Business Ideas: Quilling

Description: Quilling art is a process which uses strips of paper rolled and sealed in order to realize 3D ornaments. The final products are great-looking and can be sold to people who enjoy this kind of an art, but also at many holiday themes.

    Tools and materials needed for the process are: needle quilling, paper strips or sheets of paper, cutter, glue and other items that are necessary for complex projects. The quilling needle can be ordered from online shops and it is usually in the form of "quilling kits" that contain other necessary materials and photo tutorials. You May not even need to purchase a needle for quilling (if it is not), many fans of quilling finding many solutions that can replace this object, from simple large needles to toothpicks.
        Here are some models and examples of the process:

Pros: - very small investment
      - Work could be done at home
     - Sales can be made ​​through a website / blog / online stores without payment
     - Some parts of high complexity can be sold for high prices
Cons: - it is an activity that requires patience and meticulous attention to detail
What you need: - acquisition of paper sheets or strips of paper
           - Acquisition of necessary tools: needle, glue, knife, ruler, etc..
           - A site / blog / online store to promote and sell the products

Conclusion: Quilling is starting to be more known and taking into account that the investment is almost zero, you can make some valuable products and this activity can become a source of additional income.

Business Ideas : Fused glass

Description: Fused-glass means the process of shaping glass of hot glass. The result from the layering of glass fused pieces of different sizes and their heating at temperatures between 600-1000 degrees, as the temperatures in the layers soften and blend together, resulting in a final product whole, unique look.
     This technique of fusing glass can be used to manufacture a wide range of products and ornaments such as rings, pendants, earrings, decorating shop windows of stores, the glazing of furniture, dishes, paintings, etc. merged. Here are some examples of objects made from fused glass:

               The process is accessible to anyone and tools are necessary to achieve: glass cutter (diamond), rulers, different models of glass of different thicknesses, colors and sizes and mini oven heating. Mini ovens of this type are found in ads, somewhere around the amount of 1000 Euros. In choosing this glass fusing kiln it will be able to take care of temperatures up to 1000 degrees.
               Here is one embodiment, with the specification that the process relies more on your imagination hat on anything else:

Pros: - easy to do business at home
   - Depending on the dexterity and selected models, an investment in a heating oven can pay off quickly
      - you can make a wide range of products
     - The process is simple, but many experiments are necessary before a product reaches higher commercial aspects.
      - Raw material is found at very low prices
     - the products can be sold both offline and online (easily dispatched by courier, for example with the jewelry you can even create networks of collaborators who have direct contact with the target)
Cons: - working with soft glass is quite dangerous, so you have to be very careful

What you need: - acquisition costs of the glass melting furnace
            - Raw material acquisition costs (pieces of different sizes and colors of glass)
             - Choose an area / workrooms
           - Promotion online (blog / site / online store) and offline through business cards and price offers for potential customers.
             - Achieving a portfolio of products
Conclusions: Although it requires some experimentation, you can gain quick dexterity, and the product can be made in your home without much trouble. Keeping in mind that fused parts are sold at very good prices and the investment in raw material is tiny, the business fused glass objects can be a very profitable business.

Business Ideas : Digital canvas pictures

Description: Canvas pictures have this name because of the material they are printed on. Canvas is a texture of white fabric that mimics the perfect canvas pictures that can be used with printing ink.
     A canvas printing can be made from any picture in your archive or from the client and the main feature of this type of picture is the fact that a frame is not required.

     It is directly printed on a canvas, which is stretched on a rectangular wooden support, and it sticks to its thickness, being stapled at the back. The edges of the picture that will become part of the thickness can be left white, black or by keeping the colors in the picture. Once the printed canvas is stretched and fixed onto the wood, so the final picture is varnished, a special solution for paintings that forms a protective film is put on the surface of the printing, thus gaining a greater resistance over time. Finally you can add a wall hanging.
                 You can see an example of how it is made here:

Both linen canvas and varnished one are found in stores online and offline. The prices are approximately for the canvas cloth between 10-15 euro / sqm, and the varnish 5 euro/100 ml. Also it is necessary to achieve a printing canvas print performance. The price for a performance plotter, which prints on canvas, is somewhere around 1000 euros, but you can find ads and more affordable prices.
            Canvas pictures are made for many types of clients and events, with abstract art offers or digital copies of famous paintings, to personal photos or pictures for a custom client.
Pros: - canvas pictures are of high quality and greater durability, than simple framed photos
    - Their appearance has a modern twist, making them increasingly popular for modern interior designs
     - The investment is small and quickly pays for itself, basically a small canvas printing exceeds several times the price of a square meter of canvas cloth.
      - Does not require knowledge of art, the process is simple and accessible to anyone (if there is difficulty in making those frames, they can be ordered on the basis of draft any carpentry workshop at a very low cost)
Cons: - if great emphasis is put on promoting both online and offline, this business does not have disadvantages.

