Money

Welcome to the Money-able List.

This is a list of ideas for starting your own business.

Please bear in mind, it is only a list. It is not a how-to-do anything. The Internet is packed with lessons on how to.

I write this list to trigger your imagination, to motivate you, to help you discover an idea you can run with almost anywhere in the world. 

If you have an idea and need to figure out how to develop it, email me neena_maiya@hotmail.com. 

If you would like to learn to write an ad for your product or business, contact me.

This list will be updated once a week.

All the best in your venture.

The Money-able List:

HOME:

Build tiny homes and rent them

Make homes from shipping containers

Renovate abandoned buses and make small homes

Buy old RVs / caravans, renovate and rent or sell

Build doll houses

Build houses for pets

Build tree houses with recycled material

Design, make, sell small greenhouses

Make & sell backyard sheds with recycled material

Design and sell house plans

Make, sell beautiful stained-glass windows with recycled glass

Create unusual walls with coloured glass bottles

Paint murals for family homes

Build dome-homes with earth-friendly material

Make bricks with earth-friendly material to build homes

Build homes with recycled material

Make bamboo floor and furniture

Build houses with bamboo

Install solar power to homes

Plumber (do not underestimate how often a plumber is needed)

Home repairs

Repair and sell houses

Real estate agent

YouTube channel showcasing homes plus a newsletter

CLOUD WATCHING & OTHER MONEY IDEAS:

Posters with cloud animals

Cloud watching parties (drug & alcohol-free, put away all technology)

Paint cloud stencils in children's rooms

Cloud rooms where songs of peace are sung, and stories of peace are told

SHOES:

I had to stretch my imagination to come up with ideas for a business with shoes, apart from the obvious - the shoe store. But there are other options:

Customised shoes for the disabled, for people with foot problems

Shoe repair

Bespoke shoes, that is, your own hand-made shoes, sandals

Upcycle pre-loved shoes

Customised shoes with your own art or with fabric

Repurposing old shoes, that is, taking the materials from old shoes and making sandals, or objects of art

Old shoes make great holders for flowers plants

THE GIFT GIVING BUSINESS:

You won't be short of customers with this business. 

I've seen baskets and boxes with items collated for different types of personalities. Offices like these when looking for a gift for a member of staff. These gift boxes / baskets are perfect for teachers, for someone who's ill; they're great as a thank-you present, for the neighbour who did you a favour,,,the list goes on...

Fruit baskets

Stationary - note books, handmade paper, pens, crayons, inks, paints

Luxury items for the home, for the kitchen

Organic goodies, oils, candles, soap

For the sports enthusiast

Little tech items for the writer, artist, musician who uses a computer

A book, book markers, book light, magnifying glass for the book lover

Think of a hobby - fill a box or basket with items relating to that particular hobby

BAKED GOODIES:

Pies - vegetable, meat, fruit

Bread with all kinds of grain

Pastries - experiment with assorted cheese, fresh fruit, dried fruit

Cakes - experiment with no sugar, no fat

Biscuits / cookies

Muffins (there's a market out there for those who want healthy muffins)

Pretzels - thin, crunch ones, salty, no salt, mustard. Fat, soft pretzels

Bagels - with onion, garlic, seeds, plain (come up with your own recipe that could be different)

Cheese straws

Patties

VOICE:

If you have a good voice, it can be your way to earn:

Read / act out ads

Sing jingles

Sing goodnight tunes to help people sleep

Read goodnight stories to help people sleep

Sing good morning tunes to lift people's spirits

Read good morning quotes to lift people's spirits

Be a voice actor

Read audiobooks for writers

Start a radio show of your own

Train others to sing / read for radio, to be voice actors

Host a podcast / radio show / YouTube show chatting with strangers

Be an MC for shows / auctions

MUSIC:

What if don't play music or sing, and all you have is pure love for music?

Write a music blog

Have a music channel on YouTube

Host a podcast about music

Write about music

Teach the history of music

Teach children / adults to read music

Hold music exhibitions

Hold music competitions

Host a music channel on radio

Do music reviews

Create a music museum 

SEW:

Be a bespoke tailor or dress maker (design and sew and sell your own fashion)

Make handbags

Refashion old clothes into:

New fashion

Wall hangings

Rugs

Quilts

Tablecloth

Curtains

Bedspread

Bedsheets and pillowcases

Pillows

Pet toys

Fabric toys for children

Handbags

Purses

Fabric jewellery

WORDS (there are so many businesses you can start using just your words, this list shares just a few examples):

Freelance writing

Ghost writing for authors or businesses

Make word games and sell

Hold games night with words

Freelance writing

Have a one-man / one-woman show

Make jig-saw puzzles with words

Word game books

Write for greeting card companies

Word portraits

Collages with words that inspire

Tee-shirts with words

BOOKS:

We book lovers enjoy ANYTHING to do with books, and if anyone wanted to start a cool business with books, it would do well! Here are a few suggestions:

Book fairs

Storytelling festivals

Book parties (dress up as characters)

Book cafes

Games nights with books

Book clubs

Sell books online

Read books on YouTube for writers

Colouring books based on stories (check for copyrights with writers)

Activity books based on stories (check for copyrights with writers)

IMAGINATION:

How would you sell IMAGINATION?

You can use it to help others build their business:

Sell your skills - social media marketing. for example

Write ebooks that teach skills

Invent / patent something that would be of benefit to others

Sell sawdust, eggshells, coffee grounds, worms...in other words, you can sell anything if you know the benefits and can use your imagination!

Make cards out of cloud characters. The sky's the limit.

A PIECE OF LAND (even a small piece of land):

Here are only a few examples, because the opportunities are endless -

Plant wildflowers, invite nature lovers to visit, sell fruit and juices

Build gazebos, host singles meet up

Build small huts for those who want to get away (phone free)

Plant or build mazes

Build a hall for weddings, parties, workshops

Host eco-markets

Host farmers' markets

Hold fairs

Host jumble sales

Breakfast, lunches, tea parties

Plant flowers with sweet perfume and sell

Plant fruit trees that have several benefits (for example, guava)

PAPER AND GLUE:

There are so many things you can use paper for to make a living, this list only covers a very short range. 

Wedding / party decorations 

Papier mache - vases, bowls, pinatas, toys, figurines are only a few of the things you can do with papier mache

Origami

Collage portraits

Toys

Boxes

Kites

Disposable plates and bowls

Posters

Decoupage

Greeting cards

Wall hangings

Unusual envelopes

Handmade paper

Books with handmade paper

Paper beads

Dioramas of rooms in people's homes 

CAREGIVING:

Run a caregiving home

Run a day care home for the elderly (they do activities, nap, etc., and go home in the afternoon)

Start your own caregiving agency, train staff, find caregiving work for them

Bathe, dress, groom the person needing care, prepare meals

Administer meds and keep records

Run errands

Do laundry, housecleaning

Take them to appointments or to wherever family wishes you to accompany them 

Provide companionship