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1. Produce Christmas cards which are printed on the front with, for example,"Happy Christmas from the Smith Family". Or, instead of the name 'Smith',pic one of the do!ens of other popular surnames. Sell

pacs of these cards y direct mail to people listed in telephone directories.

#. $ae money from rentin% out expensi&e children's toys. he toys you rentout will include remote

controlled models and computerised %ames. (se a little &an to deli&er thetoys to customers. Paint in toy

town colour scheme. Call the &an a toy moile or similar suitale name.

). *ntroduce to your re%ion a ser&ice which mounts maps for usinesses.+eep a stoc of local, national and

international maps. $ount these maps in a professional manner to suit the

wall space a&ailale at oces.Send out lea-ets aout your ser&ices to oce mana%ers.

. /rin% out a re%ular pulication for amitious amateur musicians. hispulication mi%ht include ads

from 0 1 2mployers seein% musicians. # 3etailers sellin% e4uipmentaccessories and supplies. ) People

sellin% used e4uipment. $usicians seein% to mae contact with othermusicians. 5lso pulish

interestin% editorials and letters.6. 7esi%n and manufacture its for main% models with coctail stics, forexample0 model churches, castles, windmills, houses, etc. /uy the coctailstics in their unpaced state from the manufacturer. Sell your its y mailorder from ads in craft ma%a!ines or distriute to model shops.

8. 2stalish a directory of products no lon%er made. his directory mi%htinclude sections on toys, no&elties and household %oods. 7esi%n thedirectory for usiness people and in&entors who want to now oth whathas een made efore and what ideas mi%ht e re&i&ed and9or modi:ed.

;. $ae cotton %lo&es especially desi%ned for coin collectors. he %lo&espre&ent the %rease and moisture from :n%ers %ettin% onto coins. Paca%ethe %lo&es and sell them from ads in coin collectin% ma%a!ines or distriuteto shops which sell collectile coins.

<. /rin% out a correspondence course aout how to write cooery oos. hecourse mi%ht include information aout0 How to de&ise recipes, how topresent them in written form and what maes a successful cooery oo.Produce a prospectus and ad&ertise in women's ma%a!ines.

=. /e%in a usiness which rents out lar%e and expensi&e astronomicaltelescopes to householders who want

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to de&elop their interest in astronomy. Pulicise your ser&ice at the localastronomy society and use local

ad&ertisin% to attract clients.

1>. Set up a company which produces a compendium of strip %ames, for

example0 Strip poer, strip snaes

and ladders, strip lotto, strip snap, and strip ludo. Sell y mail order fromad&erts in ?@rated ma%a!ines.

11. Paint attracti&e art on rocs to mae sou&enir paperwei%hts anddoorstops. he art mi%ht tae the form of astract pattern, traditionalpictures or tourist scenery. Call your rocs "desi%ner rocs". 5dd a ruerase to paperwei%hts and a ruer ed%e to doorstops.

1#. Create a mail order usiness which specialises in sellin% products which

help people sleep. Products mi%ht include0 Sleep inducin% cassettes, specialedtime clothin%, heral pillows, oos and %uides on howto sleep etter.

1). Paint on wood stylistic house numers and names. hese paintednumers and names will e anattracti&e alternati&e to the traditional namesurned into sliced lo%s. Aet your wor stoced at shops whichsell %ardenproducts or household %oods. 5daptaBo0 D&ender nEmeros com fontesdiferentes em um ar4ui&o para pessoa imprimir.

1. Start a &enture which promotes the art and hoy of window paintin%.On coloured acetate paper ha&e outlines printed for paintin% pictures ynumers. hese acetate sheets are stuc to one side of a window andanyone can paint a picture on the other side of the %lass.

16. Select one sea@shell which would e suitale for an ashtray, another fora pip tray and another for a paper clip tray. Put these shells into a sin%lepacet and sell as a set of useful sea@shell@trays. Sell fromsou&enir andno&elty %ift shops.

18. 7e&ise and produce a oard %ame which simulates the experience ofstartin% a mail order usiness. heusual prolem of rin%in% out a oard%ame is the diculty of %ettin% it stoced in shops. Howe&er, a%ame aoutmail order can e sold y mail order to usiness opportunity seeers.

1;. $ae an income y sellin% lucy charms at car oot sales or door@to@door. Sell, for example0 3aits feet, horseshoes and four@leaf clo&ers. Starty tracin% down trade sources of lucy charms.

1<. /uy and sell oil paintin%s. /uy new paintin%s from artists and oldpaintin%s from collectors and

householders. Sell the paintin%s from0 home, a roadside site, a stall at craftsfairs or hire stalls for exhiitin%

all the paintin%s you ha&e for sale.

1=. Start a manufacturin% usiness which is de&oted to main% doorstops. hese doorstops mi%ht ran%e

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from the humle wooden wed%e to the more exotic and unusual. Paca%ethem in polythene a%s, staple on

a printed card and %et them stoced at %ift shops.

#>. 7ecorate e&eryday oects with pressed -owers. 5dd an inlaid desi%n of

pressed -owers to trays, coasters, ewellery oxes, paperwei%hts, pictureframes, wall@han%in%s, des sets and tale tops.

#1. Set up a home@impro&ement usiness which modi:es the exterior ofhouses to %i&e them a udor

appearance. Gour ser&ice will include the :ttin% of ornamental oa eams,%i&in% exterior walls a white

co&erin% and addin% metal %rids to windows.

##. $ae wooden nou%hts and crosses %ames. 7rill nine holes in a smalls4uare loc and paint on a %rid. ext mae ten pe%s and pint on each pe%an 'O' or an '?'. Place the %rid and pe%s into a clear a% and staple on aproduct card.

#). /rin% to%ether a ran%e of rassware ornaments so you can ha&e a stallat crafts fairs, anti4ue marets and car oot sales.

#. Pulish a newsletter which has the title "5mitious Persons Iay toIealth" or "Cle&er People 7on't Ior Hard". he contents of your newslettermi%ht e in a &ein similar to Joe +aro's "he Ka!y $an's Iay to 3iches".

#6. Set up and run a school of window dressin%. Or%anise one@day or two@day seminars for estalished

shopeepers who want to learn more aout this aspect of their usiness.5lso pro&ide courses fro those who

would lie to tae up a career as a window dresser.

#8. Irite and pulish a manual aout how to mae money from property. *nthe manual include chapters

on0 /uyin% and sellin% land, uyin% properties for con&ersions andreno&ations, in&estin% in property, etc.

(se direct mail and press ad&ertisin% to sell y mail order to usinessopportunity seeers.

#;. Found and run a school of in&estment. Ai&e tuition to solo students andto %roups aout diLerent types of in&estments such as shares, %ilt@ed%edsecurities, unit trusts, (S$, anti4ues, stamps, arts, etc. For each areaco&ered, prepare lesson plans and follow these closely.

#<. $ae a selection of children's prayer pla4ues0 Iooden wall plates whichfeature popular prayers. he prayers mi%ht e painted onto or urned intothe wood.

#=. Start a crafts usiness which uses interestin% forei%n coins to mae ewellery. *ncorporate coins into

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pendant racelet, rooches, neclaces and earrin%s. 5lternati&ely, mae ewellery which features

reproduction coins from the ancient world.

)>. (se small sea@shells strun% to%ether to mae neclaces. Find a trade

source of small sea@shells and either set up your own production line oremploy homeworers.

)1. Produce '5dd@One' drama &ideo cassettes. Professional actors andactresses perform a play on &ideo. Howe&er, there is one character missin%from the &ideo. his character is played y a &iewer of the &ideo. he &iewerlearns his or her part and ecomes part of the play at home.

)#. Create a folder of sample sales letters for all occasions. he lettersmi%ht sell0 ad&ice, maintenance, products, a ser&ice which %i&es free4uotes, etc. Sell these folders y direct mail to small usinesses.

)). 2arn money y sellin% %old chain y the inch at pulic e&ents such asfairs, marets and exhiitions.

). Put to%ether your own catalo%ue of ewellery main% supplies. Kocatethe sources of products y doin% the routine wor of the mail order trader0write to potential suppliers. hrou%hout the country there are thousands ofcraftworers who would welcome a new catalo%ue.

)6. 2arn a li&in% y uyin% %old and sil&er ewellery from people who needinstant cash. /ecause their need for cash is %reater than their desire to %eta hi%h price, your mar@up can e %ood. Only uy ewellery which you nowyou can re@sell 4uicly for a pro:t.

)8. (se farics to mae soft cases for pencils, spectacles, scissors, iles,money and other small items which are either potentially dan%erous or needprotection. 5t :rst, mae a di&ersity of products until you disco&er which arethe most popular and pro:tale, then specialise.

);. /uy old iles and hymn oos from churches and education authorities.Ha&e the pa%es shredded and use as stun% material for 'ile' or 'hymn'pillows, teddy ear and other soft products. 5lso do 'ile' confetti and stuLottles to mae ottled iles.

)<. Cut out prints and illustrations from old oos. Frame them and sell to a

wide ran%e of shops and from a stall at a maret fairs and car oot sales.

)=. $ae leather and wooden sou&enir lu%%a%e ta%s. hese ta%s mi%htfeature the name of a holiday town and a popular scene. Aet your ta%sstoced at shops &isited y tourists.

>. Prepare a mixture of dried hers for addin% to athwater. *n&ent a randname for your product lie "Dyour surname Ori%inal /ath Hers". Paca%eeach mixture of hers and %et them stoced at &arious retailers.

1. Start a ser&ice which arran%es for people to ha&e their ori%inal pop lyricsset to music. his ser&ice is to satisfy the &anity of lyricists. OLer clients a

complete, low cost paca%e. 5ttract custom y placin% ads in the musicpress.

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#. 7e&ise 4ui!!es which test a persons &ocaulary. Sell these to ama%a!ine or newspaper on a re%ular asis. 5lternati&ely you mi%ht do4ui!!es which test a persons nowled%e of a re%ional dialect. Sell these tore%ional papers or ma%a!ines.

). Call door@to@door and oLer to uy unwanted furniture. Or use local mediato ad&ertise your interest in

uyin% second@hand furniture. Sell what you uy from free ads in localpapers, or start your own second@

hand furniture shop.

. Set up a mail order usiness which sells motorcycle memorailia. Putto%ether a catalo%ue which includes0 &ideos, :lms, posters, photo%raphs,oos, instruction oolets, old ma%a!ines and newspapers, etc. 5d&ertiseyour catalo%ue in motorcycle ma%a!ines.

6. Start an enterprise which reproduces classic poems on postcards andposters. 5lso do framed prints of classic poems. Sell these from a stall in ananti4ues or crafts maret or %et them stoced at sou&enir or %ift shops.

8. Produce a catalo%uin% system for record collectors. his system mi%ht

consist of a card index ox with pre@printed index cards. 2ach card has aprinted section for the name of the artist, record and record lael. Sell thiscatalo%uin% system throu%h record shops or y mail@order.

;. Pulish a monthly audio cassette fro one trade, such as newsa%ents,%rocers, hair salons, oosellers, etc. 2ach cassette should %i&e0 rade news,mana%ement tips, su%%estions for impro&in% sales, etc. Or%anise a directmail campai%n to recruit suscriers.

<. Start a newspaper and ma%a!ine roadside stand. 5s estalishednewspaper &endors how they %ot started.

=. /rin% out a correspondence course aout how to write short stories forpro:t. Sell from newspaper and ma%a!ine ads and char%e anythin% up to thea&era%e weely wa%e Dpaid in instalments dependin% on the contents of thecourse.

6>. Produce a correspondence course aout how to write %ood poetry. *fmost poets recei&ed a small amount of tuition aout how to composepoems, their wor would impro&e dramatically. Sell the course yad&ertisin% in literary and women's ma%a!ines.

61. /e%in a usiness which deals in old and new 5merican and /ritishcomics. his usiness mi%ht0 1 Sell comics y post from a catalo%ue. #

Operate a comics of the month clu for specialised collectors and ) 3un acomics stall at fairs and marets.

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6#. Irite to o&erseas pulishers of 2n%lish lan%ua%e newsletters and oLerto act as the distriutor for their newsletter in this country. *n your letter tothe pulishers outline the ene:ts they will %ain if they let you distriutetheir newsletter.

6). Start a ser&ice which cleans wire asets and supermaret trolleys./asets and trolleys often spend most of the day on a dusty -oor or outside,open to the elements.

6. (se wooden i%saw pieces to mae earrin%s and neclaces. 5dd a handpainted desi%n to the side of the i%saw piece not co&ered y a part of thepicture. Call your %oods i%saw pu!!le ewellery. Sell from a stall at fairs, caroot sales or %et it stoced at trendy shops.

66. ae metal rods and tues of diLerent diameters and cut into slices.5rran%e the slices to mae pictures and patterns. $ount these pictures andsell as craftwor. Or produce its for main% pictures with slices of rods and

tues. (se mail order to sell these its to craftworers.

68. Irite and sell articles or oos aout startin% a usiness and main%money. Sell the manuscripts to pulishers of usiness opportunity oos,newsletters, ma%a!ines and newspapers. For a start, Jon $urray *nformationSer&ices, 11 7ue Street, 2dinur%h, 2H8 <H3 will welcome anymanuscripts for appro&al and possile purchase.

6;. Set up a usiness which produces a 4uality audio cassette lirary ofnursery rhymes. 5lternati&ely, produce a series of cassettes which feature ?@rated nursery rhymes for adults. Sell these y either %ettin% them stoced inooshops or y startin% a monthly clu.

6<. Compile and pulish a monthly ulletin which informs suscriers ofpoetry competitions they are eli%ile to enter at home and aroad. ar%etyour recruitment campai%n for suscriers at practisin% poets.

6=. /rin% out a series of plans for woodworers, soft toy maers, leatherworers and other craftworers.

2ither sell printed copies of these plans at wholesale prices or sell thereproduction ri%hts. hen any

craftworer or hoyist can start a mail order usiness sellin% the plans.

8>. Pulish a "IhichM" newsletter aout newsletters. 5s the numer ofnewsletters and suscriers is e&erincreasin%, there is a %ap in the maretfor a newsletter which comments on and ud%es the &alue of the others.

81. /e%in an enterprise which maes model paper products for dolls anddolls' houses. hese mi%ht include0 ewspapers, money, stationery,

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napins, paper hats, Christmas cards, etc. Sell these products y mail orderto doll maers and collectors.

8#. Irite a non@:ction oo which may, for example, e aout a hoy.2nlist a oo printer to produce copies of the oo. Sell these to the maretthat would e interested in the contents. Gou mi%ht, for example, place adsin hoy ma%a!ines.

8). Ai&e personal tuition in your own home on how to write %ood 2n%lish.5d&ertise your ser&ice y placin% cards in windows of local newsa%ents.Point out the ad&anta%es of tain% the course, such as %ettin% a etter oand helpin% the children with their homewor.

8. Start a sin%les contact ma%a!ine or newsletter, each issue mi%ht includeoth small ads from people

looin% for partners and editorials of interest to sin%le people. (se press andma%a!ine ad&ertisin% to uild

up a list of suscriers.

86. Set up a holiday companion introduction ser&ice. Gour ser&ice matchesand introduces sin%le people

who do not ha&e anyone to %o on holiday with. Place classi:ed ads innumerous pulications to attract

clients. Or produce a pulication which lists people who are looin% forholiday companions.

88. Irite and pulish a newsletter for those who want to start a successfulusiness. he newsletter mi%ht,

for example, discuss eLecti&e ways of0 Sellin%, mana%in%, %eneratin% ideas,locatin% suppliers and :ndin%

customers. (se your local lirary ser&ice to research these topics.

8;. /e%in a crafts enterprise which turns out wirecraft ornaments. heseornaments are free@standin%, )@7 oects which consist entirely of wire0 thewire maes the outlines. he ornaments mi%ht e in the shape of0aeroplanes, helicopters, people, animals, oats or icycles.

8<. Start a mail order usiness which promotes the craft of main%ornaments and models from shapin% wire. 7esi%n and mae up a completeit for e%inners. *nclude this it in your catalo%ue, as well as tools, desi%nideas and raw materials for wire craftworers.

8=. $ae footall rosettes and %et them stoced at newsa%ents and sportsshops. 2ach one mi%ht e placed

in a cellophane pacet or polythene a%.

;>. Produce a series of storytellin% &ideos. 5n actor or actress reads classicno&els directly to the camera.

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Hire out these &ideos y post. Gou can use whole or part of classic stories forwhich the copyri%ht has

expired. his is the case for any wor where the writer has een dead for 6>or more years.

;1. Start a &enture which or%anises ri&er or coastal oat trips for0 /usinessparties, weddin% receptions,

anni&ersaries, irthday parties, etc. Gour ser&ice would do thin%s lie0or%anise transport to the oat,

ooin% caterin% ser&ices, hirin% entertainers and hosts or hostesses.

;#. *f you can play a musical instrument, earn money y pro&idin%ac%round music at0 3estaurants, pus, wine ars, tea@rooms, hotelreafasts, amusement arcades, or ice satin% rins. 5lso play durin% theinter&al at theatres and9or cinemas.

;). Sell copies of theatrical plays y post. Put to%ether a wide ran%e of newand second@hand pulications and produce a catalo%ue. 5d&ertise yourcatalo%ue in oth the theatre press and theatre pro%rammes.