What you need: - plotter's acquisition costs
          - Acquisition of a small amount of cloth canvas to start with
            - A site / online store presentation and promotion
          - Promote offline, by means of prices, participating to as many events and providing as many cards.

Conclusion: A business of this kind can be done easily in your home, and because of the Internet, orders and even pictures that customers want to transform into canvas paintings can be taken easily. Orders can be met everywhere by courier.

Business Ideas : Small crocheted items

Business Description: Crocheted items are handmade products using crochet hook and different types and colors of thread. Such business can be easily made at home by investing a very small sum of money. It is also important that the objects made be small, because in order for large items to reach profitable selling prices there are relative big costs of materials (threads).

                  Small crocheted products that can be achieved include: small toys, pins, rings, bracelets, crocheted figurines, key rings, phone covers for, covers for cups or cans, various personal items, etc.
                  In the activity there can be made and crocheted items for celebration themes, for example Christmas (mini Santa Claus, mini trees crocheted, etc.), Easter (rabbits, eggs crocheted, etc.), Valentines and March (heart, amulets, crochet flowers, crocheted gifts, etc.)
                  The manufacturing process could be done at home, and marketing can be done online through a blog/ website/ online shop or offline at stands or stores that are part of this niche.

                  For experts in the art of crocheting can be made very small original figurines:

Here are some examples:

Pros: - very small investment
                - Work can be performed at home
                -It can be a various craft activity that will bring substantial additional income
                - If you opt for online trading, orders can be fulfilled easily through courier companies or the Post Office.
                - You can make a variety of products for different age categories (from toys to mobile phone covers and earrings)
Cons: - requires knowledge in the field or willingness to learn the craft
What You Need: - knowledge and skills in crocheting
                             - Purchase costs of materials and necessary tools
                             - Patience
                            - Making site / blog / free online store for selling products
                           - Promoting the products (online website promotion - offline, by providing price and  a product catalog)

Conclusions: Once you have gained a certain dexterity, this hobby can become a business that will bring significant revenues, with little effort in your spare time and an almost zero financial investment.

Business Ideas : Dried Fruit

Business Description: Dried fruits are fresh fruit that are dried in order to be stored more easily. In history, many civilizations used the method of drying fruit in order to benefit from the quality of fruit in winter. This method is more effective than freezing fruit, for frozen fruits lose their vitamins. Drying fruit was made only in the sun for periods of 1-2 weeks, but today drying/ dried fruits can be done much faster using professional fruit dryers.

Because these devices, can now be found in stores, many kinds of fruits can be dried, among which we mention: bananas, apples, kiwi, apricots, blackberries, peaches, cranberries, blueberries, grapes, plums, and more others. Dried fruits are very healthy, some of them even indicated to treat certain diseases, such as heart disease, anemia, lack of energy, circulation, cholesterol.
                 Drying/ dried fruits can be done with machines through dehydration. These devices must be professional, as small appliances only get a very low productivity. A professional appliance for drying fruit costs between 1800-2000 Euros/ 1200 - 1500 dollars. We know that prices in stores are very high for dried fruits; such investment in the acquisition of professional drying device can achieve a great revenue.
                 Dried fruit can be sold in 100 g packs or bulk, and customers can be greengrocers or supermarkets.
             
Pros: - dried fruits are sold at very high prices
                - the product can be preserved for a long time

                - the use of drying apparatus is simple
                - Dried fruits are very healthy products
                - Initially invest small amounts
                - Return on investment is fast
                
Cons: - If there is quality in the investment, this business has no disadvantages
What You Need: - cost of investment in machine drying / dehydration of fruits
                             - Costs of buying fruit to be dried
                             - Deals with grocery, intermediaries.
                             - Promoting the price offers for shops
Conclusion: This business can start off with little money and can make significant profits, in addition to offering customers a healthy product.

Business Ideas : Greenhouse

Description: Greenhouses are built on 3 to 15 square meters patches of land. These small buildings contribute to improving the appearance of a garden and in addition they are very decorative, so they can be used for intensive vegetable or decorative plant growing. The activity consists in building a greenhouse on a concrete slab foundation; the types of materials used are aluminum (for staff resistance) and glass or polycarbonate for the glass parts.

