To become a successful entrepreneur, today it is not enough to have money and a desire to open a business. Although, of course, nowhere without them. But you also need to carefully analyze the market, understand what consumers need now and in the future, and also choose a promising business idea and make a plan. Read more about what is better to do in order to have a good profit in 2017-2020. It will be interesting!
Where to look for promising ideas for small businesses?
The most difficult thing at the first stage is to choose a direction of activity for yourself. Many novice entrepreneurs rush from one extreme to the other, first opening up something of their own without preparation, and then stopping due to a lack of customers, experience and profit. This approach is extremely wrong. You must first find a promising business idea, draw up a plan for its implementation, and only then proceed with implementation. In the search for a suitable one you can:
- "Walk" through the forums and read the statements of other businessmen. This will allow you to avoid the many mistakes that they made.
- Visit regional exhibitions. In this case, you can at the same time evaluate the competition and profitability of the business.
- Explore the franchise market. It is possible that among all the offers you will find something the best for yourself. In addition, it is always easier to open under an already promoted brand, there will be a lot of customers immediately.
Another option is to browse startup directories. With their help, you can compare your product with those already on the market, find out the pricing policy of competitors and calculate the prospects for the development of the business. You can also find some of the ideas below.
All kinds of mobile applications
Today, mobile technologies are successfully conquering the world, but applications for them are still not enough. Therefore, experts consider their creation to be one of the most promising ideas for small businesses. If you are able to plunge into this sphere right now, you will have a good opportunity to earn a lot of money, since any investment will turn into a good profit - up to 300-500 thousand rubles. per month.
As for the ideas for creating applications, their sea: online games, planners, training programs, electronic notepads, catalogs of stores, banks of any data and much more. The only obstacle that can get in your way is the inability to work with special software. But there is a way out of this situation: you can hire a good programmer and designer, the cost of their work will pay off. A copywriter capable of compiling really selling texts for the site will also be useful.
Selling materials for needlework
In recent years, DIY manufacturing has become incredibly popular. People sew, knit, make jewelry and other products to order. For creativity, they need materials: yarn, threads, products for decoupage and so on. You can provide them to them. To do this, it is enough to find a good wholesale seller (preferably Russian), buy goods from him cheaper, and sell more expensive.
When choosing this promising business idea, you can create your store online or offline. All kinds of bulletin boards, Fair of Masters and other extraneous web resources can also become platforms for the sale of products. Delivery is best done both in your city and throughout Russia through the same mail or courier service.
Buyers will be anyway. But if you have money, it is better to organize a small advertising campaign to attract them. Interestingly, along with products for creativity, you can sell products made by yourself. The most popular are decoupage items, clothes and shoes for children, paintings, items for decorating the interior.
Training courses
Creating special courses in your own city is perhaps the most promising idea of a small business with minimal investment. All you need to do is rent a room where you will teach other people something new for them (crocheting, decoupage, creating some carpentry for the home, working with Photoshop and so on). In this case, you will need 3 things to succeed: to know your business really well, to be able to organize the learning process and have at least minimal teaching skills.
There is another business option that in 2017-2018 deserves close attention - the creation of online training courses. There are two ways to promote them:
- through YouTube - it’s worth creating a video, uploading it to the site, connecting ads from Google (today it is very popular);
- through the creation and sale of training courses (this is the so-called information business).
Which way is better to go, you decide. But the information business should be chosen only if you really know any chips and secrets that are inaccessible to others, and you can attract people. Internet users today are already tired of buying "dummies." This is worth understanding if you want to succeed.
Any work related to sites
Another promising small business idea with minimal investment is website creation or administration. Since today most companies put their business online, this is very much in demand. But you must be able to handle various programs and be with the computer on the "same wavelength". If this is not available, you can also lead a group on social networks or write articles to order. Knowledge is not required here, and with good literacy and the ability to express oneself beautifully one can get at least a small income. To do this, you do not even need to leave the house.
Legal services
This type of service, of course, is only suitable for people with special education. If you have it, that’s good. Today people need competent specialists who are able to clearly answer the questions posed. Consultations can be carried out both at real meetings, and through the Internet. In addition, it is worth trying to write articles for different sites. Customers real lawyers who are able to show the "crust", are willing to pay from 250 rubles. for 1000 characters (this is about half a page of A4).
When creating a real office in your city, you can also prepare for an influx of visitors. But in this case, first you need to rent your own office and place ads in newspapers, on bulletin boards (for the same Avito), on the radio. It will be nice to create your own website to post articles that answer the most interesting questions for people. This will bribe customers as well as the first free consultation.
Realtor Services
People always sold, rented out and bought houses, but basically they don’t want to delve into the essence of things. It is much easier for them to give money to another person, so that he conducted the transaction from start to finish. In addition, in their opinion, this somehow protects against fraud on the part of the seller (or buyer). Therefore, the provision of real estate services is one of the most promising business ideas of 2017. You can open a bureau for the sale, rental or purchase of housing in a large city or in a small village.
Finding clients is easy for a realtor. According to statistics, even villagers moving to a new place of residence turn to specialists for help. What is still good - for the organization of the business does not require any education. It is enough to have a suspended language, be able to work with documents and be responsible. The rest, as they say, will follow.
