r/small_business_ideas

Hello everyone! I'm from Portugal, and I'm writing this post to ask for a bit of advice.

I'd like to start my own business, but I'm still looking for the right idea. I have the capital to invest and would love to hear your suggestions on which industries or business models you think are the most profitable and have strong growth potential.

If anyone is interested in discussing ideas or even starting a business together, I'd be happy to connect and explore the possibilities.

Um abraço!

Sorry to share this here, but I have to ask this just for help.... My aunt , who has been really close to me since my birth was really in love with her husband as he used to do everything and was head overheels but after years of marriage everything fell apart and she got to know he was having an affair all along ... And now from 2-3 years they are living like strangers with each other.. she has no one to trust , guide or help her. There are no in laws as there were no one in the family of her husband .. my aunt's father is alive and only he is helping her for daily expenses , as he is retired school teacher. But he is too old, she now really wants to establish herself and start a business to earn something for herself and and her kids. Any ideas for women to start working or anything which would maybe help her? Any business ideas? Anything which can be worked upon by home.. any online selling business or something... Any suggestions would help!

Just looking for advice or tips with limited to low budget. How to become a reseller as a beginner?

Hello po, I need a Business idea. I'm still a student and have 4 to 5k that's ready to risk. I'm a musician and artist but I want a business that's a product based. Anything po, Thank you po!!!!

I 25m have been living on basic minimum for years and gotten to a point where i cant afford to live anymore with all thats going on in SA. Whats the best way i can start a small business that can help me make a better future for myself

Just to add i make bout R5000 a month

Hi everyone!

We're looking to get a website developed for PRINTA and wanted to understand what would be a fair price before approaching developers.

Our requirements are roughly:

• Modern, premium-looking design

• Home, About, Services, Portfolio, Contact & a few additional pages

• Inquiry/Contact form

• WhatsApp integration

• Mobile responsive

• Fast loading

• Basic on-page SEO (meta tags, sitemap, robots.txt)

• Deployment

No e-commerce or payment gateway for now it's primarily a lead generation website to build credibility and showcase our services.

If you're a freelance web developer or an agency, we'd love to know:

What would you quote for a project like this?

How long would it take?

Looking forward to your responses. Thanks!

I’m a 22 year old stay at home mom trying to start a mobile beverage pop up shop (Dirty Soda Business) but I don’t know where to start with funding. I know you can’t start with $0, so I’m looking for a part time job to help get everything together. I only need around 10k total to get my trailer and licensing, i already have 98% of inventory needed. I’ve been declined for two different SBA loans ands multiple startup lenders. So what is my next step?

I am 25M living in a tier 1 city doing a full time job in IT and want to start side business which I can maybe manager sometime after work or fully on weekends. I can put in around 10-15 lakhs as investment. Don’t want crazy good returns or become a millionaire in a night. I want to do a good side business without my money going to waste.
Any suggestions how can I start.
I was thinking of food stalls but how do I find people who would manage the stalls. I can cook food and provide them but how do I find people I can trust to manage the stalls.
Are there any other ideas that you can share?

EDIT: Another idea I was thinking of was buying some second hand bikes and get some drivers on rapido and uber to drive them for me. But over here the concern is if I take bike under my name and if there is some accident sorts of thing that happens then I will be held responsible but if I get those on driver name then they can just steal it. Also finding a driver again is a concern.

I'm new to Reddit and don't know where to post my business ideas. Can someone point me to the right subreddit?

Hey all,

My primary business is a marketing agency which does well enough, but I'm looking to start something on the side that's relatively straightforward, and is something my kids can help with.

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Background:

A few years ago I bought a camper van and tested the idea of using Outdoorsy & RVEasy to see if it could actually turn a profit. I did manage to have it rented about 30-40% of any given month in the on-season, as an older rig I barely netted anything after maintenance and repairs.

The problem with buying new camper vans is that the unit economics don't work - they're too much $$ new, and they depreciate too fast (esp if rented). But it was fun, and ever since I've wanted to find a similar model with stuff that's not so finnicky.

At first I thought I'd look at renting motorcycles, but commercial insurance here in Canada once again breaks the economics.

So I turned to AI to help with "generating" some ideas, and one of the things that came up was, of course, generators.

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The concept:

I like the idea of specializing in portable generators from the 2000W quiet inverters (Honda Whispersynch) up to the 10,000W larger portables for powering multiple appliances, sound systems, etc.

I think the main use cases would be weddings, outdoor events / parties, small construction projects, etc. Simple use cases, straightforward delivery & pickup, easy enough maintenance.

I don't want to compete with the already established commercial rental co's that mainly do large towable diesel generators for large construction projects, mining applications, etc. Totally different game and not something my kids can practically help with.

Where I live in BC, these smaller portables rent for about $100 - $200/day depending on size, and the delivery+pickup fee is about $150 within city limits, then per kilometer outside

This seems like a decent little gig if we have 5-10 units rented at anything like a 30-50% utilization rate, eventually.

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Sense check & other ideas:

Have you done this or something similar? If so, I'd love to know what I should be aware of, potential pitfalls, what you wish you'd have done differently... etc.

Also, I'm not married to the idea of generators, it's just a starting point. Is there anything else that is relatively small size, not super expensive, but still rents in the $100 - $200 / day range (that isn't completely saturated like pressure washers)?

I'm all ears and would love your feedback. Thanks!

am 29M, married guy, earning monthly 65k in hand. ive plan to start any business so i want to initiate the second income please suggest to start business with low investment

Hello everyone! I'm from Portugal, and I'm writing this post to ask for a bit of advice.

I'd like to start my own business, but I'm still looking for the right idea. I have the capital to invest and would love to hear your suggestions on which industries or business models you think are the most profitable and have strong growth potential.

If anyone is interested in discussing ideas or even starting a business together, I'd be happy to connect and explore the possibilities.

I'm 22 year old(M) and thinking of entering into some business or start any kind of start-up. I don't have any business background. please help me with some ideas and tips for startup and Business for tier 2 city.