;. /uy and sell second@hand compact diss. /uy collections of diss y postand use local ads to :nd

sellers in your area. he diss you ac4uire can e sold0 y post, from amaret stall, or %et them stoced at local shops.

;6. Ha&e a stall which sells fashionale clothes. Gour stall mi%ht e a full@time usiness, worin% at street

marets or it may e part@time and appear at craft and anti4ue fairs.

;8. Set up a sheet music of the month clu. 2ach month send memers aselection of sheets to include the latest popular son%s. Clu memers willinclude0 $usicians, who play at clus and pus, record companies and eenamateur musicians.

;;. Sell /eatles or 2l&is memorailia y mail order. Conduct your ownresearch to disco&er what memorailia you can produce yourself, forexample, reprint photo%raphs and duplicate press cuttin%s. 5lso uy %oodsfrom collectors and trade sources at home and aroad.

;<. Put to%ether a mail order catalo%ue of children's educational audiocassettes. hese mi%ht co&er suects

such as spellin%, readin% and %rammar rules, %eo%raphy, history, etc.Produce some of the cassettes

yourself and uy others from audio pulishers.

;=. 7o your own research to disco&er the secrets of conurin%. Irite amanuscript aout your :ndin%s and pulish it yourself. he no&el andsensational nature of this oo will ensure that it sells well from ads in

newspapers and ma%a!ines.

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<>. Irite and record personalised son%s. Produce son%s for all occasions,such as en%a%ements, weddin%s, irthdays, anni&ersaries, irths,homecomin%s and con%ratulations. (se classi:ed ads in the personalcolumns to attract orders.

<1. Start a crafts usiness which produces %ift ta%s decorated with pressed-owers. 5lso do similar

products lie pressed -owers oomars. o mae a oomarer tape taetwo strips of clear )6mm :lm,

place pressed -owers etween the strips and tie the sprocet holes to%etherwith cotton.

<#. /rin% out an educational newsletter aout 'How to *mpro&e Gour Iritten2n%lish'. 2ach monthly newsletter mi%ht e lie a lesson. here are only alimited numer of lessons, so you can send the same series to diLerentsuscriers for many years.

<). Open a school of roc music. Pro&ide classes aout diLerent aspects ofroc, such as sin%in%, playin% electric %uitars, writin% music and son%s,desi%nin% sta%e presentations, etc. 5dd crediility to the school y payin%estalished roc musicians to %i&e many of the lessons.

<. 7e&ise and produce an audio cassette course aout how to play thedrums. (se ads in the music press to

sell this course. 5nd9or %et the course stoced at music shops.

<6. Produce its for school%irls to mae ead neclaces. Paca%e each it in

a small polythene a% and staple on a printed card. $ount these its on arac and %et them displayed at newsa%ents.

<8. 7esi%n your own rand of ay slin%. /uy one of each of the ay slin%scurrently on sale. Study them

and de&elop one which is a composite of the est features. $anufacture andpaca%e them. Find

appropriate retailers and wholesalers to stoc them.

<;. $ae charmin% and attracti&e 4uilts for aies and children. $ae theind of 4uilts you would lie a

ay or child to ha&e. Ai&e your ima%ination free rei%n to see what ideasand desi%ns you come up with.

Ihen you ha&e :nalised a desi%n, %o into usiness for yourself.

<<. urn out nitwear %arments for children. Sell the %arments from yourown stall or throu%h retailers.

<=. 2mroider attracti&e desi%ns on ladies %lo&es and scar&es. Call on up@maret retailers to persuade them

to stoc your products.

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=>. /rin% out your own ran%e of shawls. *ncrease the &alue of your shawls y%i&in% each desi%n a catchy

name. Sell the shawls y mail order or %et them stoced at retailers.

=1. $ae charmin% soft toy ladyirds and other insects9animals which cane attached to curtains for decoration.

=#. /rin% out a selection of sou&enir ties. he ties mi%ht feature the name oremlem of a holiday resort.

$ount the ties on racs and %et them displayed in shops which sellsou&enirs.

=).Start a mail order usiness which sells oos, oolets and audiocassettes aout how to deal with nasty

experiences. opics co&ered mi%ht include0 Niolence in the home, rea upof a marria%e, death of a

partner, ein% saced or failin% exams.

=. (se rion to mae sou&enir pictures, for example0 yellow rion can eused as the each, lue as the sea, rown and %reen for palm trees, etc. Or

desi%n and produce its for hoyists. Sell y mail order or throu%h craftshops.

=6. $ae a selection of alacla&a helmets in the colours of popular footallteams or the national -a%. Sell

from roadside stall on route to footall %round, or throu%h supporters clus.

=8. Produce a series of &ideos which ha&e titles such as0 'How to %i&e upsmoin%', 'How to relax', 'How to

lose wei%ht' and 'How to sleep soundly'. Sell these y direct mail to usiness

people. Or try to %et a leadin%

chain store to distriute them on a national asis.

=;. Ha&e your own farics maret stall and sell ordinary farics, rolls ofdiscontinued lines and remnants.

=<. 7o alterations and repairs for dry cleanin% ser&ices, menswear shops,factories and oces. Nisit these places and inform them of your ser&ices.OLer, for example, to collect the %oods once or twice a wee.

==. Produce cardoard, si%htseein% periscopes and sell them at pulice&ents. $ae them yourself. 5rran%e for the card to e printed and shaped.5ssemle the periscopes and add two small mirrors. 3ecruit sales people tosell these periscopes alon% the route of the e&ent.

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1>>. Start a nittin% patterns of the month clu. 2ach month, memers ofyour clu automatically recei&e a selection of the latest nittin% patterns.$emers select the patterns they want and return the rest. Or compile a top)> of patterns and send new entries to clu memers.

1>1. /e%in an enterprise which sells %arden %ates door@to@door. On yoursales trip tae with you a smart

folder which has a lar%e photo%raph of each %ate you are sellin%. Pro&idepotential customers with a price

which includes installation.

1>#. Start a home@ased computer ureau. here are hundreds of usinesscomputer pro%rams a&ailale

such as wa%es, record :les and accounts. /uy and use these pro%rams topro&ide a computer ser&ice to

local usinesses.

1>). Set up a usiness which promotes the main% of lampshades.Kampshade main% can e sold as either

an interestin% hoy or a usiness opportunity. Produce a mail ordercatalo%ue of lampshade main%

e4uipment and supplies. 5d&ertise your catalo%ue in crafts ma%a!ines.

1>. e%in a computerised datin% ser&ice. Operate this ser&ice lie atraditional datin% ser&ice ut, hold all

your records on computer and use the computer to aid your search forcompatile partners. Ha&e lea-ets

printed and place them in shops and ad&ertise your ser&ice in the personalmessa%es section of your local

newspapers.

1>6. /e a sleep consultant. Kar%e numers of people ha&e diculty insleepin% at ni%ht. his is not usually

a medical prolem ut can e corrected y usin% a suitale method or

attitude of mind. Pro&ide people in

your area with con:dential ad&ice aout how to sleep soundly.

1>8. Start a &enture which desi%ns and manufactures portale theatrefootli%hts. Potential uyers include0

amateur theatre and dance %roups, roc %roups, children's entertainers,&ariety entertainers, ni%htclus and

moile dis oceys.

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1>;. 3ent computers to pri&ate usiness users. he computers you rentmi%ht e new and9or second hand.

5lso rent out peripherals such as printers, stands and sheet feeders. (selocal media to inform potential

customers aout your ser&ice.

1><. /uy ori%inal computer %ames pro%rams from home computerenthusiasts. Find these pro%rams y

ad&ertisin% in computin% ma%a!ines. Produce a compilation of the pro%ramson a master -oppy dis. Ha&e

copies of this dis made and sell from ads in home computin% ma%a!ines.

1>=. Produce a series of low cost audio cassettes which help school pupilsre&ise for pulic examinations.

 Gou mi%ht %i&e these cassettes a rand name lie 'Personal School 3e&isionCassettes". Aet them stoced

at newsa%ents and ooshops.

11>. Set up a :rm which pulishes a monthly computer disette pro%ram forhome computer enthusiasts

who want to impro&e their pro%ramme writin% sills. 2ach cassette mi%ht

%i&e ideas, examples and tips

aout how to ecome a etter computer pro%rammer.

111. Or%anise educational holidays and weeend reas for computerenthusiasts who want to further their

pro%rammin% sills. he courses mi%ht e held at a ed and reafast houseout of season. 5d&ertise in

computin% ma%a!ines.

11#. 7esi%n and pulish diaries for each star si%n. he special feature ofthese diaries is that a star readin%

is %i&en for each day of the comin% year. Ha&e these diaries mounted in aspecial display rac. Aet a wide

ran%e of shops to accept your racs.

11). (se luminous paint of the ind used on watches and alarm clocs tohi%hli%ht :%ures on natural

ornaments such as star:sh, coral, colourful rocs, pine cones, etc. Placethese in a sheltered display case to

illustrate their luminosity. Ha&e display cases on show at %ift shops.

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11. Start an enterprise which maes a hi%h 4uality, home@made paper. Sellthe paper at a premium for use

as 0 Personal stationery, certi:cate presentation scrolls, printin% paper formanually operated printin%

presses, etc.

116. /rin% out a selection of lucy charms which are for han%in% fromwindscreens of cars, &ans and

lorries. hey mi%ht e mini horse shoes, raits feet, wooden or plasticnumer se&ens, four@leaf clo&ers,

etc. Paca%e your lucy charms to distriute to a wide ran%e of retailers.

118. $anufacture its for main% mosaics. 2ach it will ha&e a pre@desi%nedmosaic and people will ha&e

to complete it lie a i%saw pu!!le. (se ads in craft ma%a!ines to sell its ymail order.

11;. Sell %reenhouses door@to@door. /uy the %reenhouses frommanufacturers at trade prices. Produce sales

literature and recruit sales people to sell the %reenhouses for you.

11<. Start a postal usiness which rents out war %amin% model soldiers andother accessories. Iar %amin%

enthusiasts can use this ser&ice to play war %ames of any si!e from any

period of history.11=. *f you ha&e a spare room, tae in a lod%er or start a small@scale edand reafast usiness. *f you

choose the latter, either place a si%n outside your house which reads '/edand /reafast' or ad&ertise in the

windows of newsa%ents and in the classi:ed ad columns of newspapers.

1#>. 2arn money from anatomical charts. (se the charts to 0 1 $ae stylishframed prints. # $ae

unusual desi%ns for @shirts. ) 7ecorate household products such aswastepaper ins and lampshades.

$ae decorati&e or educational posters. or 6 $ae a collection ofeducational slides.

1#1. $ae decorations for wine ottles. 2ach decoration is slipped o&er thenec of a ottle. hese

decorations are either wood car&ed or metal en%ra&ed with the name of arestaurant or family. Or, mae

-oral decorations, the scent of the -owers complimentin% the ou4uet ofthe wine.

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1##. Start a crafts usiness which maes unusual tale lamps. 2ach lampmi%ht feature a stand made of a

conch shell, for example, or a Nictorian ottle. *f you hit upon a desi%n whichis popular, and their are no

prolems for otainin% raw materials, this can ecome a full@time usiness.

1#). ae up the craft of ewellery main% and as soon as you ac4uire aasic sill, start sellin% what you

mae. /e%in y sendin% for a catalo%ue issued y a mail order ewellerymain% supplier.

1#. Start a mail order :rm which sells e4uipment and supplies to wea&ersand spinners. 5n important

maret will e those tain% up wea&in% and spinnin% for the :rst time. Placeads in crafts ma%a!ines which

are directed at this %roup.

1#6. Produce sou&enir children's hei%ht charts which feature postcard@type&iews of local scenery. Or do

sou&enir suntan charts. hese suntan charts ha&e a complete ran%e of sinshades. 5 holiday@maer uys a

suntan chart to mae a efore and after comparison.

1#8. Compile a postal course which teaches people how to cut silhouettes. he course mi%ht include

instruction on how to cut all inds of silhouettes such as landscapes, animalsand people. hese silhouettes

can e framed or mounted to mae attracti&e wall@han%in%s.

1#;. Or%anise courses aout how to uild your own house extension or loftcon&ersion. Hold the courses

durin% the weeends at the construction site of an extension or con&ersion.Or a ed and reafast house

could e hired out of season for a wee@lon% course.

1#<. /e%in a crafts usiness which maes either sou&enir or normal teacosies. Find suitale retail outlets to

stoc your cosies. Gou mi%ht, for example, mae sou&enir tea cosies fortearooms and cafes to sell to their

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customers.

1#=. Sell cheap toys door@to@door. Nisit nei%hourhoods which ha&e anao&e a&era%e population of 

children.

1)>.Kearn how to mae soft toys with the lon% term oecti&e of ein% aleto earn money from teachin%

others. 2&entually, teach solo students, classes or use dia%rams to teachpeople y post. 5lso e%in a postal

course which teaches people how to desi%n their own soft toys.

1)1. /ecome a calli%rapher of poems. 2arn money from calli%raphin% poemsto commission for poets and

sweethearts. a Classic poems lie '7esederata', 'Char%e of the Ki%ht

/ri%ade', etc, and sellin% them as %ift

products. Poems of local ori%in and sellin% them as sou&enirs.

1)#. *f you ha&e the artistic aility to setch or do in drawin%s of pri&atehouses there is certainly money

to e made here. %et wor y callin% on households in the nicer looin%parts of town and showin%

potential customers samples of your wor. 5lso oLer a framin% ser&ice.

1)). Commission an artist to do a series of desi%ns for saucy postcards.

5rran%e for the postcards to e

printed. $ount the cards on small racs and distriute these to retailers attourist resorts.

1). /ecome a portrait artist and wor in a thorou%hfare of a shoppin% ortourist area.

1)6. Pulish a 'Iho's Iho of /usiness Opportunities'. Sell ad&ertisin% spacein this pulication to usiness

opportunity :rms. (se direct mail and ads in the usiness opportunity press

to sell ad&ertisin% space and

the :nished pulication.

1)8. Open a small pri&ate school of art. 2mploy artists to teach coursesaout diLerent inds of art from oil

paintin% to pottery. OLer holiday courses, indi&idual tuition and e&enin% andweeend classes.

1);. 2arn from illustratin% personal names in the style of 7icens' illustratorAeor%e Cruishan. 7o wor

at0 tourist sites, shoppin% thorou%hfares, fairs, exhiitions, etc. 5lso doillustrations y post and oLer a

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ser&ice which reproduces your wor on personal stationery.

1)<. Found an a%ency for all artists, such as painters, illustrators, potteryworers and sculptors. Pro&ide

wor for the artists and specialise in contactin% usinesses which mi%ht not

ha&e considered usin% artists.

For example, arran%e for morals to e painted in staL canteens and sportsclus.

1)=. /e%in a mail order :rm which promotes the collectin% of wine ottlelaels. 5ssemle a wide

selection of laels and compile a catalo%ue. *n your catalo%ue also include,starter pacs, alums, framed

laels, etc. Collect the laels from used wine ottles from wine ars andhotels.

1>. Start a usiness which sells custom desi%ned drins ars from home.Operate this usiness in a similar

style to :rms which sell :tted wardroes or itchens.

11. 2stalish a direct mail usiness which sells products to pus, wine arsand hotel ars. he products in

your catalo%ue mi%ht include0 oos and oolets aout main% coctaildrins, 4ui!!es for contests,

promotion ideas, pu %ames, etc.

1#. Set up a mail order usiness which sells e4uipment and supplies formain% heral drins at home.

 his could e an interestin% and healthy hoy for anyone to tae up.Produce a small catalo%ue and

ad&ertise in a wide ran%e of pulications.

1). Operate a children's lucy dip at marets and crafts fairs. his wouldconsist of a ox of wood

sha&in%s mixed with small toys in wrappin% paper. 5 child or their parentpays a standard char%e, for

example, one pound and the child taes out a wrapped toy.

1. *f you are familiar with electronics, start a mail order usiness whichsells electronic its, components

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and accessories. *f possile rin% out your own electronic its. o otainother products %et some

letterheads printed and write to trade suppliers at home and aroad.

16. $ae a wide ran%e of electrical extension leads. $ae extra lon% leads

for people with lar%e %ardens,

for usiness mae industrial extension leads which are up to 1>>> feet inlen%th. Aet shops and trade

suppliers to accept orders for you.

18. Open a school for dis oceys. OLer potential students diLerentcourses for radio, ni%ht@clus,

moile discos, hospital radio and pirate radio. Ai&e students tuition0 inclasses, on a one@to@one asis, or

correspondence courses and throu%h audio cassettes.

1;. Supply a fortune teller or numerolo%ist for parties and weddin%s. 5&isitin% fortune teller maes a

party or weddin% reception more entertainin% for %uests.

1<. /ecome a photo%raphers a%ent. Sell the wor of amateurphoto%raphers for a commission. 5s an

a%ent, your nowled%e of the est place to sell photo%raphs at home andaroad could lead to some

amateurs ecomin% pulished photo%raphers.

1=. /e%in a mail order usiness which sells fol crafts. Pic a national %roupsuch as the Scots, Ielsh or

*rish. Put to%ether hampers and fol craft products which capture theessence of your chosen %roup. Ha&e a

catalo%ue printed and ad&ertise it around the world.

16>. Set up a postal enterprise which sells si%ned photo%raphs ofcelerities. Or, if a particular celerity is

in demand, oLer to donate money to charity if ? numer of si%nedphoto%raphs are sent to you.