There are many discussions on the advantages and disadvantages of using glass or polycarbonate, both having distinct features. For example, glass provides a higher degree of transparency, polycarbonate instead provides better insulation because  of the air cushions. Sunny periods force a strong glass to be coated for shading, while polycarbonate offers exactly the light and shade needed. Both for glass and polycarbonate assemblies the aluminum frames are coated using silicon. It is important that these greenhouses be fitted on the door with windows to allow optimum ventilation. The size of the hobby greenhouses is approximately 2 m in height and the roof slope is 30 degrees. Besides greenhouses, you can sell various accessories, such as media for plant growth spiral, heaters of various capacities, thermometers, automatic irrigation systems, different types of shelves, racks, etc.

        An example of construction and several models:

Pros: - The garden is particularly effective
          - Easy to install, if it works well after a sketch is made
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Cons: - work / editing / cutting / joining materials for construction can be done only outdoors, you will need a workstation.
         - Lack of knowledge / experience in the technical product is almost impossible without hiring / working with a specialist.
What You Need: - studying existing greenhouses
                             - Making drawings / plans and calculating the materials required
                             - Cost of acquiring the necessary materials
                             - Study the most effective, both as resistance and economical efficiency, the best combination of teaching methods
                             - Site of presentation, promotion and taking orders
                             - Promote the product online: business cards, flyers, placement of the price offers, trips and discussions in specialized stores.

Conclusion: These greenhouses can offer your customers a more stylish green space around the house, but also a way of growing vegetables and farming for amateurs.

Business Ideas: Goji

Business Description: Goji (Lycium Barbarum) is a fruit found in Tibet, called goji the fruit of  youth.  They taste sour to sweet, they are red and small, like dogberries. Researchers in the field of medicinal plants say that this fruit is rich in antioxidants. Besides this, the goji fruit are rich in iron, magnesium, potassium, copper, calcium, vitamin C, B6, B1, B2, E, alpha-linolenic and linoleic acids, carotenoids.
            For an amount of 100g of goji fruit, they have: 370kcal, 12% protein, 10% fat, 10% fiber, 68% carbohydrate. For the health goji is highly effective, the most important effects of goji fruit are: immune system, reduce the effects of aging, improve serious illnesses, the toning of the body, improving fertility, diets, reduce cellulite, lowering cholesterol, strengthens bones and muscles, help improve vision and eye health, stimulate blood circulation and regeneration, very effective for treating liver diseases, heart health.

The goji plant is very resistant to temperature and climate changes, it is an adaptable plant, so it can be grown in many areas and on different types of soil. Growing goji can be done by seeds or cuttings. Light is very important for the health of the plant and productivity, so one will choose an area of ​​land to enjoy abundant light. Businesses with goji fruit are very productive, for one plant that is at least five years old, you get a harvest of 2-2.5 kg goji / year. Keeping in mind the plant productivity we can say that they can get significant profits because the prices for goji are 25 euro / kg. In a garden with thousands of mature plants there can be obtained impressive annual profits. From Goji you can get different types of products such as goji juice, goji bars, peel jam, tea, but can sell dried or fresh. Goji can be consumed and marketed in different forms such as jams, goji bar, juices, teas, fresh, dried.

           The next movie will demonstrate some planting tips:

Pros: - has many health benefits
                - The goji seedlings are available at low prices
                - Fruits and fruit products are sold at high enough prices
                - they Are very resistant to weather conditions
Cons: - if planted in places with low light, annual crops can be very
weak
          - Until it is mature (5 years +) it is not very productive plant
What You Need: - land for cultivation or a garden
- Rigorous documentation
- Cost of goji seedlings

Conclusion: Goji is a very healthy plant and due to its resistance, it can be planted in many countries adapting to different types of climate. In the long run, a plantation of goji can bring significant annual profits.

Business Ideas: Healthy fast food

Business Description: In this business customers can eat at the fast food without having weight problems or possible diseases. In its offer a healthy fast food can enter any food that has a small number of calories, such as juices, fruit, salads and various teas. Instead of fat sauces like mayonnaise or ketchup, natural sauces recipes can be used, that provide the body the nutrients they need, not only a full belly. To attract a large number of customers on the fast food promises can be displayed that if you eat only fast food products offered by your restaurant, one will be healthier and will slim down, and products will be as delicious as the regular fast food ones.

       Sandwiches can be cooked using healthy bread / flour tortillas, and sandwiches will be filled with vegetables and meat cooked on the grill. In this healthy fast food various juices can also be served. They can be prepared from various classic fruit or special recipes goji, aloe vera, etc. If using these ingredients, the clients’ health is assured.

