoretical knowledge.

What should a new entrepreneur learn? First of all, marketing. The MIF publishing house and everything that Igor Mann writes and says is a good start in this matter.

Secondly, everything related to the Internet and Internet promotion. Here you can start with the Yagla service blog.

The rest will be told to you directly by your work. Are you hiring people? Learn to manage them. Need to come up with a lot of ideas? Learn creative thinking. Do you have your own shop or cafe? Learn merchandising, retail management, follow food trends, etc.

Ideally, create your own business education program based on open sources and Shurui.

The main thing is that studying and watching motivational videos do not replace real work.

Of course, you need some period when you just need to “soak up” your ideas, knowledge, new information about the industry or business in general (look at cases, franchise descriptions, advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and various other materials). However, for many, this period drags on for years, if not for life. How can we be here?

The ideal solution is to sign up for a hundred-day training session with Armen Petrosyan. This is a collective sprint when a group of people starting from different cities and countries simultaneously achieve their goals within a hundred days with the methodological help of an experienced mentor (though there is only one mentor for everyone). Your goal will be to figure out what kind of business to start in a hundred days, sketch out a business plan, study the market and all that stuff, in short, take the first steps towards your business.

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Don't have $100 to pay for a full course? Download the book and arrange a 100-day day on your own.

How to start your business from scratch. Start with what you have

A new entrepreneur has many questions. What business to open? Take out a loan or open on your own? Original idea or franchise? Should you quit your job, burn bridges, or start with a part-time job in the evenings and gradually increase your income? Which business idea should you choose? Or maybe not one idea, but several at once? Should I do business with friends? Should I do business with relatives?

You won’t find cheat sheets with the correct answers and a ready-made algorithm anywhere. Start, try, make decisions, make mistakes. You will definitely be wrong. You will definitely regret something. This is fine. Business is a lot of wrong decisions and a few right ones.

However, let’s look at several misconceptions at once in order to sweep them away completely and irrevocably.

You can't open a business without money. A business can be opened even with minimal investments or no money at all. How to open your own business if you have no money? Thanks to word of mouth marketing, guerrilla marketing and SMM (if you don’t know what all this means, you have the first topics in your personal business education program) you will be able to attract clients absolutely without any financial costs. The main thing is that you have something to offer them.

You cannot do business with friends or relatives. Do business with whoever you see fit. I know many examples of successful businesses run by best friends or close relatives (two sisters, father and son). There are no rules and nothing is predetermined.

You cannot open a business while working somewhere. It is quite possible to open a business while having a permanent job, I will say more - this is an excellent option. You have the opportunity to do something of your own, experiment, make mistakes, but at the same time your head doesn’t hurt whether you’ll have the money to buy something to eat.

You shouldn’t “burn bridges”, quit your job and throw yourself headlong into your business. Being left without a guaranteed source of income and betting everything on your business idea is also a great option. Motivation is off the charts, you can devote maximum time to your work. You know how it is said, money always comes to you when you need it most.

You cannot take on several business ideas at the same time. As I said before, there are no rules. You can easily try yourself in two areas at the same time, and then see what goes better.

The right start to business. Where to start

Now let's look at what you need to have when starting your own business. Note that all these things can and will change as your business expands, but they should still be there at the start.

In addition, my list does not meet the MECE principle, but I did not set clear structuring as my goal. I just listed all the important things that a newbie entrepreneur needs to consider.

Business idea

How to choose the best business idea to start your business? To begin with, you can look at, in addition to our list of current ideas, we offer several links to high-quality sites with a huge number of ideas and cases.

There are many options and strategies for finding a small business idea, but they can be boiled down to two strategies. Or you are looking for some niche in which you see an opportunity to earn a lot. Or you choose a business that you are passionate about.

And of course, we need to mention another great way to start your own business - open a franchise business. There's nothing wrong with franchises, but the best franchises, of course, cost a lot of money. So this is not the most affordable way to start a business.

So, naturally, there is always the option of starting a business in a topic that you understand as a client or as an employee. For example, you use the services of a certain industry and you know for sure that the companies in it do not improve in this or that. Sometimes you see an opportunity to make a cheaper or higher quality product than what is already on the market. Or you may notice that you personally or your employer’s clients or partners lack a certain product.

