If you are fed up with working hard to line someone else’s pockets and you would rather set up your own small business, you have come to the right place, as we present 3 cool ideas that might just be right for you.
- Set up a mobile food business– If you buy food trailer, then you can go to the best pitches; you can get into big sporting events or try to find a good roadside venue and get a licence from the state. If your menu is exciting and your prices are reasonable, you could attract a lot of customers, especially truck drivers and sales reps, who are always looking for good street food. Create a brand with its own unique identity and enlist the help of a local digital marketing agency to spread the word. The trailer manufacturer can tailor the build to your concept, using the right colours and design.
- Mobile car valeting– Invest in a decent van that is fully equipped and spend some money on digital marketing. A radius of 30-40 miles should be ideal and building a website is one thing you must do. Of course, you should love washing, waxing and detailing cars and try to find a unique concept. You would need a mobile power wash machine, which can be installed in the van, plus you need a powerful vacuum and lots of top cleaning products. Mark out your proposed region and create a marketing plan that covers your territory.
- Take on a popular franchise– Whether a fitness gym or a fast-food outlet, there are specialist agencies that connect you with leading franchisers who are looking for entrepreneurs to expand their business reach. There are many sectors where franchising is common; start with a Google search to connect with a franchise agency. It is wise to do your homework before looking into any franchise agreement and the mother company would interview you for suitability. The franchiser would prepare you and support you throughout. Click here for SMS marketing tips.
- Create an online forum– This is a cool business idea that doesn’t require much in the way of startup capital, yet it might take a few years before you have enough users to make advertising pay. Build the website and who knows, if you market the forum well, it could take off. It would be a full-time job to moderate the forum and you would not be able to generate an income straight away. Once the site receives ample hits, you can then approach advertisers and then you can make some money.
Make sure that you register your new business with the Australian government, then you are legal and ready to take on the world. Outsource the bookkeeping and accounting to a local provider and set up a bookkeeping system at the very outset.