 Pros: - the demand for healthy products is growing

                - Clients benefit from health and energy

                - A franchise business that can be easily created

                - Cooking appliances at low prices found in stores

Cons: - the price of the rental may be high, if you are aiming to be in a high traffic location

What You Need: - testing and inventing new recipes

                             - Selecting the most successful recipes

                             - Cost of ingredients

                             - necessary Costs for cooking appliances

                             - Renting a space where it will be fast-food

                    - Choosing an interesting name and meaningful activities

                             - Advertising

      

Conclusion: It would be an interesting and successful culinary business, in which, besides offering better taste, people also get health beneifts. With a little work and dedication this business can become a successful international franchise.

Business Ideas: Shopping at night

Business Description: Services of this kind are the easiest way to make a quick profit. The work involves performing short night shopping for customers. Customers will make orders for products desired by telephone or via an order form on your website presentation. Customers can order tobacco products, alcohol products, sandwiches, fast food products from premises that don not offer  home delivery. For this service, the customer will pay a fee that it is also established besides the price of the product ordered. So, for the products delivered you will not put the additional feel, but your profit will be  from the night home delivery fee.

Pros: - very small investment
           - For night traffic on the streets there is reduced fuel consumption

            - A good way to turn the business into a franchise
Cons: - you will lose if the distances are not calculated correctly, from supplier to client
What You Need: - you need a personal car -
                               - A presentation website and taking orders
                               - Mobile phone for taking orders
Conclusion: This simple service and small investment can be very useful for people who want a product form shops open at night and are not in the area or do not have the time to go out and buy the desired product. Once this service is developed, you can turn it into a successful franchise.

Growing energy willow “Salix viminalis energo”

Description: The energy willow or Salix viminalis "Energo" is a species of willow which proved to be the most efficient plant cultivated for energetic purposes. This willow has a volume of timber of 40-60 t / ha dry material and a very high calorific value of approx. 4900kcal/kg, higher than that of oak. The energy willow is used in the form of briquettes and pellets. This willow is characterized by very rapid growth, rapidly regenerating its annual harvest. In addition to high speed growth, energetic willow planting is done very easily, as it is not a demanding plant. Planting the willow is done by means of cutting and planting branches, and it is required only once every 25-30 years to achieve annual crops. It can be planted on any soil (considering that it even helps to stop landslides), but a fertile soil and crops can prove more efficient.

The planting costs are between 1500-2000 euros / ha (investment is made only once for a harvest of 25-30 years) and in the first year there is only a modest harvest obtaining about 10 t / ha with profits of between 300 -400 euros / ha, but the next year after the harvest, it is to reach 40-60 t / h, increasing profits between 1500-1800 euros / ha/year.

Resources needed: - rigorous documentation regarding the characteristics of its planting and harvesting
                             - Availability for a lot of land
                            - Acquisition cost depending on the desired area to be planted
                         - Availability / rent equipment for the annual harvest
Advantages: - Environmentally friendly
                - Once invested, it is regenerated annually.
                - It is a tree that can be planted on any land (even swampy soils) with a resistance to temperature and weather variations.
                - It comes as a renewable and cheap energy solution
                - High calorific value (4900kcal/kg)
                - Once planted, annual profits are obtained, with minor costs.
                - It is more profitable than the use of land for vegetable growing
Disadvantages: - if you opt for the cultivation of large areas, the investment with the acquisition of cuttings can be very high (documentation regarding funding opportunities with EU funds)
Conclusions: In many countries the plant is grown in large quantities (such as Sweden), considering it is an alternative energy product easily obtained and at low prices. In some countries the multitude of agricultural land (or the one that can not be used for agriculture) may be used for this purpose, especially as the international interest in this area is growing.

Bean Bags

Description: This object consists of a chair, of various shapes and colors, characterized by a great comfort. Well known since the early 60's in the U.S., this item is back on the market and is increasingly present in modern interiors. The bean bag can be filled with different materials, varying from different types of seeds, rice, small polystyrene balls, to different types of wool or down. Here you can see an example of design and several models:

The American businessman, Shawn Nelson, managed to build an empire around this product, creating a unique and more comfortable option than the existing products on the market. Here you can see the product's story, called Love Sack:

Resources needed: - determine the patterns to be made ​​and the list of materials needed
- The purchase costs of the materials
- Minimum knowledge of sewing and basic understanding of sewing machines
- A website to promote and sell the product efficiently

Advantages: - low manufacturing costs
                 - Products increasingly popular in modern decorations
                 - The product addresses several age categories
Disadvantages: - minimum skills required in the field
Conclusions: It may be a product that will bring significant profits, keeping in mind that the bean bag is still unknown to many countries. A high quality product and efficient promoting strategies will be essential in achieving success in this business.