Do you have a good idea? Believe in yourself. At least test it. Perhaps the market will immediately tell you that your idea is what is needed. It is more likely that the response will be mixed or negative. Either way, you'll start something and you'll have material to think about.

Another great option is to monetize what you know and love to do, be it a job, vocation or hobby. Do you like to sew? Try offering to sew to order, for starters, to relatives and friends. Can you work with your hands? This means you can make custom-made furniture or provide simple repair services. Does your head cook well? See what services you could offer to your friends who already have their own business. Everyone needs marketing, everyone needs work with websites and social networks, everyone needs computer and office equipment service, and you never know what else.

Many people specifically look for an idea, read success stories, see what interesting things there are in other cities or in other countries. Franchise catalogs are another good way to find a hot idea, see what people are doing, and then reproduce, copy, improve.

Business ideas are lying around under your feet, so look, sort through, think, we have it.

But a business idea is still far from a business. Remember that very often the initial product is very different from what the entrepreneurial team originally wanted to bring to market. So test it, see what happens, think about how you can make money in this industry.

Testing, again, is conveniently carried out in a hundred-day format. I will say more about testing at the very end.

Business plan

The main thing in a business plan is its existence. It doesn't matter what is written there. It is not so important whether it can be implemented. It is important that when you write a business plan, you analyze the market, your capabilities, potential, prospects, as well as competitors.

Writing a business plan is a great exercise in itself. But it should not be a dogma. An example of a business plan for a company in your or a related industry.

The only point is, if in your business plan you are counting on a start with a quick payback, at least think about less optimistic options for yourself.

Competitive strategy

Competitive strategy is often neglected. Indeed, in practice, the classic competitive strategy according to Michael Porter is difficult to develop and implement, and for a start-up business it is simply unrealistic, since you do not know which ideas will ultimately work and which ones will not.

Positioning

Positioning is as often neglected as competitive strategy, but in vain! - this is a clearly separate position in the consumer’s mind that your product will occupy. The position should justify the value of your product for the client and the difference between your product and analogues or competitors. Even the smallest business must have a clear idea of ​​its desired positioning.

If you are offering something unique that has never been seen before, the positioning should link your idea to existing consumer experience.

Team

Work alone, hire employees, freelancers, or call friends and relatives for help?

The decision is yours, but we can definitely say that it is best to start with some kind of “support group”, at least.

Ideally, in my opinion, you should involve a partner or several partners. It’s not bad if they are friends or fairly good acquaintances, in this case you don’t need a period of “grinding in”, you initially know who is capable of what, it’s likely that a certain hierarchy has already been established between you.

If there are no partners, find someone with whom you can at least discuss your ideas, your business.

Just don’t listen to the “critics” who throw mud at you, look for weaknesses in your ideas, or simply moan that nothing can be done in our country. Communicate with those who support you and give you good advice.

If a person doesn’t believe in you and says that you won’t succeed, keep contact with him to a minimum.

Is it possible to start a business right now?

Resources

First, evaluate what you have. Money, time, knowledge, premises, equipment, materials - that goes without saying. Evaluate your connections, skills, competencies, experience, reputation, personal characteristics. Look at what you need and what you want. What is missing?

Next, evaluate how to make the most of what you have. How to get what is missing (for example, for orders you need to take an advance payment if you need any materials). How and with what to replace resources that are missing.

Remember that even the smallest resources can be used effectively. Let's say 100 rubles a month is very little. But for 100 rubles you can already register a domain, for example. But 1,200 rubles is already enough money to start an advertising campaign in Yandex.Direct.

Successful start of business

Starting strategy

So, the choice of business idea has been made, you understand why your product is better than competitors, analogues and substitutes, you soberly assess the market size, what next?

And then think about how you will start the first two or three months. Sit down and write down everything you need to do. Try to structure and plan it somehow. As a planning method, a simple to-do list is sufficient, perhaps broken down by weeks or months.

Perhaps a well-thought-out promotion strategy is the most important thing in the successful start of a small business with a minimal budget.

Marketing strategy

Marketing strategy includes positioning, promotion, and competitive strategy. So, we can say that we have already talked about it.

However, I will separately say about the marketing strategy, since I want to draw your attention to the term marketing mix. Be curious about what 4P, 5P, 7P are, these are all theories, but they can help you formulate positioning or even come up with “tricks” for promotion.

Well, I’ll just leave here another useful video with ideas.