161. $ae a toLee of your own desi%n and add a stic to mae a toLeelollipop. Aet them stoced at

newsa%ents and confectioners or sell from a stall at marets, fairs andexhiitions.

16#. Set up a school of 'Self@sellin%'. each students at your school how tosell themsel&es and impress, for

example0 he opposite sex, wor collea%ues, o inter&iewers, etc. Holdclasses, %i&e indi&idual tuition, or

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teach people throu%h audio cassettes or correspondence courses.

16). Start a mail order :rm which sells plans, oos and supplies to ori%amihoyists. 5d&ertise your

catalo%ue in crafts ma%a!ines.

16. /e a professional family aLairs ad&iser. Just as a careers ad&iser %i&esad&ice on career impro&ement

and de&elopment, your ser&ice %i&es ad&ice on impro&in% the future of anentire family. he ad&ice mi%ht

e aout :nance, careers, education, relationships, etc.

166. 7esi%n and mae leather stamp wallets for philatelists. hese would efor eepin% duplicates and

stamps for sale. he wallets mi%ht &ary in si!e from the pocet to thedestop. Sell throu%h stamp shops

and ad&erts in stamp ma%a!ines.

168. Start a mail order usiness which sells fund@raisin% accessories. For

example0 oolets aout fund@

raisin% ideas, in%o callin% machines, scratch cards and many, many others.Produce a catalo%ue aout your

%oods and send it to clus, societies, associations and schools.

16;. Put to%ether a det collection trainin% course for small usinesses.2&ery small usiness is a potential

client. 5 ey sellin% point is that the cost of the course should e 4uiclyreco&ered from the more ecient

collection of dets.

16<. Irite and pulish a oo aout ettin% on horses. *n this oo, includedetails of ettin% systems and

su%%estions aout how to assess the liely performance of horses. Sellcopies of your oo to horse racin%

punters from newspaper ads or y direct mail.

16=. Produce a series of audio cassettes aout how to stop or reduce &icesand ad haits. he cassettes

mi%ht ha&e titles lie 0 'How to Stop Snorin%', 'How to Cut 7own on 7rinin%','How to Pac (p

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Aamlin%', 'How to Stop Smoin%', etc. Sell the cassettes y mail order andthrou%h a wide ran%e of shops.

18>. Put to%ether a correspondence course aout how to ecome anamateur ma%ician. he aim would e

teach people who to do numerous asic trics. *t would e a foundationcourse for amateur ma%icians. 5lso

sell the products that ma%icians trics re4uire.

181. Paca%e selections of empty matchoxes. 7istriute these tonewsa%ents to sell to children who collect

empty matchoxes. Or %et them stoced at specialists collectors outletssuch as stamp and modellin% shops.

18#. Set up a usiness which produces a selection of no&elty pacets ofseeds for %arden weeds. hese

seeds mi%ht ha&e the same as stinoms. Sell throu%h %ift or oe shops.

18). Start an enterprise which deli&ers tale -owers on a re%ular asis to 0restaurants, hair salons, dental

sur%eries, oces, etc. Call on these places to sell your ser&ices.

18. 2arn money y sellin% cactuses door@to@door. Carry them in a cinemausherette@type tray.

186. Start a craft usiness which maes a selection of cactus products.

 hese products, such aspaperwei%hts, oo ends, des sets, etc. ha&e li&e cactuses %rowin% out ofthem.

188. $ae concrete mini@models of cows. 2ach model is painted to loo liea real cow. hese cows are

for %ardeners to put on lawns to e&oe the atmosphere of the countryside.Aet them stoced at as many

%arden centres as possile.

18;. Sell %arden fountains to up@maret householders. Produce 4uality salesliterature and ad&ertise in

select ma%a!ines. Pay professional uilders to do the uildin% andinstallation wor.

18<. /uy ordinary plastic model its of aircraft and oats. Construct the itsand hand paint them in their

ori%inal colours. Sell the :nished models from a stall at fairs and marets.

18=. /rin% out its for main% relief pictures with wood. For example, a itfor main% a rural scene mi%ht

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include wooden pieces cut in the shape of0 trees, animals, clouds, uildin%s,etc. Sell either y mail order to

craftworers or throu%h shops which sell craft products.

1;>. Start a seasonal usiness which sells uls door@to@door. his usiness

is est operated y two people0

one calls on houses and the other mo&es a handcart full of uls.

1;1. Sell no&elty trays of /ritish soil to expatriates. his can e applied toany other nationals. Stic a tiny

national -a% in the soil of each tray.

1;#. Set up a company director exchan%e ser&ice. Gour ser&ice arran%es forone or two directors in

diLerent companies to swap places at oard meetin%s. (se telephone ordirect mail to sell your ser&ice to

usinesses.

1;). *mport specialist ma%a!ines from o&erseas 2n%lish@speain% countries.

For example0 ma%a!ines

relatin% to unusual hoies or sport. Gour tas is to uild up lists ofsuscriers in this country. /e%in y

writin% to o&erseas pulishers to as if they will supply ma%a!ines in ul at%ood discount.

1;. /e%in and uild a weed remo&al and control round. Operate this lie awindow cleanin% ser&ice. Gou

mi%ht do this wor yourself or employ students or retired people.

1;6. Put to%ether a humorous mail order paca%e which sells products thatdescrie the afterlife. For

example, produce a series of audio cassettes which descrie exactly whatit's lie in hea&en and hell.

1;8. Irite and pulish a series of oolets or cassettes aout how to maemoney from -owers and plants.

 he titles mi%ht include0 'Startin% a Florists', 'Settin% up a ursery', and'How to Open a Aarden Centre'.

5d&ertise in %ardenin% ma%a!ines.

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1;;. Hire out0 Iindow oxes, ottle %ardens, exotic plants, tus of plantsand han%in% asets. Gour

clients will include0 oces, ans, pus, hair salons, restaurants, exhiitions,etc. 5lso pro&ide your clients

with a maintenance ser&ice.

1;<. Kearn aout -ower arran%in% at e&enin% classes then, earn money fromteachin% others in your own

home. Ai&e afternoon classes to pensioners and housewi&es. 5 maorattraction of the classes is that they

act as a social occasion.

1;=. Set up a production line which turns out mini@%ardens in owls andpots. Sell from your own maret

stall or throu%h a ran%e of retail outlets.

1<>. 7esi%n and mae her %ardens for the house or %arden. Produce theher %ardens in a ran%e of 

diLerent containers such as ottles, tus, trays, lar%e pots or han%in% pots.Sell throu%h suitale retailers or

y mail order.

1<1. 7e&ise a selection of scents specially desi%ned for lo&e letters and%reetin% cards. For example, the

scent of roses for lo&e letters and pine trees for Christmas cards. Set up ausiness which manufactures,

paca%es and distriutes the scents.

1<#. /rin% out a ran%e of heral or hop :lled pillows. $ae pillows fordiLerent functions, for example0

pillows which are an aid for people who ha&e diculty sleepin%, siestapillows for the %arden nap, pillows

for the li&in% room and pillows which are especially desi%ned for

daydreamin%.

1<). 7e&ise and or%anise the manufacture of cosmetics for ald heads. he&acant space on a man's ald

head is not somethin% which should e co&ered up ut is a can&as for anartist. For example a ald head

mi%ht feature wa&y lines, a rainow, sunurst, or a colour to match theeyes.

1<. /e%in an enterprise which manufactures old@fashioned, reliale-ypaper. he no&elty &alue of this old

method of -yin% insect control su%%ests that it is time it enoyed a re&i&al.

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1<6. $ae wooden pu!!les for children. For example, ri%htly paintedwooden shapes ha&e to e :tted into

the correspondin% hole in a loc of wood. Or mae a -at wooden animallie a dinosaur or rait. Cut this

animal into lots of wooden shapes so that it is a challen%e to assemle.

1<8. Hand@paint pictures or witty statements on small s4uares of wood. Forexample, the pictures mi%ht

feature animals and the statements mi%ht e aout cooin% lie 'Oli&er wist's Fa&ourite +itchen'. 5dd a

ma%net to the ac of each s4uare so that they can e stuc to frid%es andother metallic surfaces.

1<;. Set up a mail order usiness which promotes the hoy of collectin%seashells. /rin% out a catalo%ue

which has a lar%e collection of seashells, collectors accessories and oosaout seashells.

1<<. Irite and pulish a newsletter aout how to start a newsletterpulishin% usiness. 2ach issue of the

newsletter mi%ht e a lesson aout one of the &arious topics in&ol&ed ine%innin% and runnin% a successful

newsletter.

1<=. *ntroduce to your area a daily home@&isitin%, mornin% mae@up ser&ice./uild up a timetale of 

appointments with diLerent clients. Or wor for a local hotel pro&idin% amae@up ser&ice for the %uests.

1=>. Start a mail order usiness which sells health impro&ement oos,oolets and audio cassettes.

7isco&er what titles are a&ailale from pulishers and produce your owncatalo%ue. 5lso pulish some of 

your own oolets and cassettes.

1=1. 2arn money y sellin% all sorts of formulae y post. For example0formulae to 7*G enthusiasts,

housewi&es, hoyists, craftworers and many others. Produce either a

%eneral directory which has

uni&ersal appeal or rin% out specialised oolets for diLerent marets.

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1=#. Irite and produce an audio cassette course for those who want to stopsmoin%. Sell this course

throu%h ad&erts in newspapers and ma%a!ines or y direct mail to usinesspeople.

1=). /rin% out a series of oolets or cassettes which ha&e titles lie 0 'Howto Cure /oredom', 'How to

/eat 7epression', 'How to Aet Out of a 3ut', 'How to /eat /ac Pain', etc.Sell y mail order, throu%h

ooshops or other retail outlets.

1=. Start a usiness which rents out drum its and electric %uitars.5d&ertise your usiness oth in the

local press and in the windows of newsa%ents. Pro&ide a deli&ery ser&ice.

1=6. $ae money from rin%in% out your own happiness plants. 5 happinessplant is any plant for which it

can e claimed %i&es oL an unseen aura or odour which humans :ndpleasin%. Sell from a maret stall or

y mail order.

1=8. Found your own institute of eauty. his institute would e the eautyworld's e4ui&alent to 0 1 a

:nishin% school Dfor women who want to ecome expert in doin% their own

mae up and # a secretarialschool. Dfor women who want a career in the eauty industry.

1=;. Start a walin% menu oard ser&ice D5 sandwich oard with a %iantmenu on it. Sell to restaurants and

cafes throu%hout the re%ion. 2mploy students and youn% people to carry theoards.

1=<. Hire premises at a usy tourist site and tae portrait photo%raphs oftourists. 5dd a no&elty to the

photo%raphs y, for example, dressin% the tourists up in national costume.Or dress clients in Nictoriana or

Iild@Iest %ar and add a sepia, a%ed appearance.

1==. 3eprint old photo%raphs of a town and mount in attracti&e frames. Sellthrou%h local shops. 5d&ertise

in local press for residents who ha&e old photo%raphs you could pay a fee toha&e reproduced.

#>>. Produce a correspondence course which teaches aout how to traceyour own ancestry. Call your

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usiness a 'School of 5ncestral 3esearch'. 5d&ertise in a wide ran%e ofpulications.

#>1. Start a newsletter for diarists. 7iarists nearly all wor in isolation andmany would welcome a

newsletter to inform them aout the existence and acti&ities of their fellowdiarists. he newsletter may act

as a forum for discussion aout diary writin% and also %i&e ad&ice aout howto impro&e upon the

techni4ue of diary writin%.

#>#. Sell y post to record collectors unsorted parcels of new and second@hand records. Kess than 6 of 

sin%les released %et into the top #> of the charts. So there are a lot of newunsold sin%les in the hands of 

record companies.

#>). Produce and sell a home study course on how to write self@impro&ement oos. Iritin% this type of 

oo is one of the easiest ways to ecome a pulished author. *n this :eldthere are always themes which

sell well, such as how to mae money, attract lo&e and how to e a success.

#>. Start a mail order usiness which specialises in sellin% classic sin%les

from the sixties. Classic sin%lesare constantly ein% re@issued in &arious countries around the world. *mportthese and sell y post.

#>6. Ser&e coin collectors y startin% a coin or coin of the month clu.5cti&ities mi%ht include sendin%

collectors new forei%n coins as they are issued.

#>8. 7e&ise uni4ue coctail drins and punches to commission. ame eachdrin after the person

nominated y the sponsor. hese recipes mae unusual %ifts, for example, aspecially desi%ned punch

would add fun to a weddin% reception or irthday. Sell from classi:ed ads.

#>;. (se direct mail to sell a ran%e of no&elties, %ames, toys, 4ui!!es andornaments for the oce. Produce

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a catalo%ue and send to oces.

#><. Kaunch a car&ed ornament of the month clu. 5 collection of eautifullycar&ed ornaments will add

character to a house and mae a %ood in&estment.

#>=. Start a mail order usiness which sells oos, e4uipment and suppliesto those interested in amateur

rocetry. Put to%ether an amateur rocetry it for e%inners and ad&ertisethis to attract new hoyists to

the usiness.

#1>. Compose poems to order for any occasion, such as en%a%ements,irths, weddin%s, irthdays,

&alentines, etc. hese poems mae a uni4ue and memorale %ift. (se

classi:ed ads to sell your ser&ice. Or

set up a stall at a fair or tourist site and compose poems on the spot.

#11. Compile a correspondence course aout writin% drama or comedy forradio. 3adio is a pro&en route to

ecomin% a successful drama or comedy writer. Gour course would helppeople to de&elop their writin%

aility and aid a route into the usiness.

#1#. /rin% to%ether a ran%e of products specially desi%ned for left@handed

people. Ha&e a catalo%ue printed

and start a mail order usiness.

#1). Set up a %arden impro&ement usiness which desi%ns and uildsornamental Japanese or Chinese

%ardens. Produce a rochure aout your wor and ad&ertise in up@maretpulications.

#1. (se all earin%s to mae attracti&e ornaments, either 1 decoratelar%e all earin%s or # stic

smaller all earin%s to%ether. he ornaments mi%ht e shaped to loo liepeople or animals. Sell throu%h

%ift shops or from a stall.

#16. 5ct as a sales a%ent for fan clus. Sell memerships for a commissionat concerts, festi&als, and to

people in your area. Irite to fan clus to oLer this ser&ice.

#18. Familiarise yourself with products on sale at shops which sell arts andcrafts materials. Nisit similar

shops aroad to :nd a %ood product or products that are not on sale in thiscountry. Start a usiness

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importin% and distriutin% your chosen product.

#1;. /uild up a sales round where you call on customers once e&ery ei%htwees, for example, to sell cheap

or unusual household items. First call door@to@door to sell your products then

eep a record of uyers and

call ac ei%ht wees later to sell other products of a similar nature.

#1<. Sell mounted etchin%s y callin% on pri&ate households andshopeepers. /uy from the ori%inal artist

or from a wholesaler.

#1=. Produce an audio cassette course aout how to use the telephone forusiness. Co&er suects such as

telephone sellin%, dealin% with en4uiries and complaints, inter&iewin%, etc.

Sell y direct mail and

classi:ed ads.

##>. 3un an international pop music pen pal clu. Produce a 4uarterlypulication which lists people

looin% for pen pals. 5lso oost your income y sellin% ad&ertisin% space inyour pulication. (se small

ads world@wide to recruit suscriers.

##1. Start an interior decoration usiness which specialises in period decor.

For example decor with a

theme related to the Nictorian or Aeor%ian a%e, the 1=1>s, 1=#>s or 5rtou&eau. Produce a %lossy

rochure aout your ser&ice and use ads in up@maret pulications to attracten4uiries.

###. Set up a direct mail postal lirary. For a fee any usiness can orrowexamples of pre&ious direct mail

campai%ns. 5 client usiness mi%ht orrow the wor of either competitors orpotential clients.

##). /rin% out a lirary of audio cassettes aout hoy suects such asmodel main%, an%lin%, stamp

collectin%, treasure huntin%, etc. hese cassettes mi%ht e aout specialisedareas of each hoy. Sell the

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cassettes from ads in hoy ma%a!ines or %et them stoced at hoy shops.

##.Produce a separate audio cassette for each star si%n. 2ach cassetteshould feature astrolo%ical predictions and ad&ice. $ount the cassette in adisplay ox. 5rran%e for all inds of shops to stoc them.

##6. $aret a short or toy tu%@of@war rope. Paca%e the rope and %et itstoced at sports or toy shops

respecti&ely. 5 short rope for adults and a toy rope for children could eused to play small scale %ames of 

tu% of war. Or the rope could e attached to a wall to mae an exercisede&ice.

##8. 3ent out photocopyin% machines on a temporary asis. hese machinemi%ht e rented y the day,

wee or month.

##;. Open a maret stall which sells celerity products. Sell oos, ad%es,posters and other products on

the latest celerities. hese celerities will include new pop stars, :lm stars,models and national heroes.

5lso sell products aout classic celerities lie the /eatles and 2l&is.

##<. Or%anise pop or roc music talent contests. he income from eachcontest would come from either,

char%in% the performers an entrance fee or sellin% ticets to the pulic. Goumay e&en e ale to :nd a

sponsor to ac the entire contest.

##=. 7esi%n and produce a ran%e of children's ad%es. hese mi%ht featurepictures of animals, spacecraft,

roots or funny faces. $ount them on a felt co&ered oard or place them insmall cellophane pacets. Ha&e

them displayed at newsa%ents and toyshops.

