How to make money in the village and a few simple ideas. What kind of business can you open in a village from scratch? What can you produce in a village?

Anna Sudak

# Business ideas

Ways to make good money in the village

Growing oyster mushrooms can bring in about $6,000 a year. Read about this and other types of business in the village.

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• Is it possible to make money in the village?
• What to do in the village to earn money
• Earning money in the village in winter
• Other ways to make money in the village
• Farmers' experience

In this article we will look at possible types of income in the village. Ready? Then let's go!

First, let's go through ways to make money on the Internet. For convenience, they are summarized in the table:

Website	Description	Average earnings for a newbie in 8 hours
Remote work at Tinkoff	Official work in a well-known Russian bank. All work takes place via the Internet or by telephone. Career growth is possible.	1500–3000 rub.
Workle	Official job on the Internet – sales manager. You will become a representative of more than 140 well-known Russian and international companies.	2000–4000 rub.
Advego Exchange	One of the most popular sites for making money among beginners. You can receive tasks of any complexity - from the simplest (likes, reposts, website visits, reviews) to those requiring certain skills (design, copywriting).	200–800 rub.
Exchange Fl.ru	A well-known exchange of professional freelancers in Russia and the CIS. Suitable for experienced users. Here you can find work in the field of IT, marketing, web design, SMM.	-
Exchange eTXT	Platform for buying and selling content. Both beginners and experienced users work here. Tasks – copywriting, rewriting, translations, photo processing, video transcription, writing reviews, etc.	300–1000 rub.
Exchange Kwork	Freelance services store. Any user can put up their service for sale: writing texts or poetry, voice-overs for videos, logo development, design, etc. In this case, the size of the remuneration is indicated by the freelancer himself.	500–1000 rub.
Exchange Work-Zilla	An excellent exchange for beginners and experienced freelancers. There are interesting tasks of all levels of complexity: texts, work on websites, design, posting advertisements on online boards and hundreds of other types of work.	900–2000 rub.
Admitad	The best of all Russian CPA networks. Allows you to earn money by promoting affiliate products. You can read more about this type of income.	450–5000 rub.
Vktarget	Earn money from likes, reposts, subscriptions using social networks Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter.	150–350 rub.
Paid survey	Easy money by filling out questionnaires. Payment for completed survey – from 50 to 200 rubles.	500–2000 rub.
Expert opinion	Another well-known international questionnaire. Payment for completed survey – from 20 to 200 rubles.	200–2000 rub.
Questionnaire	Earn money by filling out simple questionnaires. The average income from one questionnaire is 50 rubles.	500–1000 rub.
Qcomment	The platform provides the opportunity to earn money by writing comments and reviews. No special skills required.	100–400 rub.
Forumok	Easy earnings using social networks and forums. Tasks: comments, posting, reviews, registrations.	500–2200 rub.
Telderi	On this site, everyone has the opportunity to purchase a ready-made website that generates passive income. The most famous platform for selling domains in the CIS.	-
Netology	The most famous online university for internet professions. They provide the opportunity to obtain a specialty for working on the Internet, for a fee or free of charge.	-

Is it possible to make money in the village?

“You can’t make a million by living in the countryside” - this is what people usually say who simply don’t know how to use the opportunities lying before their noses. And they are more than real. Let's figure out which ones.

Let's start with the advantages of living in the countryside.

1. The freedom of action. You can do whatever you want, whenever you want and in whatever way you want. There are no annoying neighbors, walls or sidelong glances.
2. You are your own boss.
3. Clean air and no traffic jams.
4. Always fresh and tasty water. No plastic bottles or other nonsense that pollutes the environment.
5. Tariffs are lower than in the city.
6. Cheap housing without bureaucratic red tape.
7. And, most importantly, business prospects.

What are the prospects, you ask? Land, cheap labor, natural benefits: forests, fields, lakes. There's you and all these wonderful things. All you have to do is turn on your head, adjust your ingenuity and start earning money.

Now let's figure out how to make money on a subsidiary plot. Is it possible to do this without investment? And how to implement your business so that it prospers.

We found out that you can make money on subsidiary farming. Will it be possible without any investment? Hardly. At a minimum, you will spend money on a house, a plot of land and utilities. Depending on what business you have chosen (we will talk about ideas later), another expense item comes up. But, you can start a business in rural areas from scratch if you have a certain resource (finance, land, yard).

What to do in the village to earn money

Having a plot of land, people often do not know how to use it. But this is a gold mine. And in general, there are many ways to make money in the village.

Let's figure out which ones:

• Animal husbandry. Everything is clear here: get a cow, a goat, chickens. In general, whoever you like best, and sell products “of their production”. Milk, butter, cheese, eggs. And also manure, from which fertilizers are created.
  Pros: you always eat fresh foods without chemicals or preservatives, which is good for your health. And you also make money from it. Having become an expert in this type of activity, you can teach this to others, and also give advice on animal care to everyone.
  Disadvantages: you need start-up capital to purchase animals and food for them, to build enclosures. Don't forget that animals get sick and die. Their health is an additional expense item. Plus advertising, delivering products to customers, etc.
• Agriculture. If you have a plot of land, grow vegetables, fruits and berries for yourself on it, and sell the surplus. Today, selling products has become much easier. You can sell the goods in the nearest city yourself or take advantage of the Internet. You decide.
  Pros: you eat a delicious, healthy product. Experimenting. Grow what you really like. Fruits grow on trees without your help. You make money from this.
  Cons: caring for a vegetable garden is hard physical work. If you are categorically against chemicals, get ready to fight insects and pests that eat your vegetables and fruits. Finding clients and a sales market is exhausting and requires money.
• Beekeeping. Honey is one of the most unique and sought-after products of our time. Pure honey, without chemicals, preservatives and flavoring additives that poison us from the inside, is worth its weight in gold. And they willingly buy it not only within the country, but also abroad. Of course, to get started, you need to create the conditions - purchase and install hives. Buy bees. You also need to read tons of literature to know how to deal with them, and what to do in general.
  Pros: honey brings a lot of income.
  Cons: It takes time to learn the case. Spend money on an apiary and bees, advertising, finding buyers, organizing delivery.
• Growing mushrooms. If you have a cellar that is empty, turn it into a mycelium and start growing mushrooms.
  Pros: minimal cash investment. They grow quickly. No special care conditions are required. There is always demand.
  Cons: there are few truly experienced mushroom pickers who can convey the necessary knowledge. Most of the educational literature is slag. They have a short shelf life when fresh, and therefore require the fastest possible implementation. A labor-intensive process in places.
• Handicraft. If your hands are out of whack, take up some craft. For example, create handmade knives. This is a popular and expensive product. Over time, a line of hunters will line up to buy your goods. Or try your hand at blacksmithing. It's also a profitable business. You will not be left without clients and money. By the way, you can turn your work space into a real men’s room, which will become your personal space for work, creativity and relaxation.
  Pros: You can earn a lot from your own abilities, and doing it is pleasant.
  Cons: you need to be able to do something.
• Hand Made. Living in a village, you can create things with your own hands and sell them online. Which do you prefer? Macrame, beads? Do you know how to sew toys? Do it. Do you weave baskets from wicker? Great! Just do what you like and the money will definitely come.
  Pros: income from what you love.
  Cons: it is not always possible to find a post office in the village, so you have to waste time traveling. Costs of advertising and product promotion both online and in real life.

Let's look at a couple of examples. Strawberry business. This berry is loved by everyone, and it can be grown not only in summer. If you install a greenhouse, then with proper care and maximum yield, you will have about 5 thousand rubles per square meter of area. Well, if the territory is larger, there is correspondingly more money.

If we talk about our own apiary, the numbers here are ambiguous. It all depends on the number of hives, the area and the breed of bees. Therefore, before starting a business, answer yourself the question: are you really ready to devote yourself to bees (and you need to love them), read tons of literature and learn the basics from your own mistakes (including financial ones)?

So, you can make money from bees. But your income depends entirely on you. On average, one hive is 20-60 kg of honey. The cost of a kilogram of product on the market is 100-300 rubles. Of course, you can sell goods abroad. There will be more money, but also more hassle, since you must first find a sales market. Foreigners are picky.

Now let's talk about mushrooms. Growing mushrooms today is quite profitable. Especially oyster mushrooms. The cost for 1 kg of product starts from 1.5 dollars. 100 square meters of area, on average, will give you 4 tons of goods per year, which is about 6 thousand dollars. A very good start.

For example, the average cost of selling oyster mushrooms in Moscow is 100 rubles. per kilogram.

If we talk about costs, entry into this business is minimal, but not free. You will need: substrate (1 kg = $3), bedding (straw or wood chips), compost and the mushrooms themselves for sowing. Of course, you also need to take care of the place where this whole thing will grow.

It wouldn’t hurt to spend some more money on literature that reveals the details of this craft. Start small, don’t try to earn a lot right away, first learn how to do it well. After all, you need to be able to not only grow, but also sell. After all, having trained, you can easily earn an income of 800-1000 dollars a month.

Of course, this is not all that you can make money from. Want to get even more business ideas? Then watch the video, choose and act!

Earning money in the village in winter

If you think that winter in the countryside is a low season for business, you are mistaken. Because you can make good profits even in winter.

• Build a greenhouse and grow greens in it. There is a great demand for it in winter.
• Knit sweaters. Of course, if you can.
• Felt felt boots from wool. This is an interesting and profitable activity.
• Open a tire shop. A business that will bring you income all year long.
• Try yourself as a fortune teller. This is especially true during the New Year and Christmas holidays.

And you can also...

• Turn the barn into a carpentry workshop and produce custom furniture.
• Go fishing. Fish is a commodity in high demand.
• Build a bathhouse on your site for 5-6 people and charge a fee for visiting it.
• Prepare mulled wine.
• Create something with your own hands.
• Deliver orders. If there is transport, of course.

Other ways to make money in the village

What else do they do in the village? What earning options do you use?

• They cut down trees and sell firewood. This is not the most environmentally friendly way to make money, but nevertheless it exists and is in demand.
• Caring for other people's animals. If you have your own cattle, they are well-groomed and joyful, so why not make them like that for others and get money for it? For example, shoe horses, train sheep's hooves, etc.?
• Haymaking. The work is seasonal, but profitable, since hay is mainly used to feed livestock.
• Lawn mowing. All you need to do is have your own lawn mower.
• Caring for someone else's house, garden, orchard. If you don’t have your own, why not look after someone else’s?
• Handyman. Fix the faucet, nail the shelf, patch the roof. For those who have their hands in the right place, there will always be work.

Farmers' experience

Many questions are asked on forums about the unprofitability of business in the village. Let's see what "experienced farmers" have to say about this:

And here is a video where the case of business closure is considered. Why did it happen? See for yourself:

About the positive. Here's what they say on forums about profitability:

And here is one of the business ideas for making money on someone else’s business brought to life:

Instead of concluding, it is worth noting that it is possible to run a business in the village, and it is possible to make money from it. The main thing is to choose something for yourself that you will do with great pleasure. Because if you don’t like the activity, how do you want to sell the products of your activity and what kind of profit are we talking about?

The Internet today is replete with various new ways to make money and business ideas, but for various reasons there are no more real businessmen. Often this happens because people don’t even know where to start developing their idea, how to prepare the foundation for it and start implementing it. But sometimes people find themselves in an environment that is most favorable for this, and they don’t even suspect it. So, you can easily start a small business in your garage or earn money with your own hands. And even living far from the city, you can organize your own enterprise and make very good money from it. It is also worth noting that rural residents have enormous prospects for earning money that are not available to urban people. It is curious that there are a huge number of ideas and their varieties.