Testing strategy

Have you thought through everything or thought it through, but still have doubts? Test! There are several ways to test a business idea on a budget.

To begin with, you can try to “sell” a product that does not yet exist through cold calls. Just call your potential clients and try to offer them your product, product, service.

You can also test via the Internet. List your product on Avito, make a landing page and buy a little traffic, promote the group on social networks (alternatively, make a profile on behalf of the company and like posts of people who may be potential clients, so you will attract their attention and see if they are interested their product is yours in principle).

So try it and it’s possible that instead of a test you’ll get a quick business start.

Finally. Time to start a business!

Many people have made their own successful businesses, you are no worse, and you will succeed too. Many people tried once, twice, three times and failed. But then they succeeded. I know a man who started eleven unsuccessful businesses, but succeeded with the twelfth! I know a team that got about 600 projects close to breaking even, but made millions of dollars on about 601. "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."

You will succeed. Everything will be cool.

P.S.

I will answer in one paragraph some questions that concern aspiring entrepreneurs.

There are two trends that determine the relevance of small business today. Firstly, a business that will help people save money during a crisis is relevant. For example, a service for renting things, an atelier, an equipment repair shop, or even furniture restoration services. Secondly, a business is relevant that will allow people to solve problems that are recognized but not yet resolved. For example, in many small towns and in some remote areas of large cities there are very few cafes, not a single allergy and healthy food store, not a single high-quality restaurant, not a single private kindergarten - although needs of this kind have already been formed. See the list and our list.

What is the most profitable business in the village?

The most profitable option rural business is an intermediary business. You purchase products from farmers and peasants and sell them in a large city. If you think this sounds a little '90s, you do. Today it is not easy to start such a business, but the prospects, including in terms of profit, are colossal. You just need to become not an intermediary who buys cheaply and sells wholesale to stores and vegetable warehouses, but an intermediary who buys raw materials and prepares branded products and high-quality semi-finished products from them (homemade dumplings, etc.). It can be sold directly to consumers (via the Internet), as well as through small stores focused on healthy eating.

Which business has little competition?

There is little competition in many small towns, and the demand in many small towns will be quite decent. Just think where in a large city there is an area with a population of 10-20 thousand people without a single cafe or gym? Another area in which there is very little competition today is allergy products and healthy food products. It just seems that this is a very narrow niche, in reality there are a lot of allergy sufferers and people with special nutritional needs today, and with our ecology there are only more of them every year. If you want a nationwide scale, pay attention to the production of environmentally friendly and healthy food products, as well as environmentally friendly household chemicals. Russian and Belarusian manufacturers have already begun to appear here, but there are still enough product categories in which only very expensive European brands are represented.

How to start your own business online?

I assume that you have already chosen a niche to create an Internet business. In this case, start with traffic analysis, use the Yandex.Wordstat service. Is there traffic in the niche? Then make a website. Read the material about how even a full teapot can figure it out. If the business is informational, that is, a blog or site with articles, start with articles and posts that people will link to. That is, it should be useful information that cannot be found on other sites. If you want to create an online store, make a good landing page for a specific product and run a test advertising campaign (read how to do this in the article about creating a website from scratch).

Where can I get money for business?

The most the best way attracting money for a startup is considered to be the 3F formula: Friends, Fools and Family.

1. Friends. A very common source of raising initial capital can be friends with whom you are creating a business (their role may be limited to investments).
2. Fools. Unqualified investors who are easily persuaded to finance even a dubious undertaking.
3. Family. An ideal source of seed capital, many successful millionaires started businesses using money borrowed from aunts, uncles, grandparents or parents (a great example is Richard Branson, his aunt once took out a loan against her house, which allowed Branson to open a recording company ).

How much money do you need to start a business?

You can open a business without any money at all. Choose an area where you can receive advance payment from clients, or do a business that, in principle, does not require any investment.

How to open your own business without money?

Provide household services, look for clients through Avito and through friends. You can immediately receive cash flow, but for serious success, each client must be treated with the utmost attention. Promise a lot and create even more value. Or take an advance payment of 50% from clients, which will allow you to finance the work necessary to complete the order.

What business to open with minimal investment?