#)>. Sell home@made ule mixture to children at marets, roadside sites,fair%rounds and fetes. Ai&e each

child a rin% made from soft wire to mae the ules with.

#)1. $ae military play uniforms for children. For example0 ;th Ca&alry,na&y uniforms, toy soldier

uniforms, etc. Paca%e and sell throu%h toy shops. 5lternati&ely ha&e acatalo%ue produced and sell y mail

order.

#)#. 7esi%n and mae fashionale ump suits. $ae the rounds of outi4uesto :nd suitale stocists.

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#)). Produce a lirary of audio cassettes which %i&e ad&ice aout health andpsycholo%ical prolems

experienced y men and women. 7raw up lists which are uni4ue to men andto women. Sell y mail order.

#). Start a &e%etarian food caterin% ser&ice. 7e&ise a menu withima%inati&e meals. 5d&ertise in political

and en&ironmental pulications.

#)6. Ha&e a maret stall which sells cosmetics. Cosmetics usually ha&e%ood pro:t mar%ins and a maret

stall has low o&erheads. hese two factors comined mae it an attracti&eusiness opportunity.

#)8. Start a postal school of the cinema. Compile a &ariety of courses aoutdiLerent %enres of the cinema

such as westerns, science :ction and musicals. Produce a prospectus andad&ertise in cinema and :lm

ma%a!ines.

#);. 2stalish a one@man, dial@a@handyman ser&ice. Produce a lea-et whichlists examples of the os you

do and your prices. 7eli&er lea-ets to households and usinesses in yourarea. (se a telephone answerin%

machine to tae calls while you are out.#)<. Start a &an sales and deli&ery usiness which wors for importers andsmall manufacturers. /uild up a

complimentary ran%e of products from diLerent importers andmanufacturers and call on potential

customers. 2xamples of product ran%es are health foods, hoy supplies,sportswear and electrical %oods.

#)=. Set up a postal usiness which hires out replicas of ri-es and pistols. Gour main custom would come

from %un collectors and amateur theatrical producers.

#>. /e%in a usiness which ottles sea or lae water. Sell the ottles aseither sou&enirs, i.e. 'pocet or

destop 5tlantic Ocean' or a natural eauty treatment, i.e. 'athe your facein natural lae water'.

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#1. One of the characteristics of sexual attraction is that people are oftenfascinated y one part of the

ody such as le%s, uild or faces. Start a mail order usiness which sellsslides, photo%raphs and posters

aout le%s, for example, or faces.

##. $ae no&el paperwei%hts y modifyin%0 snooer alls, %olf alls, cricetalls, pool alls, etc. Aet

them stoced at stationers, sports clus and %ift shops.

#). 3esearch, write and pulish a series of oolets aout how to start andrun speci:c home usinesses.

2xamples of titles mi%ht include0 '$oney from ypin% at Home', 'Gour Own elephone Sales /usiness',

'Gour Own +nittin% /usiness', etc. Sell y mail order.

#. Paca%e indi&idual apples, oran%es and ananas. Sell throu%hnewsa%ents and other suitale shops.

#6. Produce a series of audio cassettes aout the crimes of the century. he crimes co&ered mi%ht include0

mass murders, an roeries, arson and fraud. Sell these cassettes ydirect mail, mail order or %et them

stoced at ooshops and newsa%ents.

#8. 7esi%n a lo% oo for the house. his is to record e&ery physicalchan%e to a house so a householder

can0 5nalyse costs, plan future chan%es and ha&e the feelin% of ein% wellor%anised. 5rran%e for the lo%

oo to e printed and sell y direct mail to householders.

#;. *n&ent and manufacture cosmetics for plants. hese should edesi%ned to rin% out or emphasise the

natural colour of plants. Sell you plant cosmetic from ads in %ardenin%

ma%a!ines or %et them displayed y

retailers who sell %arden products.

#<. 7esi%n a sport lo% oo so that sport enthusiasts can eep a record oftheir performance. Aet copies

printed and sell to shops or sell from ads in sports ma%a!ines.

#=. $ae a selection of soft toy or faric lu%%a%e ta%s. For example, anormal lu%%a%e ta% is accompanied

y two small dice made from soft toy materials. 5lternati&ely mae a ran%e

of soft toy lu%%a%e ta%s which

are desi%ned to act as tra&el mascots.

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#6>. $ae rosettes. 5dd to each rosette either a calli%raphed or printedlael which reads 'Coo of the

 Gear', 'Pri!e Iinnin% $other', or '7ad of the Gear'. Ha&e them displayed inlocal shops.

#61. $ae soft toy lucy charms. One idea is a %iant numer se&en. Otherideas include0 four leaf clo&ers,

horseshoes, raits feet and destiny dice.

#6#. Start a moile installation and repair ser&ice for all inds of car li%hts.Produce a lea-et which lists

prices for diLerent os. 7eli&er the lea-ets to houses or stic ehindwindscreen wipers of cars in your

area.

#6). $ae a selection of soft toy insects. For example0 caterpillars,ladyirds, umleees and wasps.

Paca%e the soft toys and claim that e&eryone should ha&e a pet insect.

#6. (se clothes pe%s to mae sou&enir ornaments. hese mi%ht tae theform of animals, castles or oats,

windmills and many others. 5lso desi%n and produce its so thatcraftworers can mae their own

ornaments from clothes pe%s. Sell y mail order.

#66. 5rran%e holiday exchan%es etween &arious 2n%lish speain%nationalities such as 2n%lish, Scottish,

5mericans, 5ustralians and Canadians. Gou mi%ht either pro&ide a personalser&ice which matches people

or pulish a newsletter listin% people seein% exchan%es.

#68. Set up a ser&ice which %i&es independent &aluations and assessmentsfor those considerin% the

purchase of a particular expensi&e anti4ue.

#6;. /rin% out an information paca%e aout 'How to Start Gour Own CardedProducts /usiness' Dordinary

products are mounted on card for displayin% on racs or walls in shops. 5ninformation paca%e mi%ht

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consist of cassettes on sales dialo%ue, oolets and dia%rams aout ideasand methods.

#6<. 7esi%n and produce your own ad%es. hese mi%ht ha&e desi%ns whichfeature sports, witty

statements, pop stars or -owers, etc. $ount on specially printed displaycards and sell cards to shops.

#6=. Start a maret stall which sells low &alued anti4ues. Otain stoc fromeither trade sources or uy

saleale %oods from the pulic.

#8>. 2arn money from sellin% ad%es at pop concerts, festi&als, tourist sitesand other places where there

are crowds.

#81. Put to%ether a mail order ser&ice which sells rocs and mineralspecimens to collectors. Produce a

catalo%ue which lists a wide ran%e of minerals and roc specimens. 5lsoinclude in the catalo%ue collectors

supplies and accessories.

#8#. Collect a wide ran%e of aerial photo%raphs. hese mi%ht e hi%haltitude shots of &illa%es, towns or

cities. Start a mail order usiness which frames and sells these photo%raphs.

#8). Slice timer lo%s and urn letters into the wood to mae house namesi%ns. 5lso &arnish them and sell

from a stall at special marets or %et examples stoced at retailers whowould tae orders for you.

#8. Produce writin% paper which has orders printed with pretty ruralscenery or -owers. Aet this stoced

at stationers and tourist shops.

#86. /rin% out a oolet which has a title lie "1>>1 (nusual Facts 5out

 Gour own". 7isco&er these

facts y readin% local history oos and &isitin% the archi&es of localnewspapers. Gou could do similar

oolets aout a &ariety of towns and specialise in those which are popularwith tourists.

#88. Or%anise the production of concrete or plastic %arden %nomes andstatues. Ha&e them stoced at

%arden centres and retailers who sell %arden products.

#8;. Prepare a correspondence course aout how to increase chances atwinnin% at poer, the pools or

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horse@racin%. he course allows people to de&elop their sills o&er a periodof time and allows you to

char%e a reasonale amount of money. (se press ad&ertisin% to sell.

#8<. 5dd a stand to small cues of marle and sell as ornaments.

#8=. 7esi%n, produce and distriute @shirts and sweatshirts which ha&e anastronomical theme. he idea is

that people will uy a @shirt or sweat shirt that celerates their star si%n.Paca%e them and ha&e them

displayed at a wide ran%e of retailers.

#;>. Prepare astrolo%ical readin%s and charts aout family ancestors. (seastrolo%y readin%s and charts to

shed li%ht on personal characteristics of ancestors. 5d&ertise in %enealo%y

pulications.

#;1. Open a school of creati&ity. each usiness people aout the &arioustechni4ues of creati&e thinin%

such as rainstormin%, lateral thinin%, 4uic thin, &alue analysis, etc. Holdclasses or %i&e personal

tuition durin% wor hours or lunch reas.

#;#. Produce a series of famous io%raphical audio cassettes aout famousartists, writers, politicians,

in&entors, :lm stars, etc. Sell these throu%h ooshops or start a monthlyclu.

#;). Start a no&el sedan chair ser&ice in the centre of a tourist town. Carry atourist on a short tour of the city centre.

#;. Set up a horsedrawn minius ser&ice in a tourist town or resort. Pro&idea short trip around places of interest.

#;6. Or%anise outdoor holidays in 5merica. For example, walin% or cyclin%holidays in the 3ocies. Sell

places on these holidays to people in /ritain and the rest of 2urope.

#;8. Irite and pulish a oolet aout '1>1 *deas for OL he /eaten racHolidays'. Aet this pulication

stoced at ooshops or sell from classi:ed ads. Gou mi%ht also sellad&ertisin% space to :rms who

or%anise unusual holidays.

#;;. Han% low cost, imported leather elts on racs. Aet &arious shops totae a rac of elts.

#;<. Set up a usiness which or%anises weddin%s. Compile a list of tasswhich need to e done to mae a

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weddin% successful. Put to%ether a selection of paca%es at diLerent pricesand sell these to potential

clients.

#;=. Open a stall in an anti4ues maret which sells collectale plates. /uy

your stoc of plates from

manufacturers, wholesalers and collectors.

#<>. 7e&ise and produce ilical role playin% %ames. For example, peoplemi%ht tae the roles of 

characters in parales. 5rran%e for the %ames to e manufactured. Sell ypost or %et them stoced at shops,

particularly shops specialisin% in reli%ion.

#<1. Start a pen pal clu for children and adults who ha&e an interest in

literature. $emers of the clu can

write to each other aout oos they read. 5d&ertise in literary pulications.

#<#. Produce a lirary of audio cassettes aout the history of world war **. he ad&anta%e of these cassettes

is that they can feature the sounds of historic e&ents. Ha&e them stoced atshops which sell oos or

records or rin% out a catalo%ue and set up a mail order usiness.

#<). (se low &alue forei%n coins to mae unusual pictures. For example,

mi%ht e either a coin mosaic or a

selection of coins mounted next to each other to mae silhouettes oflandscapes. Frame the pictures and %et

them stoced at shops which sell %ifts, coins or sou&enirs.

#<. Put to%ether an audio cassette course aout teach yourself the Ielshlan%ua%e. Sell the course y mail

order and %et it stoced at ooshops and sou&enir shops throu%hout Iales.

#<6. Produce wall@charts which helps indi&iduals and couples mana%e their:nancial aLairs. 5 thorou%h

record of expenditure is made on the wall@chart. he wall@chart helps tomae it easy to control :nances

ecause it is so &isile to all in the household.

#<8. Create a mail order usiness which sells drinin% accessories andmemorailia, for example, yard@lon%

drinin% %lasses, personalised tanards, traditional pu %ames, collectaleeer mats, oos aout drinin%

and reweries.

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#<;. Start a ser&ice which produces hi%h 4uality, demonstration audiocassettes for new pop %roups. he

%roups pay for the production of the cassettes. Gour ser&ice also distriutescopies to people in the music

usiness. 5d&ertise in the music press.

#<<. Irite, produce and sell a correspondence course aout in&entin% forpro:t. he course would help a

person to de&elop creati&e ailities and identi:es areas where smallin&entors %et the most patents. 5 ey

sellin% point of your course is that in&entin% is oth fun and lucrati&e.

#<=. Produce a selection of postcards which feature traditional oil paintin%sof tourist sites. he paintin%s

featured mi%ht e contemporary or historical.

#=>. Or%anise the uildin% of reproduction stone monuments. he reasonswhy anyone mi%ht want a

reproduction monument mi%ht include0 personal %rati:cation, an interest inthe occult, to create a tourist

site, to attract customers to a usiness, etc.

#=1. $anufacture wooden snooer score@oards for professional andamateur players. ry to rin% out an

inexpensi&e score@oard which can e sold to players who ha&e a snooertale in their own home.

#=#. /e%in a lesson of the month clu for those who want to start ausiness. 2ach lesson would e lie a

monthly newsletter and would e part of a comprehensi&e course. helessons mi%ht e aout startin% a

usiness either in %eneral, or aout a speci:c type of usiness such as mailorder or retailin%.

#=). Create a company which desi%ns and manufactures children's its for 0main% aleidoscopes,

constructin% pinhole cameras, %rowin% crystals, and other thin%s whichdemonstrate simple scienti:c

principles. Gou mi%ht include all the proects in a compendium of asicscienti:c experiments.

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#=. Put to%ether a hamper of children's oes and no&elties. *n eachhamper include many of the products

popular with children such as tric matches, itchin% powder, plastic spiders,etc. Aet small hampers stoced

at toy shops and newsa%ents. Sell lar%er hampers y mail order.

#=6. /e%in a woodwor usiness which maes toys for children which are&ariations of the traditional

rocin% horse. For example, rocin% mythical creatures, rocin% rafts with asin%le sail, aeroplanes, (FOs,

etc. Sell :nished toys or its throu%h toy shops or y mail order.

#=8. $ae small and attracti&e mosaics for han%in% on walls lie paintin%s.For example, a mosaic mi%ht

e circular and feature the face of a %oddess from the ancient world.

#=;. Sell products related to the %ame of rid%e y mail order. Conduct aworld@wide search for products

related to rid%e. Produce a catalo%ue and ad&ertise in up@maret nationalpulications.

#=<. 7esi%n and mae a selection of %lo&es for footall %oaleepers. ry toadd some special feature such

as 'extra li%htwei%ht', 'extra tou%h', or 'extra warm'. Ha&e them stoced at

sports shops.#==. (se leather farics to mae pen wallets and pencil cases. Sell thewallets and cases empty or uy pens

and pencils at trade prices and :ll the wallets and cases to mae the:nished product.

)>>. Set up a mail order usiness which sells second@hand oos. (se yourown oos for the initial stoc.

Find further stoc y ad&ertisin% for oth trade source and completecollections from pri&ate indi&iduals.

Produce lists and place ads in &arious ma%a!ines.

)>1. Ai&e tuition to those who want to enlar%e their &ocaulary. Gourad&ertisin% material mi%ht include a

word test similar to 3eader's 7i%est's 'est Gour Iordpower' and an oLer toimpro&e the score.

)>#. Put to%ether a ran%e of noticeoards for displayin% thin%s lie0 StaLnotices, :re instructions, health

and safety rules, producti&ity :%ures, etc. Call on usinesses to sell thenoticeoards and include a free

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installation ser&ice in your oLer.

)>). *f you are an expert on crafts, earn money from teachin% it in 4uitecorners or ac rooms of shops

which sell wools, crafts, artists materials or picture framin% ser&ices.

)>. ae mechanical thin%s lie locs or %ears. Cut them in half or remo&ethe outer casin%. $ount what

you ha&e left to mae unusual ornaments. Gou mi%ht, for example, uy usedand osolete locs and %ears

from en%ineerin% companies.

)>6. Sell y direct mail to usiness executi&es a it for practisin% %olfputtin% at the oce. One idea for a

sellin% point is that ordinary worers ha&e a dartoard or snooer tale for

use durin% reas, the executi&e

needs a %olf puttin% it to mirror his style.

)>8. (se lace to mae unusual ewellery, such as lace racelets, laceearrin%s, rooches and neclaces. Ket

your ima%ination run wild to create the desi%n of each item of ewellery. Forexample, emed lace in clear

plastic.

)>;. Produce a correspondence course which is desi%ned to impro&e apersons standard of %eneral

nowled%e. *n your ad&ertisin% emphasise that a etter life mi%ht resultfrom tain% the course.

)><. Kearn and then teach ori%ami. 5lso, if you ha&e a -air for main%artefacts in an interestin% way, earn

money from doin% ori%ami as entertainment.

)>=. Select a ran%e of lin%erie and sell it y party plan. Once you de&elop awinnin% formula, uild up your

usiness y recruitin% and trainin% a%ents to sell your ran%e of products.

)1>. Start a :shin% companion :ndin% ser&ice. ae details of when anan%ler is a&ailale, their interests

and le&el of sill. OLer memers of your ser&ice &arious suitale partners.Place ads in an%lin%

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pulications to attract custom.

)11. Put to%ether a one@man theatrical show which is pleasant to watch. Forexample, recite hi%hli%hts from

Shaespeare or the wor of a well@nown poet. Perform your show at pus,

oces durin% the lunch hour,

parties and pri&ate households.

)1#. Irite and pulish a newsletter which deals with most aspects of self@impro&ement. he newsletter

mi%ht consist of ideas for %ettin% ahead and mini courses aout self@impro&ement. Sell suscriptions

internationally.

