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How to start your business from scratch if you have no money and experience? Where can I find a working business idea to start a project? What business should you start to get your first profit tomorrow?

Hello, dear friends! Alexander Berezhnov, entrepreneur and one of the founders of the business magazine HiterBober.ru, is in touch.

Today we will talk about how to start your business from scratch. Is it really possible to do it at all? I answer unequivocally - YES!

Here I will describe a step-by-step technology for starting a business, and will give examples from my own business practice, as well as talk about the experience of my entrepreneurial friends who started their own business without money or other material assets in the form of premises, equipment or goods.

All you have to do is study this material and apply the knowledge gained in life!

Ready? Then let's go!

1. Why is it better for beginners to open a business FROM ZERO?

Dear readers, this section of the article is very important! I sincerely advise you to study it carefully. I guarantee you won't regret it.

Here the key points on starting a business for beginners will be explained from the point of view psychology of entrepreneurship.

Before starting a new project, be sure to think about what determines your desire.

Understand yourself and your motivation to open a business, and my small test, compiled in the form of two blocks of different beliefs, will help you with this.

For example, an excellent way for a beginner to start a business would be to sell popular, in-demand goods from China.

Belief block No. 1.

What thoughts SHOULD NOT open your own business with:

• How can you quickly earn a lot to pay off your debts?
• The idea I have in my head will definitely work, but I need money to make it happen;
• Am I worse than others? My neighbor is engaged in business and everything will work out for me;
• I'm tired of these idiot bosses, I'm quitting tomorrow and starting my own business!

Yes, friends, business is more psychology than technology. I'll explain why a little later.

Belief block No. 2.

On the contrary, you are READY to start a business if you think like this:

• I am very good at doing something that is in demand by the “market” and on its basis I want to open my own business;
• I realize that at the beginning, large investments in business are very risky, and I can only invest free money in the business, but I will not borrow it, since the risk of losing money without business experience is very high;
• My own business takes a lot of time, and in order to develop it I must have a cash reserve or source of income until my project generates tangible income;
• Having started my own business, I will no longer have bosses and supervisors who guided me in my work and I need to become a sufficiently organized person to act independently and achieve success in entrepreneurship.

If you have dominant beliefs from block number 1, do not rush to get involved in a fight. After all, most likely, such judgments indicate the emotionality of your decisions and underestimation of the risks that arise when starting your own business.

The beliefs prevailing in your head from block No. 2 indicate that you are fully aware of what business is and are going to take a responsible approach to its start and further development.

I already wrote above that business is basically psychology and only then - technology.

It's time to explain why this is so.

The thing is that our internal “cockroaches” and delusions prevent us from starting our project.

Here are just some of the myths that hinder the start of successful projects:

1. You can’t open a business without money and connections;
2. Taxes will eat up all profits;
3. Bandits will take my business;
4. I don't have a commercial streak.

Surely you are familiar with all these fears of beginners. In fact, if you overcome them, or rather just score and don’t think about all this nonsense, then your chances of success will increase MANY TIMES!

You can prepare documents for registering LLCs and individual entrepreneurs free of charge through the online service. At the exit, you will receive forms filled out without errors, which you just need to print and submit to the tax authority. This way, already at the first stage, you save your money and time, insure yourself against refusal by the Federal Tax Service, without delving into the complex language of the legislation.

2. Where to start your business so as not to burn out - 10 iron rules!

Then I bought 2 payment terminals. You yourself have probably used the services of such terminals more than once when paying for a mobile phone. But this business cannot be called open from scratch, since at that time (2006) I invested about 250,000 rubles in it.

So, friends, perhaps you know both successful examples of business projects and examples where entrepreneurs with their “brainchild” failed.

By the way, basically everyone hears stories of great successes, but it seems that it is not customary for us to talk about failures and is even embarrassing.

Like, I’m a fool, a loser, I’m broke, I lost money, I got into debt. So what's now? And now there is nothing left to do, all that remains is to live on and step by step get out of the current situation.

So that you don’t find yourself in the place of this poor fellow, here are the simplest rules that will help you start a business with minimal risks and great chances for the success of the enterprise.

How to start your business from scratch and not go broke - 10 iron rules:

1. Never take out loans to start a business if you do not have experience;
2. Before starting a business, take off your rose-colored glasses and ask yourself the question: “What will I lose if I fail”?;
3. Be prepared for different scenarios, consider both optimistic and pessimistic scenarios;
4. Under no circumstances should you open a business with money intended for other strategic goals in your life (children’s education, loan payments, treatment, etc.);
5. Carefully study the market and your capabilities, that is, the resources you have to start your own business;
6. Do not get involved with obscure or “super profitable” projects that require serious investments;
7. If possible, talk to experienced entrepreneurs who are successful in business and take note of their advice;
8. Start a business in a field you are familiar with;
9. Plan your upcoming actions in writing and clearly formulate each stage that you have to go through to achieve your goal;
10. Be optimistic and don't stop at the first difficulties!

3. How to start your own business from scratch - 7 simple steps using the example of a fictional aspiring entrepreneur Vasya Pupkin

For clarity, I propose to go through all 7 steps of technology for organizing your business using the example of a fictitious entrepreneur, let his name be Vasily.

This is the hero of our story, who decided to open a business from scratch.

Step 1. Determine your value

Look, friends, I think you will agree that business can be called the exchange of money for some value that you can give to your clients, that is, solve their problem for money.

Let's say you're good at driving a car, or you can make beautiful designs on a computer, or perhaps you have a talent for creating DIY crafts - in all these cases, you have value that people are willing to pay for.

Let's get straight to the point and do a practical exercise that will help you get your business off the ground:

Exercise:

Take a piece of paper and a pen, then write a list of 10 things that you feel are better than others.

Once you have this list ready, think about what you are good at that you really enjoy doing. Maybe you are doing this as a hobby now.

The fact is that a person cannot do something for a long time that he does not like, and business is a great creative process that requires your versatility, willpower and dedication.

For example, as a result of this exercise, you came to the conclusion that you like to teach something, explain things, communicate with people and work with information, and most importantly, that you are good at it.

Then, by combining your abilities, you can become a private tutor, consultant, or succeed in the network marketing industry.

This is a general principle.

So, once upon a time there lived Vasya...

Vasily decided to open a business and approached this task responsibly.

Vasya made a list of his favorite activities and compared it with what he does best.

Based on the results of the exercise, our hero decided that he would engage in computer design, since he had been working for several years in the company “DesignStroyProekt” LLC in Chelyabinsk, which develops interior design and then finishes the room according to the 3D project.

Vasily assessed his strength and decided that he would become a private interior designer; he already had a number of completed projects, positive customer reviews and an impressive portfolio.

Vasya loved his job and sometimes even took it home, since the company had a lot of orders.

Even then, our hero realized that, in fact, he was engaged in entrepreneurial activity, only his services were bought by a company at a low price, and clients paid the company much more for design development.

Here Vasily realized that if he could find clients on his own, then he would not have to go to the office at all, and his initial investment in the business would be minimal. After all, his design skills themselves are essentially a business.

This is how our newly minted entrepreneur came up with the idea to start a business.

While working in the company, Vasya even received a small percentage of completed projects, which means he could influence the level of his income.

Fortunately, he lived in a large city, where he had quite a lot of potential clients.

Step 2. Analyze the market and choose a niche for a future project

In order to understand whether your business will be successful, you need to conduct an appropriate analysis of the market in which you will sell your goods or services.

So, Vasya decided not to rush and carefully prepared for the new stage of life, which was called “free swimming in the world of business.”

Over the few years that our designer worked for the company, he learned that there were about 10 similar companies in the market in his city, and they all provided similar services.

He asked his friend Pasha, under the guise of a client, to go to these companies and identify their weaknesses and strengths in order to further develop competitive advantages by working for himself.

After commercial intelligence, Pasha identified a number of strengths and weaknesses of these companies. Pasha put these sides into a table so that Vasya could conveniently compare them.

Strengths of Vasya's competing companies:

• The interior designer of these companies inspects and measures the property for free;
• all companies provide a discount on subsequent finishing of the apartment;
• 7 out of 10 companies give the client a gift certificate for a 30% discount when re-ordering a design project from them;
• Managers of 9 out of 10 companies carefully talk with the client, competently finding out his needs.

Weaknesses of Vasya’s competing companies:

• 8 out of 10 companies try to be too intrusive to sell a large number of additional products and services at the first meeting with the client. This causes his negative reaction;
• the interior designer in all 10 companies, during the first conversation with a potential client, conducts a dialogue in complex professional language using a large number of special terms;
• 7 out of 10 companies charge an additional fee for making changes to a computer design project.

Taking into account all the above-described pros and cons of competitors, our hero Vasily decided to engage in interior design of houses and apartments in his city at a lower price. Similar companies on the market provide these services more expensively, since they spent a lot of money on maintaining the workplace and paying taxes for the employee.

The cost of our designer’s services was now one and a half times lower with the proper quality of execution of design projects.

This completed the second step of building his business from scratch with Vasily Pupkin.

Step 3. Decide on the positioning of your business and draw up a Unique Selling Proposition (USP)

In order for your customers to understand exactly what you offer them and what makes you unique, you will need to decide on your positioning. In other words, in what light will you present yourself to your client.

Let's return to our fictional hero Vasily, who wanted to open his own business and was at the stage of developing a proposal for the customer.

Vasya already had a good portfolio and a number of reviews from satisfied clients, but how to show all this to your potential customers?

Then Vasya said to himself: “I’m a designer!”, and decided to create my own website on the Internet.

Here he posted his portfolio, reviews, information about himself and his experience, as well as his contacts so that a potential client could conveniently contact him.

Vasily also formulated his Unique Selling Proposition (USP)*, which sounded like this: “Creating the interior design of your dreams for a reasonable price. Creative. Bright. Practical."

So Vasya began to position himself as a professional designer who, at an adequate cost, develops a good quality product for people of average income.

Step 4. Draw up an action plan (business plan)

In order to launch your business and avoid many problems, you need to be prudent and try to present your idea and action plan on paper in as much detail as possible.

You can briefly write down the main stages that you will have to go through to organize and launch your project. Draw diagrams and drawings and provide explanations for them.

Correctly, this stage of starting your business from scratch is called business planning. These are your instructions, following which your chances of success increase significantly.

I already wrote in one of the previous articles, be sure to check it out.

Now we return to our hero Vasily, who decided to become an entrepreneur and quit his job. Vasily had long wanted to open a business without investments, because he did not want to risk money. He understood that without proper experience, such an experiment could end badly and lead to loss of money.

As a result, Vasya decided that his actions would consist of 3 simple stages with subtasks and would look like this:

1. Create your own website with a portfolio, reviews and contacts;
2. Post your portfolio online on sites for remote workers;
3. Inform your closest circle about your new project (friends, acquaintances and relatives).

Stage 2. Receiving first orders

1. Sign contracts and receive advance payments from clients;
2. Fulfill orders;
3. Get feedback and recommendations from the customer, add work to your portfolio.