What kind of business can you start from scratch in rural areas?

Many people, far from rural and village life, believe that all that can be done in the village is breeding livestock and obtaining food from it. No matter how it is. Agriculture, of course, comes first. However, it is not necessary to perceive it only as a means with which you can make preparations for the winter or feed yourself with milk, eggs and seasonal vegetables and fruits. And if you look at all this from an entrepreneurial point of view, you can find many prospects for yourself.

Businesses in rural areas can be organized in a variety of ways. Starting from the sale of vegetables and fruits, ending with the production of exotic goods and tourism. At the same time, you can cook not only this, but also make certain products from it. The same goes for meat and milk. You can sell the meat itself as such, or you can organize a workshop for the production of sausages. You can sell milk, or you can make butter and cottage cheese from it. And so with any product from farming and farming in the village.

Business ideas for villages and villages

You can find many more business ideas for villages and towns than for cities. And, best of all, you can easily open your own business, already having everything you need at hand.

Poultry breeding

Some people in villages rely on the exotic and can even engage in . But keeping simpler birds will be no less profitable. For example, geese, ducks and turkeys. Now, in the days of chicken (as the most common poultry), for many people, baking a goose in the oven will be a novelty. With all this, some poultry do not require special care. The main thing is to monitor her health and regularly invite a veterinarian for examination. Of course, each type of bird requires certain vitamins, food and rooms of different sizes and temperatures.

Advice: Try breeding several types of birds. For example, geese, chickens, ducks and turkeys. And start with small quantities. Two or three pairs of each type will be enough. This will make it easier for you to get used to caring for them, and it will be easier to understand how to breed them and make money from it.

Butter production

Butter is a product that will probably never disappear from store shelves and will not lose its popularity. It is customary to not only eat this oil, but also make desserts, baked goods, cook with it, and so on. In this case, butter is divided into different categories:

• peasant (72.5% fat);
• amateur (75%);
• sandwich (61.5%);
• melted (99%);
• Vologda (82.5%);
• chocolate (61.5%).

Each type of oil has its own preparation technology and its own cost. But no matter what you decide to produce (or better yet, several varieties), in addition to cow’s milk, you will need some equipment, which will cost you two to three hundred thousand rubles:

• separator;
• filling machine;
• oil formers;
• pasteurization bath;
• vacuum installation.

Among other things, you need to remember the storage conditions of the product. And finding a sales market is as easy as shelling pears - the main thing is to make good advertising.

Fish farming

Fish farming is a rather capacious concept. After all, in rural conditions you can fish both inexpensive and elite fish. A significant difference will be in the conditions of detention. For elite fish, care is always more expensive than for cheap ones. You will have to make the pond yourself even in rural areas. After all, it will have its own temperature and conditions for each type of fish. You can create them for several types of fish; for almost each you will find markets.

Advice: It is not at all necessary to breed only fish, even expensive ones. You can, for example, do the same with crayfish too.

It is worth remembering that the reservoir must be of a certain size, and the fish must eat the right food and undergo preventative measures. You will need to monitor the general condition and well-being of your swimming charges every day.

Growing vegetables, berries, fruits

Perhaps the simplest business idea that you can come up with in a village or village. Almost every villager gardens. But few people know how to do this on an industrial scale, and therefore limit themselves to selling only the surplus of their harvest. However, if you know how to grow for yourself, it will be enough to add a couple of touches to ensure that there are many times more products and they are of certain quality standards. First, of course, you will need large areas. Secondly, it will be necessary to create certain conditions, in particular, to build new greenhouses, establish a soil irrigation system in them, and fertilize the foundations. You will also need to choose the most profitable and less demanding varieties. If you decide to work not only in the summer, but all year round, then your greenhouses should be heated with the installation of microclimatic systems.

Production of honey and other bee products

This type of farming will be profitable if there are at least 100 bee families in your apiary. Honey itself is a rather expensive and unique product. In addition, today even on supermarket shelves you can find many useful and fashionable beekeeping products, many of which are often used in folk medicine. It is important to note that most people prefer to buy honey not in stores, but directly from farms or from familiar beekeepers. This is explained by the fact that in sales networks you can run into counterfeit honey or simply a low-quality, diluted or old product. Therefore, you have a chance to take advantage of word of mouth. In addition, you will need to decide whether you will supply the products in bulk as raw materials or whether you want to produce them under your own name. In both cases, you will have to run around with different pieces of paper in order to have permission to produce and sell. Only releasing on your own behalf will be more profitable, but advertising and huge costs for special equipment and premises are required.

Advice: At first, a novice entrepreneur should not work independently. It will be much more convenient, profitable and profitable to join the community of beekeepers, so that one person promotes the product of all farmers. Later, you will be able to decide how you will work independently: as the head of an enterprise with your own name for products or as a supplier of raw materials.

Pig breeding

Pork is a very popular and tasty meat. In addition, with proper feeding of these animals, you will be able to care for them very economically, which will significantly increase your income. The first thing you need is warm and fairly spacious rooms with a bedding of straw, dust and sawdust. The territory and premises can be rented, since a plot of land like a dacha will not be enough for you. It will be necessary to determine production volumes and purchase piglets for breeding. Moreover, 10 future sows per boar will be quite enough. To begin with, after farrowing, you can sell a few piglets to your friends, because they are in great demand in the village, people want to raise animals for themselves. And for professional breeding you will need staff and certain feed supplies, which must be calculated separately for young and adult pigs. Depending on the volume and type of farm, your costs will pay off in about 2-3 years.

Feed production

If you are not going to breed birds and animals either for sale or for yourself, you can become a supplier of feed for them. This type of business is quite low-cost, but at the same time very profitable. Compound feed, depending on its purpose, is made from grain raw materials, meat and bone meal, fish meal and grass meal. Additional vitamins and minerals are also added there.

