37 Instant Moneymaking Part-Time Businesses

37 Instant Moneymakin= g Part Time Businesses

Introduction

You're on the road to= success - Congratulations! You bought= this report because you want information on starting a business,

p= art-time at first, without investing a lot of money, yet= one that will quickly be a money-maker. You'll find a number of

t= hem here.

In each one we give t= he basic concept of the business, what product or service it provides to your custom= ers, and how it is

o= perated, and (if any are necessary) what equipment orfacilities or help will be needed.

But whatever business= you choose, remember that no business can succeed without your effort. remember that determination and

h= ard work are the mother and father of success. If you supply those, and use the information we supply, you can't miss.&nbs= p; Good

l= uck!

1. Television Computer Pictures

Lease a computer prin= ter and a video camera and a&n= bsp; monitor screen that produces large-size, high contrast portra= its of

c= ustomers in 30 seconds, while they wait. You will find this a sure-fire cro= wd attracter, as the printer chatters away.&n= bsp; Set up

i= n a crowded resort area. Charge at least $4 a picture, fram= ed in a simple mat, almost all of which is gross profit. Net cost

o= f all materials, about 8 cents.=

Hot source: The equipment to do this is availa= ble from Sketch Division, 140 = Wood Road, Braintree, Mass. 02184

2. Badge-Making<= /o:p>

Rent a small multilith printing machine and a badge sealing machin= e, and using self-adhesive Press type for typesetting,

d= esign and set cut sayings for the badges. Sell as a custom service, making sl= ogans to order, or make a wide range of

f= ar-out sayings in bulk quantities and sell them to loc= al gift and novelty shops for resale.

3. Run a "Consig= nment Shop"

It requires very litt= le capital and accepts goods for sale from members of the public and sells the= se items for them on a

c= ommission basis. You might try a wide variety of items at first, to see what sells be= st and most regularly.

4. Picture Framing, I= n Your Own Home

Relatively inexpensive materials with a good sense of color and style and a reasonable ability with carpentry tools, will build

a= large custom-framing business, since people who= spend money on art won't skimp on the frames either, if they want a

g= ood-looking result.

5. Rental Equipment

Be the source of supp= lies for do-it-yourselfers. Working on= ly Saturdays and Sundays, when they do, you rent out power tools,

s= uch as circular saws, jigsaws, reciprocating saws, gasoline chain saws, electric drills, electric planers, belt and orbital

s= anders, routers, paint sprayers, wallpaper-removal ste= amers, staple guns, pumps, home cleaning machines, Roto-tillers, and

o= ther equipment for daily fees. Operate out of your garage.

6. Talent Bureau, For= Kid's or Adults' Parties

Using local ads, or y= our own contacts, line up 10 to 20 local entertainers, magicians, comics, puppeteers and other talents,

a= nd supply them for parties, club meetings and other functions. Have a list of films you can also supply for the same, or other<= o:p>

g= roups, which they can project themselves, if they wis= h, or you will supply an operator.

7. Throwing Parties f= or Profit

Everyone loves to go = to a party, and nowadays some smart operators make a mint running them for every= body who wants to

a= ttend. = You can too! Hire a hall and a band, = plan to set up a bar (if you can get a temporary liquor permit), and promote the=

h= ell out of it with ads, handbills, bumper stickers = and lamp-post posters. Special parties aime= d at a particular group

d= o best, such as singles, or under-thirties, or ov= er-forties.

This idea is especial= ly good in college towns.

8. Start a Hobby Center

Make money on your un= used space (and maybe the power tools you've already paid for!) Turn your basement into a woodwork= ing

c= enter, your spare bedroom into a photo darkroom, and = your garage into a pottery workshop with a wheel and a small kiln.

Rent the space and eq= uipment by the hour, expand into more hobbies as time and money permit, and charge additional fees for

i= nstruction in any of those fields you're good at.

9. Organize a Baby-si= tting Service

One of the troubles m= ost people find is that their baby-sitter is always busy just the night they wa= nt to go out. You set up a<= /o:p>

s= ervice, finding good reliable teenage girls and boys, = middle-aged or older women, and act as a go-between, providing

s= itters whenever your customers want them, collecting t= he fees, and paying the sitters. Advertise your service, and handbills

h= ouse-to-house locally being a good way.