)1). Start a thimle of the month clu for new and estalished thimle

collectors. $emers of the clu

recei&e the clu's choice of thimle of the month.

)1. /ecome a professional or%aniser of pri&ate and usiness parties. Goupro&ide clients with a

comprehensi&e ser&ice which does e&erythin% from supplyin% caterers toor%anisin% a coat checin%

ser&ice. 5d&ertise your ser&ice in a wide &ariety of pulications.

)16. Produce a series of audio cassettes or oolets aout the follore of

your re%ion. Ha&e them stoced at

local shops.

)18. Start a usiness which or%anises snooer holidays and weeendreas. 7urin% each holiday or rea

pro&ide %uests with tuition from a professional snooer player.

)1;. Or%anise oard %ame playin% holidays and weeend reas. Auestsmi%ht play0 the latest fashionale

oard %ames, etc.

)1<. Open a maret stall which specialises in sellin% ti%hts and stocin%s.

)1=. Start a mail order usiness which specialises in sellin% information andplans aout ca&e systems in

this country and aroad. Produce a catalo%ue aout what you ha&e for saleand ad&ertise in potholin% and

outdoor ad&enture pulications.

)#>. /uy and sell second hand household %oods from local newspaperad&erts.

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)#1. Produce an audio cassette or oolet which is aout past maor crimesin your area. 7o research at

local liraries and newspaper archi&es. Ha&e your products stoced at localshops. Gou mi%ht %i&e your

cassette or oolet a title lie 'Gour own's op )> Crimes'.

)##. (se sliced lo%s to mae letter racs. Slice a lo% and cut into two semi@circles. ae a semi@circle and

stand it on it's strai%ht side so you ha&e the silhouette of a mound. Cut slotsin the rim of the semi@circle,

these slots hold the letters.

)#). Irite and pulish a letter aout moonli%htin%. Ai&e suscriers ideasaout moonli%htin% &entures.

5lso include articles aout suects such as how to cope with a full@time o,how to mana%e your income

and how to turn a part@time &enture into a full@time usiness.

)#.Or%anise holidays and weeend reas for those who want to play atein% soldiers in world war **.

 he %ames %uests play mi%ht in&ol&e... pursuit, reachin% physicaloecti&es, defendin% positions, otainin%

information, etc.

)#6. /e%in a mail order usiness which sells oxin% memorailia. Start thisusiness y :ndin% a trade

source of oxin% :lms and &ideos. Or otain the ri%hts to reproduce oxin%:lms and &ideos.

)#8./rin% out on audio cassettes a lirary of rude and saucy son%s fordiLerent team sports. he sports you

co&e mi%ht include0 ru%y, cricet, footall, asetall and athletics.5rran%e for them to e stoced at

sports shops.

)#;. $ae wooden ad%es in the shape of teddy ears, pi%s, elephants, etc.(se a fret saw to cut the shapes

and add a few stroes of paint to rin% the shapes to life. $ount thesead%es on a oard co&ered with a

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faric. 5s shopeepers to display one of the ad%e co&ered oards.

)#<. Start a mail order usiness which sells comedy audio cassettes. Otainyour stoc from comedy audio

cassette pulishers in this country and from 2n%lish speain% countries

o&erseas.

)#=. /e%in a usiness which or%anises woodcraft holidays and weeendreas for those who want to

impro&e and de&elop woodworin% sills. 5d&ertise in woodworin% andcrafts ma%a!ines.

))>. $ae Punch and Judy soft toys or dolls. Sell these toys and dollsthrou%h seaside shops. Or %et Punch and Judy performers to sell them topatrons.

))1. Start a mail order company which sells a wide ran%e of lace. Produce acatalo%ue which features na illustration of each desi%n. 5d&ertise inwomen's and crafts ma%a!ines.

))#. 5rran%e for usiness and personal cards to e printed which show thatthe holder is a dedicated

supporter of a particular footall team. Sell to footall fans outside matchesor %et them stoced at suitale

shops.

))). (se a horse and carria%e to tae tourists on si%htseein% tours.

)). $ae %lass display cases desi%ned to a clients re4uirements. hedisplay cases mi%ht e used for

models, stuLed animals or anti4ues. 5d&ertise in modellin% ma%a!ines anduild up a list of re%ular clients.

))6. 2arn from sellin% -owers door@to@door. /uy stoc from a -owerwholesaler or maret. /uild up a

re%ular ase of clients who you can expect to uy a unch e&ery wee fromyou.

))8. Start a weely car cleanin% and polishin% ser&ice. /uild up a list ofclients y callin% on households in

your area to promote the ser&ice. 2mploy teena%ers, students and :t retiredpeople to do the cleanin% and

polishin%.

));. Set up an enterprise which or%anises the pulishin% of &anity poetryoos. Poets pay you to ha&e

their wor pulished in a professional manner. 2ach oo mi%ht contain the

wor of one or more poets.

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))<. 7e&ise 'crac the code' 4ui!!es and sell to newspapers and ma%a!ines.One example of this type of 

4ui! is a statement where the letters of each word are replaced y diLerentletters of the alphaet.

))=. 5d&ertise for o lots in local and national pulications. See what oLersturn up and uy anythin% you

thin you can resell for a pro:t.

)>. Start a ser&ice which uries personalised time capsules which containitems of a persons choice.

5d&ertise your ser&ice in up@maret pulications. Or start a mail orderser&ice which sells time capsules to

people who want to ury thin%s on their property.

)1. Or%anise career selection weeends for teena%ers. 7urin% theseweeends teena%ers tae aptitude

tests, recei&e counsellin% and listen to tals aout &arious careers.

)#. /e%in a usiness which produces a series of teach yourself arate&ideos. Or rin% out &ideos for other

martial arts suects. Sell or hire out these &ideos y post.

)). /ecome an astrolo%er who specialises in producin% charts and readin%sfor aies, children and

teena%ers. Gou mi%ht, for example, use astrolo%y to pro&ide career ad&isefor teena%ers. 7o charts and

readin%s y post and also do personal consultations with parents.

). $ae cardoard cut@outs of animals for children. 2ach cut@out would esix to nine inches hi%h and

consist of a photo%raph or drawin% of , for example0 an elephant, money,ti%er or dinosaur. hese cut@outs

mi%ht line a shelf. Paca%e them and sell throu%h shops.

)6. 7eal in the anti4ues and memorailia of an ethnic %roup. Put to%ethera catalo%ue which features0

history oos, &ideos, anti4ues, prints and ephemera. 2xamples of suitaleethnic %roups include0 Polish,

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*talian, Iest *ndian, Scottish, *rish, ati&e orth 5merican, *ndian, etc, etc,etc.

)8. Set up a ser&ice which reproduces family usiness and colle%e crestson pla4ues. hese mi%ht e

car&ed, painted or printed on each pla4ue. 5lso oLer a desi%n ser&ice.5d&ertise in up@maret pulications.

);. Ha&e a maret stall which sells inexpensi&e toys. 7emonstrate toys toattract attention.

)<. Create a ran%e of destop sea@shell products. For example0 1 Placewei%hts inside suitale sea@shells

to mae paperwei%hts. # use odd shaped sea@shells as ':d%et shells' tooccupy restless :n%ers ) sell sea@

shells which ha&e the sound of the sea as 'stress relief shells'.

)=. Sell pe%s, dishcloths and dusters door@to@door. 5ll you need to do is touy these %oods from a

wholesaler, place them in a shoppin% aset and you are in usiness.

)6>. 7esi%n and mae fashion clothes which are tailor@made to anindi&idual's tastes. 5d&ertise your

ser&ice in trendy pulications and place posters in ni%ht@clus.

)61. Start a ser&ice which specialises in remo&in% and applyin% wallpaper.

Produce a lea-et which othdescries your :rst class ser&ice and lists your prices. 7eli&er lea-ets tohouseholds in your area or

ad&ertise in the local paper.

)6#. ae ima%inati&e photo%raphs of landscapes, cityscapes and people.2nlar%e the est of these and

frame them. 7isplay at arts and crafts fairs and sell as photo%raphic art.

)6). 7esi%n and or%anise the printin% of 'for sale' si%ns for car owners who

want to sell their car. hese will

ha&e a ri%htly coloured acin% and are placed in the car windows y theowner. 5rran%e for si%ns to e

stoced at car accessory shops.

)6. Sell simple exercise and eep :t de&ises door@to@door.

)66. 7esi%n and produce a selection of satirical, political postcards. Sell setsto collectors, retailers and

political acti&ists from ads in political pulications.

)68. Start a usiness which desi%ns and manufactures simple asetry itsfor e%inners. Ha&e them

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stoced at crafts shops or sell y mail order in crafts ma%a!ines.

)6;. 3eprint classic photo%raphs and set up a mail order usiness to sellthese reprints to amateur and

professional photo%raphers.

)6<. Car&e or urn into wood '* lo&e you' or 'Happy /irthday' messa%es. Sellthrou%h shops as an

alternati&e to %reetin%s cards. Or sell them from a stall at crafts fairs andmarets.

)6=. Set yourself up as a freelance photo%rapher y :ndin% an unusual wayinto the usiness. One idea is to

%o to one of the many %old rushes around the world and do photo studies.5nother idea is to &isit a war in a

third@world country. One %ood photo will sell to pulications world@wide.

)8>. Start a usiness which imports fol music instruments. $any o&erseasfol music instruments are

made y indi&iduals or small :rms who ha&e not considered sellin% theirproducts in this country.

7istriute the imported fol instruments to music shops or sell y mail order.

)81. Produce and sell no&elty hate or confession a%s. hese are lie sica%s except people tal or shout

into them. hey %et somethin% out of their system and conse4uently feeletter.

)8#. $ae a selection of saucy 'warmers' such as nipple warmers, elly@utton warmers, um warmers,

willy warmers, etc. Put each warmer into a plastic a%, staple a card namin%the product to each a%. Find

shops to stoc them.

)8). Pro&ide people dressed in unusual costumes for promotions. hecostume mi%ht e specially desi%ned

to suit the corporate ima%e of the company. Ket ad&ertisin% a%encies andpulic relations departments now

aout your ser&ice.

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)8. Start a theatrical enterprise which produces Christmas pantomimes. 7oe&erythin% yourself, includin%

writin% the script, recruitin% actors, :ndin% a &enue, or%anisin% rehearsals,pulicity and sellin% ticets.

)86. Put to%ether a correspondence course which teaches people how toplay rid%e. Call your usiness a

school of rid%e. 5d&ertise in up@maret pulications.

)88. Set up a ser&ice which or%anises theme parties and an4uets. hetheme of each party mi%ht e, for

example0 medie&al, Iild Iest or horror. Gou or%anise e&erythin% for thee&enin%, such as the music,

entertainers, costumes, props, waitin% staL, food, cutlery, etc.

)8;. 2stalish a mail order company which sells oes and trics. /rin% outyour own mail order catalo%ue

and uild up a list of re%ular customers. Gour catalo%ue mi%ht specialise inone sector of the maret such as

women's or ?@rated oes or trics.

)8<. Start a usiness which produces and sells &ideo pets. 5 person uys a&ideo aout a cat or a do% and

this acts as a mild sustitute for the real thin%. he ad&anta%es include0 no

feedin%, no smell or hairs aroundthe home, and no looin% after or tain% out for a wal.

)8=. $anufacture mosaic %arden ornaments. hese ornaments feature amosaic picture in the desi%n. hey

mi%ht include mosaic steppin% stones, mosaic ird aths and mosaicsundials. 5 mosaic ornament adds to a

%arden a touch of the ancient world.

);>. Start a pulishin% usiness which produces a %uide to unusual

products, ser&ices or shops. Sell y mail

order or throu%h ooshops. 5lso sell ad&ertisin% space to some of the :rmslisted in your %uide.

);1. Start a special eLects rental ser&ice. Hire out machines which maeules, wind, fo%, fallin% snow

or -ashin% li%hts. Gour custom will come from pri&ate parties, ni%ht@clus,theatres, pop %roups and :lm

companies. 5lso, if re4uired, pro&ide a person to operate the machines.

);#. Open a school for hostessin%. *f a woman does hostessin% at home shemi%ht as well learn to do it

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properly at your school. 5d&ertise in up@maret pulications and pro&idestudents with a thorou%h, :rst

class trainin% in ein% a hostess.

);). Set up an a%ency which specialises in pro&idin% attracti&e men and

women for sales and reception

wor at usiness promotions, conferences and exhiitions.

);. /e a success consultant. 2arn an income from %i&in% ad&ice on howpeople can achie&e success. Start

y reachin% a clear de:nition of what a client means y success. 7o anassessment of clients stren%ths and

weanesses and su%%est, for example, a pro%ram of chan%es in approachand career.

);6. 3ent out stuLed and mounted irds, :sh and other animals. Gour clientsmi%ht include0 restaurants,

reweries, clus, tra&el a%ents and other usinesses with reception areas.

);8. Pulish a oo which lists recipes for main% nutritious do% food andiscuits. Sell to discernin% do%

owners throu%h do% ma%a!ines, pet shops and oostores.

);;. Produce a selection of audio cassettes which feature ?@rated poems.Irite them yourself or pay poets

to write them for you. Produce a catalo%ue and start a mail order usiness.

);<. Kearn how to catch and eradicate rodents. Ihen your sill reaches ahi%h standard, %o into usiness

for yourself. Aet a listin% for your ser&ices in the Gellow Pa%es.

);=. Set up a usiness which in&ents toys for pets. $ost cat owners lo&e touse cotton, wool, strin% or paper

to play %ames with their pets. his shows a %ap in the maret exists. 5 toywhich pro&es popular with cats

has hu%e sales potential. 5lso, there is always room for a %ood new toy fordo%s.

)<>. Produce prints of horses and horse racin%. hese mi%ht e reproducedin a catalo%ue and sold y direct

mail to horse lo&ers. 5lso oLer trade discounts for 4uantities of prints.

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)<1. Put to%ether an educational pac which contains samples of manytypes of wood. (se direct mail to

sell this educational pac to woodworers, schools and colle%es.

)<#. $ae, mount and frame models of utter-ies. he win%s are either

hand painted or printed. he ody

of the utter-y mi%ht e made of castin% metal. he :nished modelutter-ies may e sold throu%h %ift or

sou&enir shops.

)<). (se lo%s to mae a ran%e of rustic ird tales, nestin% compartmentsand feeders. Ha&e your products

stoced at hardware shops and %arden centres.

)<. 7esi%n your own uni4ue rand of cat scratch posts. For example, if you

ha&e a cat which scratches an

armchair or wall, ase your desi%n on this. $ae, paca%e and distriuteyour scratch posts to suitale

retailers or sell y post.

)<6. Start a rent@a@horse or pony usiness. Horse riders, instead of eepin%their own horse or pony, rent

one from you.

)<8. /e%in a ser&ice which pro&ides and releases do&es for weddin%

celerations and other special

occasions.

)<;. Set up a do% oedience school. Pro&ide residential courses for ownersand their do%s. 5lso hold

courses which teach others to ecome do% oedience teachers. 5d&ertise inoth do% and up@maret

ma%a!ines.

)<<. /e%in an enterprise which or%anises day trips to race@courses. Goumi%ht, for example, set up a

ser&ice which lea&es a city centre at a re%ular time each day and tra&els toone of the race@courses open on

that day.

)<=. 7eal in anti4ue and reproduction dolls, and dolls houses. /uild uprelationships with collectors so that

you now where to sell any new items that you ac4uire. 5lso produce a mailorder catalo%ue of 

reproduction dolls.

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)=>. Irite and pulish a manual aout how to start a pro:tale anti4uesmaret stall. Sell y mail order to

opportunity seeers.

)=1. Produce and distriute a &ideo encyclopaedia. 5 &ideo encyclopaedia

consists of a series of :lm clips

with &ery little description. 5ll the :lm clips mi%ht relate to one suect suchas cars, trains, ships, or

aeroplanes. he clips mi%ht appear in alphaetical or chronolo%ical order.

)=#. 7esi%n a lo% oo for coos. *n this lo% oo a coo records whatrecipes were tested and comments

on the result. Pay to ha&e the lo% oo printed and sell from ads in women'sma%a!ines.

)=). Set up a production line which sells esom rooms. he rush part ofthe room is made from twi%s.

Otain your supply of twi%s from the waste material produced y treesur%eons. Aet your rooms stoced

at %arden centres and hardware shops.

)=. Or%anise staL su%%estion schemes for usinesses. Conduct your ownresearch to disco&er which type

of su%%estion scheme is the most eLecti&e. hen sell your ser&ice tousinesses.

)=6. Start a mail order usiness which sells oos and products related tothe %reat composers. Conduct a

world@wide search for products to include in your catalo%ue. 5d&ertise inclassical music ma%a!ines.

)=8. Start a newspaper clippin% ureau. 7o wor for :rms who want acomprehensi&e collection of press

clippin%s aout news and de&elopments in their :eld. Ha&e lea-ets printedaout your ser&ice and sent

them to :rms. 5s an incenti&e oLer :rms a free trial period.

)=;. *n&ent and desi%n ma%netic toys for children or adults. *deas for toysinclude0 ma%netic uildin%

locs, ma%netic picture its, ma%netic pu!!les, etc. Pay a manufacturer tomae the toys. Aet your toys

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stoced y wholesalers, %ift shops and toy shops.

)=<. Start a top #> chart for witty and arty @shirts. 7istriute copies of thechart and the top #> @shirts to

a wide ran%e of retailers.