Stage 3. Quitting your job

1. Write resignation letters;
2. Work the required 2 weeks, complete work projects and transfer tasks;
3. Agree on the supply of clients to contractors for repair and finishing work.

Now he was completely ready to take the first practical steps to transform himself from an employee into an individual entrepreneur.

Step 5. Advertise your project and find your first clients

In order to find your first clients when you already have an offer for your services, you must first notify your acquaintances, friends and relatives. Tell them that from now on you are engaged in such and such activities, and also try to conclude the first contracts with them.

If your services are not relevant to them at the moment, ask them for contacts of people to whom they could recommend you.

It's no secret that in order to reach a large audience and automatic self-presentation, you will simply need to create a website for yourself.

Meanwhile, the hero of our business story, Vasily, did not sit idle and developed a personal website for himself, created groups on social networks, notified those around him about the services he provided and sent out commercial offers to his potential clients.

The first orders have arrived...

Step 6. Launch a business, earn your first money and build a brand

Having completed all the previous steps, you are gradually approaching the most interesting stage - the first orders, and therefore the first profits.

• Isn’t this what we strived for when we became entrepreneurs!?
• “How to make money starting your business from scratch?”- Isn’t this the question we asked ourselves?

If you show the proper perseverance and follow my recommendations, then success will certainly await you. Just believe in yourself and don’t give up ahead of time, be prepared for difficulties, because they will come, I’m telling you that for sure.

So, our Vasily received and completed the first orders. As usual, he did this with his usual professionalism. The designer understood that simply making money was not enough, because he already knew how to do this in his office job in the company.

Possessing a strategic vision, Vasily decided that in order to develop his business and increase the cost of his services, he needed to build a name for himself, or, as they say more correctly in business circles, a reputation.

Earn yourself a name that will help you earn everything else!

Folk wisdom

To do this, Vasya did not just sit at home and watch TV, but methodically engaged in self-education, attended thematic exhibitions and seminars, and went to creative gatherings of designers and entrepreneurs, where he could find potential clients and meet new partners.

A few months later, Vasya gained a reputation as an experienced and punctual professional in the field of interior design. The average cost of his order grew, and clients came to him based on the recommendations of their friends, to whom Vasya provided high-quality design services.

Step 7. Analyze the results and expand the project

When your business began to generate significant income, regular clients appeared, and you began to be recognized in the business and professional sphere, it’s time to sum up the interim results of your work and outline new horizons. Simply put, it’s time to expand your project in order to increase profits and your own “weight” (your name) in your chosen area of ​​business.

Vasily did the same; he analyzed his results, income, and outlined possible ways to expand his business.

As a result, our designer drew up a new business plan.

Now Vasily could hire assistants who performed all routine operations for him. Our entrepreneur opened his own interior design studio named after Vasily Pupkin. In it he was now the leader and art director.

Thus, having gone from a novice designer to a company employee, our now big boss Vasily proved to everyone by his example that starting a business from scratch is real and does not require cosmic sums, much less loans, which inexperienced entrepreneurs like to take out.

Dear readers, perhaps someone will say that this is a fictional story and the issues of registering a company, proper negotiations with clients, legal issues and other subtleties are not covered here.

Yes, this is true, but believe me, if you take these simple 7 steps as a basis, then starting a business will turn into an exciting journey for you that you will remember for a very long time. And as an experienced entrepreneur, you will share your practical knowledge with newcomers.

I will say that I personally managed to open a business using the described model.

I wish you good luck and I am sure that by approaching the start of your own project responsibly, after a while you will be doing what you love and getting paid for it.

Below you will find working business ideas for starting your own business from scratch, as well as real entrepreneurial stories about how my friends and I opened our own businesses.

4. What you can do to open your business from scratch - 5 best business ideas

The business ideas below will help you get started in business and actually feel like an entrepreneur.

Some ideas will be related to making a profit using the Internet, others will not.

All you have to do is choose the type of business you like and start immersing yourself in it.

Business idea No. 1. Online store

Internet sales in Russia are growing every year - last year, 2018, the market grew by more than 150 billion rubles and exceeded 1 trillion in volume. Analyst forecasts say that by 2023 sales will reach 2.4 trillion (!) rubles. And the growth will continue...

It’s not a sin to take advantage of this trend. However, the question is how to start? What products are really profitable to sell in online stores today? What investments will be needed? And so on.

Let's take a real example - the Video-shoper online store:

• the owner, Nikolai Fedotkin, is quite active in sharing information on the project;
• The main product of the site is cell phones and accessories;
• the initial investment was approximately 50,000 rubles (for the first version of the site and advertising, the goods were taken from suppliers “to order”);
• Now the average monthly store traffic is more than 500,000 people, the company already has more than 150 employees, the guys have opened their own courier service, contact center, service center, full-fledged offline stores, and so on

Of course, it’s easier to open a store not alone, but in a community of like-minded people. Important advice - join clubs for online store owners, go to specialized conferences, communicate and absorb information. This way you will gradually find “your” niche.

The largest club of online store owners in Russia at the moment is “Imsider”. The community includes thousands of working and profitable sites.

Many started with even smaller investments - on average 10,000 - 15,000 rubles. This is the main highlight of an online business: you don’t need to spend money on renting a full-fledged store, a sign, repairs and many other things.

Club members work in a variety of niches:

• metal detectors,
• irrigators,
• knitted clothes,
• expensive books and diaries,
• goods for gardeners and summer residents,
• Tula gingerbreads,
• fur coats,
• childen's goods,
• hunting, fishing and much more.

The club regularly hosts online and offline events. If you are just thinking about opening your own online store, I advise you to attend the club’s online webinar, specially designed for beginners - “6 steps to a profitable online store.”

The webinar is completely free, where you will learn how to look for a profitable niche, correctly evaluate your ideas, understand how to build a process for delivering goods, make a website and launch with minimal investment. The webinar is hosted by Nikolay Fedotkin, the owner of the Video-shoper online store, that is, all the information is given “first-hand.” Personally, what struck me most was that Nikolay openly shares the figures for advertising costs - how much is invested and where, what gives the greatest effect. And all this is not in a theoretical mode, but using the example of our own project. You can’t find anything better for an initial start in RuNet right now.

The main advantage of the Imsider club is that all coaches are active practitioners. Each has its own operating online store. No water and naked motivation in the style of “it’s time to get off the couch.” Cases, figures, specific launch ideas...

You can sign up for the Imsider webinar using this link - just click, registration will take 20 seconds:

Business idea No. 2. Business with China

Selling trendy goods from China is now a very relevant trend.

You can sell such goods by first purchasing them directly in China via the Internet, through social networks, one-page websites and message boards.

My friend Alexey and I have a business in Moscow for the retail and wholesale sale of Chinese goods. At first it was watches, various “fun things”, things for the home.

Now this business brings him clean 350,000 rubles per month.

His scheme is simple and consists of 5 steps:

1. Choosing the right product and testing.
2. Purchasing goods wholesale in China.
3. Advertising this product via the Internet in different ways.
4. Sending the ordered goods to the buyer by courier in Moscow or a transport company in Russia.
5. Scaling your business and encouraging yourself.

And once Alexey worked as a taxi driver and, as far as I know, started with a debt of 30,000 rubles.

Its success lies in studying the necessary information; you can start by watching a free webinar by Evgeniy Guryev, an expert on the topic of Business with China, and then take the first steps to implement this idea in practice.

Here's what Evgeniy says about business with China - 3 pressing questions:

If you want to start an effective online business selling popular goods from China, visit an expert in starting this type of business.

You will learn step-by-step information for starting a business now.

Business idea No. 3. Consulting and training

If you know how to do something well, then there will probably be many people who want to learn from your experience and knowledge.

Nowadays, training via the Internet is especially in demand. This is where you can find hundreds and even thousands of people who are willing to pay you.

For example, I have a friend Alexey, he lives with me in the same city of Stavropol and teaches foreign languages. Just a few years ago, Lyosha had to visit his students at home or invite them to his home. Now the situation has changed radically, everything has become much simpler.

With the advent of the Internet, my friend began teaching people English and German via Skype. I myself used his services for a year. During this time, I managed to learn English from scratch to a conversational level. As you can see, it works.

You can also start your own home business from scratch training or consulting people online.

Nowadays, many lawyers, accountants and teachers make good money this way. But there is an even more advanced option for making money on your knowledge; it is to create and sell your own training courses via the Internet.

To make a profit this way you need:

• choose a topic in which you are knowledgeable;
• record a training course on it;
• start advertising this course online in different ways and earn income from sales

The advantage of this type of business is that you record your training course once and sell it many times.

In general, selling information on the Internet in the form of techniques and manuals is called infobusiness. You too can open it and make it your main source of income.

Business idea No. 4. Earning money using the social network Twitter (Twitter)

Today, almost every person has their own profile on one of the social networks. But few people know that here, in addition to entertainment and communication, you can make good money.

One of these opportunities is Twitter, which is common for many - a social network for exchanging short messages of up to 140 characters.

Ordinary people spend their time and money here, while smarter people have turned this social network into their source of permanent income.

It's no secret that wherever people hang out, there is money.

After all, our Internet users are an active paying audience. So why don't you get some of their money. Moreover, this is absolutely legal and does not require outstanding knowledge.

You just need to take a few RIGHT actions and get your first profit. We have previously written about how to start your own business on Twitter and receive income comparable to the average salary in Russia. Read our article “” and implement the methods described in it.

Business idea No. 5. We are engaged in mediation - we earn money on Avito.ru

Making money using electronic ad boards is the simplest and most accessible for most people.

You are required to have minimal computer knowledge, a few hours a day and a desire to work for yourself.

With the help of sites that specialize in posting free advertisements, you can build your own very profitable business.

This can be done in 3 steps:

1. Find something to sell
2. Post an ad on the website
3. Receive a call from a buyer and sell the product

We will use the most popular Avito board (avito.ru) as a site for posting sales advertisements.

Hundreds of thousands of advertisements are posted here every day, and the site’s active audience numbers tens of millions of users.

Can you imagine how many potential buyers there will be for your product here?!

First, you can start here by selling unwanted items you have around the house, and then post ads for goods and services that you don't even have in stock.

You don’t believe that this is possible and want to find out how it's done?

I myself tried to earn quick money with the help of Avito, I won’t say that I became a millionaire, but I managed to earn several thousand rubles in a week.

Business idea No. 6. Growing from an employee to a business partner

If you are currently employed, you do not have to quit your job and open your own business. You can do this within the company you work for.

If your company is not too big, and you are one of the key specialists there, then under certain conditions you can get a share in the company’s business. This will allow you not just to receive a salary, but to become a full-fledged managing partner on a par with the current owner - your main manager.

This is possible if your actions can directly influence the increase in the company’s profits.

Become an indispensable specialist and it is quite possible that the owner of the company himself will invite you to become his business partner.