10. Make Money From Your Hobbies

Are you an expert at something that you do at home for fun? Then make it pay off for you! If you're a gourmet cook, give

c= ooking lessons in the haut cuisine. If you're an accomplished painter = in oils or water-color, offer a portrait-painting

s= ervice. = If you're a skilled carpenter, design and make custom cabinets to order. Almost any hobby you're good at ca= n be

t= urned to making a profit if you think about it carefu= lly, and decide who could use your expertise - as a consultant in that

f= ield, if nothing else. All you really have to do to get s= tarted is to place an ad!

11. Publish a Buy/Swa= p Paper in Your Town

Get money from both e= nds in this sweetheart deal. Publish the weekly paper with classified ads from the public offering stuff

f= or sale, arranged according to category, and charg= e the people for their ads (some operators let them pay only if and when they

sell, but in that cas= e charge them a percentage of the selling price, 5% for smaller items, 2% or 3% for automobiles), and then

s= ell the newspaper (suggest price is 25 cents) as we= ll, through local newsstands and by subscription (in the mail). Once you

h= ave a fairly decent circulation, local merchants wi= ll also pay you for display ads, because they know people really read buy=

a= nd swap newspapers religiously cover-to-cover.

12. Do Custom Photo Developing

Quality is essential,= and speed is generally also required, although you can charge a premium for rush service. If you

a= lready have an elaborate dark-room set-up in your home= , so much the better, but if not it can be fitted in anywhere you have

r= oom, the basement being ideal, since windows are no= t a requirement. You must be able not only to devel= op and print

every normal size of = film from 35 mm to 8" x 10" but handle enlargements up to a minimum of 30" x 40", and preferably 5" 8*"

o= r more, and do copying both of opaque material and slides. An ability to offer retouching, restoration and coloring as well is

h= elpful, even if you have to send that specialized work= out.

13. Publish a Part Ti= me Jobs Directory

Make this a newsstand= book, as well as offering it, with small ads, by mail order. List all the possible jobs people = can get

p= art-time, especially angling it at college kids on vacat= ion, teachers after school hours, housewives with time on their

h= ands, and moonlighters looking for part-time second = jobs.

14. Run a Children's "Explorer Club"

Take kids on Saturday= and Sunday outings<= /span>. Ten kids each day, to zoos, farms, theaters, children's shows and sports events. A

s= mall micro-bus (rented and, or eventually bought) ca= n be used to travel in. Many paren= ts are delighted to have weekend days

t= o themselves, even though it costs them some doug= h.

15. Be an Instructor<= o:p>

Teach whatever you kn= ow. Your trade, profession, cooking sk= ills, a second language, woodworking, chess, photography,

k= nitting, karate, bridge, auto repair, etc. People will pay for good lessons in these useful and enjoyable skills.

16. Run a Floor Scrap= ing/Polishing Service

You buy or (at first)= rent, a heavy-duty machine, and do the cleaning and waxing of fine, hardwood floors. If the floors are

i= n very bad condition, machine sand them and them completely refinish them with modern super-durable polyurethane finishes.

17. Operate a Childre= n's Hotel

This is sort of a "boarding house" for kids while their parent = go away for a week-end or two-week vacation.&= nbsp; Requires a large

h= ouse, and preferably, a large yard or grounds, swing= s, slides, and facilities useful for kids.&nb= sp; Must be done very responsibly

a= nd carefully.&nbs= p; Also, don't take very young children (less than 9 or 10 say) because they may require too much dressing,

f= eeding, etc.

18. Start a Mail Order Business

Write a booklet about= something people really want to know about, print a few hundred copies, and place some small ads.

You'd be surprised ho= w much money you can make. Sell mode= rn copies of out-of-print uncopyrighted material or books= . Or sell

s= omething unusual you make at home, providing that it is = something really useful to your prospective customers. Or sell

s= ome of your ideas such as #2 badges, #37 genealogy,= and others.

19. Operate a Xerox Copy Center

The secret of this is= not just selling one or two copies of each original (although on a 300-page original manuscript, that can

a= dd up too), but using one of the latest high-speed high-quality mass-production Xeroxes so that you can compete with the guys<= o:p>

operating those quick printing services, by turning out 100 or 200 resumes, letters, or circulars just as fast, and probably a

g= reat deal faster, for the same (or potentially less = if you want to be competitive) money as they charge. This way you have two

k= inds of work, giving you twice as many customers, and twice the profit opportunity, and with the right location, a chance to=

c= lean up.