Ten best options for a business with minimal investment (anyone can open it, they require almost no skills, you can open it within 1-2 months, they will give you revenue immediately):

1. Reselling goods from the Internet. Products can be collected from trade aggregators (AliExpress), as well as online auctions (eBay) and other platforms (Etsy, Amazon, Ikea). The delivery time for goods on these sites can be more than a month, wholesale purchases often give discounts, and there is a risk of running into low-quality goods. As for Ikea, their stores simply do not exist in most Russian cities. So the intermediary business in this niche is in demand. You can resell both offline and online.
2. Sale of imported goods. Any person has an acquaintance or acquaintance of acquaintances who lives abroad. You can organize a channel for the direct supply of scarce goods from abroad to here, using this kind of personal connections. Today, food products banned in the country (but tasty) are in great demand, foreign medicines are always at a premium (it is known that even drugs with the same name or active ingredient in Europe and the USA are of much better quality than in the CIS, for many patients this is critical). There will always be a demand for exotic goods from Asia - shoes, clothing, spices and incense. You can sell both online and through offline channels.
3. Local courier delivery, representative office of the online store. Any large online store strives to create a large network of pickup points; you can quite easily open a pickup point that cooperates with several online stores at once. A good overview of the conditions for opening points of various online stores.
4. Food from the village. In rural areas you can find a lot of quality food - good chicken eggs, quality meat, herbs, vegetables. As a rule, all this reaches city residents with great difficulty. You can find good suppliers in rural areas and then find consumers of their products in the city. How to find consumers? Call relatives and friends, create and promote an account on social networks, contact quality restaurants and private kindergartens (they try to cook with quality products, but they are difficult to find, so you will be welcome). Produce food and healthy semi-finished products from purchased raw materials, or order them from the same farmers (dumplings, cutlets, canned vegetables, jam). Build your brand from the very beginning.
5. Aerial photography with a quadcopter. A good quadcopter can be found at a price starting from $200, you will have to learn how to fly and work with hardware and a little software for a quadcopter, you can look for clients through Avito, wedding agencies and event agencies.
6. Healthy homemade food. There are many food products that can be easily prepared in an ordinary home kitchen with minimal culinary skills: peanut butter, urbech (nut butter), nut-honey mixtures, dumplings and home-canned food, in principle, even chocolate can be prepared at home.
7. Vending business. A used vending machine will cost from $100, but if funds allow, it is better to rent the machine under a franchise (in this case, they will give you advice on how to fill the machine and how to maintain it), in addition, franchisors sometimes allow you to rent the machine rather than buy immediately.
8. Cleaning service. A small cleaning agency can be created with an investment of around 10 thousand rubles, however, do not skimp on the highest quality household chemicals, for example, from Amway, this will not only show you as a professional, but will also make your work much easier. Look for your first clients on classifieds websites, and also call real estate agencies (they prefer to show buyers a clean apartment) and people who rent apartments by the day.
9. Web design. Website development today is a type of activity that can be mastered very quickly with minimal computer literacy skills (if you are reading this article without printouts, you apparently have them). Read our article about that and you will create wonderful websites for customers.
10. Growing microgreens and herbs. Microgreens (sprouts and small plants) are a very healthy food product, but they are practically impossible to find in Russian stores. Microgreens (sunflowers, radishes, mint) grow very quickly, so you can make your first shipment within a week of finding a sales outlet. In addition, growing herbs in the kitchen (both for cooking and for ambiance) is very common abroad. Where is the business opportunity here? The client buys, for example, a rosemary bush and a mint bush. They stand in the kitchen and are useful for about a month. Then, as a rule, a new order follows, and perhaps the client wants other herbs - oregano, basil, oregano, lemon balm. You can offer clients up to several dozen types of herbs and even garden berries.

What business to open as a franchise?

Here is a list of ten perfect (well almost) franchises. All these companies are distinguished by a well-thought-out and understandable business model, active assistance from the franchisor, a strong brand, huge prospects for franchisees, as well as a relatively low entry threshold (franchises over 5 million were not considered).