This method is proposed by the legendary Russian entrepreneur Vladimir Dovgan. Yes, you will have to work hard here, but you will become a co-owner of an already operating company without risks and really from scratch.

Dovgan himself gives the example of a guy who became a co-owner of a large restaurant chain in Moscow, and before that was a simple cook in one of the restaurants.

This young man really liked what he did, he was professional in preparing food and courteous with the guests of the establishment.

The owners, seeing his passion for work, first promoted him to restaurant manager, and then offered him a share in the business for developing their network of establishments and training staff.

I don’t remember this man’s name, but now he has become a dollar millionaire, without actually opening his own business, but by starting to develop someone else’s.

This is also a good way to start your own business, especially if you have a good career in a small or medium-sized commercial company.

Business idea No. 7. Building your business on the Internet

If you have good computer skills, know how to create Internet projects, or at least understand the principles of their functioning, then you should consider the Internet as a way to start your business from scratch.

There are two main ways to start an online business:

1. Freelancing. This is a business in which you provide paid services via the Internet. If you have professional skills, for example, you can draw beautiful designs, write texts professionally, or know programming languages, then you can easily make money on the World Wide Web. More precisely, it can rather be called working for yourself. Although successful freelancers earn from 500 before 10 000 dollars per month.

You can start earning money this way on popular exchanges for freelancers “Freelance” (fl.ru) and “Workzilla” (workzilla.ru).

2. Classic business on the Internet. Building a full-fledged online business on your own is not so easy; it’s best to follow the beaten path.

To do this, just read my article. There I talked about how you can make money on games, on social networks, on selling information from 50,000 rubles a month and gave examples of real people who are already doing this.

This concludes my review of business ideas. I hope that they will help you get started and start making your first money.

5. My own experience of starting a business from scratch in the service sector

As I wrote earlier, I opened my first business at the age of 19 - it was a vending business (terminals for accepting payments). Yes, this required funds. Then I had several more projects. All of them had nothing to do with the Internet.

And so, about 3 years ago, my current friend and business partner Vitaly and I opened our own website creation studio without a penny of money. We ourselves learned to make Internet projects literally on the fly, but in the end, after a few months, we earned about 500,000 rubles in our website creation studio.

Naturally, we often had to work with legal entities that transferred payment for services by bank transfer. To do this, you had to either open your own company or work through someone.

We chose the second method, having agreed with our current business partner Evgeniy Korobko. Zhenya is the founder and head of her own advertising agency. I interviewed him, you can read him in the article about, the material was published on our website.

Our first clients were entrepreneurs we knew.

We approached our business responsibly and fulfilled orders with soul. Soon the “word of mouth” effect worked when our satisfied clients began to recommend us to their friends.

This allowed us to receive a continuous flow of customers, and sometimes we could not even cope with orders. This experience helped us to believe in ourselves, and today we have a complete picture in our heads of how to start a business from scratch and make it successful.

I would like to note that with the development of information technology in the world, your sales market today is the entire planet!

There are no more distances, any information is available and now starting a business is much easier than even just 10 years ago.

I hope that all the materials in this article will help you take the first step towards your dream - your own business, which over time will turn from a small home project into a huge company with a worldwide reputation.

Therefore, dear readers, I assure you that everything is in your hands, just act, because the city takes courage!

6. The real story of how my friend Misha worked as a security guard and became a businessman

Here is one of my favorite stories about a real entrepreneur who started a business from scratch. After all, I promised to give examples from life in the article.

Do you want to know how Mikhail became an entrepreneur from a laborer, opened a business, bought a foreign car and an apartment?

A few years ago, my friend Mikhail worked everywhere he could: as a construction worker, loader, security guard.

In a word, he was not engaged in the most monetary and intellectual work. It all started with the fact that my friend was guarding a company selling construction materials. One day a client came to them who wanted to buy a large batch of building insulation, but it was not in stock.

Misha knew that literally 100 meters from the company he was guarding there was another hardware store that definitely had such insulation. Having taken a contact from a potential client, he went to this store in the evening and agreed that he would bring them a large client if they would give him a percentage of the purchase made from them. The management of this store agreed and Misha worked as a freelance sales manager, earning about 30 000 rubles for just one transaction (recommendation).

And this was an amount equal to his monthly salary!

Mikhail thought it was an interesting business, and the financial result of the deal gave him confidence. So he quit his job and began by agreeing with various companies that he would sell their goods. Since Misha already worked as a laborer and security guard in a construction company, he also chose construction goods for sale: windows, doors, fittings, roofing, and so on.

My friend simply walked around the construction sites of the city and offered his goods. Some people bought from him, some they didn’t. As a result, Mikhail created an assortment of the most popular products and understood how to properly negotiate with construction site foremen.

After 2 years, Mikhail opened his own company selling building materials and involved his brother in this business. Before this, his brother Kostya worked at Gorgaz and received the usual small salary. Now the guys are quite successful in sales and earn good money.

By the way, I have been to their office more than once and have known Misha for several years. He told me this story himself.

Conclusion:

By starting a business from scratch, you avoid the risk of losing money, and this is the most important thing. Also, starting with no material resources teaches you to make better decisions to make money. After all, if you are able to make a profit without investing, then with money you can even become a successful entrepreneur.

See you in the next articles and good luck in your business!

Please rate the article and leave comments below, I will be grateful for it.

Is it possible to open your own business without investment and how to do it correctly? What kind of business is profitable to start so that your investment amounts to a maximum of 3,000 rubles?

Hello, dear friends! With you is Alexander Berezhnov, entrepreneur and one of the authors of the business magazine HiterBober.ru.

Today we will talk about starting your own business without investment from scratch. In this article I will cover this topic in detail and give answers to the most common questions from beginners. All the information you learn is based on my practical experience or the experience of my entrepreneur friends.

Therefore, dear readers, be sure to study this material to the end and feel free to implement the thoughts, approaches and ideas you like!

1. Why is it profitable to open a business without investments?

Dear reader, as you may have guessed, the most important benefit is savings on investments, and, therefore, much lower risks.

For example, if you are opening a restaurant, then most likely you will need several million rubles.

Can you imagine how much time it takes to first get your money back, and only after that can we talk about making any money.

In most cases, such projects pay off in more than a year (usually 2-3 years, not earlier).

According to statistics 95% all newly opened businesses are closed without lasting even a year !

Therefore, dear friend, if you do not have experience in business, I will give you advice - never invest your last money in business, which is also intended for urgent needs. Moreover, do not take out a loan to open a business (I repeat, if you have no experience).

More than once I saw how my friends lost money, and I myself found myself in unpleasant situations due to the fact that I overestimated my strength.

Ask yourself, what happens if my business fails?

At a minimum, you will lose most of your money. And if you took them on credit... Just a nightmare!

That is why, start a business so that your investments are minimal or even zero.

In general, starting any business, no matter whether it involves investing money or not, begins by asking yourself the question:

“What do I have that I can give to people and they will pay me money for it? »

For example, you can write articles well, play a musical instrument, or you have teaching talent.

Then make your business based on what you do well.

Let's look at a practical example.

The same person who knows how to play the guitar well can earn money in several ways:

• Method 1. Stand in the street (underground) passage and play, collecting money from passers-by (by begging). This method will be acceptable for some, but humiliating for others. However, it is the simplest and most obvious. It still has not outlived its usefulness, because in every major city there will always be such musicians.
• Method 2. Play guitar in a group of performers. This method is suitable for people whose dream is to perform as part of a group (to create their own musical group). The benefits of this method are that you can become rich and famous someday. However, it is not without its drawbacks - for most people it is a rather long and difficult path.
• Method 3. Teach people to play the guitar, replicating your talent. This is exactly what you need if you know how to do something well.

Developing the guitar theme...

If a few years ago you could simply give private lessons in playing an instrument and charge a time fee for them, for example, 300 rubles per hour, then today everything has changed.

Thanks to the Internet, you can sell your knowledge an unlimited number of times by creating your own information product. That is, replicate your product and receive money many times for the work once done.

So goods may be an e-book or video lessons (training video course).

Yes, friends, this is a business, not just tutoring.

This is how you can open a business without investment, and most importantly, you can receive your first profit literally the next day.

Nowadays, more and more people earn tens of thousands of rubles a month in similar ways.

This is food for thought for you. After all, you can monetize your talents* in different ways.

Monetization- the process of turning any activity into money (from the word coin or extract a coin).

In the case of the ability to play the guitar, these are different ways to earn income from your talents, which I described above.

Maria Ivanovna became a private tutor, and Ivan Petrovich opened a men's suit store. Let's immediately make a reservation that both of our entrepreneurs are specialists in their field. Maria Ivanovna is a good teacher, and Ivan Petrovich knows a lot about costumes.

Comparative table of business projects
Maria Ivanovna and Ivan Petrovich:

Business assessment criteria	Maria Ivanovna - tutor	Ivan Petrovich - owner of a costume store
Initial financial investment	Minimum	Essential
Periodic financial investments	Minimum	Essential
Time costs	Average	Average
Technical difficulty	Relatively easy	Pretty hard
Business flexibility	High degree of mobility (adaptability)	Low degree of mobility (adaptability)
Competition	Relatively high	Relatively high
Revenue growth potential	Short	Average
Time to reach break-even point	Very fast	Relatively long
Market capacity (demand for product/service)	Quite tall	Quite tall

Of course, this is only a superficial analysis and does not reflect all the nuances. But even here it is clear that Maria Ivanovna has much less risks. And the task of a novice entrepreneur is to minimize risks.

The most interesting thing is that in order for Maria Ivanovna to earn 40,000 rubles per month, she needs to invest approximately 8,000 rubles (travel, advertising, communications, taxes).

But for Ivan Petrovich it is much more difficult here, since in order to earn the same 40,000 rubles per month, he needs to spend about 200,000 rubles over the same period (cost of goods, rent of premises, more expensive advertising, higher taxes, wear and tear commercial equipment, staff salaries if necessary).

From this we can conclude:

1. When starting your own business from scratch (with minimal investment), focus on providing services(if you do not have other resources: money, connections, client base, etc.).
2. Don't try to do everything perfectly right away. Instead, do everything on the principle of gradual improvement. This will reduce your time and financial costs. This way you can open a business without money or with minimal money.
3. Identify your strengths and make yourself known through advertising and personal contacts.

And, perhaps, the most important condition at the start of your new project is action.

Remember, only actions lead to results!

Just before you act, check if you have at least a small cash reserve, because even if you start your own business, there are still risks that your project will not be as profitable as expected, which means that you will have to cover current expenses from other sources.

4. How to open a business without investment - 7 proven business ideas for 2019

All the ideas described below I have personally tested or described them based on the experience of my friends who are successfully doing business in these areas.

All you have to do is choose the type of business you like and start immersing yourself in it.

You can also read another article on our website about which ones are relevant and successful this year.

Business idea 1. Cooperation with a network marketing company

Uninitiated people often have many misconceptions about this, believing that network marketing is a scam, a pyramid, and so on. I assure you that this is not so.