If you want to offer = even more services, and have the space in your shop, as well as the potential customers, you can offer

Xerox reductions (New= York Times-size page down to 8-1/2"x11"), and Xerox copies in full-col= or, which are remarkably good. Th= e

c= olor machine will also make color copies directly fr= om 35 mm color slides in one quick step.

Of course, you can co= nsider using other brands of xerographic copiers, such as IBM, Kodak, Savin, Canon, Minolta or others,

b= ut although you may theoretically save money, make= sure of their service policies, and that they have field servicemen in

y= our locality, or you may find yourself stuck with a copier on the fritz for a week, which could ruin your business.

20. Be a Local News Correspondent

For big city papers s= ome distance from your town. When= an event occurs in your area you write the story for those papers (they

h= ave correspondents in many big places but not in mo= st small towns or isolated areas) and they pay you for it. This is known

a= s being a "stringer". If you're good with a camera, take= photos to accompany the story.

21. Campground Store-On-Wheels

Use either a panel tr= uck or a camper body on a pick-up truck chassis.&nb= sp; Go to public park areas and campgrounds selling

c= harcoal, paper plates, water-melon, ice cream, eggs, mi= lk, bread, insect repellent, sunglasses, newspapers, etc.

22. Create a New Tour= -Bus Service

Even in affluent America= , not everyone has a car, and even those who do often prefer to leave long trips = to a professional bus

d= river. = and although there are bus tours offered to some famil= iar places, there are still so many interesting, even

e= xciting, places people would like to go to, if they wer= e offered the chance. Here's where you = come in. You must be

c= reative about it, and study all the six-State areas aroundd your hometown, to discover some original and different places to

t= ravel to on day trips which will "turn on" = your prospective customers, and get them to sign up.

The rest is easy. You get competitive quotes (from commercial bus companies) for a quality bus to do the round-trip, with a

s= uitable stopover at the destination point (enough to do= the sights, shop and maybe eat as well). = Then you figure you to

p= rice per person so you can make a profit even if the= bus is only half full or so. Then= you have a safety margin - and if

y= ou sell every seat you will do very well indeed.

Then all you have to = do is sell. Yo= u put little ads in your local papers, paste up flyers wherever you can (supermar= kets are

g= ood), contact local travel agents (of course you gi= ve them a percentage on what they sell for you), local hotel clerks, etc.,

a= nd you also contact women's clubs, religious group= s, fraternal societies, factory social organizations, and so on (they may=

t= ake a whole bus, or even two, and you give them a s= pecial price, naturally).

23. Run a Pet Hotel S= ervice

F= or dogs or cats or both. People will pay high fees to ensur= e high-quality care fo the animal t= hey love. Separate kennels for

e= ach animal are essential. Good food and adequate care and at= tention must be assured also. You can hire responsible

t= eenagers to help you.&n= bsp; Advertise with posters in pet shops, veterinarians' offices; and if they're cheaply available, get

t= he mailing lists of local ASPCA groups and other a= nimal welfare groups, as well as membership lists of dog and cat clubs.

24. Sell Second-hand = Kids Clothing

Children usually outg= row their clothes rather than wearing them out. So many families have such clothin= g left around. You=

c= ollect it, paying nothing or as little as possible. Then you resell it; you can do the selling by a= ds, handbills or through

y= our church or community groups.

25. Breed Tropical Fi= sh

This requires only a = moderate amount of space and a small investment in equipment. Properly done, it needs only a sma= ll

a= mount of your time yet can make you a good profit. You can obtain your beginning stoc= k from the large wholesale dealers.

You can sell direct to consumers (the hobbyists) or to stores in your area.

Hot Sources:

= Betta Tropicals Inc., 1310 Unionport Rd., Bronx, NY

= Tropa Co., 1685 3rd Ave., New York, NY

26. Make Plastic Engr= aved Signs

All you need is a simple-to-operate machine that engraves lettering in various types onto she= ets of plastic of many

c= olors, finishes and sizes. Perfect for signs for merchants, b= anks, doctors, dentists, schools and colleges, private front

d= oors, and many other uses.