To produce compound feed, raw materials must be passed through several stages:

1. Grinding in a crusher.
2. Mixing crushed raw materials in the required quantities and proportions.
3. Granulation in the apparatus.
4. Packaging.

Finding a market for labor will not be difficult. Combined feeds are needed both by private small farms and farmsteads, and by large livestock and fish farms.

Home business - ideas for men in rural areas

In towns and villages, men often have to work harder physically than in urban areas. But this does not mean that there is an option to work only for wear and tear. You can organize a whole business and for this it is not at all necessary to open your own restaurants and shops, just like in the city. However, some urban types of business may well fit into the rural theme.

Business in a garage

A real man's business. Moreover, the garage can be used both for its intended purpose (tire service and auto repair shop), and also to organize some kind of production in the garage. You can also provide the services of a master making keys and repairing shoes, if you are familiar with this craft, or equip a real forge; forged jewelry and practical items will appeal to many villagers.

Work from home

You can organize a small business right at home. For example, you can engage in wood carving and sell the finished products both in the village itself and transport it to the city. You don't need a lot of investment for carving. You will need to purchase a set of knives and machines, as well as wooden blanks. Generally speaking, it is not at all necessary to deal only with rural affairs in the village. You may well try yourself as a copywriter, make money on your websites and network marketing.

Working on your car

With his own car, any man can organize a small taxi. However, this is not all that a car can be used for. Freight trucks can be used to transport goods for money. People build houses, for this they can bring building materials, sand, cement. In addition, you can help with moving and bring purchased furniture. Another interesting option that will not leave you with competitors: from the city you can transport various goods that are in short supply in villages. For smaller items and products, a passenger car is also suitable.

Advice: bringing various goods from the city is a rather original business, which, if the set of products is correctly selected, can bring good income. However, you should first find out what goods your familiar and unfamiliar villagers would like to buy in the city. And based on this, make a list. However, you can take work to order.

Husband for an hour

This is exactly the answer to the question of how. Especially if they are gold and if you can easily handle plumbing fixtures, some electronics, furniture and various renovation materials. You can set the price for your services based on how much you can do and how quickly you can do it.

How to start your own business from scratch without money in a village?

If the “husband for an hour” job doesn’t suit you, you can choose other interesting options. Most often they constitute the service sector and small-scale production. However, it is not at all necessary to have special equipment to start making money.

Production of frozen berries and mushrooms

In some cases, you can produce frozen berries and mushrooms without any investment at all, if you are a fan of “quiet hunting” in the forest. But for this you need to have up-to-date information about what can be collected and where it can be collected, what can be frozen and how to do it. And, of course, having a special freezer doesn’t hurt. But there is also an option to pick berries, mushrooms and vegetables on your own plot. Some investments, of course, will be required, namely the purchase of seeds, fertilizers and small equipment such as watering cans, film, frames for greenhouses and beds, and so on. You can look for clients directly through advertisement sites, because buyers for such products can easily be found, and if you make large quantities, you can arrange wholesale deliveries and further establish cooperation on an ongoing basis.

Housing for rent

This service will always be relevant, especially if you live in a recreational area. If your home has several rooms, you can rent out some of them. There is no need for any investment at all if it is already equipped with everything you need. In the future, you will be able to engage in this business more closely, building small hotels for tourists and campsites.

Equipment for small businesses at home in the village

Depending on what kind of enterprise you have in mind, you can either purchase equipment or build it yourself. In some cases and very often, men convert machines for one purpose into machines for a completely different purpose. You can use any boxes or jars to store various parts, nuts and nails. The most important thing is that there is order everywhere and that everything you need is always at hand, and you don’t frantically look for where you put this or that tool.

On the Internet you can find a huge number of schemes for the manufacture of machines for wooden and metal structures. Also, based on these schemes and your knowledge, you can invent your own.

The most profitable business in the village

It is difficult to say which business in rural areas will be the most profitable. For those who live in villages and villages, the land is the breadwinner. It can be grown on and equipment and pens for birds and animals can be placed on it. The main thing is to decide what goals you are pursuing. Without any investment at all, you can organize a small business in the service sector. And you can choose investments in different production volumes and different types yourself. What is profitable is what you do best, what is in short supply in rural areas and what quickly pays for itself.

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In most cases, in villages and towns you can find ways to start your own business much faster than in the city. And even if you have little or no start-up capital, there are many different options and business ideas, not to mention the fact that you can come up with your own. The capital that any rural resident always has at hand is land. And land can help you make good money if you approach the matter competently and wisely. However, the use of land can not be limited. You can put your own machines and your own hands to work. The main thing is that the business is profitable and you like it.

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In recent years, there has been a steady increase in the interest of entrepreneurs in agriculture. The reason for this is three circumstances: constant demand for products, active government support and a high level of competition in cities. It is logical to assume that in rural areas all novice businessmen face the same problem: what exactly should they do in order to count on a constant income?

It is possible to determine the prospects of a business idea in a village from scratch only after studying the market and identifying the categories of goods that are in greatest demand. At the same time, the preferences of the target audience should be taken into account: in rural areas, price is a significant argument for consumers, while sales in neighboring large cities are better based on the concept of naturalness and organic origin of products.

Any implementation must be preceded by the development of a business plan, including not only an optimistic, but also a pessimistic option. The need to calculate an unfavorable scenario is justified by the risks that accompany agricultural activities - the likelihood of drought, crop failure, animal epidemics, and pest invasions. The success of a business is determined by how well all such options for the development of the enterprise are worked out.

Farming as a business

The popularity is caused not only by the constant demand for agricultural products, but also by numerous government support programs, thanks to which an entrepreneur can compensate up to 90% of the costs of purchasing equipment or seed.