Let's figure out what advantages of network marketing over classic business:

1. Minimum investment: from 10 to 100 dollars
2. Obtaining basic business skills:
   • ability to negotiate;
   • planning your activities;
   • team management;
   • tracking trade turnover;
   • profit calculation, etc.
3. Opportunity to create passive income for yourself, that is, such income that does not depend on your daily activities. Here you can regularly receive money for work once done.

I personally know people who earn several thousand dollars a month in network marketing. At the same time, they do not run around with bags and catalogs, like girls at the subway. This method of starting a business on your own without large investments is perfect for sociable and open-minded people.

Business idea 2. Business partnership with your employer

Let's look at this business idea with an example.

You work in the sales department of a small company that sells computers. You have a salary and a bonus for meeting or exceeding the sales plan.

Naturally, your employer is interested in you selling as much computer equipment as possible. In this case, you need to find a way to significantly increase sales in the company.

To do this, you may need to open a branch of your company in another city or region, go on a business trip, reach wealthier clients, and so on.

Prepare a written proposal to your boss (business owner), he will probably only be happy with your initiative. If it is adequately assessed and you cope with your task, then after some time you will be able to become not just an employee, but a managing partner of this company, having your share in the total profit of the company.

It was in this way that an entrepreneur I know, his name is Nikolai, immediately turned two employees into business partners.

One of the employees was a hired director, and the other was a lawyer. Each of these guys took over one area of ​​business that Nikolai is involved in, and began to develop them, receiving the status of managing partners in his company.

Business idea 3. Selling your knowledge online

There is a famous expression: “Knowledge is power!” Especially if it is practical knowledge supported by results.

Do you know how to do something well: sing, draw, program, take photographs? There are thousands of people who want to do this just like you.

The problem is that they don't know where to start. Help them learn it (learn) for money. Share your experience in something you love and do well.

I already wrote above that you can not just give consultations and lessons on some topic, but also replicate your training by creating a paid information product.

My English teacher, Alexey, has been teaching people English and German via Skype for several years now.

A few months ago, he decided to record his original method of learning a foreign language in a year, in the form of an information product, and began selling it on the Internet.

Now he has active income from teaching and passive income (without his participation) from selling training courses on the Internet.

This is one of the forms of doing business online.

There are many more ways to make money online. You can learn about them from our article “”. This article will be especially interesting for beginners.

Business idea 4. Creating an online business

It’s not the easiest path you have to go through if you decide to organize a business on the World Wide Web. But believe me, it's worth it!

This business idea is suitable for those who want to earn money and develop their business without being tied to a location. That is, you can manage your business project from anywhere in the world where there is a computer and the Internet.

Understanding Internet technologies, you can create custom websites and organize your own web studio. About how my friend Vitaly and I made money on this more than 500,000 rubles, I told in the article “. This can also become your online business. After all, for this you don’t even have to have an office and you can work with customers remotely.

For example, I am now on the Black Sea in the city of Sochi and at the same time doing business on the Internet.

And I’ll tell you honestly that it’s very cool! After all, at any time I can go for a walk to the sea, meet with friends or just relax. I have no bosses, but only clients and business partners.

If you feel empowered to start a full-fledged information business online, then this will be the best decision, provided that you are willing to invest time in your project.

For example, the website HeatherBober.ru, where you are now reading this article, is one of my business projects. It took me and my partner Vitaly more than a month of hard work to create and promote it, but now the project is thriving and brings good profits from the advertising that is placed on it.

If you are also interested in making money on the Internet and want to find out how you can earn tens of thousands of rubles by creating your own visited Internet resource, be sure to check out my article “.

Above, I already wrote about such a concept as passive income. So, friends. Your visited website is a great opportunity to create a source of such income for yourself.

Business idea 5. Reselling things using electronic bulletin boards

The simplest business you can start is regular resale or, more simply, speculation. You buy something cheaper and then resell it for more.

But since in the article we are talking about business without investments or with insignificant investments, you and I will not open a store, immediately register officially and purchase a bunch of goods.

What I suggest you do.

First, practice and sell unnecessary things from home. This could be an old laptop, a bicycle, a closet or children's toys.

If you just inspect your home, and also look in the garage or on the balcony, then I assure you that you will find a lot of things that you don’t need (and someone else really needs them, believe my experience), and you will find “junk” at least several thousand rubles.

Personally, when I carried out an inspection of the apartment, I found almost 50,000 rubles worth of all sorts of things. And this is only a superficial examination.

Next, take photos of these items and post them online. The best place to start is the popular electronic board “Avito” (avito.ru). Now you can also use the capabilities of the Yula website. This is also a popular bulletin board through which you can sell your things and engage in mediation.

All you have to do is receive calls and meet buyers' homes.

Attention!

An expanded and more progressive option for reselling goods online is “Business with China”. Its essence is that you purchase and then sell an interesting and inexpensive product through the same bulletin boards, online store or one-page website.

Now this topic is very popular and has high profitability. You can make money on the “Chinese theme” 100-200 and even 500 thousand rubles per month.

I have a friend, his name is, who is successfully engaged in such a business and teaches it to others. If you also want to make money selling Chinese goods, I recommend taking Evgeniy as your mentor.

Look at the review of his wife’s student, Igor Galaev, who shares his results after completing business training with China:

Let's get back to making money on message boards...

But you don’t have to limit yourself to just the Avito website. Each city, as a rule, has its own local website with the ability to post free advertisements. If you want, you can advertise the items you sell, even with ads in local newspapers like Hand to Hand or All for You.

This will also reduce your sales time.

Next, when you already have experience in making money in this way, simply repeat all your steps again, and also start looking for contractors and suppliers of goods (the same things) and sell them on Avito and similar sites.

I guarantee that in this way you can earn money, even in the first month, comparable to the average salary in your locality.

Business idea 6. Organization of a household errand service “Husband for an hour”

Business idea “Husband for an hour* » is not new, but it becomes more relevant every year. Our people are busy, and given the large number of single women, this service will always be popular.

A popular popular name for services for minor household repairs in the house, which are usually performed by a man.

If you are a man and have the skills to repair plumbing, electrical, you can “nailed a shelf” or replace a door lock, then in principle you will not end up with clients, thanks to your skills and proper advertising.

If your “handedness” has helped you out more than once in household chores, then why not start selling your services?

A good friend of mine, his name is Evgeniy, opened the “Husband for an Hour” service in our city of Stavropol. This is the third year he has been engaged in this activity, he has already recruited a team of assistants and takes a percentage of the work they complete.

Place advertisements on Avito. Walk around the area and post up advertisements offering your services.

Once you have several satisfied customers, orders will come to you based on their recommendations. The “word of mouth” effect will work.

Tip on topic:

Order yourself business cards and hand them to each client. Write on your business card that your client will receive a discount if they contact you again. 10% for services.

This will help you quickly gain regular customers.

If you organize your work correctly, do it efficiently and build good relationships with clients, then soon you will have a flurry of orders and you will have to hire assistants.

My friend Zhenya and his “husband for an hour” service did just that. According to this scheme, you can also open your own business without investment, the most you will need is minimal money for advertising and for your instrument.

When providing such services, it is advisable to have your own car, but this is not a prerequisite.

Try it if you feel that this activity is up to you.

Business idea 7. Home business to provide your personal services

The last business idea on our list will not relate to a specific field of activity, but rather to something that you know how to do and can make money from it in the very near future right from your home.

For example, if you are a man and you have your own garage next to your house, start providing car repair services by organizing your own small “home” car service.

If you are a woman, and, for example, you are interested in yoga, trained as a hairdresser or know how to do a manicure - you can make money from all this.

So my friend Anna Belan, who was passionate about handicrafts, first made crafts at home and sold them, and now she has opened her own creative studio, where she teaches children this art.

Moreover, Anya’s clients have only increased; now large companies order her to make branded crafts for the holidays, and she makes money from it, doing what she loves.

Interested in her experience, I interviewed Anya, which tells. I recommend that you read it, especially if you are a girl or a man who is looking for something to do with his wife and improve her financial situation. :)

Remember, probably one of your friends or acquaintances is running a home business, using their skills and abilities in various fields.

Chat with this person and learn from his experience. I am sure that over time you will become an equally successful entrepreneur.

5. Conclusion

Dear reader, I hope that the thoughts, ideas and visual examples in this article will help you start your own business without investment. If you are just starting your journey in entrepreneurship, are looking for business ideas to start your project, or want to open a business on your own, then visit the pages of the business magazine HeatherBober.ru more often.

Hello, dear reader. I am sure that you, like me, are a realist, and therefore, most likely, you are skeptical about ideas about business without investments. Your environment and your own experience have taught you that before you get a little, you need to invest a lot, and even then it’s not a fact that the investment will be justified. All this is true, everyone lives like this, everyone cannot be lucky...

Let me ask: what other stereotypes prevent you from living a normal life and successfully building your business? Analyze and discard them. Moreover, in defiance of all outdated stereotypes, there is one excellent and non-risky way to organize your own business without investing anything, or by investing mere pennies - business via the Internet. Have you heard of this?

Now all progressive businessmen make money only on the Internet. I’ll tell you more: any enterprise, any service can be transferred to the Internet without any problems.

The advantages of such a transition are obvious:

• the target audience increases significantly, and, therefore, the number of potential clients;
• The number of staff is reduced significantly - one or two managers, an IT specialist and an SEO promotion specialist are enough.

In addition, there is no need to rent premises and pay for utilities. You only need to pay for the Internet.

Every schoolchild knows that an online business can be easily organized without investment. And he strives to occupy a certain online niche as early as possible - long before graduation and entering college. Look, every second person already has one, and you know, this is one of the most profitable options if you need to start without investment.

So, what are you waiting for in this case?! It is in your interests to open your own business as soon as possible, before your competitors grow up.

1. What kind of business to open on the Internet, options

I cannot guarantee that if you open an online store selling children’s clothing (of which there are hundreds of thousands now), you will immediately find yourself in the “queens” and start doing it every day, as I cannot deny. What kind of business to open on the Internet is up to you, I can only suggest options, guided by general statistics and real examples.

I repeat: any of your passions, services, knowledge, or full-fledged enterprise can have a successful working display in the online space. Absolutely anything, even unclaimed in the area where you live. I will give an example of Polish high school student Mateusz Mach (it was not for nothing that I drew your attention to the abilities of modern schoolchildren a little higher).

So, this guy made money on a seemingly completely useless application - sign language. For offline communication it is irrelevant, for people of the older generation it is incomprehensible. Experts even began to think that few people would be interested in such an application.

But the popularity of “gestures” has broken all records - Mateusz’s invention is happily used by hundreds of thousands of his peers, who consider mastering the “language of fingers” very cool and necessary. Also, busy people who simply do not have enough time to type full-fledged messages consisting of sentences do not refuse to communicate without words.

Custom gestures were appreciated by both deaf and mute people and people who do not speak foreign languages ​​- the popularity of the application is off the charts on a global scale.