)==. Open and run a school of money@mana%ement. Ai&e tuition to classesand solo students. each

students aout the techni4ues, attitudes and systems which can e used forthe eLecti&e mana%ement of 

money. Students should :nd the cost of your course more than pays foritself.

>>. Set up a postal usiness which oLers people the chance to do all sortsof tests. 2xamples of tests mi%ht

include0 *, creati&ity, suitaility to e a shop owner or entrepreneur,personality, etc. Pay experts to de&ise

and write the tests for you.

>1.Start a dinin% a%ency for sin%le people. $atch sin%le people andarran%e for them to ha&e dinner dates.

Or or%anise dinner parties for mixed %roups. (se ads in local newspapersand sin%les ma%a!ines.

>#. /rin% out a selection of men's rin%s which feature the name or emlem

of popular footall teams.>). Produce a pulication which consists entirely of ad&ertisements fromsellers of craftwor and craft

e4uipment and supplies. his pulication mi%ht e lie a catalo%ue, utinstead of displayin% the %oods of 

one seller, it contains ads from hundreds of diLerent sellers.

>. Start an international ad&ertisin% pulication for philatelists. Pro&idedealers and collectors with an

international dimension to their sales eLorts and search for stamps.

>6. Set up a :rm which pro&ides tours of the underside of a i% city. Gourtour mi%ht &isit0 streets where

prostitutes and dru% dealers wait for clients, sid row, a main ruish tip,crime@ridden nei%hourhoods,

etc. Ai&e your tour a name lie 'Shocin% side of the city'.

>8. Produce sou&enir pillowcases. 2ach pillowcase mi%ht e printed withpictures of tourist scenery.

Sou&enir pillowcases ha&e the no&el feature that they help a person to relaxand sleep ecause the pictures

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prompt a person to thin of pleasant holiday locations.

>;. /e%in a mail order usiness which sells footall &ideos, photo%raphs,postcards, posters and slides.

5d&ertise in footall ma%a!ines and pro%rammes.

><. 5ssemle sets of fossils. hese mi%ht e ased on a type of animal, forexample, insects or :sh. Or

or%anise them accordin% to particular %eolo%ical periods. Sell to collectorsand schools.

>=. Start a children's telephone pal clu. Pen pal clus help childrende&elop their writin% aility, this clu

helps them to ecome accustomed to usin% the telephone. 2ach memerrecei&es introductory notes aout

the interests of the child he or she will shortly spea to.

1>. Kocate a source of :rewood for sto&es and open :res. Start a usinesswhich either paca%es the wood

for distriution to retailers or deli&er the wood direct to customers.

11. Start a semi@professional theatre %roup which earns money fromperformin% at pri&ate parties,

usiness promotions, tourist sites and pulic e&ents.

1#. /e%in a crafts usiness which incorporates a arometer, di%ital cloc,calendar and thermometer into a

sin%le framed picture. For example, these mi%ht e a picture of an aircraftcocpit or cityscape and set

amon% the dials or syscraper is the arometer, cloc, etc.

1). /rin% out leather and plastic elts and holsters for holdin% personalstereos. 5rran%e for these elts

and holsters to e stoced at shops which sell records and audio e4uipment.

1. Sell pillowcases printed with amusin% desi%ns and statements relatin%to popular themes, such as

footall, romance and sex. For example, one amusin% desi%n mi%ht erelated to the +ama Sutra and a

witty statement mi%ht e 'he centre forward of Ki&erpool and a score e&erytime'.

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16. Produce photo%raphs aout one inch s4uare of the human eye. Frameeach photo%raph. Sell each

framed eye as a no&elty for sticin% on a wall or door. his no&elty can eunner&in% ecause it creates the

impression that someone is watchin% throu%h a hole in the wall or door.

18. $anufacture wooden N caddies for holdin% an ashtray, drin,sandwiches, N pro%rammes

schedule, +leenex, etc. 5 N caddie mi%ht consist of an upri%ht plan ofwood with se&eral shel&es.

1;. /e%in a usiness which in&ents, produces and distriutes role@playin%oard %ames. his :eld is not as

competiti&e as other oard %ames and if a %ame can %ain a reputation role@playin% %ame enthusiasts will e

willin% uyers.

1<. 7e&ise role@playin% %ames which can e played y post. For example,someone has to plan an

expedition or usiness &enture and he or she recei&es feedac y post. Setup a postal role@playin% %ames

clu and char%e memers a fee for each %ame they participate in.

1=. 7esi%n a standard notepad for orderin% extra %oods from the milman.

 he notepad should ha&espaces for house numer, date and the customers name. he rest of thenotepad mi%ht consist of a list of 

%oods which can e ticed. Aet your notepads stoced at stationers or sellthem to dairies who may e

willin% to %i&e them free to their customers.

#>. Put to%ether a company which pulishes the ile on &ideo cassettes.2ach cassette mi%ht e de&oted

to a diLerent oo of the ile. he ile mi%ht e presented y readers uxtaposed with illustrations.

#1. Start an interior decoration usiness which specialises in udor. Gourser&ice mi%ht include :ttin%

ornamental oa eams and pro&idin% iron and rass wall ornaments. Putto%ether a sales presentation and

ad&ertise in up@maret ma%a!ines.

##. Create a mail order usiness which sell sensory exploration its foryoun% children. $ae many of the

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its yourself. For example, one it mi%ht consist of a wide ran%e of colourson diLerent cards, another

mi%ht ha&e a wide ran%e of rou%h and smooth materials.

#). 2arn money from sellin% house numers and name si%ns door@to@door.

Houses often ha&e rusty, old or

dicult to see numers. his presents an excellent opportunity for a directsales usiness.

#. Set up your own furniture remo&als usiness. Start y hirin% a &an todo the remo&als and if usiness

pro&es promisin%, uy your own &an.

#6. Found a trade pulication for pulishers of audio cassettes. hispulication should %i&e the latest

news aout this industry. 5lso accept ads from usinesses who want to sellproducts to audio cassette

pulishers.

#8. Irite and pulish an annual directory aout 'penny shares'. hepurpose is to examine the

performance of penny shares companies o&er the past year. Sell y directmail to in&estors, ha&e stoced in

ooshops and ad&ertise in in&estment ma%a!ines.

#;. Start a school of stoc maret in&estment. Iith the numer ofshareholders %rowin% there is a

%rowin% demand for tuition aout in&estin% in the stoc maret. Hold classesat home and in hired oces

and halls. 5lso do a correspondence course or a lesson of the monthnewsletter.

#<. Produce 'add@one' plays on audio cassettes for amateur actors andactresses. 5 play is produced and a

%ap is left in the dialo%ue for a listener to read the line of a character. 5printed copy of the play is pro&ided

with each cassette.

#=. Sell ideas and recipes for main% unusual caes. For example caesshaped lie0 cars, (FOs, trains,

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ships, famous landmars, etc. For each desi%n produce a folded pa%e, lie anittin% pattern. Sell these

printed patterns throu%h outlets which sell cae decorations.

)>. $ae pendants from sea@shells. (se %old paint to hi%hli%ht the features

of each shell. Or use ordinary

paints for pictures or patterns on each shell. Sell throu%h %ift or sou&enirshops or from a maret stall.

)1. See out the most powerful ma%nifyin% %lass in the world. /uynumerous of these at trade prices and

start a mail order usiness with your product as the 'Iorld's $ost PowerfulPocet $a%nifyin% Alass'.

)#. Irite and pulish a newsletter for those who want to mae money withtheir photo%raphic or &ideo

camera. *n each issue %i&e a detailed description of a selected enterprise.5lso pro&ide suscriers with

other money main% ideas and news and tips aout photo%raphy and &ideomain%.

)). Set up a mail order usiness which sells %old chain y the inch. (secreati&e ad&ertisin% to put across

your sales messa%e.

). /rin% out your own mail order catalo%ue which is de&oted toenamellin% craft e4uipment and supplies.

 Gou can commission manufacturers to mae many of the supplies.

)6. Place racs of ead neclaces at a wide ran%e of shops. /uy the eadneclaces from importers and

mount them on the racs yourself.

)8. Irite and pulish a manual aout how to mae money from uyin%anrupt stoc. Sell this to

usiness opportunity seeers y direct mail or classi:ed ads.

);. Sell :%ure impro&in% aids and techni4ues y mail order. For example,you mi%ht sell exercise

pro%rammes, or products which help to remo&e tummy ul%es or excess faton le%s.

)<. 7esi%n and manufacture its for main% moccasins. hese its could ethe asis of a mail order

usiness. 5d&ertise in pulications read y youn% adults and craftma%a!ines.

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)=. Irite and pulish a series of manuals aout startin% and runnin% a&ariety of crafts usinesses.

2xamples of crafts co&ered mi%ht include0 leatherwor, soft toy main%,pottery, woodcar&in%, and

e%%crafts. Sell throu%h classi:ed ads or ha&e stoced in craft shops.

>. Start a usiness which specialises in writin% sales letters. Call on smallusinesses to sell your ser&ice

and show samples of your wor. Gour ser&ice should e %ood enou%h toimpro&e the sales pull of almost

any sales letter a :rm already has.

1. Start a ooplates of the month clu for oth estalished collectors andfor people who would lie to

tae up a new collectin% hoy. he read and utter wor of this cluwould in&ol&e sendin% newly issued

ooplates to clu memers.

#. *n&ent and de&elop a pro%ramme which is desi%ned to turn a failureinto a successful person. he

pro%ramme mi%ht tae the form of a series of oolets, loose@leaf inders of information, or a

correspondence course. Sell your pro%ramme from ads in newspapers and

ma%a!ines.). /rin% out a ran%e of cae decorations which ha&e a footall theme. (sethese as the asis of a mail

order usiness, or %et them stoced y wholesalers of cae decorations.

. ae top 4uality photo%raphs of historic and well@nown uildin%s inyour town or re%ion. Select the

est photo%raphs and ha&e these printed on writin% paper and en&elopes. he idea is that tourists will use

this stationery to write home. 5lso do the same for other towns or re%ions.

6. 7esi%n a ran%e of :rst name self@adhesi&e sticers for children to puton their oos or toys. Sell

throu%h toy shops and newsa%ents.

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8. /rin% out a catalo%uin% system for oo uyers to use at home. Forexample, ha&e a card index with

pre@printed cards. he cards ha&e printed on them0 spaces for the name ofthe author, the oo title, etc.

5lso include self@adhesi&e numers. Sell your card index system throu%hooshops.

;. Start a school of crossword pu!!les. Pro&ide tuition for people who wantto either, impro&e their

crossword sills or earn money from de&isin% crosswords. Ai&e tuition durin%the e&enin%s and weeends.

5lso rin% out correspondence courses on how to do and how to de&isecrossword pu!!les.

<. /e%in a word and phrase ori%in :ndin% ser&ice. his ser&ice would ein&aluale to academics,

lecturers, authors and all others curious aout the ori%in of words andphrases.

=. Produce a correspondence course aout how to write io%raphy./io%raphy pulishin% is one of the

lar%est sectors of the oo industry.

6>. /rin% out a selection of computer pro%rams which can e sold as ausiness opportunity. For example,

one pro%ram mi%ht e for startin% a computerised datin% a%ency, anotherfor writin% a newsletter or

classi:ed ad sheet, a third for startin% a computerised maretplace.

61. Set up a usiness which sends /ritish comics to oth expatriates ando&erseas collectors of /ritish

comics. Gou mi%ht send comics on a weely asis as they are pulished,sa&e them up and post e&ery

4uarter or ad&ertise world@wide oLerin% a sample of /ritish comics.

6#. Start a newsletter for role@playin% %ame enthusiasts. *n each issue %i&esuscriers0 tips aout how to

win %ames, re&iew new %ames, act as a forum for discussion aout %ames.Sell space to display and

classi:ed ad&ertisers.

6). Produce a series of Ihodunit audio cassettes. Aet your cassettesstoced at ooshops and uild up a

reputation for producin% the est whodunit cassettes. 5lternati&ely, producea series of ?@rated whodunit

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cassettes. hey can e sold y mail order.

6. Pulish a oolet which pro&ides a len%thy list of mottos for use y0societies, clus, institutions,

families and indi&iduals. Ha&e the oolet stoced at shops. 5lso start a

postal ser&ice which de&ises

mottos. (se a pa%e in the oolet to ad&ertise your postal ser&ice.

66. Pro&ide yourself with a re%ular income y sellin% odd and unusual factsto all inds of pulications.

For example, sell :nancial facts to :nancial ma%a!ines, footall facts tofootall pro%ramme pulishers,

photo%raphy facts to photo%raphy ma%a!ines, etc.

68. /rin% out a series of oolets or cassettes aout how to %et rid of, or

escape the attentions of &arious

types of people such as0 unsatisfactory employers, salesmen, ores, fools,unwanted admirers, ocials, etc.

Sell the oolets or cassettes as a complete set y mail order or throu%hooshops.

6;. Produce and distriute an audio cassette lirary of fairy tales. Putto%ether a comprehensi&e collection

of fairy tales. Sell y post as a complete lirary or start a monthly clu.

5d&ertise in women's ma%a!ines.6<. $ae itchen wall@pouches from either leather or farics. 2ach pouch isfor holdin% money@oL 

coupons, shoppin% lists and other its of paper which are worth eepin%.Find retailers to stoc your wall@

pouches.

6=. Start a uni&ersal correspondence clu. his clu should e ale tooast that it can :nd someone to

correspond aout any suect. Produce a lea-et aout your clu and listmany suects. 3ecruit clu

memers y placin% classi:ed ads in a di&ersity of pulications at home andaroad.

8>. Start a ser&ice for newsletter pulishers. his mi%ht include0 handlin%ac issues, en&elopin% and

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mailin% issues to suscriers, and sellin% ad&ertisin% space.

81. /e%in a postal ser&ice which hires out or sells Ielsh or Aaelic spoenword audio cassettes and

&ideos. *f you ha&e a nowled%e of either lan%ua%e, produce many of the

cassettes yourself.

8#. Pulish a newsletter aout the chan%in% 2n%lish lan%ua%e. hecontents would pro&ide information

aout new words and meanin%s. Sell suscriptions to writers, academics,ad&ertisin% a%encies and others

who mi%ht e interested in new words.

8). Ai&e tuition in your own home to those who want to impro&e theirspoen 2n%lish. here is a &ast

pool of clients as most people would lie to ecome more articulate. (selocal ad&ertisin% to attract

students.

8. Pulish a newsletter for separated and di&orced people. 7iscuss issuesrele&ant to ein% separate or

di&orced. 5lso include classi:ed listin%s of people who are looin% for newpartners.

86. Commission an artist to do a contemporary map of your town or re%ion

in the style of maps fromanti4uity. Produce and frame prints of this map. 7istriute to shopsthrou%hout the re%ion.

88. *n&est in a course of sin%in% lessons. *f others :nd your &oice pleasin%to listen to earn money from

sin%in% at pus and clus.

8;. /e%in a mail order usiness which sells stencil craft. $ae stencilswhich can e used y

woodworers, for example, to add attracti&e desi%ns to their wor. 5 stencilmi%ht depict -owers and a

woodworer would use paint or in to imprint the desi%n onto their wor.

8<. /ecome a street or maret craftworer. Sit at a stall main%, forexample, ornaments from wire or

shells. 7isplay the %oods you mae on your stall. he act of main% theornaments attracts the curiosity of 

passers@y. his should result in a respectale le&el of sales.

8=. /uy and rent out steam wallpaper remo&in% machines. Start with onefairly cheap model ou%ht from

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your local 7*G superstore and uild up a collection.

;>. Start a %eneral prolem sol&in% ser&ice for personal aLairs. his ser&iceacts lie a pri&ate a%ony aunt.

5n expert is pro&ided to deal with the prolem your client is tryin% to sol&e.

 he expert mi%ht %i&e ad&ice

y telephone, y post or in person.

;1. Kearn the art of main% stained %lass windows. (se your newlyac4uired sills to earn money from0 1

 eachin% people in your own home, # Holdin% courses at ed and reafasthouses out of season, )

holdin% classes in a 4uiet corner or ac room of an arts and crafts shop.

;#. Start an a%ency which supplies entertainers to pus, restaurants and

wine ars. he entertainers mi%ht

include disc oceys, musicians, sin%ers and strip@tease artists. Nisit a lawyerto :nd what le%al

re4uirements you must satisfy. 5d&ertise for entertainers to put on youroos, then ad&ertise for usiness.

;). $ae low ud%et promotional &ideos for pop %roups and solo artistswho are ust startin% out.

5d&ertise your ser&ice at music shops and in the music press. Ihen you

recei&e an en4uiry, %i&e thepotential client a persuasi&e sales presentation.

;. 7esi%n Christmas slei%h ells for cars. hese ells are attached to theexterior of a car. he motion of 

the car causes the ells to rin%, ust lie slei%h ells. 7urin% the Christmasperiod these ells should add a

pleasant seasonal -a&our to cars.

;6. /rin% out a correspondence course which teaches people how to e a

consultant. his course should

deal with e&ery aspect of settin% up a successful consultancy.

;8. Put to%ether a mail order catalo%ue of spoen word audio cassettes.Can&ass audio cassette pulishers

to see how they can e of help to you. Place as many audio cassette titles inthis catalo%ue as possile to

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%i&e potential customers the widest possile choice.