1. Orange elephant . Stores of goods for children's creativity from an international network, the minimum threshold for entry is just 295 thousand rubles. You can open only a store, but it is better to combine a store and a children's art studio. The cheapest option on our list, but as an everyday business, perhaps the most difficult in a crisis.
2. Tea Funny. The simplest format of a cafe with various interesting drinks and desserts can be opened with 323 thousand rubles. An excellent option for a large city, keep in mind that consumers are mainly schoolchildren and students. So in a small town with a predominantly older population, it may not work. Read also a good interview with the creator of the brand in Forbes magazine.
3. SDEK. A representative office of the logistics operator SDEK can be opened with 350 thousand rubles, and 200 thousand rubles will be a lump sum contribution.
4. Tele2 . You can open your own mobile phone store under the Tele2 brand from 500 thousand rubles. The uniqueness of the project is that the mobile operator greatly helps franchisees, especially where there are few salons under their brand. They will help you find premises, make repairs, and even compensate for a significant part of the rent (specific conditions of support vary depending on the region). Firstly, so that there are more Tele2 stores on the streets, and secondly, so that you invest the maximum amount of money in the purchase of goods, because a good selection of both smartphones and additional accessories is important to the client.
Bonape is also good) - this is an ideal option for a small city where bakeries are not yet so common. You can open a bakery under the Dobropek brand with 2.7 million rubles(Bonape will be cheaper).
5. Beans. Franchise grocery stores"at home" A relatively new project from the well-known company Metro Cash & Carry, the franchisees opened their first stores in Moscow in 2015, and later in other regions. You will have to invest in the store from 3.5 million rubles, if you open from scratch, but many franchisees refurbish existing stores, costing up to a million. There are royalties and contributions, but they are purely symbolic; basically, Metro Cash & Carry are interested in the stable sale of their goods through franchisee stores.
6. Subway. A world-famous fast food chain, the largest, by the way, in the world today. You will have to invest in the first point from 4 million rubles(but better - about 5 million), you will need to learn how to make sandwiches yourself and pass the exam (however, nothing complicated). The starting room is required to be quite large - from 40 sq.m. Many franchisees open 10 locations or more, which confirms the quality of the franchise.
7. Dodo Pizza. A Russian chain of pizzerias that is opening its establishments in the USA, what else can you say? A franchise thought out to the smallest detail, investments are high - from 4.5 million rubles according to the simplest option (pizza to order, no seats). The franchisee will have to work for some time at the chain’s flagship pizzeria in Syktyvkar to immerse themselves in the corporate culture and learn all the intricacies of the business.

How to get a loan to open a small business?

No bank issues a loan to start a business; you will have to take out a regular consumer loan, but under no circumstances tell the credit manager that you are taking a loan to start a business; you may be denied.

How to promote a start-up business?

Start with three things.

1. Make a good website. And also start an advertising campaign in contextual advertising, you will spend 1,500 rubles a month for everything, we have material on that.
2. Make direct sales. It's important to try to sell to some customers face to face. Make them your offer, listen to their objections (why they don’t buy) and think about how to work with these objections. Subscribe to Nastasya Belochkina's channel, a great sales specialist.
3. Incorporate word-of-mouth marketing mechanisms. Exceed the client's expectations and do unexpected, useful things for the client that he will want to talk about. Give paired discounts, a 10% discount for a new client and a 10% discount for an old client, on whose recommendation the new client came.

On the Internet you will find several thousand ideas for small businesses. However, a list of business ideas and business plans is not really what you need.

Opening your own business is an opportunity to work only for yourself, and not for someone or under someone, to be personally responsible for the results, and to influence the level of profit yourself. But for some reason, many people believe that owning their own business is something unattainable, because you need a lot of money to start. Now we will try to convince you otherwise.

The main thing is the so-called entrepreneurial spirit: a great desire for development, climbing up the career ladder, perseverance in achieving goals and a clear vision of the result.

Do you think all owners of global brands started with a round sum in the bank for a successful start-up? Even without referring to specifics, we can say with confidence that no.

Of course, opening almost any business requires a certain material base. First of all, you need to decide on the required amount. If it is not so big, then it will not be difficult to get it. We will describe to you a number of available methods, and you can select the optimal one, based on the desired amount and actual possibilities.

One piece of advice: make a realistic assessment of the likelihood that the business will take off, and you can return the money to the person you took it from (if it is an amount that exceeds several months' pocket expenses). Statistically, 45% of new projects have prospects for further development - this is a plus. But it follows from this that 55% of them burn out.