To calculate the total amount of investment, for each type of activity you need to draw up a business plan with calculations, for example, raising pigs or cows can cost 3-6 million rubles, a poultry farm - for 1.2-1.6 million rubles, and an apiary - for 500 –750 thousand rubles. In general, agricultural business includes many areas:

1. Animal husbandry. Breeding pigs, cows, sheep, and horses on an industrial scale requires significant amounts of start-up capital;
2. Poultry farming. Involves keeping chickens, geese, ducks, quails, pheasants and even ostriches. When studying which business is profitable to open in a village, you should take into account that this area is characterized by high profitability;
3. Aquaculture. Includes breeding of various types of fish (carp, crucian carp, pike, trout, sturgeon) and crustaceans (narrow-clawed crayfish, Australian crayfish and shrimp) in open reservoirs or in closed water supply systems;
4. Beekeeping. If there are certain natural resources in the area (gardens, fields, meadows), this represents a promising type of activity;
5. Cultivation of grain crops (barley, wheat, corn, soybeans);
6. Growing vegetables and herbs (potatoes, beets, tomatoes, garlic, onions);
7. Gardening and floriculture, growing berries (strawberries, raspberries);
8. Viticulture. A rather specific type of activity, characterized by a long payback period;
9. Growing mushrooms (champignons, oyster mushrooms, truffles and others). When considering how to start a business in the village from scratch, you should pay attention to this method of generating income.

In order for a medium-sized farm to generate 550–800 thousand rubles in annual profit, you should choose the direction of activity in accordance with the climatic characteristics and landscape of the land. When considering what kind of business to open in a small village, you can do differently and purchase a plot of land that meets the required conditions. In any case, mixed farming would be optimal, allowing to increase the range of products and reduce the payback period, which under normal conditions is several years.

Carp breeding

When talking about possible areas of entrepreneurial activity in agriculture, one cannot fail to mention aquaculture: setting up a fish farm does not require high-tech technologies or significant investments. In such conditions, it becomes popular, which is primarily explained by the peculiarities of keeping this type of fish:

• Carp grows quite quickly - with intensive feeding, the average individual reaches a weight of 1.6–1.8 kg in two years;
• The unpretentiousness of carp allows it to live in almost any conditions, and its ability to hibernate allows it to withstand a significant decrease in temperature;
• Carp can be kept either on a natural food base or with the help of supplementary feeding, including barley, peas, corn, and mixed feed.

When considering how to start a business from scratch in a village, the fish farm project includes the arrangement of an artificial reservoir with an area of ​​up to 100 m² and a depth of up to 2 m. If the size of the plot allows, it is advisable to dig several such pools for spawning, raising fry, keeping adults and wintering: construction costs for each will be 50–70 thousand rubles.

Blooms and contamination of ponds with carp waste products can lead to the death of the herd. To avoid unpleasant consequences, this business idea in the village involves the purchase of filters, pumps, aerators, sterilizers, oxidizers and measuring equipment. A kit for servicing each reservoir will cost 75–85 thousand rubles.

After filling the ponds with water, you can start purchasing fry. For small businesses, it is advisable to buy houses in the village from specialized farms: private individuals do not always offer healthy and viable livestock for sale. The cost of the herd will be 10–12 thousand rubles, and the monthly cost of purchasing feed will be another 10 thousand rubles.

When asking what kind of profitable business you can open in a village, you should take into account that the first income from carp breeding will be received only in a year. At a market price of 120–150 rubles per kilogram of live weight, this amount will be 330–360 thousand rubles.

Breeding crayfish

represents another area of ​​aquaculture available to entrepreneurs. Industrial scale involves the arrangement of insulated ponds with a high planting density, however, significant investments are not required for cultivation in open ponds. Moreover, some experts propose to combine this idea of ​​small business in the village with carp breeding, which will almost double income.

Breeding crayfish as a small business in a village requires constant monitoring of water quality and timely cleaning of the pond from pollution. Saturation of the environment with oxygen in the warm season is carried out using an aerator, and in the cold season - by installing an oxidizer at the bottom.

When researching where to start a small business in a village, you should consider the options of purchasing or catching broodstock yourself. In the first case, you will have to spend approximately 30–40 thousand rubles for these purposes, and in the second, a certain amount of personal time. You also need to pay attention to the preparation of feed: due to their omnivorous nature, the diet of adults includes cereals, flour, meat and fish waste.

The main difficulty with home breeding is considered to be the low growth rate of crayfish: in open ponds, adult individuals spend six to seven months a year in hibernation. Entrepreneurs considering what kind of business they can open at home in the village are usually stopped by the fact that they have to wait several years for the first profit. However, subsequently, each reservoir with an area of ​​100 m² will generate 90–120 thousand rubles of annual income.

Poultry farming

Poultry farming as a business idea in a village from scratch uses the growing demand for products of natural origin as a basis: not only chickens, but also ducks, geese, turkeys, and quails are of interest to buyers. Other positive aspects of poultry farming include the following factors:

• The bird grows very quickly - it even pays for itself in about six months;
• Poultry is much easier to keep and feed than cows or pigs;
• The profitability of a poultry farm can reach 80–100%;
• Poultry meat is considered a dietary product.

To choose what kind of business you can open in the village, you should consider all possible types of birds that can be kept in artificial conditions:

1. Geese, common and musky ducks;
2. Turkeys;
3. Laying hens and broilers;
4. Quail;
5. Exotic species include pheasants, peacocks, canaries and ostriches.

Before you open a business from scratch in the village, you need to rent or build the poultry house itself. Its area is calculated based on the recommended stocking density: ten broilers, five layers, four ducks, three geese or two turkeys per square meter.