Pet rent (Rent-a-pet)

Description: On the international market has recently appeared a service that allows dogs to be rented. Whoever wants a pet, but on the short term, can do so by renting it. Such a service has created great scandal among animal lovers; although at that time the rental service provided for stray dogs. For a stray dog, this alternative of "holidays" in the company of a loving family on a monthly basis would be more convenient than staying in the shelter, in a cage. The service is for those who do not have very much time available, travel a lot or live in an apartment so one can not handle such a relationship on the long term. Also the service can be extended not only for renting dogs, but also cats, hamsters, rabbits, parrots and other small animals.

The supply needed for a rental may be included for each animal: a cage, food, toys (depending on each individual animal), etc.. Rent-a-pet acquisition can be started with small pets and their offering for rent / with option to sell or by making contracts with pet shops and existing animal shelters. It will also be necessary to create a site where the price bids shall be submitted, accompanied by pictures of the animals and details of the items offered in the price and details of the optimal care for each animal.
Resources needed: - to study the most effective strategies (acquisition, rental contracts with animal shelters)
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Advantages: - if you opt for an agreement with the shelters, the investment is very small
                 - For animals in shelters, there are very large benefits
                 - This service may cause additional financial resources and animal shelters reduce the number of animals on the streets.
                 - Comes to help people who want to test whether or not to acquire this pet on the long-run.
Disadvantages: - it is important to apply certain conditions to the customers, in order to avoid any kind of problem for the animal.
Conclusion: If done correctly, this service not only helps reduce the number of animals on the streets, but also offers better living conditions. Besides, all this can be a profitable business, without much investment.

Worm farm

Description: Such an activity is not intended for trading product for fishing, but for marketing the soil resulting from the process of raising the worms. The selling price of such soil arising from a production is about 5 EUR / kg. There are currently no fertilizers on the market that are more natural and more nutritious than this. It can be used both for gardens (one needs about 5-8 kg of fertilizer per 100 square meters of garden, with better results than any other product), as well as for potted plants. Worm farms can be made on a small scale (in simple containers or on a floor) or by restricting large scale to the ground + a sorting arrangement (designed to create a separate the worms from the soil).

The soil will be populated with common red worms, and regarding their diet, any residue will do, both food and non-food, with the specification that you should avoid high fat foods (meat, cheese) or high acid foods (citrus, onion family vegetables). We present below three simple ways to organize a good worm farm.

1. Organizing a simple small-scale farm:

2. Double storey farm organizing:

3. Organizing large-scale farm on the ground + an example of the screening process:

Resources needed: - Setting up  the method
                             - Availability of space outside the city / unincorporated land
                             - Expenses related to acquisition of the worms or their picking
                             - Expenses related to the construction / farm land itself (farm should be constructed so as to maintain a level of moist)

Advantages: - very small investment
                - It can be a very productive activity
              - The process is static, the worms do all the work, the only effort is the sorting of the soil from the worms.
                - Benefits as the product itself is far superior than the alternatives on the market
                - Fans of this activity are calling the soil black gold, as its price is high compared to the simplicity of the process.
Disadvantages: - The activity is not recommended to people with phobias on this topic
                      - Work may become really messy
                      - It can not be held indoor for various reasons
Conclusion: If you have a property of any land outside the city and you have no stomach issues on such subject, such business can be extremely profitable.

Dish rental

Description: This service consists of renting all objects needed in catering (dishes) to people organizing various events. Among the objects that can be rented in this service you can include plates of different sizes, bowls, forks, spoons, knives, glasses for different types of drinks, platters, coffee cups, etc... Prices may be based on the number of pieces / on the product, package or event.

Resources needed: - making the list of catering dishes most requested on the market
                              - Dishes acquisition expenses
                              - Availability to purchase a delivery vehicle
                              - A site to promote the service and to take orders
                              - A very good promotion through business cards, flyers, presentation site
                              - Dishwasher (in care you have large number of orders)

Advantages: - you can obtain a passive income
                 - Market prices are high
                 - Depending on the promotion, the invested money can be recovered quickly
                 - Storage and taking orders can be done at home
Disadvantages: - initially, the investment may be high,  as you will have to focus on acquiring quality dishes
                      - The rental process should have some sort of guarantee or a reimbursing method, in case your product gets damaged
Conclusions: Although the investment is quite high, this can be done gradually. With an effective promotion, you can make a rapid return on the initial investment.