And you ask: where to start an online business? Ideas, friends! With the most incredible or the simplest, but it must turn out to be successful.

2. The best examples of online business without investment

And now, as promised, I will provide a list of the most popular ideas for organizing an online business:

And if we ignore the question of the age of the resource, the question will not disappear: popular sites with high traffic are always of interest to the advertiser. And where there is advertising, there is money.

This is how a little secret yields gigabytes of information products in various directions: psychological, esoteric, therapeutic and dietary, etc. By the way, information is the most popular business on the Internet in 2016, holding the first position for many years now.

3. How to create your own business on the Internet

We’ve figured out what kind of business you can open on the Internet. It remains to be seen how. Although many people admire the newfangled formula that says: “If there is no money, create your own business, if there is no money at all, create it urgently,” we will not rush, so as not to make a mistake.

Stage 2: We use part of the money earned to create a powerful advertising campaign for the newly created community there - VK. And in a short time we bring our project to an income level (attention!) of 100,000 rubles per month. In order not to bother with the administration of groups ourselves, we hire three administrators, giving them a salary of 40 thousand out of 100. 60,000 is his net monthly profit. Not bad, right? And it's not difficult.

Stage 3: We create and promote our own website. This is somewhat more difficult than promoting a group, but also much more profitable. Websites are an almost inexhaustible flow of clients for a business; they are a platform for advertising: contextual, banner, and video; this is participation in affiliate programs; this is the placement of PR articles for third-party resources. Each of the methods brings good income. What if you use them all?

3.2. Example 2: contextual site

Among webmasters there are guys (and I know this first-hand) who earn 150,000 rubles a month from websites, devoting no more than one hour a day to their projects. Therefore, do not torture yourself with guesses on how to create your own business on the Internet - just create a high-quality website.

Stage 1: We create a regular blog on WordPress, choose a popular topic. We fill the site and in six months this site will already be visited by 500-1000 people per day. We insert advertising onto the site and begin to earn income from it.

Stage 2: We are not in a hurry to spend money, because we are interested in business, and a business should be able to work on its own. We are hiring a copywriter and assistant. The first one writes articles, the second one designs and publishes them. Another year passes and now you can increase your staff for faster site growth or you can create several more similar projects.

Friends, of course, all these schemes look very simple from the outside. In practice, everything will be much more complicated. However, if you consider my personal example and this blog, I can assure you that in fact all this is quite achievable. So, I am sure that with the proper desire, everything will work out for you.

4. Business via the Internet without investment and the role of website quality

I must focus your attention on the fact that the resource that you create for doing business must be of high quality, durable, recognizable and respectable. Therefore, discard any versions of creating a website using a website builder.

• Firstly, the project will look formulaic and get lost among its similar counterparts. Actually, how else would it look if they are all created according to a template?
• Secondly, advertisers will look with distrust at such a “handicraft” resource; the situation can also be aggravated by the fact that you place it on free hosting. Few people take such resources seriously; even link selling services are reluctant to accept them into their ranks.
• Thirdly, the functionality of sites created using free website builders is very limited. You can connect everything you have, but for an additional fee.

Therefore, it would be more advisable to find a friend who will create an original website for you for a bottle of juice (well, or agree to pay for the work after the site starts generating income), make the website yourself (without a designer), and buy it on the cheap. It will still be more profitable than ordering the creation of a resource from a web studio.

Now - about “without investments”. Even if you have to invest a few pennies, small money is not considered an investment. Do not spare them for a task that could become the work of your whole life.

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Did you know that nowadays progress is moving at incredible speed? Of course you do. This is why many people are thinking about starting their own business online. It is worth understanding that more and more clients go to the Internet for help first, and only then scour their city. It is because of this, and also because of many other reasons, such as scale, convenience, modernity, that you need to think about opening a business on the Internet by choosing one of the Internet business ideas described below.
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Business ideas on the Internet from scratch

There are ideas and projects with which you can start making money on the Internet from scratch, that is, without money. But then the earnings will be minimal, and you still need to have at least some knowledge. And if we want to earn good money and have knowledge, we need a budget for the first advertisement. Therefore, let’s classify business ideas from scratch as ideas up to 5 thousand rubles and having at least some knowledge, otherwise you will not earn money except from clicks.

Freelance or business

1. Completing tasks or quest exchange

There are a dozen excellent sites on the Internet that provide the opportunity to earn money on simple tasks. The earnings are not the greatest, but it is worth starting your journey as an entrepreneur on the Internet with this activity. The process of working with tasks is approximately the following: you register on exchanges with tasks Wmmail or Profitcentr, select a task (work on social networks, registrations, reviews, clicks, etc.), complete them and submit a report. The advertiser reviews your report and pays for the task. You can figure this out in 1-2 days. You can also create your own exchange.

How to make money?

Performing various tasks; On the exchange you can earn from advertising and a percentage of transactions.

To make your work easier, you need to register accounts on different social networks, create an email account and work from a convenient browser. As you go along, you will understand how to work more efficiently.

Advantages: easy money for beginners.

Disadvantages: not a business; small income.

2.Writing articles or exchange articles

Investments from 0 (20) thousand rubles

The work mainly takes place on text exchanges and freelance exchanges. Also, some companies are willing to pay good money if you write a worthwhile article for them on a certain topic. It’s better to study right away on the exchanges, working for a small fee and gaining ratings and experience.

If you’re not happy with freelancing, create a copywriting exchange. We will have to recruit a team of professionals, but they will do their job. Next, attract copywriters and customers under favorable conditions. Over time, your exchange will develop and begin to generate high income.

How to make money?

Writing articles. On your exchange, a percentage of each transaction plus advertising on the website.

A freelancer gains experience on exchanges, and the owner of the exchange will have to promote his project, possibly for several years. The main thing is to attract the first clients under favorable conditions, and then advertise your exchange in all available ways.

Advantages: a copywriting exchange will be an excellent passive income; the copywriter will gain enormous knowledge and skills.

Disadvantages: it takes a long time to promote and invest a lot in the stock exchange; a freelancer can only earn a lot if they work full time.

3. Freelancing or freelance exchange

Investments from 0 (20) thousand rubles

Earning money from freelancing is that a freelancer looks for customers, takes a task, completes it and receives payment. Freelance exchanges are not much different from text exchanges. The principle is the same, only the tasks are very different. But to make big money, you will have to learn and work for the rating at first.

Creating a freelance exchange is costly and labor-intensive, and it will also require time and money for promotion.

How to make money?

Earnings come either from completing tasks, or from your exchange - advertising and a percentage of transactions.

The easiest way to promote yourself is on an existing exchange. If you are a great expert, you can create a blog, promote it and offer your services to visitors. The most difficult, but in the future profitable way is to create a freelance exchange.

Advantages: earning money from knowledge without leaving home; excellent income from the exchange.

Disadvantages: you either work yourself or control a large project that is difficult to give to the management of other people - often the idea under someone else’s direct control is simply stolen, and the existing project loses its reputation.

4. Website creation or your own company

Investments from 0 (20) thousand rubles

Advantages: those who are interested in this type of activity will be attracted to a similar business, as it will provide a lot of experience and knowledge.

Disadvantages: making a website that city residents will be happy to visit is not so easy.

32. YouTube channel

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

There are two options for creating content - high-quality content with a lot of work and purchasing the necessary equipment, and nonsense, aimed at young people. Oddly enough, many crazy and unprofessional videos on YouTube get much more views than projects that benefit people. This is due to the fact that YouTube users are mostly schoolchildren. In any case, such a business will need promotion, since not everyone can make it without money.

Channel options:

— cars (test drive, repair)

— videos for men (style, confidence, seducing girls);

— videos for women (fashion, show business news);

- about fishing and hunting;

— about the garden and vegetable garden;

— training (lessons);

— children's channels (cartoons, educational videos);

— a channel for teenagers (you can even take crazy ideas);

— sports (discussion of football);

— TOPs, life hacks, tutorials.

How to make money?

Advantages: modern and highly profitable business; passive income.

Disadvantages: It is difficult to create quality content that will attract a large number of subscribers.

33. Online learning

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Despite easy access to a huge amount of free information, people are willing to pay money to professionals for more detailed and consistent training. You can act as a freelancer, working for yourself. You can take such a step as creating a large project where a variety of knowledge will be collected and put up for sale, from growing cucumbers to building cottages.

Options:

— training in school subjects;

- by specialty;

— in construction;

- in business;

— in programming;

- website promotion;

- garden;

- time management and so on.

How to make money?

Online lessons; sale of information business; third party advertising.

Advantages: professional employment.

Disadvantages: difficult to advance from scratch.

34. Help with documentation

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

An aspiring entrepreneur opens a canteen, the owner of an apartment on the 1st floor is trying to open a shop there, a young family begins to build a house, the guy has lost his passport and is trying to restore it. All of them and many others need to resolve the issue with documents. These issues are decided by you or your organization. Where to get it, which ones, how much, where to go, etc.

How to make money?

Paid fee, consultations or assistance with documents.

Advantages: it’s not difficult to make money if you immediately understand all the issues.

Disadvantages: to earn money, you need to invest in business promotion.

35. Creating business plans

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Despite the huge number of business plans on the Internet that are freely available, all of them are invalid in banks, that is, it is impossible to take out a business loan using them. You can write independently, or you can work as a team. In this case, it is better to work on your own, having ready-made business plans in an electronic version and simply correcting some data, adapting to the customer.

How to make money?

Selling business plans.

Advantages: simple business for those who are trained in this business.

36. Services for promoting offline business on the Internet

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

In any city there are simply a lot of business projects of different sizes that have never been promoted on the Internet and which many clients do not know about. Meanwhile, the Internet is one of the main sources for finding clients, even for offline businesses. You can work for yourself, or you can put together a team of 1-3 people.

How to make money?

Promoting someone else's business on the Internet for a fee.

Offer your services to offline businesses, showing the achievements of your work.

Advantages: the niche is not completely occupied; progressive niche.

Disadvantages: many do not trust the Internet, since they live in the last century.

37. Online magazine

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

A magazine is created in the form of a website. Then it is filled and constantly updated with content - useful articles with photos, possibly videos. It will be difficult to develop a magazine alone, and you will need to find a person who will create a suitable website, and then assistants for content and promotion.

Magazine options:

- men's magazine;

- women's magazine;

- about fishing and hunting;

— about the garden and vegetable garden;

— about style and fashion;

— a magazine with training and nutrition (HLS);

— a magazine of men's or women's needlework;

- cars;

— kitchen (recipes, decoration, etc.);

- science, new discoveries.

How to make money?

The main income is advertising. The more visitors there are on the site, the more varied the advertising can be: contextual, articles, links, and more. You can also own an online store and sell products by advertising it in your articles.

The main way to promote a website is to reach the TOP of search engines. To do this, you will need to choose keys and write high-quality texts. Also social networks. In addition, you can highlight contextual advertising and advertising from competitors.

Advantages: many may be interested in this type of activity; constant growth.