Equipment should be selected in accordance with the specialization of the farm: in the question of raising birds for meat, selling young animals or selling eggs. In the first case, it is enough to purchase feeders, drinking bowls, tools for cleaning the premises, and provide heating and lighting systems. For a full maintenance cycle, incubators are needed, and special automated systems are installed at poultry farms to collect eggs. A general small farm spending plan includes:

• Repair of premises (120–150 thousand rubles);
• Purchase of young animals (70–90 thousand rubles);
• Arrangement of cells (100–120 thousand rubles);
• Purchase of equipment (60–80 thousand rubles);
• Purchase of compound feed (50 thousand rubles).

When calculating income, it is necessary to take into account that poultry farming is virtually waste-free: meat, eggs, down and feathers are sold to wholesale suppliers, production waste is used to feed crayfish, and droppings serve as excellent fertilizer.

Grocery store in the village

An entrepreneur who is not inclined towards agricultural activities can also find a business to open in a village from scratch: a grocery store will be in demand in almost any locality.

You should first evaluate the activity of competitors, their pricing policies, advantages and disadvantages. Then you can begin to develop a business plan, which should include searching for a premises with an area of ​​50–70 m², connected to utilities and located on one of the central streets. If there is none, a business in the village will have to start from scratch by purchasing a plot of land and constructing a building.

The list of equipment for small businesses in the village includes a standard set for a grocery store:

• Refrigerators and freezers;
• Showcases, counters, racks and shelves;
• Scales and cash register.

For a small business in a village with a monthly income to be successful, you need to carefully consider the assortment. Delicacies and exclusive expensive goods are unlikely to be in demand here, so it is better to limit yourself to:

• Bakery products;
• Pasta, cereals, canned food, salt and sugar;
• Meat and dairy products;
• Fish;
• Confectionery products;
• Mineral water, beer, alcohol and tobacco products;
• Related products - matches, dishes, household chemicals.

Thus, to open a grocery store in rented premises you need a capital of 600–750 thousand rubles. When considering what kind of business to open in a village, in some cases you can start with a small stall and later move on to a larger format.

With an average bill of 250–400 rubles and a trade margin of 25–50%, the store will have a monthly turnover of 350–400 thousand rubles. The net profit of the retail outlet will be 45–90 thousand rubles, and the payback period will be from one to three years.

Hair salon at home

Considering the almost complete absence of services in rural areas, it can be assumed that a hairdresser at home in the village will enjoy some popularity. In the question of what kind of business to open in a village, the idea of ​​​​creating such a salon is based on the need of each person for a monthly haircut procedure. In addition, women additionally need coloring, styling and perming - especially before the holidays.

To begin with, you should acquire the appropriate knowledge at hairdressing courses, find a suitable premises, establish contacts with suppliers of shampoos, dyes, masks and other cosmetics. This small business idea for village beginners then involves purchasing the necessary equipment:

• Hair dryer, hair straightener, curlers, hair clippers;
• Scissors, combs, razors, baths, brushes;
• Consumables - gloves, hats, collars;
• Hairdressing chair, lighting equipment, mirrors and furniture;
• Hairdresser's hair wash.

To open such a business for women in a village from scratch, you will have to spend 60-100 thousand rubles. It is advisable to include in the list of expenses the costs of arranging a water supply system and installing a boiler: not all small settlements have hot water.

Hairdressing services within one village are unlikely to bring in more than 16–20 thousand rubles per month. Therefore, development should include visits to neighboring villages and towns: for field work, a travel kit of tools should be prepared, a vehicle should be purchased, and an agreement should be made with the heads of administration of the relevant settlements on the periodic rental of small premises. As a result, this profitable business in the village from scratch will allow the entrepreneur to hire an assistant and increase income by two to three times.

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Conclusion

Entrepreneurs considering what kind of business to open in a village from scratch can take into account the following factors as arguments:

• The agricultural industry is currently actively supported both at the state and regional levels;
• A wide range of activities allows you to choose a profitable type of business that matches your personal preferences;
• Demand for products is practically not subject to seasonal fluctuations.

There are two ways to organize an agricultural business. In the first, the desired amount of profit is achieved through mass production using intensive technologies, while the second involves the use of exclusively natural methods to obtain an organic product that is sold at a high premium. An entrepreneur must make a choice between them not only by analyzing the market situation, but also on the basis of personal beliefs.
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Today, many city dwellers leave their apartments in cities and move to live in villages, which are simply countless in Russia. However, the question immediately arises about what kind of business to open in the village. After all, the issue of earning money is a pressing problem even for those who strive to be closer to nature. In this article you will learn what kind of business to open in the village from scratch, without starting capital.

Is it possible to make money without initial capital?

If you think about what kind of business to open in the village, associations immediately arise with growing vegetables, livestock farming or a bee apiary. However, what to do if there is no start-up capital that would allow you to invest in the business? In fact, there is a way out for any situation. The main thing is to show imagination and not be afraid of difficulties.

Any innovation may not be perceived very friendly by villagers due to the peculiarities of their mentality. However, if you prove to people the usefulness and effectiveness of your work or services, you can make a very good profit. By starting a small business, you can accumulate quite a lot of capital to open a big business.

Features of business in the village

You need to understand that the mentality of rural residents is fundamentally different from urban ones. And we are not talking about any cultural or social differences. After all, the environment itself obliges us to lead a different way of life. In villages, people need to wake up early to take care of their households, travel tens of kilometers to work, and work tirelessly to feed their families. That is why when planning a business, you need to take into account the needs and pressing problems of people.

In addition, you should set priorities for yourself personally. Decide how much time and effort you are willing to spend on running your business. Also, consider your professional skills and experience in various fields. Your own village should bring not only monetary profit, but also moral satisfaction.

So what business to open in the village? We will talk about this in more detail.

Where to start planning your own business?

Before choosing a future business direction, a thorough analysis is required, which will include the following:

• Level of income and total number of local residents.
• The remoteness of the settlement from the city and the availability of transport links.
• The number of food, hardware and household stores and their range.