Funeral Services
Unfortunately, scientists have not yet come up with pills for eternal youth and life, but because people die and do it every day. All the cares and troubles of their burial are transferred to the backs of relatives, who are already struggling because of the loss of a loved one. So much has to be done to organize a worthy funeral: order a coffin, arrange with the morgue and the owners of the cemetery, get the necessary certificates and much more. They are ready to pay good money, so that someone else will take part in all these worries.
Today, the provision of funeral services can be called another promising business idea. But it is not suitable for everyone. It is necessary to have strong nerves, strength and stubbornness in order to withstand all the lamentations of the relatives of the deceased person and overtake competitors, which in this field are really many.
Sale of farm products
Another promising business idea is the production of agricultural products: meat, eggs, sour cream, honey, canned food and so on. People today want to use environmentally friendly products, and it is in your power to give them this opportunity. To do this, you can open both a small outlet and a website on the Internet. It is worth selling both your products and someone else’s, purchased inexpensively in any village.
It is worth noting that for sale, seedlings of trees, seedlings, carpentry that can be put in your own yard (swings, barbecues, gazebos, greenhouses and so on), as well as everything that can be used to decorate the house and yard, is well suited. But do not forget that for the sale of agricultural products on an industrial scale, you will need to open an IP or LLC.
Ecotourism as a business
If you live in an ecologically clean area, and even next to a river, forest, or any significant attraction, you can earn money from this. To do this, you must first choose the direction of activity, it can be:
- accommodation and forwarding tourists who came to see any natural or human monuments located nearby;
- organization for everyone who wants to relax in the bosom of nature shish kebabs, picnics, a trip for mushrooms, hunting or fishing;
- organization of the stay of people who came to rest from all the benefits of civilization in the countryside (in this case, you must have a bathhouse, a neat toilet, a well with clean water and a separate guest house).
Any of these promising business ideas with minimal investment can bring a good profit if everything is properly organized and attract customers with something unique. For promotion, it is also worth submitting ads wherever possible.
Sale of children's goods
While children will be born, the sale of goods for them will remain a promising business idea in Russia and the world. Developing toys, clothes, baby hygiene products, cribs, strollers, shoes, goods for creativity - all this and much more, parents always buy with great pleasure.
There are many ways to organize a business. For example, open a sales outlet in a market or in a shopping center, or create your own online store, or combine both of these methods. It is also worth thinking about selling products through bulletin boards or social groups, for beginning entrepreneurs these methods are most beneficial.
When choosing the sale of children's goods as a promising business idea for a small town, you only have to get registered as an individual entrepreneur or LLC, rent a site and create an advertising campaign. In large settlements, everything is much more complicated. Here it is worth considering how you can stand out among all competitors. For example, it can be the sale of products only of Russian or own production, or those that are decorated with images of the cartoon characters beloved by children.
It is worth noting that if you are looking for a good business idea for the city, it is also profitable, promising and fast enough to open a thrift store in it. You can take for sale not only clothes, but also various devices necessary for a small child: walkers, cribs, big toys and so on. That is, all that in a new form, some parents can not afford.
Used building materials for sale
This is a fairly new small business idea for the city. It is advantageous, promising and good to engage in its implementation if you know where to get these very used building materials or a person who can provide them to you. Other entrepreneurs who decide to make money on this business do the following: they browse the Internet on the sale of an old, useless house at an inexpensive price, go there with their team, break everything down, bring it to the city and sell it.
The profitability of this business depends on how much you pay for the import of material and for what money you can sell it. As a rule, the final cost does not exceed 70% of the original price. For example, you purchased a brick house, dismantled it and began to take it out. For 1 brick packing, work of loaders and transportation, you gave 500-550 rubles. You can sell it for 1100-1200 rubles., Total net profit - 600-700 rubles. You may have different figures, so before you start, you need to carefully calculate everything.
Hostels and Inns
In the tourist town you can open a small and inexpensive hostel for travelers. It is profitable, promising and good enough to deal with this idea of small business for those who already have a building in which several living rooms can be equipped. In this case, investing a lot of money in organizing business is not required. It will be enough to direct a marafet. To achieve success, you must carefully consider the requests and complaints of visitors, constantly maintain cleanliness.
How to open a business and achieve success?
Before starting this or that own business, it is necessary to consult with all specialists whom it is possible to find. This will greatly facilitate the process of starting a business. You also need to understand a few things:
- Emotionality, ambitiousness and excessive self-confidence do not lead to anything good, you need to be “on the same wavelength” with the client.
- Competitors do not need to be studied, but simply necessary, otherwise you won’t win the fight against them.
- Negative reactions and emotional turbulence should be prepared in advance, they will not do without them.
- The main emphasis should be on communicating with consumers, and not on the product or service, they are secondary.
- Saving on marketing and training employees is strictly prohibited, only a professional team can take you to a new level.
Only strict observance of these rules will help you make your business successful. Well, now you know the most promising business ideas of 2017-2020, it remains only to begin to implement them. Good luck in your endeavors!