Disadvantages: It will be difficult to create truly cool content, as well as attract customers.

38. Renting apartments, cars (not new) – intermediary

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Imagine how many people in large cities rent out apartments. How many students and others need an apartment? Advertisements are, of course, good, but many parents would like to know which person they are sending their child to live with. Also in the case of cars. Someone has a car, but there is no way to earn money. The car can be rented out to people who would earn extra money as taxi drivers.

How to make money?

Mediation.

It is best to have a website for advertisements and act as an intermediary there, checking the owners of apartments and cars. Also advertising on social networks and offline advertising.

Advantages: permanent employment.

Disadvantages: it is difficult to develop from scratch at the very beginning and gain the trust of clients.

39. Content for the site

Investments from 2 thousand rubles

Many companies need content for their website. Also, some want to supplement their existing sites with new content or launch new sites and are looking for someone to fill them. Websites are filled with texts, pictures and videos. We can say that such services are provided by a copywriter with extensive experience.

How to make money?

Creation of content for the site, or an intermediary between the client and the performers.

Advantages: if you work independently, it’s busy; if mediation – money for control.

Disadvantages: you don’t often find a client with a large check.

40. Language teaching

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

There are plenty of similar businesses and services on the Internet, freely available and in a wide variety of presentation options. At the same time, you can start this business practically from scratch and make good money. For example, one of the most effective and profitable options is teaching via Skype. Basically, this is ordinary communication on general topics with people who have basic knowledge of the language.

How to make money?

Selling courses, paid lessons, training website, YouTube channel.

Advantages: permanent employment; high incomes.

Disadvantages: a lot of competition; It is necessary to speak the language perfectly.

41. Development of training programs

Investments from 2 thousand rubles

Your or your team’s task is to work personally with clients and create sports programs for them that would give athletes progress during training. This can be absolutely any sport, the main thing is the effectiveness of the programs.

How to make money?

Development of personal training programs.

Advantages: highly profitable business under your control.

Disadvantages: You will have to learn a lot on your own.

42. Video editing or creation

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

If we are talking about a video creation company, then 2-3 workers are enough for the headquarters, and they don’t even need an office. You promote your website or page on social networks, and then hire people or work through freelance exchanges. It is important to have a reputation, otherwise everyone will immediately go to the stock exchange. You can work independently. To do this, you will have to spend money on purchasing programs, as well as advertise yourself. Moreover, the audience coverage can be throughout the country.

How to make money?

Video creation and editing.

You can promote yourself as a freelancer through social networks, starting from your city, and also using freelance exchanges. It is more difficult to promote a business - getting into the TOP of search engines, contextual advertising and social networks.

Advantages: for many, this work will be to their liking.

Disadvantages: difficult to promote a business.

Freelancing

43. Website designer

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Typically, such activities are included in website development, but if you are a professional or want to become one in this particular topic, then the cards are in your hands. Professional designers can work for serious companies and get a good check from one transaction. But it all starts from the bottom – rating, experience.

How to make money?

Website design development, sale of ready-made designs.

Advantages: can be combined in similar activities.

Disadvantages: difficult to get to a high level.

44. Selling other people's goods (sales manager)

Investments from 0 thousand rubles

There is simply a sea of ​​goods on the Internet that need to be sold and are looking for buyers. For example, bloggers sell information businesses and are willing to pay a percentage of the cost of the product. Online stores distribute special links through which your customers, having purchased goods in this online store, bring you a percentage of the cost of their purchase. You will have to work to earn money from this.

How to make money?

Percentage of sales of other people's goods, remote work as a sales manager in companies or online stores.

Advantages: popular and sociable people can use this business as additional income.

Disadvantages: it is difficult to attract clients if no one knows you; earnings are not stable.

45. Creating games and applications

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Dozens of new games and applications for smartphones are created every day. Large companies would like to have an application better than their competitors, and young people are hungry for new and interesting games. This type of income is freelancing. He will have to study and practice constantly. It will be great if your imagination works flawlessly, and your skills allow you to recreate a wide variety of thoughts into games or applications. Sometimes it only takes one shot to get rich.

How to make money?

Development of games and applications, work for large companies, advertising.

Create your own applications and games, advise your friends, distribute information on social networks. Create something for your portfolio and offer your services to large businesses.

Advantages: popular niche; develops the brain; one development can bring in millions.

Disadvantages: You may have to work for a very long time before success comes.

46. ​​Creating infographics

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Many top websites and companies want to have infographics on their website. If you know how to beautifully and very competently transform information into infographics, then you can make money from it. Knowledge must be in graphics programs, and you must also be able to clearly arrange information for users to understand.

How to make money?

Infographic creation services

Advantages: for those versed in infographics, a good way to earn extra money.

Disadvantages: It is difficult to learn how to create different types of infographics to attract large clients.

47. Online estimator

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

How much money do you need to fill the foundation when building a cottage? How many bricks are needed to clad this cottage? An online estimator is a builder and an accountant rolled into one. This type of profession is in demand on the Internet. Evaluate your competitors and create a business even better than theirs.

How to make money?

Getting to the TOP in search engines, banner advertising on sites related to construction, social networks and forums.

Advantages: easy to combine with other activities.

Disadvantages: competition, few orders.

48. Online medical consultations

Investments from 2 thousand rubles

If you are a cool medical professional and can conduct consultations online, why not take up similar activities? You can use online consulting as a part-time job or your main income. Clients will be parents of sick children and other citizens. Similar ideas already exist and are not something new.

• read the article Home-based business idea: simple medical services

How to make money?

Conduct paid online medical consultations.

Advantages: a good way to earn money from home with professional medical knowledge.

Disadvantages: not all diagnoses are determined at a distance; Without a reputation, a business will not generate income.

49. Personal nutritionist

Investments from 2 thousand rubles

Many girls want to lose weight and guys want to gain weight. Everyone also needs a beautiful body, a lot of energy and health. All this directly depends on what we eat, in what quantities and at what time. Everyone has their own characteristics, so you can be a personal nutritionist, and for several dozen people at the same time.

How to make money?

Paid catering services.

Pros: busy.

Disadvantages: without a reputation it is difficult to start making money.

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50. Online currency exchange

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Since terminals and bank transfers charge too much of a percentage for a transfer, or the difference in exchange rates is significant, online exchangers appear on the Internet. Create a simple website and make quick transfers of electronic money to cash and vice versa.

How to make money?

Percentage from the transfer or play on the exchange rate.

Advantages: a permanent business is not difficult to implement.

Disadvantages: Competition may affect revenues.

51. Regional flea market

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Everyone knows bulletin boards. Every year they are improving, and for people this is a plus. But why not create a regional bulletin board, where posting ads will be even more simplified, and there will be even more products posted. After all, perhaps what your neighbor has and doesn’t need, you need.

How to make money?

Disadvantages: it will be difficult to convince a lot of people that this is very convenient and everyone needs it.

52. Website for selling cars

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Of course, there are big competitors in this niche that are very difficult to get ahead of. But there are not many of them, and there is nothing to get ahead of. Just create a service that is somehow better, more convenient, and encourage people to place ads. In any case, this is an additional free way for people to place their advertisements, and for you a growing business.

How to make money?

Advantages: thanks to word of mouth, the business will grow independently; passive income.

Disadvantages: competitive niche.

53. Website about the selection of workers (husband for an hour, nannies)

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Many people need the services of professionals in one area or another. Some people need an electrician, others need apartment repairs, others need a nanny. Create a website, launch pages on social networks and begin recruiting. You can only work in a large city and accept applications for advertising services offline - upon meeting, making sure of the professionalism of the people. And you can work for the whole country, working via Skype.

• read the article Business idea from home: husband for an hour

How to make money?

Advantages: simple home business.

Disadvantages: it is not always possible to determine the professionalism of workers.

54. Coupons, promotions, sales

Investments from 2 thousand rubles

A lot of online stores, bloggers, companies and other business owners offer discounts on their services and products, hold promotions, competitions, sales, etc. But not everyone has a sufficient number of clients. You create a website or community on a social network, promote it, attracting people and posting free coupons for discounts, etc., advertising someone else’s business.

How to make money?

Promote the site in every possible way, then it will be promoted thanks to recommendations from users. Search the Internet for everything that has an interesting link and recommend placing it on your website for a fee. Even if it’s 100 rubles for one placement. There are thousands of such sites, and they will want to advertise constantly.

Advantages: easy passive income.

Disadvantages: promoting your online page requires investment.

55. Guide to cafes and restaurants

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

This business can work absolutely anywhere, since it will be conducted via the Internet. In any city there are a lot of cafes and restaurants, each with its own characteristics, culture, menu, service, design, etc. But the only thing they have in common is the desire to get as many clients as possible. You create a website, design it beautifully and post a list of cafes and restaurants. The data is only about the location and approximately what is there and how. And then you drive people to the site and start working on your business. Your task is to communicate with the owners of such establishments about posting all the data on your website for a fee. Menu, places, telephone numbers, photos of staff, external and internal design, etc. It would be better if such information was placed on a rental basis - payment for the space is monthly. So many will be willing to pay an extra couple of thousand rubles for such advertising.

How to make money?

You create the appearance of website traffic and invite cafe and restaurant owners to post complete information about their business.

Advantages: passive income.

Disadvantages: competition.

56. Website for offline business

Investments from 2 thousand rubles

Whatever the offline business, let a simple but high-quality website bring only benefits. Even posting minimal information (working hours, nuances, contacts, etc.) will only be a plus. If you sell products, it is better to create an online store. If there are services, then a regular website will be enough.

How to make money?

• read the article Promoting your business on the Internet

Advantages: status for business; information to clients; additional sales.

Disadvantages: for people who know nothing about working with websites, this is a difficult topic.

57. Regional retail online store with home delivery

Investments from 4 thousand rubles

It is best to have a large retail store in the city and deliver to your home, providing the goods through the website as in online stores. Other earnings will not be high. This type of business increases store sales, fights competition, increasing income, and is also very convenient for customers.

How to make money?

Increase sales of goods in your store.

Advantages: increases income, fights competition, attracting a large number of customers.

Disadvantages: without your own large store, the business will not be profitable.

58. Referrals

Investments from 1 thousand rubles

Let’s explain in simple terms: there is a project for making money - Wmmail, Profitcentr and others - as a rule, all newcomers to the Internet business earn money from them. A referral is someone who registered using your link. You are the referrer, that is, the superior. Each project pays differently for a referral, depending on activity and the percentage set by the project. The referral does not lose anything from his earned money - the projects pay, since they are interested in the referrer attracting referrals. All you need is to understand the essence of the project and attract referrals through your link, encouraging them to work and earn money. Referrals work, you are credited with a percentage. This is business profit.

How to make money?

Earnings come from the activity of referrals at a percentage of the referral’s earnings established by the project.

Despite the honesty of such projects, social networks block messages with such calls, otherwise everyone would be trying to create such a business. Therefore, they look for clients within such projects (they offer to register for money on another similar project). Also, many place advertisements on their websites and use offline advertising.