Once you have an overall picture of the state of the village and the basic needs of its local residents, you can begin to draw up an action plan and choose a direction for work.

What kind of business to open in a village without investment?

It is not always possible to invest a large amount of money in your own business. Therefore, we have to look for any possible ways. But what business to open in the village? Ideas can be very different. After all, there are many options for running a business without initial capital.

For example, you can offer people the service of selling dairy products. It is known that many villagers keep goats and cows for milk at home. At the same time, people have a problem with selling their products, because going to the market on their own can be very expensive. And if you have a car or a bus regularly runs through the village, then you can take goods to the city market every day and sell them at a very high markup. After all, everything natural is valued by city residents much higher than store-bought counterparts. The same goes for honey, eggs, meat and other animal products.

A lot of young people live in modern villages, because the country’s demographics are growing rapidly. At the same time, everyone wants to dress stylishly and fashionably. So why not become an organizer of joint purchases? It has long been known that this profitable business does not require any investment. In addition, the price of goods from China is quite affordable for people even with low incomes. And information about your services will quickly spread throughout the village.

What business to open in the village in winter?

In winter, village residents need hay more than ever. After all, it is necessary to constantly provide horses, cows and rabbits with food. This is why making hay is a great idea for a tree business. In addition, its implementation does not require any investments. After all, you can stock up on hay in any field near the village. And the profit can be divided in half with a person who has a special combine for forming bales.

In villages remote from cities, there is a big problem with transport links. Often in winter buses refuse to operate due to heavy snow. So why not offer people a taxi service if you have a car? You just need to post advertisements around the village - and soon you will receive the first applications.

Rural residents always complain about the lack of entertainment, which is especially true in winter. Therefore, you can become an organizer of discos and holidays. In any village there are clubs or cultural centers, which can be rented from a local organization. And to hold a disco you will only need high-quality equipment, minimal decorations and on New Year's holidays you can organize a matinee for kids and schoolchildren, which young mothers will be incredibly happy about.

in the village

Of course, the most popular business in a village is opening a grocery or hardware store. After all, not everyone has the opportunity to regularly travel to the city. The same goes for pharmacies, clothing stores and even dental services. However, all these ideas will require significant investment. Therefore, only businessmen with considerable start-up capital can afford to engage in serious business.

How else can you earn money while living in the countryside?

In fact, not all people who leave the city wonder what kind of business to open in the village. Reviews from freelancers prove that you can earn good money even through the Internet, because now it is available in almost every outback. A specialist does not require any investment to make money from copywriting, web development, design and much more. At the same time, professional skills will not be lost. And working in unity with nature will bring pure pleasure.

If you decide to move to the village and answer the question of what business to open in the village, be prepared for any outcome. But the main thing is not to despair at the first difficulties and only move forward. After all, even the craziest business idea can become very useful and timely for a resident of the outback.

Difficulties in finding work in rural areas force villagers to think about alternative income-generating activities. A vegetable garden, a garden, livestock - all this can be the start of a business, providing a comfortable existence for the whole family. The choice of field of activity depends on the availability of free money, region, remoteness of the village and many other factors.

So, how to start your own business from scratch? Ideas without investment in the village are contained in this article!

Business for rural residents can be divided into two areas:

1. Business for the village population. Suitable for large settlements.
2. Business focused on foreign markets. Its audience may live in other localities and even in other countries.

This direction is the most promising and it is worth betting on it.

Among the advantages of running your own business in the village:

• low competition;
• tax breaks for farmers;
• income from private household plots is not subject to taxes;
• it is possible to obtain favorable loans for rural residents;
• relatively low rent for land and premises (depending on the region);
• fellow villagers can be recruited as partners or employees.

Business in the village also has disadvantages that must be taken into account:

• low solvency of the population;
• lack of demand for many goods and services among local residents;
• difficulty in attracting specialists (livestock specialists, builders, technologists);
• bad roads, outdated communications;
• there may be problems with electricity and the Internet;
• long distances to other settlements, increasing transport costs;
• for selling goods through a retail chain or public catering or farming, as well as obtaining a certificate for the product.

How to open your own business from scratch: ideas without investment in the village

It is better to start working in the village from industries without additional investments. Owners of vegetable gardens and gardens should rely on growing vegetables, fruits, herbs and berries:

• The most profitable option is This berry is in constant demand; it tolerates transportation well. It is not profitable to sell berries in the village; it is best to take them to the city market or hand them over to specialized retail outlets.

The greatest profit will come from high-yielding remontant varieties with a shortened growing season. By growing strawberries in the ground, you can get up to 5 kg of berries per square meter. m and earn about 20,000 rubles per month.

• No less profitable Remontant varieties begin to bear fruit in the year of planting, are characterized by high yields, and large and beautiful berries withstand transportation well. The varieties are undemanding to care; they only require abundant watering and periodic feeding. The profitability of the raspberry business is from 50,000 per season. Growing raspberries can be combined with strawberries, significantly increasing your income.
• A good option for entrepreneurs who do not have free money is collecting wild plants. In the nearest forests, fields, and meadows you can pick berries, mushrooms, nuts, and medicinal herbs.

Products can be sold on the market or handed over to resellers, earning up to 10,000 rubles per month.

Business ideas in the village from scratch - growing strawberries.

Start-up capital: how to invest it profitably in the village?

Having free money, it is worth betting on livestock farming. Village residents who have the skills to care for poultry and livestock will be able to organize private farming.

Members of the owner’s family can work on a small farm; fellow villagers can be involved in servicing a larger livestock. Among the difficulties of this business is the need to constantly purchase feed.

You can read how to open a farm from scratch and what documents are required for this

On the farm you can grow:

• poultry (chickens, domestic and semi-wild ducks, geese, turkeys, turkeys, pheasants, quails).
• cows, goats, sheep, pigs.
• rabbits, chinchillas.