Hot Source for the Ma= chine:

New Hermes Engravograph from New Hermes Inc., 20 Cooper Square,=

New York, NY 10003.

27. Sell Christmas Tr= ees

Seasonal, but if you = have the time in the few weeks before

Christmas, can be a g= ood money maker. Find a vacant storefront

o= r lot, or space inside a larger building, where p= eople pass by.

But be sure to order = a supply of trees enough in advance. A= nd

i= f you own country land that is not being used, co= nsider growing

t= he trees yourself. Your first crop can be ready in four years,

w= ith steady crops from then on.

28. Open a Rubber Stamp Business<= /o:p>

Manufacture them in y= our basement. The materials neede= d are

c= heap. = And the finished stamps can be sold to many people,

s= tore owners, offices, individuals. You can market them by mail

a= nd through local merchants.

Hot Source: The machine and a financing plan t= o buy it ar

a= vailable from:

Rubber Stamp Division= , 1512 Jarvis Ave., Chicago, IL&nbs= p; 60626

29. Camper's Equipmen= t Rental Service

With urban living, the back-to-nature movement is growing and

c= amping is becoming very popular. Rent out tents, sleeping

b= ags, portable propane stoves, chairs, etc. Demand

i= dentification from customers and reliable security (keeping o= ne

o= f their credit cards is good).<= /p>

30. Operate a Key-Saf= ety Service

Each customer is sold= a special tag to put on his or her key

r= ing. = It says "Drop in any mailbox" and has the address of a<= /p>

p= ost office box that you rent (Don't use your home a= ddress for

t= he same reason your customers shouldn't have their= home address

o= n their keys - dishonest people finding the keys = will come

p= rowling around). You assign each customer's tag a code number

f= rom a list that you keep. When someone's keys arrive at your=

p= ost office box, you return them to him, for another= fee.

31. Be a Used Car Buy= ing Consultant

With a knowledge of c= ars, plus the proper test equipment (for

c= hecking the engine, transmission, brakes, font-end alig= nment,

a= nd chassis), you go with your customer to check ou= t the used

c= ar he is thinking of buying. Advertise your service next to

t= he ads offering used cars for sale. After a while you will get

t= o know people in this field and you can pick up m= ore money by

a= cting as a middleman in sales between private individ= uals.

32. Sell "Loss Leaders" for Profit

This may sound contra= dictory but it isn't. Supermarkets ar= en't

t= he only ones who use loss leaders. A good mail-order idea is

o= ffering a cute item (worth much more) for $1 in women's=

m= agazines, giving prompt delivery and including with it stuffers

(= ads with order blanks) for half a dozen more expensive items.

The repeat business o= n the other items makes the $1 offer

p= rofitable.

33. Baby Items Rental= Service

You rent everything n= eeded for a baby's care - stroller,

p= laypen, high chair, etc. When the customer's baby outgrows<= o:p>

t= hem you rent to the next couple. Of course, you must

a= dvertise, and also send direct mail pieces to all couple= s with

n= ew births (get their names from hospitals and news= papers and

l= ist brokers).

34. Operate a "Give a Party" Service

You rent out everythi= ng needed for a party: tables, c= hairs,

p= unch bowls, table cloths, cutlery, and napkins. You can also

s= upply waitresses and bartenders, finding them through agencies

t= hat supply temporary help such as Manpower. But if you can

f= ind good workers yourself, you can save the agency = fee and make

m= ore money.

35. Operate a Miniature Slot Car Racing Track

In your basement (or = wherever you can fit it) build a large and

e= laborate miniature slot car racing track (with a least 6= or 8

s= lots). Local kids, and often adults, pay you by the hour to

r= ace, using either your cars or theirs. To boost interest you

c= an hold monthly contests with trophies.=

36. All-Service Service

You line up the speci= alists in fixing almost anything, and take

c= are of getting them customers by delivering handbil= ls to homes

a= nd placing ads in supermarkets and local papers. They pay you

5% of every job refer to them, which can soon add up.

37. Genealogy for People Who Want Root= s

You seek out the reco= rds in public or university libraries,

c= ounty courthouses and elsewhere, as necessary, for a sliding

f= ee, depending on the size of family, difficulties = in getting

i= nformation, geographic dispersion, and other factors.=