;;. /e%in a usiness which hires out second@hand pin@all machines andcomputer arcade %ames to

householders. hese machines mi%ht also e hired out y the ni%ht topri&ate parties.

;<. Start a children's record or audio cassette of the month clu. herecords and cassettes sold y the clu

mi%ht e educational, stories or music.

;=. /e%in a ser&ice which produces newsletters for pop %roup fan clus.7e&ise a method for producin% a

reasonale newsletter at low cost. Sell your ser&ice to fan clus. 5n

important part of this usiness is that it

%i&es a lot of scope for the sellin% of ad&ertisin% space.

<>. Produce &anity poetry audio cassettes or &ideos. Pay a celerity to reada poet's wor to a &ideo

camera, or mae a recordin% on audio tape. Gour ser&ice mi%ht also includeproducin% copies of the

recordin% on audio or &ideo cassettes for distriution.

<1. Irite oolets or produce audio cassettes aout diLerent aspects of

main% a career in the music

usiness. For example0 'How to e an independent record producer', 'How to%et a recordin% contract', 'How

to form your own %roup', etc. (se small ads in the music press to attractuyers.

<#. Stain sawdust with diLerent colours of in. Fill clear ottles and arswith the coloured sawdust so that

attracti&e patterns are made. 5lso pictures can e uilt up on the sides of

ottles if diLerent colours are

carefully arran%ed. Sell as sou&enirs or ornaments.

<). Open a tele&ision and &ideo school. Or%anise practical courses intele&ision and &ideo production. /uy

a second@hand closed circuit tele&ision system, rent or lease a hall and usethis as the premises of the

school.

<. Start a music tuition a%ency. OLer to tutor potential students in popular

musical instruments. Call your

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a%ency a school of music. Start y usin% ad&ertisin% to recruit oth part@time tutors and pupils.

<6. /e%in a usiness which or%anises trips to roc and pop concerts, andfootall and ru%y matches.

 Gour ser&ice otains the ticets and pro&ides a coach or mini@us to taefans to the &enue.

<8. 7esi%n and mae fashionale clothes for children. Gou mi%ht sell themdirect or throu%h a%ents at

party plan.

<;. (se soft toy materials to mae a puppet@lie toy which %i&es childrentheir medicine. 5 small soft toy

has a clip attached to one hand. 5 parent puts the spoonful of medicine intothe clip and controls the hand

so that it appears that the puppet is %i&in% the medicine. Sell y mail orderthrou%h ads in women's

ma%a!ines.

<<. $ae household hall letteroards. 5 oard is criss@crossed withcoloured elastic. Ketters are slipped

ehind this elastic and thus easily displayed. Ha&e them stoced atstationers and %ift shops. Or sell y mail

order.<=. (se wood to mae destop stands for holdin% reference oos such asdictionaries, trade directories,

map oos and telephone directories. Ha&e these stoced at ooshops andstationers or sell y mail order.

=>. Kearn machine nittin%. Once your sill has reached a hi%h standard,earn money from teachin% others

to use nittin% machines. each people in your own home or theirs.

=1. $ae ener%y sa&in% 'sausa%es'. Fill a sausa%e shaped a% with sand sothat it can e placed a%ainst a

drau%hty door or window. Sell door@to@door or ha&e them sold in hardwareshops. 5lso sell its y mail

order.

=#. 7esi%n and mae old fashioned country curtains. 7isplay your curtainson a roadside stall near a usy

shoppin% centre in a similar fashion to the way doule@%la!in% or shower:rms sometimes display their

products.

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=). Set up a mail order usiness which ser&es the %ay community. *n yourcatalo%ue include suitale0

/oos, audio cassettes, &ideos, no&elty products, posters, contact ad&ertssection, etc.

=. /e%in a ser&ice which or%anises the production of wall han%in%tapestries to commission. Sell your

ser&ice to usinesses which mi%ht want a tapestry of their lo%o, forexample, han%in% in a reception area.

Or do a 1>88 style tapestry representin% usiness achie&ements.

=6. $anufacture 5ustralian cor hats. hese hats mi%ht e a cheap no&elty&ersion of the real thin%. Sell

these cor hats throu%h shops which sell no&elties, sou&enirs or %ifts. Orimport real cor hats from

5ustralia and use ads in ma%a!ines to sell these y mail order.

=8. /rin% out a ran%e of @shirts to distriute to ooshops, record@shops,computin% shops, %ift shops or

newsa%ents. he desi%n on the @shirts mi%ht e aimed at the customers ofthe shops they appear in, for

example, a literary theme for ooshops.

=;. Ha&e an under%arments maret stall and sell0 men's underwear, socs,ti%hts, stocin%s, fancy lin%erie,

lon% ohns, etc.

=<. Produce ma%netic perpetual calendars. 5 strip of metal is printed withday numers and the names of 

months. wo ma%netic marers are used to indicate the date.

==. 7esi%n and manufacture its for main% clothes. he its mi%ht eaimed at those who ha&e asic

sewin% sills, ut would need a it if they want to mae somethin% a itmore complex. Produce a

catalo%ue aout your its and ad&ertise in women's ma%a!ines.

6>>. Start a scarf clu. 2ach month or 4uarter clu memers automaticallyrecei&e one of the latest

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fashionale scar&es selected y the clu. Gour clu mi%ht ha&e a sin%leannual memership char%e.

$emership would mae an ideal %ift.

6>1. Produce oolets or audio cassettes which contain %ay short stories.

sell y mail order or ha&e them

stoced in shops which are used y the %ay community.

6>#. Set up a home@ased computer ser&ice which maintains the mailin%lists of local usinesses. 5lso

supply local usinesses with mailin% lists ou%ht or rented from other :rmsin this country and aroad.

6>). Open a computerised maretplace for cars and motories. Oncomputer list the sellers and what they

ha&e to sell. Char%e the sellers a fee for this ser&ice. Place ads which in&itepeople who want to uy a car or

ie to telephone you to see if you ha&e what they want.

6>. /e%in a usiness which maes money from sou&enir cosmetics. /rin%out lipstic, for example, or

hand cream which has a local theme or name. /uy from estalishedcosmetics manufacturers and paca%e

under your own lael.

6>6. *f you ha&e the necessary nowled%e and sill earn money fromteachin% home computin% in your

own home or the home of clients. Prepare lessons on a &ariety of popularsoftware applications and %eneral

computer operation. Ai&e classes and teach to solo students.

6>8. /e%in a usiness which produces correspondence courses aout homecomputin%. /ase each course on

a popular software application and ha&e a %eneral course on %eneral

computer operation. he lessons in

your course mi%ht e modelled on what already exists in textoos. Sellfrom ads in computer ma%a!ines.

6>;. Or%anise tours of well@nown si%hts or areas of outstandin% naturaleauty. /uy or rent an open

topped us for the tours. 5lso use this us for weddin%s, wor excursionsand school trips.

6><. 7esi%n and produce mu%s or posters which predict a persons future. hese mi%ht e called fortune

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mu%s Dor posters. For example a mu% or poster mi%ht e printed with eithera reference %uide to what

patterns of tea lea&es mean or an astrolo%ical prediction for each star si%n.

6>=. Start a newsletter for people who want to mae money from theirhome computer. *n each issue

pro&ide suscriers with ideas for ad&enture %ames, educational or 4ui!pro%rams, and usiness pro%rams.

5lso print news, tips and case studies aout startin% a computin% usiness.61>. /e%in a computin% lesson of the month clu. 2ach month send a homecomputin% enthusiast a cassette

which %i&es instructions aout how to use a popular application or how toimpro&e their pro%rammin%

sills. 5d&ertise in home computin% ma%a!ines.

611. Start a mail order usiness which sells mosaic main% supplies. 5lsosell a %uide aout %ettin% started

in this hoy. Produce a simple catalo%ue aout your products and ad&ertisein crafts ma%a!ines.

61#. Kearn the art of tap dancin% and put to%ether your own son% and danceact. Find an a%ent and perform

at clus, pus and pri&ate functions.

61). 7esi%n and manufacture its for main% paper at home. Sell the its tocraft worers from ads in crafts

ma%a!ines and %et them stoced in hoy and crafts shops.

61. 7esi%n and mae a ran%e of :shin% lures at home. Sell these y %ettin%them stoced at :shin% tacle

shops, startin% a monthly clu which sends an%lers one of the latest :shin%lures and %i&in% the lures an

appealin% name lie 'lucy charm lures'.

616. Produce a rhymin% dictionary on audio cassettes. 5 spoen worddictionary can illustrate the rhymin%

4ualities of words far etter than any printed dictionary. Aet these stocedat ooshops or sell from

ad&erts in literary ma%a!ines.

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618. Start a mail order company which sells usiness e4uipment andaccessories for left@handed people.

/rin% out a catalo%ue and send it to lar%e and medium@si!ed usinesses.

61;. Pulish a craftworers' e4ui&alent to the 'Gellow Pa%es'. *n the directory

include the addresses of 

sources for a wide ran%e of products. Kist the addresses under a headin% foreach craft. 5lso sell ad&ertisin%

space to suppliers, crafts schools, craftworers, etc.

61<. Set up a ser&ice which rents out model trains, oats and planes tousinesses with reception areas.

 hese models are supposed to create %oodwill ecause most people willloo at and appreciate a %ood

model. Gour clients will include restaurants and oce@ased usinesses andparticularly tra&el a%ents.

61=. Can&ass shops for older, soiled or other unwanted stoc and oLer touy it at a nominal sum. o one

else is liely to uy the stoc so this is proaly the only opportunity theowner has to sell it. Hire a hall

and sell the stoc at low prices to the pulic. Or sell at a car oot sale orfrom a maret stall.

6#>. 3eprint old %eo%raphical maps. (se the reprints to decorate un:nishedstoc ou%ht from

manufacturers. For example0 des sets, oo ends, memo pads, letter racs,lamp holders, oo ends,

coasters, dinner mats, etc. 5lternati&ely frame the maps in a stylish frameand sell as wall decorations.

6#1. Paca%e low &alue forei%n coins in cellophane en&elopes. 7istriutethese coins to newsa%ents for

sellin% to children in the way small pacets of stamps are sold.

6##. Start a :rm which manufacturers its for main% etchin%s. 7esi%n theits so that a complete

e%inners can mae attracti&e etchin%s. Sell y mail order or throu%h shopswhich sell artists' materials.

6#). Produce and distriute sou&enir oxes of matches. 2ach matchox ispainted with a picture postcard

scene of a tourist area. 5lso produce a sou&enir pac which contains aselection of diLerent oxes. his

pac can e ou%ht y people as a %ift or taen home for personal use.

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6#. Set up a ead craftwor usiness. (se eads to mae a selection of ewellery such as neclaces,

pendants, racelets and earrin%s. Sell from a maret stall or mount ondisplay racs and %et shops to stoc

them.

6#6. Start a usiness which maes a ran%e of sou&enir or commemorati&ewall pla4ues. hey mi%ht ha&e a

feature such as0 town crests, tourist maps, commemorati&e statements orlo%os, etc. Sell your wall pla4ues

throu%h %ift shops and hotels.

6#8. 3ent out scaLoldin% for exterior home decoratin% and maintenance.5d&ertise in local newspapers and

newsa%ents windows. Pro&ide a free deli&ery ser&ice.

6#;. /rin% out an audio cassette course aout ad&anced dri&in%. Sell y mailorder or %et it stoced in

ooshops. Or produce &ideos aout impro&in% dri&in% sills and hire or selly post. 2ach &ideo mi%ht

feature :lmed examples of %ood or ad dri&in%.

6#<. Set up a usiness which produces ?@rated i%saw pu!!les. hese mi%hte sold either y mail order or,

to wholesalers of ?@rated products.

6#=. 7esi%n and manufacture its for main% strin% puppets. produce aselection of its which are

complementary to each other and can e used in the same puppet show.

6)>. Kearn how to mae china dolls and once your wor reaches a hi%hstandard mae an income from

teachin% others. Hold classes in your own area or de&ise a postal course.

6)1. $ae pe% calendars. 5 pe% calendar consists of a loc of wood with aline of )1 holes for days, 1#

holes for months, and 1> holes for years. hree tiny pe%s indicate the dateand are mo&ed each day

accordin%ly. he calendar can han% from a wall lie a thermometer or sit ona des.

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6)#. *f you can draw amusin% characatures call door@to@door to show peoplesamples of your wor and

oLer to draw one on the spot.

6)). 5rran%e for a set of pictures to e printed to loo lie old ci%arette

cards. urn out hundreds of framed

sets and sell to wholesalers and %ift shops.

6). *f you ha&e the sill, wor as a charcoal artist in a thorou%hfare of ashoppin% or tourist area.

6)6. Found a year@oo for people who do creati&e thin%s with their hands,such as painters, drawers,

sculptors, cartoonists, illustrators, cartoonists, en%ra&ers, etc. 5lso listuyers of art, art schools, art fairs,

etc. Ha&e the year@oo stoced at ooshops, artists supplies shops,craftshops and sell y mail.

6)8. Start a trainin% school which specialises in teachin% the art ofsetchin%. (se setch artists to do the

teachin%. Gour o is to :nd students and or%anise the premises andmana%ement. 5lso put to%ether a

postal course which teaches setchin% to e%inners.

6);. 7raw amusin% cartoons of personal names at any location where there

are crowds, for example0 fairs,trade shows, shoppin% areas and tourist sites.

6)<. 7esi%n and manufacture :n%er paintin% its for children and adults.Aet these stoced at shops which

sell toys Dfor children's its and artists materials Dfor adult's its.

6)=. *n&ent a cartoon character which captures the spirit of your town orre%ion. Pic a name which

matches the name of the town or re%ion. 2.%. /illy /ri%hton, $icey

$iddlesex, etc. (se this character on0

 @shirts, posters, postcards, stationery, etc.

6>. $ae money from wines y tain% an empty &an to a wine %rowin%re%ion and rin%in% it ac full.

Sell the wine directly to restaurants, oL@licences, and free houses. /uild up alist of usiness who will uy

wine from you on a re%ular asis.

61. Pulish a newsletter aout coctail drins. *n each issue include0

information aout new and classic

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coctail driner tips, the est way to mae drins, new coctails which youde&ise yourself, etc. Gour

maret includes all usinesses licensed to sell drins.

6#. Specialise in or%anisin% trips to &ineyards and eer festi&als. *ssue an

annual or 4uarterly rochure

which %i&es full details of all the holidays you are plannin%. 5d&ertise in eerand wine pulications.

6). Sell y post plans for hoy electronic construction proects. /uy plansfrom estalished electronics

hoyists and compile a catalo%ue of plans for sale. Find and sell plansthrou%h ad&erts in electronic hoy

ma%a!ines.

6. /e%in a party plan usiness which sells self@instruction and 'how to'oos, cassettes and courses. 5dd

a competiti&e ed%e to the usiness y producin% many of the productsyourself.

66. Irite and pulish a series of oolets on how to turn &arious hoiesinto usinesses, for example,

'How to start an electronics usiness'. Other hoies mi%ht include0 stampor oo collectin%, photo%raphy,

an%lin%, and &ideo main%. Sell throu%h ads in hoy and usinessopportunity ma%a!ines.

68. Produce a 4uestionnaire which is desi%ned to :nd out if one personreally lo&es another. Place

classi:ed ads in ma%a!ines for teena%ers or women which read 0 '7oes hereally lo&e youM'. Send

respondents a 4uestionnaire and process it for a char%e. Or desi%n a4uestionnaire which can e assessed y

the client.

6;. Kearn the art of * Chin%. hen, earn a sideline income y persuadin%party hosts to pay you to %i&e

readin%s to %uests.

6<. Produce and sell from national pulications a home study course aouthow to play the piano. Pay an

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expert pianist to de&ise and write the course.

6=. $ae a series of cooery instruction &ideos. hese should teach peoplehow to mae all inds of 

dishes and foods. Start a postal usiness to rent or sell these &ideos.

66>. 5t a seaside resort set up a seasonal usiness which or%anises oattrips and day@lon% coach

excursions for holiday@maers. he oat and coaches will e hired from localoperati&es and you can sell

ticets from campin% site shops, newsa%ents and tourist informationcentres.

661. 7e&ise and produce an audio cassette course aout successful examtechni4ues. 5n important sellin%

point is that anyone with a&era%e intelli%ence can pass most exams if theynow aout exam techni4ues.

66#. Print stationery with a thematic desi%n for hoyists. For example,photo%raphers can ha&e writin%

paper and en&elopes printed with pictures of cameras, :lms and li%hts. Aetthis stationery stoced at hoy

shops and sell y mail order throu%h the appropriate hoy ma%a!ines.

66). Compile and pulish a %uide to employers throu%hout the country who

ha&e a hi%h turno&er of staL. hese employers are always looin% for new staL. Sell copies of this %uide to ohunters throu%h

ooshops or from classi:ed ads.

66. 7esi%n and manufacture portale mini@%olf courses. 2ach hole on thecourse mi%ht consist of a lar%e,

colourful wooden sheet which has pop@up features lie a pop@up oo. inesheets will :t in a &an. Sell or

hire for fund raisin% and money@main%.

666. (se &arious farics to mae money elts of your own desi%n. 5ttacheach money elt to a printed card

and sell these fully stoced to shoe repair shops and newsa%ents.

668. 7esi%n and mae wooden wheels of fortune. Produce in a &ariety ofsi!es and desi%ns. Sell or hire as

fund@raisin% aids to clus, associations, schools and colle%es.