The most cost-effective option is poultry farming. Chickens, geese, and turkeys are a source of delicious meat; they provide eggs, feathers and down, and their droppings are used as valuable fertilizer. It is better for beginning farmers to rely on meat or meat-egg breeds, but it is also possible

Another part of the income is the sale of breeding eggs and young stock. To create a poultry farm you will have to spend from 80,000 rubles, the monthly income is from 30,000 rubles.

Larger animals can also be raised on the farm. It is especially beneficial for a modern village. Goats are undemanding to living conditions; they require less feed than cows.

At the same time, goat milk is in good demand and is readily purchased. From the collected milk you can make yogurt, butter and even cheese with an original taste. Profit from dairy and meat goat breeding is not less than 20,000 rubles.

Chinchillas and rabbits are undemanding to living conditions and feed well. It is possible to raise decorative breeds, as well as individuals intended for slaughter for the purpose of obtaining meat (rabbits) and skins (rabbits and chinchillas). To organize a farm you will have to spend from 40,000 rubles, which is comparable to your monthly income.

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Opportunities for self-realization for women

• Most rural women know handicraft techniques. A favorite activity can easily be turned into a source of income. Buyers from big cities are very fond of handmade products made from natural materials. You can offer them shawls and down scarves, embroidered towels, blouses and tablecloths, bed linen, christening sets, quilted patchwork blankets, and homemade lace.

If demand is good, needlewomen can earn up to 20,000 rubles a month.

• Women should take up and Perennial plants of Dutch, German and Polish selection are in demand among dacha owners: lilies, chrysanthemums, dahlias, roses. These and other species can be grown from seeds using greenhouses and open ground.

Income from floriculture - from 15,000 rubles per month.

• A simple and popular product is homemade preparations. It is possible to use products from your own garden or buy surplus from neighbors. The margin between raw materials in season and the finished product will provide a good profit.

At home, you can make a variety of pickles and marinades, cook preserves, jams, confitures, make marshmallows, marmalade and other sweets. It is quite possible to earn up to 15,000 rubles in monthly stable income from blanks.

Growing flowers for sale is a promising business in the village for women.

Business ideas in the village from scratch for retirees

• A great business idea from scratch for active retirees is beekeeping. An apiary will require investments; you will need to purchase the bees themselves and equipment for their maintenance, and build hives. But the productivity of the home apiary is high.

The business is seasonal, but the productive summer months fully compensate for the winter dormancy period. The apiary will cost 100,000 rubles, and will begin to generate income in 2-3 years. A beekeeper can count on 30,000 rubles per month during the season.

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• Men who can work with their hands can start making furniture and home decor items. Racks for spices, carved stools, shelves, and serving tables are most often made to order or sold at fairs. Working for your own pleasure, you can earn up to 10,000-15,000 per month.
• Pensioners can weave baskets and other household items from wicker, knit rugs from rags, spin, felt felt boots, and dry vegetables and fruits collected from the garden or forest. Such work can take up most of the time, turning into the main source of income.

But more often, pensioners work part-time for several months a year, being content with a profit of 5,000 -7,000 rubles per month.

What business to open in the village in winter?

In winter, life in the village comes to a standstill. However, it is precisely at this time that you can actively earn money through handicrafts and the manufacture of various household items.

In winter, a variety of knitted accessories sell well: hats, scarves, socks, wool belts, as well as souvenirs with New Year's symbols. With active trading, you can earn from 10,000 rubles per month.

Farmers and homestead owners should learn how to build a winter greenhouse. The construction of a winter greenhouse will cost a substantial amount, but it will begin to generate income within the year of construction. In a greenhouse you can grow tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, zucchini, sweet and hot peppers, strawberries, raspberries, and herbs.

Flowers, both garden and indoor, are also in demand. Having started with one small greenhouse and received a good income, you can think about expanding your farm.

The construction of a winter greenhouse costs from 100,000 rubles, the profit will be from 20,000 rubles when selling through retail chains and the market.

Rural production: we develop on our own

It is most profitable to organize production on the basis of your own personal plot or farm. Among the most successful examples:

• Meat shop for the production of sausages, stewed meats, and smoked meats. Homemade delicacies made from pork, beef, rabbit or poultry are in great demand, their shelf life is longer than that of fresh meat, and the markup is significantly higher.

To work, you will need several machines: a meat grinder, a smokehouse, a sausage stuffing machine. Equipment can be leased or purchased on credit. A meat shop costs no less than 80,000 rubles, the real profit is from 30,000 rubles.

• Mini cheese factory. Homemade soft cheese can be made from cow, goat or sheep milk. The production uses both raw materials from our own farmstead and milk purchased from fellow villagers. You can make different types of cheeses at home; they are readily purchased by small shops or catering establishments.

By purchasing a mini-cheese factory for 50,000 rubles, you can provide an income of up to 20,000 per month.

• Workshop for sewing feather and down products. Pillows, blankets, feather beds, baby envelopes, down jackets and much more are made from raw materials purchased or obtained on their own farm.
• Processing of skins of large and small livestock, dressing of fur skins. Typically, such production is located on a farm. Selling properly processed skins is more profitable than selling raw materials in bulk.
• Industrial rails can also be used for home canning, drying and freezing of fruits, berries and vegetables. Fruits calibrated and packaged in branded bags look more attractive, and the markup on them is higher. For such production you will need equipment for printing on bags, packaging and packing.

Business in the village from scratch is a reality for everyone who is ready for non-standard solutions and risks. To avoid financial losses, it is better to act gradually. Thoughtful marketing is also very important.

You should not limit yourself to sales on the market. Selling products through retail stores, cooperatives, wholesale centers, and restaurants will help increase income. The Internet will also help. By creating his own website with an online store, any villager will be able to expand the demand for their products.

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