Advantages: passive income; It’s not difficult to understand business if you take a couple of days to master the information.

Disadvantages: it is difficult for beginners to prove the purity of such projects; many referrals leave projects over time.

59. Real estate website

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

To succeed in this business, you need to study the competition in detail, create a portal more convenient for customers and invest in advertising. Despite competitors (there are not many of them), advertising will be placed on a convenient site, since this is an additional way of free advertising for clients.

How to make money?

Getting to the TOP in search engines, contextual advertising and offline advertising.

Advantages: even in the shadow of competitors, you can have a good passive income.

Disadvantages: it will be difficult to completely overcome the competition.

60. Resale of rarities

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

There are plenty of lovers of old things all over the world, and they are willing to overpay hundreds of dollars to buy even the smallest but old thing. You can create a website where everyone can post their rare items, or you can resell old items.

How to make money?

Resale of rarities or a percentage of the transaction, advertising.

Getting to the TOP in search engines, thematic forums, social networks, message boards. Also advertising in city newspapers.

Advantages: you can make a lot of money from one transaction; lovers of old things will like this business.

Disadvantages: many things can sit for years in search of a buyer.

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

There are always a lot of people on decent forums, which is why they bring in good income. Create a forum, catch up with sociable people (you can even pay for messages), promote the forum and earn money. To maintain a good reputation, hire specialists in the topic that the forum covers.

How to make money?

First, you need to fill it with useful information, and only then retain newcomers with quality communication. Also contextual advertising, attracting customers from social networks.

Advantages: passive income.

Disadvantages: Requires constant support and possibly competition.

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Nobody says that it is necessary to create a global social network. But even for several tens of thousands of people, this is already a success. You can't do this without programming knowledge. If you have a team, it's worth a try. In any case, you will receive either great experience or future passive income.

How to make money?

Attracting people in every possible way.

Advantages: if it works, you can provide for your entire life with one project.

Disadvantages: not everyone can create and promote a social network.

63. Selling on Amazon

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Would you be surprised if I told you that some people are making millions by selling on Amazon? This trading platform is one of the most famous in the world. You don't have to start with something big and expensive. It is enough to study the internal market of the portal and select your products. Get familiar with this site and start earning money.

How to make money?

Sales of goods - marginality.

Find great products and resell them on Amazon.

Advantages: you can seriously unwind.

Disadvantages: not everyone can earn big money.

64. Website for life hacks

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

This is an interesting and educational niche that will upgrade both you and your visitors. You don’t have to come up with everything yourself; it’s enough to collect everything from the Internet. You can do a kind of “rewrite” of life hacks - found, re-recorded or re-shot in a more understandable, high-quality and interesting way.

How to make money?

Advantages: interesting business; you don’t need to invent anything - you can simply overwrite the existing one.

Disadvantages: competitors.

65. Testing products, equipment, etc.

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

The idea is no longer new, but it still works. The point is to test new products on the market - new establishments, the release of new equipment or phones, etc. Despite the competition, gain your subscribers and show them everything new by choosing one topic.

How to make money?

Advantages: you are always on top of everything new; By choosing the right niche, you can make good money.

Disadvantages: there is competition.

66. One-page website (online store)

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Creating a one-page online store is another way to sell products. At least once have you come across a similar site where a product is sold at a huge discount until a certain date. Such stores usually sell fashion goods at a large markup - 5-10 times higher than the wholesale price.

• read the article TOP 20 business ideas for advanced youth

How to make money?

Sale of goods.

Advantages: an easy way to make money if you find suitable products.

Disadvantages: The business is becoming outdated.

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

You can open a store on social networks even with a minimum amount. It’s better not to think about the scale of the country, since postal delivery is too expensive, but anyone can open a regional store. Setting up a store takes one day. It is important to choose the product that you will sell. Unusual goods or goods of one rare category are suitable, for example, the sale of several dozen types of coffee. It is better to organize delivery of goods as a pick-up (from a car or at some place) once a week.

Product options:

— sports equipment, sports nutrition;

- cosmetics;

— unusual goods from Chinese online stores;

— fashion goods;

- technique;

— used goods;

- accessories;

— phone accessories (cases, glasses, headphones).

How to make money?

Advantages: simple business; does not take much time; You can start a business with minimal investment.

Disadvantages: people who are used to buying in stores are not always ready to change their habit and search for products on social networks.

68. Online store of surprises

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Imagine you order a gift for your friend on a surprise website, without even knowing what will come. And comes one of the best laptops on the market. Even though you only paid $10. The essence of the work is approximately clear. Prices can be fixed (for example, a surprise for 10, 20, 50 dollars). Gifts should be very different, and do not necessarily fit into the order amount, but do not forget to send a valuable product once every 100 orders.

How to make money?

Markup on goods.

Advantages: not a complicated business.

Disadvantages: the start may be unsuccessful due to lack of trust in the site.

69. Reselling communities

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Many people would like to have communities on social networks. There are also a lot of communities that have long since fallen into disrepair and that can be bought out, put in order and resold. Earning money is not permanent, but for the smart and resourceful, it can be an interesting thing.

How to make money?

Margin on each sale.

You can have a website, and it is also important to have status among resellers.

Advantages: gives you the skills to negotiate with people.

Disadvantages: not a permanent business; Some social networks do not allow such activities, although this rule can be circumvented.

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70. Cybersquatting – resale of domain names

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

There is also this type of earnings on the Internet. Its main advantage is that if you find a worthwhile free domain name and a client with a tight wallet, you can earn a lot of money. But there are not many free, worthwhile domain names. However, having invested a lot of money, you can dictate your terms to buyers.

How to make money?

Percentage from each domain sold.

Advantages: simple business with investment.

Disadvantages: difficult to find a worthwhile domain name; You may have a domain for years and never buy it.

71. Investments in new projects

Investments from 5 thousand rubles

Imagine that you invested many years ago in Durov, and now you own 10% of the shares of the VKontakte project. There are sites on the Internet where people show their designs. Not all of them are successful, and only one project out of a million reaches the VKontakte level. However, many projects can become successful in the future, and by investing in them, you can get rich through the efforts of other people.

How to make money?

Successful investment.

You need to have an idea of ​​which project can take off and make it to the top.

Advantages: if you get in, you can get rich through the efforts of others.

Disadvantages: not given to everyone; few projects achieve success.

Business ideas on the Internet with capital from 10 thousand rubles

72. Promotion of Internet projects

Investments from 50 thousand rubles

Social networks, YouTube, small business sites. Tens of thousands of people create their own Internet projects from which they would like to make money, but with huge competition in most niches, it is impossible to independently promote your project without knowledge. By assembling a team of professionals, you could create a business promoting Internet projects. There are not many such companies, but they exist and the list of services, as well as their quality and prices, is different for everyone. To simplify the task, you can start with one, the most popular platform, for example, promoting channels on YouTube. Subsequently, the business could expand.

How to make money?

The main income comes from providing services, but the company must have its own successful projects on the sites that they promote. Accordingly, earnings will come from them – from someone else’s advertising.

Collect key queries for this business and promote them to the TOP-3 in search engine results. Also contextual advertising, social networks, plus advertising through a project (website, channel, group) that will show your professionalism.

Advantages: highly paid services; This niche is constantly growing and the competition is not the highest.

Disadvantages: you will have to work hard to recruit quality personnel; this will not be easy, as will creating a company that is in no way inferior to its competitors.

Investments from 50 thousand rubles

In this business, final earnings depend more on investments in promoting the community, although the content must also be at least average so that subscribers do not flee as if from a sinking ship. The subject matter can be very different, but advertising in business communities is more expensive than in entertainment ones.

How to make money?

Advantages: simple business; management of a large community can be left on the shoulders of a hired employee who will work on content; doesn't take much time.

Disadvantages: you do not dictate the rules within the social network; any social network can be blocked in your country due to political beliefs.

Investments from 20 thousand rubles

This is an unusual business and not everyone can create it for themselves. And all because only famous personalities (no matter how they became famous) or professionals in their field with a large subscriber base can make money from such a business. You can be just a beautiful girl and run Instagram, or be a guy who pumps up his body and runs a page on a social network, giving a lot of useful advice to aspiring athletes.

How to make money?

Become a famous person, distribute business cards, make and add people as friends, monitor the addition of new posts, photos and videos.

Advantages: for many this activity will be exciting; good passive income.

Disadvantages: not everyone is given the opportunity to have such a business; requires a lot of work unless you are a celebrity or a girl with a pretty face.

75. Online store

Investments from 50 thousand rubles

When it comes to a full-fledged online store, you need to understand that there are no free niches in this business, except for rare or unusual goods, but there may be competitors there too. To open a business, you will need to choose a niche, create an online store and carry out a number of other works. Since all the ideas are busy, look for those that you can push on the Internet. Next, look for a person who will help you create a high-quality online store, design it and fill it. If finances allow it, and you are confident that you can break through among your competitors and get your customers, then open your own online store. Otherwise, you can start with a store on social networks.

• read the article Do you need to register an online store?

Business options:

- Goods for pets;

- cloth;

- dishes;

- tools;

- sports equipment;

— leather goods;

— goods for hunting and fishing;

- telephones;

- technique;

- Products for children;

- other textiles.

How to make money?

The main task is to get to the TOP in search engines for your products. You should also use contextual advertising, social networks and message boards.

Advantages: may have regular customers; a big increase.

Disadvantages: high competition; There are many complex processes in business.

76. Wholesale online store

Investments from 60 thousand rubles

The principle of creation almost completely coincides with the creation of a regular online store, but the goods are sold in wholesale quantities. Your suppliers of goods are manufacturers. You can sell in smaller quantities, but at an inflated price. As a rule, it is enough to choose one narrow niche and advertise it well. Other online stores, retail store owners and retail space owners can purchase from you.

How to make money?

Sale of goods.

Advantages: business is growing; with a good price/quality ratio, the wholesale online store will have a large number of regular customers.

Disadvantages: in cities where wholesale is not common, you will have to advertise your business only via the Internet; The success of a business depends entirely on advertising and competition.

77. Dating site or service

Investments from 10 thousand rubles

In this business, the main thing is to create a high-quality website where everything will be automated. The site should be suitable for a certain type of people - adults, teenagers, students, etc. The site should be so attractive that a client visiting it for the first time would want to register and stay on it.

How to make money?

Advantages: automated business.

Disadvantages: it is difficult to create and promote a cool project.

78. Working with a 3D printer through online orders

Investments from 70 thousand rubles

Work with a 3D printer has been in full swing for a long time, but its (limitless) possibilities are not fully realized. Having come up with a highly profitable idea for using a 3D printer, you can launch a website and work to order or sell interesting and original products.

How to make money?

Sale of goods, work to order.

Advantages: business does not become obsolete, because you can always find new ideas to implement.

Disadvantages: requires great knowledge in work.