The information presented below is based on the experiences of the most successful businessmen:

• Borrow from family or friends. This is enough good decision: you will not need to pay interest, there are no strict deadlines for returning the money. But many are inclined to believe that material issues between close people often spoil relationships.
• On credit from the bank. It's possible, but be careful. Firstly, all these promised “0%” rates are always with a trick (otherwise why would the bank just lend money for a while?). As a result, there will still be an overpayment, and not such a small one. Secondly, if the business fails and the money cannot be returned on time, then you will have to deal with banking structures.
• Search for investment partners. You may find support from complete strangers who will be fascinated by your idea and see it as a further opportunity for development. Roughly speaking, you take a person for a share. In this case, you must conclude an agreement between the parties. All nuances of cooperation must be regulated in writing.
• Borrow from other companies. If your plan looks promising, then there will be people who will provide you with the necessary amount for a certain time. Of course, they expect to receive a profit in the future (% or share in the company). There are many nuances to this topic that you can fall for. Therefore, before you act, you should study this option very carefully.
• Make money yourself. This may take a little longer, but it will be the most reliable. The well-known Soros started out selling coffee in a shop, and now he is on the list of 20 richest people planets. We also advise you to consider the option of temporary employment in “menial” jobs abroad.
• Sell ​​something from your property(apartment, car, equipment). You will be your own investor.
• Receive subsidies from the state to develop your own business. This method is good because if it fails, you won’t have to return the money. But in order to get them, you will need to defend your business plan and perform a number of other actions aimed at protecting the relevance of your idea. You can get somewhere around 300 thousand rubles. When considering a proposal, criteria such as the innovativeness of the idea, job prospects and overall demand will be taken into account.
• Get a grant for business development(free of charge). Theoretically, such a gift can be obtained from fairly large and highly developed corporations.
• If you have some other project “afloat”, then you can redirect finances from it to the development of a new business ( "diversification of capital").

Think carefully about which method is right for you. It would be ideal to make do with your own funds.

What is needed to organize such a business?

The lack of start-up capital is not yet a reason to refuse to open your own business. This is more of an excuse for those who imagine themselves to be the owner of a mega-corporation tomorrow. If you are one of them, then you need to moderate your ambitions a little and direct them in a practical direction. This is the first.

Second. You need an original or just a relevant idea. Ask yourself the following questions:

• What do I want to do?
• What am I good at?
• What is currently relevant in the services or goods market?
• How will I be different from others? existing companies? How will a new service or product be better than the old and proven ones for the buyer?
• What will be my uniqueness? It is not necessary for your idea to be “know-how”, but it is still worth distinguishing yourself.
• How long will it take for the project to pay off in the future?
• What will I lose if I go broke? And, by the way, no matter what the outcome, you gain the main thing - invaluable life experience.

If you are stuck at the stage of choosing a business idea with a minimum of required investments, we will try to help with this.

Small business ideas with little investment

Using an Internet search, you can find an unlimited number of ideas. Not every one, of course, will suit you, but here are the most popular, promising and quick-paying ones:

1. Holiday decoration: You definitely won’t need huge start-up capital compared to, for example, starting a business producing goods. If you have extensive experience interacting with children or feel comfortable in the teaching sector, go for it.
2. Real estate agency: You will act as an intermediary between the seller and the buyer. However, you will have to learn enough nuances that need to be taken into account when solving housing issues. It is also worth knowing that an unscrupulous apartment seller will be your responsibility.
3. Room decoration: the main thing is a creative approach to business. Events happen every day and every year. If the holiday is large enough, you will definitely need designers.
4. A la “husband for an hour” - repair, cleaning, repair services and other useful things. This will always be relevant, since taps constantly break down and drains become clogged.
5. Wedding agency: It is often discovered by those who have personally gone through the “seven circles of hell” of pre-wedding red tape.
6. Can be arranged seasonal business: in summer – sale of lemonades, and in winter – hot chocolate and coffee.
7. Courier service(correspondence, cargo, lunch delivery).
8. If your specialization allows you, you can open a law office (or another direction consulting services).
9. It has become a very popular destination "hand-made": for example, you can produce natural soap or jewelry (it is advisable to think over a personal page on the Internet; you can also put the product up for sale on supermarket shelves or in beauty salons). The good idea is that very little investment will be required, and in practice you will be able to evaluate what value your product provides to the consumer and what can be improved.
10. Opening of the shooting gallery(bow-crossbow, for example): even in large cities you will have little competition, the costs come down to rent, purchasing equipment and recreating a specific atmosphere in the room (total will be about 4 thousand dollars).
11. An interesting and tempting new product for adults and children - Oculus Rift. This is a new toy for teenagers that adults will also enjoy using. Oculus is a big step in the field computer games. With the help of special glasses, the real world in atypical conditions is very realistically recreated. The device costs about $2,000. Almost all toys for him are in beta testing, but are quite playable. If you are interested, read more about this invention. It is enough to rent 1-2 square meters in any large supermarket!
12. Solarium: Everyone wants to look tanned even in the cold season. The purchase of the device and other expenses will pay off in 5-6 months. But everything will depend on how well you choose the location of the salon. Also keep in mind that such a business is seasonal.
13. Musical accompaniment at events: all the necessary equipment will cost about $1000 (amplifier, speakers, remote control). Then you can slowly expand - buy light, a strobe light. The investment will pay off in about a year.
14. Healthy food business: Now the cult of healthy eating from central Europe is sweeping the post-Soviet countries like a wave. Catch the wave before someone else does!
15. Tutoring.
16. Coffee shops, mobile coffee machines(+ sell chocolate cigarettes at the same time). A good coffee machine costs about 3 thousand dollars. It will pay off in 1-1.5 years.
17. Installation of a dry toilet: always a relevant service, especially in crowded places.
18. Organization of training seminars: The topic will depend on your knowledge and imagination. You can teach guys to meet girls beautifully, and girls to be independent and attractive. It is not necessary to read in-depth scientific reports. Just teach what you know. You will need to rent a space and advertise the event.
19. Selling goods through vending machines(water, chewing gum, beer, cigarettes): the equipment will not be cheap, but you can consider buying used or renting. The undeniable advantages are the minimum rent for the territory for the machine, the absence of the need to hire people and pay them salaries. The main thing is to find a profitable location (profitable and with minimal possibility of vandalism).

And many, many other options. Observe the world around you and its needs, show your imagination!

Also note that it is not necessary to have specialized education to open your own business.

When you decide on an idea, think about the amount of upcoming expenses: renting premises, necessary equipment, personnel, advertising methods (cheap and cheerful - this is in a newspaper with free advertisements, handing out leaflets, advertising services through friends).

It’s also worth considering the infrastructure: personnel policy, transport, logistics, communications, energy supply and much more.

The video below shows some more interesting ideas:

Ideas for a small town

In order to develop and earn money, it is not necessary to go where there are more people. You can start quite successfully in a small town - this is much less competition, and maybe even a monopoly.

What other benefits of growing a business in a small town?

• Many business niches are empty; you can be an innovator and thereby arouse increased interest in the product or service being presented.
• An advertising campaign will be relatively cheap (due to territorial features and the rapid dissemination of information).

Which products will be most relevant? Do some research, observe, ask around. It all depends on how much the area has been overrun by huge corporations. Everyone has their own concept of “small town”.

We work from home

A home business can be combined with your main job without compromising each activity. This is an excellent option for people whose main activity is already closely tied to home (for example, maternity leave) or there are other factors that force them to be at home quite often. Most often, this business is carried out by women.

For example:

• breeding animals (pedigreed animals for sale or farm animals for meat and wool);
• growing vegetables;
• embroidering cross-stitch patterns or other types of needlework (candles, clothes) - whatever you know.

In principle, there are many options. Most of them are based on certain skills (mostly creative ones). If you have developed imaginative thinking and your hands have grown from the right place, combine a pleasant hobby with the opportunity to earn money.

Internet business

This method of earning money can also be done without interrupting your main activity - additional income, seeking to open up new prospects and opportunities:

• Resales. The scheme is quite simple: we buy an interesting product on Chinese websites at a very low wholesale price, create a page on social networks, place the product at the current prices, advertise and try to sell it!
• Creation of a website that will offer a certain range of services (as a platform for posting advertisements).
• Offering certain services (photos, original articles), you can act as an organizer-intermediary, and assemble a team.
• Organizing access to unique content for money.
• There are also a lot of ways to organize your business, which focus on providing services to help in the development of other people's sites (advertising, graphic and text content, promotion).

And many other options. The Internet is an endless, unlimited space for earning money.


As you can see, starting your own business is achievable. All you have to do is identify your best skills and put them into practice. Don't expect millions right away. They move towards success in measured steps, not in kilometer-long steps. The main thing is don’t be afraid to start. Without trying, you will never know what will work and what will not. Be decisive, a little arrogant and thoughtful to the smallest detail. And you will catch luck by the tail.

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