79. Online radio

Investments from 100 thousand rubles

It will be very difficult to create a high-quality radio station from scratch, but by choosing an interesting or educational topic, you can launch such a business. Don’t be afraid to be original, the main thing is to find your target audience and attract their attention.

How to make money?

The first thing you need is quality. Secondly, advertising wherever possible. The third is a famous person on air.

Advantages: if radio gains popularity, you can earn good money; radio can be a complement to another business.

Disadvantages: a lot of competition; It's not easy to get to the TOP.

Investments from 100 thousand rubles

You are unlikely to have seen a description of such a business. Initially, a project is created for the sake of fat clients. For example, you create an incredibly cool project about BMW cars; you have over a million followers on several social networks, the site receives 15,000+ visitors daily. You attract all advertisers who are somehow connected or directly related to BMW and make money from advertising.

How to make money?

Bringing your site to the TOP for all queries on your topic; social networks, YouTube, contextual advertising.

Advantages: highly profitable business.

Disadvantages: you have to invest a lot of money and work a lot before an advertiser comes with a big check.

81. Online store of unique products

Investments from 20 thousand rubles

Do you know how many varieties of chocolate there are, how many manufacturers, flavors? What about beer? What about cheese? What about coffee? The list goes on for a long time. It is enough to create a small website, select one product and start advertising it. The more assortment, faster delivery, better description of the product, etc., the greater the chances of taking first place in the market. Goods can be bought from all over the world and sold within your own country.

How to make money?

Reaching the TOP of search engines, contextual advertising, social networks, message boards, affiliate advertising with stores of similar goods.

Advantages: interesting and unique business.

Disadvantages: It is difficult to work with perishable products.

82. Printing on T-shirts

Investments from 100 thousand rubles

Yes, production is not carried out on the Internet, but this is where you can find tens of thousands of customers every month. Competition? Offer new art, offer custom work, high quality, low cost, fast order processing. You can fight any competition, the question is how ready you are for it.

How to make money?

Sale of T-shirts, custom work.

Advantages: highly profitable business with access to the global level.

Disadvantages: high competition.

83. Credit or loan online

Investments from 100 thousand rubles

Online loans are no longer a new business, but competition does not particularly affect the business. Order a website for specialists, launch online lending or loans at interest. The person fills out the form, confirms their identity, and transfers money to the card. To understand how to do better than your competitors, analyze them.

How to make money?

Interest on loan or credit

Advantages: ordinary profitable business.

Disadvantages: there may be problems with refunds.

84. Travel items – goods from different countries

Investments from 15 thousand rubles

Create an online store and sell things from different countries. If you not only have a large assortment, but also present it colorfully and interest customers, many will be interested in purchasing this or that item just like that. Clients in this business can become regulars and advertise your business themselves.

How to make money?

Sale of goods.

Bringing a website to the TOP of search engines, contextual advertising, YouTube channel, social networks, message boards. For each product, provide an interesting description, more photos and video reviews.

Advantages: business for many years.

Disadvantages: it is difficult to create a project that will force customers to stay on the site and buy products without being interested in it.

Investments from 50 thousand rubles

You will need to not just create a video, but create a concept. Each customer will need to take an individual approach, create advertising texts, choose a video model, structure and other nuances. We scan the competition, recruit employees, create and promote a website, and begin work. Everyone does their job, you are in control. And the idea will not be stolen, and the business will turn out to be profitable. For a second, one video (very cool for a cool customer) can cost up to several million.

How to make money?

We scan the methods of promoting the business of our competitors, copy, improve and increase advertising methods. We connect various platforms, call clients (start with small ones).

Advantages: a cool company can operate for many years.

Disadvantages: you will only have to work alone with small clients.

We tried to describe only those ideas where there is an opportunity for many people who know how to work on the Internet and are ready to grow. Choose one of 85 business ideas on the Internet, analyze, write down all the stages and launch a business. You are already familiar with the general description of the idea, its advantages and disadvantages, how to promote it and how to make money. Collect initial capital and start your business online.

Opening your own business from scratch is not that difficult. The most important thing is to overcome fears and believe in yourself. Many successful businessmen started their activities small and managed to achieve great success. We will tell you how to start a business from scratch without money or experience in this article.

Where to start a business?

Lack of start-up capital is not a reason to abandon the idea of ​​starting a business from scratch. There are many different projects that can be implemented without financial investment. Of course, you will have to spend a lot of time and effort on this, but the result is worth it. Some ideas for starting a business from scratch without investment have a more successful effect than enterprises in which large start-up capital was invested.

In order for your business to develop in the future, you need to learn how to save money. The most convenient option is to save 33% of the profit. This is a very important point that should not be overlooked. It doesn’t matter how much you earned - 500 rubles or 10 thousand rubles, you need to set aside 33% of each amount you receive. This money will come in handy in the future when you start expanding your business.

Before you start a small business from scratch, you need to do the following:

• Identify your strengths;
• Come up with an idea that you could implement using your skills;
• Develop a business plan, include theoretical information about the project and approximate financial calculations in it.

Types of business

Production

For many people, manufacturing enterprises are associated with large factories and factories, the opening of which requires huge start-up capital. Of course, in order to open a serious enterprise, large investments are required. But you can start with a small company that produces some products in small volumes. Nowadays, many companies offer small-sized equipment for the production of concrete blocks, paving slabs and other things, so opening a mini-enterprise will not be difficult.

The main advantage of a manufacturing business is that its owner can make a large markup on his products and, accordingly, make a decent profit. But in order to open such a business, you need a certain start-up capital. Money is needed to rent premises, as well as purchase raw materials and equipment. Another problem is paperwork. But all these issues can be resolved; the most important thing is to take the first step and not give in to difficulties.

Trade

This type of business activity involves the purchase of finished products from wholesalers or manufacturers with their subsequent sale at higher prices. To make a good profit, you will need a large start-up capital to purchase goods, rent a warehouse and open a retail outlet. In principle, you can also start earning money from scratch in trading. If you know where you can buy a product cheaper, try to make money on the markup. Find a client, sell him someone else’s product at a higher price and get your money.

Services sector

This is the best option to start your own business. All you need to start is office space, office equipment and advertising. You can open a recruitment agency, construction or cleaning company, etc. The most important thing is to select responsible, qualified employees. If you have a professional camera and know how to use it, take up photographing weddings and other special events. Another way to earn money is to organize a dispatch service at home. If you know how to make beautiful souvenirs with your own hands or sew fashionable clothes, sell your products and earn money from it. There are a huge number of ideas that can be brought to life with minimal investment. Take action and you will succeed.

How to choose a direction of activity?

Beginning entrepreneurs often ask the question of how to start a small business from scratch and whether it is possible. According to experts, starting your own business without money is quite possible, and not as difficult as it initially seems.

If you want to start your business from scratch, then ideas for 2016 without financial investments are better to choose from the service sector. This area of ​​business activity, with a competent approach and the right marketing strategy, can bring good profits. In the future, you can develop your business and move to a higher level.

For those who want to start a business from scratch, expert advice will help you decide on an idea.

First of all you need to decide:

• What can you do;
• Do you want to provide paid services?
• With the money you earn, you will expand your business or open a new business.

If a person is interested in how to start his own business from scratch, he can provide services that do not require financial investment. For example, let's say you want to offer your customers a clothing cleaning service. In order to open a dry cleaner, you need to rent premises, purchase special equipment, etc.

But you can go another way:

• Conclude a cooperation agreement with any dry cleaner for large orders;
• Ask for a good discount for a regular customer;
• Open a small clothing collection point;
• Make a markup on services of approximately 30%.

If you compare this income with trading, you will receive approximately the same profit, but you will not have to invest a penny.

Many successful businessmen who managed to start a business from scratch with minimal investment started in the service sector. It is impossible to engage in trade or production without money, since you need to purchase goods, equipment, raw materials, etc.

Another option for starting a business from scratch is to become a partner for your employer. For example, you work in a company and you know what needs to be done to reduce costs and or give it significant growth, offer your help to the director. At first, such services can be provided free of charge. If the result is positive, we can agree on a partnership.

Where can I get money?

If you can’t find a suitable idea without investment on how to start a business from scratch, you can try to find money to start.

There are several ways:

1. Take a loan from a bank. This is not the best option because you will have to pay interest on the money you borrowed. You can take out a loan only if you want to realize really profitable ones. Be prepared for the fact that at first you will have to work at “zero”, and maybe even at “minus”, since you need to live on something, develop your enterprise and pay off debts;
2. Attract investors to your business. We are talking about strangers who will finance your project for a certain part of the profit. If you don't know where and how to find investors for a small business from scratch, look through newspapers and magazines dedicated to business partnerships. There are many wealthy people in the world who are ready to invest their savings in a profitable enterprise;
3. Borrow money from friends or relatives. As a rule, people are reluctant to part with their savings, so you need to offer them favorable conditions. For example, you can open a joint business;
4. Receive a grant or subsidy from the government. Recently, the government of our country has begun to actively support small businesses. In each region you can find a special program under which budding entrepreneurs can receive financial support. Of course, in order to apply for a subsidy, you will have to spend a lot of time and effort, but it is quite realistic and worth it;
5. Sell ​​something expensive (car, house, apartment, etc.);
6. Save money yourself. If you really want to become an entrepreneur, set aside a certain portion of all your income, and after a while you will have a small capital that you can use to start.

As you can see, finding money to open your own business is quite possible. The most important thing is to believe in success and you will definitely succeed.

Business from scratch in rural areas

Let's look at a few options.

• If you live near a forest, try making bath brooms. Finished products can be delivered wholesale to bathhouses or sold on the market;
• A good option in rural areas is to collect medicinal herbs. Modern people prefer to be treated with drugs made from natural raw materials, so you will not have problems selling finished products. Medicinal plants are purchased in bulk by enterprises that produce cosmetics, herbal teas and homeopathic medicines. In addition, you can collect other gifts of nature, for example, berries and mushrooms;
• Another way to start a small business from scratch is wicker weaving. At first, to master this skill, make simple baskets, flower stands, etc. Over time, when you gain experience, you can start weaving furniture and sell it through online stores and luxury salons. Training workshops on wicker weaving are offered by many specialized sites on the Internet.

Step-by-step plan on how to start a business from scratch

Before you start your small business from scratch, check out the advice from experts that will help you properly organize your own business and stay afloat:

1. If you do not have experience in running a business, you should not get into debt or take out loans at the start;
2. Before you do, think about what you might lose if you fail. Be prepared for the fact that events can develop according to both optimistic and pessimistic scenarios;
3. You should not open a business with money intended for other purposes - treatment, education of children and loan repayments;
4. If you want to start a business from scratch in a small town, before choosing an idea, carefully study the market and objectively assess your capabilities;
5. You should not get involved with dubious “super profitable” projects that require large financial investments;
6. Plan every stage of your future actions;
7. Do not give up in the face of difficulties;
8. Work with maximum efficiency even with small profits and after a while you will definitely get the desired income;
9. Rely only on your own strengths and learn from your mistakes.