66;. Produce an audio cassette trainin% course aout salesmanship. he

oect of the course mi%ht e to

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rin% out and de&elop the salesperson in anyone. For this reason almoste&eryone is a potential uyer.

66<. Sell recipes for main% home@made chocolates and sweets &iaclassi:ed ads. he products made

should e of a 4uality that can e sold either from a stall or to collea%uesand friends.

66=. Conduct your own research into the suect of how to mae moneyfrom %amin% machines. Irite and

pulish a report aout your :ndin%s. Sell from classi:ed ads or y direct mailand emphasise that people

could mae a lot of money from uyin% your report.

68>. Start a mail order usiness which sells oos aout how to win at%amlin%. he %ames co&ered mi%ht

include0 roulette, accarat, poer and horse@racin%. /uy the pulicationsdirect from pulishers at home and

aroad. Or pulish the oos yourself.

681. Produce a series of audio cassettes which %i&e instruction aout how tomimic diLerent accents. For

example0 'each yourself to spea lie a exan'. Other accents mi%ht include0 Gorshire, cocney, French,

2n%lish, Scottish, ew Gor, etc.

68#. Ha&e amusin% messa%es printed in speech ules on the sides ofpotted plant holders. For example0

'Hello, my name is...', 'Shae my water, don't stir it', '* feel lie a chat', etc.Ha&e these stoced at outlets

which sell %arden products.

68). Put to%ether a it for %rowin% trees from seeds. *n each it includeinstructions aout how to %et the

est results. Sell from ads in %ardenin% pulications or throu%h suitaleshops.

68. /e%in a mail order usiness which sells hydroponics %rowerssuppliesDhydroponics is a method of 

%rowin% plants without soil. Produce a catalo%ue and ad&ertise in %ardenin%pulications.

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686. Otain 4uantities of sand from the eaches of the 7@day in&asion. Placethe sand in tiny ottles and

sell world@wide as sou&enir sand from the eaches of the 1= 7@dayin&asion. 5dd a name lael to each

ottle to show which each the sand came from.

688. Start a usiness which maes %arden hammocs. 7e&ise your ownhammoc which has at least one

superior feature o&er other hammocs a&ailale. Sell throu%h hardwareshops and %arden centres and y

mail order from ads in %ardenin% pulications.

68;. (se lo%s and wood to mae small ornamental %arden wishin% wells. Sellthrou%h %arden centres and

hardware shops.

68<. /rin% out a selection of hair ewellery. his could e made from real orarti:cial human hair and is

notted lie dreadlocs. he ewellery also includes coloured eads in thedesi%n. he result is dreadlocs

neclaces, rooches and earrin%s.

68=. /e%in a usiness which maes and distriutes sou&enir lucy charms.One example is a numer se&en

made from metal and stamped with a place name.

6;>. Sell -owers at a maret or roadside stall.

6;1. Sell sin%le roses from a roadside stall. Put up a i% si%n which othtempts people to uy a sin%le rose

and state the price.

6;#. Paint, or or%anise the paintin% of, desi%ns on @shirts. Sell the :nished @shirts throu%h up@maret

shops where the price char%ed will pro&ide a reasonale income.

6;). /e%in a usiness which produces framed reprints of interestin% oldpatents. Sell y post to

professional people or ha&e them stoced at %ift shops.

6;. Start a comprehensi&e %arden maintenance ser&ice. discuss withclients what wor needs to e done to

their %ardens on a re%ular asis. People who use your ser&ice can ha&e aeautiful %arden and not do a

minute of wor in it themsel&es.

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6;6. Produce a series of music and sound eLects audio cassettes which arespecially desi%ned to aid the

%rowth of household plants. For example, sounds mi%ht include the windlowin% and irds sin%in%.

5d&ertise in %ardenin% and householders ma%a!ines.

6;8. Pic a well nown old and lon% road. 3esearch and write the history ofthat road. Ha&e a few hundred

oolets printed and sell to the residents and usinesses alon% the road.

6;;. /rin% out a con:dential newsletter which has a title lie 'How toO&ercome the 7issatisfactions Gou

ha&e with Gour Kife'. Pro&ide suscriers with ideas and inspiration. Iriteaout case studies and answer

readers' 4uestions.

6;<. /e a roadside fortune@teller.

6;=. /rin% out a selection of pretty, non@picture postcards which are

specially desi%ned for friends to send

rief notes to each other. Ha&e them stoced at stationers, newsa%ents andshops which sell %reetin% cards.

6<>. Find a source of common or hi%h@4uality soil, paca%e and sell throu%hhardware shops and %arden

centres.

6<1. Create a correspondence course aout how to e more enterprisin%.Sell y placin% ads in national

newspapers. Ha&e ad headlines lie0 '5re you an enterprisin% personM', and'*mpro&e your life y ein%

more enterprisin%'.

6<#. Ha&e @shirts printed with sci@: messa%es on the front such as '5lphaCentauri (ni&ersity', Nisit

5ncient 2%ypt with I5's ime ra&el ours', 'est -y a Centauri -yin%saucer, &isit your local dealer',

etc. Sell at sci@: con&entions and throu%h sci@: shops.

6<). /rin% out a ran%e of ewellery for ears. Howe&er, this ewellery does nothan% from earloes lie

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earrin%s, ut %ently clips to the top of the ears. his ewellery loos as if it ifit is perched on top of the ears.

5 piece of eartop ewellery mi%ht follow the cur&ature of each ear.

6<. Start a usiness which maes a ran%e of 4uality old@fashioned lon%

 ohns. Produce a catalo%ue and

start a mail order usiness.

6<6. Consider tain% up the career of chiropody. Send for a prospectus froma school of chiropody. ae a

course and, after %raduation, open your own practice.

6<8. Start a computerised horse@racin% results prediction ser&ice. here aremany systems a&ailale for

selectin% a winnin% horse. /ase your computer pro%ram on any or a mixture

of these systems. Send

forecasts on a re%ular asis to suscriers.

6<;. /e a tra&ellin% manicurist. /uild up a re%ular round of clients at ocesand pri&ate residences. Send a

lea-et aout your ser&ice to usinesses and pri&ate residences andad&ertise in the local media.

6<<. Supply life extension products y post. $odel your usiness on similarusinesses which ha&e een

successful in the (S5. Otain a catalo%ue from one of these usinesses andase your usiness on their

system.

6<=. Start a mail order usiness which sells stop smoin% aids. For example0dummy ci%arettes, ad&ice

oolets, heral aids, inspirational cassettes, charts and posters. Gou canproduce many of these products

yourself and uy the others from wholesalers.

6=>. /e%in a postal ser&ice which sells the reproduction ri%hts to formulaefor main% products such as

stain remo&ers, special %lues and toilet water. Gour custom will come fromusiness opportunity seeers

who want to reproduce these formulae for resellin%. Gou can also sell theformulae as 'household secrets'

throu%h classi:ed ads in women's ma%a!ines.

6=1. Pulish a monthly newsletter which %i&es inspiration to those tryin% to

lose wei%ht. Successful dietin%

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often depends on what's %oin% on in a person's mind. 5 newsletter such asthis can help to prepare a person,

with &arious stories of success from those who ha&e succeeded in losin%wei%ht and a selection of 

techni4ues to mae the process easier.

6=#. /rin% out an audio cassette course aout how to lose wei%ht. hismi%ht employ techni4ues of self@

hypnosis or suliminal su%%estion. Sell from ads in slimmin% and women'sma%a!ines.

6=). 5t a suitale maret open a stall which is de&oted to sellin% productsde&oted to a particular popular

cartoon character.

6=. Irite and pulish a manual aout how to rin% out a correspondencecourse. For many people this

could e a route to a usiness which oth pro&ides enou%h money to li&e onand doesn't re4uire much

money to set up. Sell the manual to usiness opportunity seeers.

6=6. Open a school of massa%e. each, or or%anise the teachin% of, massa%eto those interested in ecomin%

professionals.

6=8. Start a slide set of the month clu for collectors of slides. Slides mi%hte aout, for example, classic

photo%raphs, art, technolo%y, aeroplanes, trains and stamps. 5d&ertise inphoto%raphy ma%a!ines.

6=;. Found a stop smoin% clu. Hold clu meetin%s at hired halls in &ariousareas on diLerent ni%hts of 

the wee. 2mploy a &ariety of techni4ues to help people to %i&e up smoin%.5 %reat many people will e

dri&en y the collecti&e inspiration of the %roup.

6=<. Produce io%raphical photo%raphs of celerities. For example, read allaout the /eatles or the 3ollin%

Stones to disco&er 0 heir places of irth, schools, :rst places of wor,houses they once li&ed in, etc. ae

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photo%raphs of these places, and put dates of irth elow portraitphoto%raphs and sell to fans.

6==. 3eproduce old lac and white or sepia photo%raphs of a town aspostcards, posters and framed prints.

Ha&e them stoced in a wide &ariety of shops.

8>>. Or%anise weeend reas where people can experience 'li&in%' history.Auests can spend a weeend

li&in% in a re@created era of history such as the Stone 5%e, the Iild Iest orNiin% times.

8>1. 7esi%n and produce a ran%e of amusin% self@adhesi&e sticers forchildren. he sticers mi%ht feature

 oes, funny faces and streetwise statements. 7istriute to wholesalers,newsa%ents and toyshops.

8>#. Sell parcels of unsorted oos y post to oo collectors. Or oLersecond@hand oos for sale y the

foot. Otain your stoc y uyin% oos which cannot e sold from second@hand oo dealers and

pulishers.

8>). Irite and pulish a manual aout how to start your own oo ornewsletter pulishin% usiness. Sell

y direct mail or from classi:ed ads to usiness opportunity seeers andthose interested in pulishin%.

8>. Start a mail order usiness which sells new and second@hand Ja!!records. $any rare and classic Ja!!

records are released in o&erseas countries. *mport these to sell to collectorsin this country. 5lso locate

o&erseas sources of second@hand records.

8>6. /e%in a clu which sends philatelists a set of stamps e&ery month. hesets mi%ht e either, thematic

or newly issued y a country chosen y the collector.

8>8. Kaunch a rose of the month clu. /uild up a list of clients who want arose sent each month to their

lo&ed one.

8>;. 2mploy homeworers to mae nitwear products. Ao the round ofretailers to :nd stocists.

8><. Start a %eneral sports tuition a%ency. 2ither pro&ide clients with a tutorto %i&e indi&idual tuition or

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or%anise courses for diLerent sports and sell places on each course. Producea lea-et aout your ser&ice

and %et copies displayed at sports shops.

8>=. 2mroider exotic desi%ns on disco and party clothes. 5rran%e for your

wor to e stoced at up@

maret outi4ues.

81>. /e%in a mail order usiness which sells oos and study e4uipment tothose interested in natural

history.

811. Start a company which or%anises usiness anni&ersary celerations.7e&ise celeration paca%es and

sell to usinesses who ha&e een tradin% for 1, 6, 1>, #>, #1, #6, 6>, 8>, ;6,

or 1>> years. Kocate potential

clients y searchin% records located at Companies House to disco&er when:rms were formed.

81#. ae an ordinary ma%nifyin% %lass, paca%e it and call it 'heAardener's $a%nifyin% Alass'.

7istriute to hardware shops or sell y mail from ads in %ardenin%ma%a!ines.

81). Start a modern art rental usiness. 3ent out e&erythin% from metalsculptures to moile art. Gour

potential clients will include all ima%e conscious usinesses with receptionareas, courtyards or forecourts.

81. /e%in a usiness which or%anises specialist ad&enture holidays forwomen. he holidays should e

desi%ned to help women de&elop their sills and ailities related to0mana%ement, persuasi&eness, prolem

sol&in%, leadership, creati&e thinin%, etc.

816. Start a central memership a%ency for oinin% fan clus. Persuadeestalished fan clus to ecome part

of your scheme. 3ecruit people y ad&ertisin% in numerous pop and rocpulications. Gou tae a

commission on all memership fees.

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818. /ecome an importer and distriutor of car accessories. Conductthorou%h research in countries

throu%hout the world to :nd car accessories not readily a&ailale here.

81;. Call on re%ular clients once e&ery ei%ht wees to sell cosmetics. he

cosmetics should ha&e a special

feature, for example, they do not in&ol&e cruelty to animals, or are ased onhers.

81<. 7esi%n and manufacture its for main% unusual furniture. Forexample0 tales that han% from the

ceilin%, chairs with odd shapes, stylistic plant stands, etc. Produce acatalo%ue aout your product and start

a mail order usiness.

81=. Start a newsletter on how to %et a etter o. Pro&ide suscriers withad&ice on where to loo,

completin% application forms, inter&iew techni4ues, C.N. preparation, etc. he competiti&e nature of the

 o maret means that the extra ad&ice pro&ided y your newsletter couldmae all the diLerence to a o

applicants success.

8#>. Set up a mail order company which sells local history oos. Put

to%ether a selection of local historyoos for most cities and towns in the country. Produce a catalo%ue and sellthrou%h media ad&ertisin%.

8#1. /e%in a mail order usiness which sells exposes. Produce oolets,audio cassettes and information

sheets aout, for example0 wealthy left@win% politicians, worthlessaristocrats, stonewall secret ser&ice

un%lin%, ureaucratic incompetence, &iolent police, etc.

8##. /uy a selection of local history oos, pamphlets, posters andpostcards from the pulishes at trade

prices. 2arn from sellin% these door@to@door in your area.

8#). desi%n and mae a selection of patchwor hats, caps, acets, dresses,etc. Find retailers who will stoc

your products. Or desi%n and produce its so that anyone can mae theirown patchwor products. Place

classi:ed ads in needlewor ma%a!ines and sell y mail.

8#. Irite and produce a series of audio cassettes aout the many aspectsof sex education. Ha&e a

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catalo%ue printed and start a mail order usiness.

8#6. Pulish an audio cassette of saucy seaside oes. Sell throu%h shops atseaside resorts. he hope is that

holiday@maers mi%ht send a saucy cassette home instead of a saucy

postcard. Iith each cassette include a

small card for writin% a messa%e.

8#8. Or%anise the production of usiness %reetin% cards. 7esi%n the cardsfor a particular selection of 

usinesses, for example, mini@ca ser&ices. he cards should ha&e picturesrele&ant to the chosen usiness.

 he company can then send a card to account holders. Sell y direct mail.

8#;. /e%in a maret stall which sells oiled sweets and hand@made

chocolates. /uy your stoc from small

producers of confectionery.

8#<. 2arn an income from ein% a freelance salesperson. Place ads inusiness or trade pulications which

reads 'Freelance Salesperson 5&ailale. 5nythin% Considered. Contact.....'.7on't accept the :rst oLer, ut

consider each one and accept the one you :nd the most suitale.

8#=. Start a children's ad%e of the month clu. 5ttract new memers y

ad&ertisin% in children's comics

and oLerin% a selection of free ad%es.

8)>. /e%in a mail order usiness which sells a selection of products of

particular interest to motorie

enthusiasts. *n your catalo%ue includeQ ad%es, clothin%, cult ornaments,etc. 5d&ertise in motorie

ma%a!ines.

8)1. Sell smoe detectors door@to@door. 2xpand y usin% sales personnel tosell for you.

8)#. Open your own school of drama. Prepare a simple prospectus whichoLers a comprehensi&e

introduction to drama. Hold classes in a hired hall. 5lso &isit usinesses andclus to %i&e classes durin%

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lunch hours.

8)). /rin% out a series of audio cassettes or oolets which %i&e ad&iceaout how to deal with the

prolems experienced y teena%ers. For example0 the search for identity

and career choices. 5im style and

contents at either the teena%ers themsel&es or at parents.

8). Set up a health food caterin% ser&ice. 7o the caterin% at a wide ran%eof occasions such as pri&ate

parties, usiness functions, weddin%s, etc. 5d&ertise in health food shopnoticeoards and send copies of 

your menu to usinesses.

8)6. Place small ads in &arious o&erseas usiness and trade ma%a!ines

which read '* want to uy adult ?@

rated products suitale for sellin% y mail order'.

8)8. Start a school of psychic phenomena and the unnown. OLer potentialstudents easy@to@do postal

courses on suects such as (FO's, sea monsters, %hosts, etc. 5d&ertise in awide ran%e of pulications.

8);. *f you li&e near a port or marina. Start and operate a oat and yacht&aletin% ser&ice. See expert

ad&ice from someone nowled%eale aout oatin% or yachtin% and what isin&ol&ed in marine &aletin%.

8)<. Frame and lael samples of many diLerent metals. 5t a %lance thephysical appearance of diLerent

metals can e compared. Sell y direct mail to en%ineerin% companies,scientists, schools and metalwor

hoyists.

8)=. Hire out rassware for decoratin% the reception areas of usinesses

such as pus, hotels, restaurants,

hair salons, oces, etc. 5lso, some custom mi%ht come from householderswho are een on rassware.

8>. 7o ottle art. Paint local scenery and other artistic ima%es on theexterior of tiny ottles. Sell as

sou&enirs or ornaments.

81. *n districts with numerous oces, factories or shops, or%anise an afterwor datin% ser&ice. Send

lea-ets aout your ser&ice and memership application forms to all thewor places in a district.

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8#. /e%in a mail order usiness which ser&es those interested in %oldprospectin%. Sell e4uipment,

supplies and oos. 5lso pulish your own %uide to di%%in% for %old in0Iales, (S5, 5ustralia, Canada

and South 5merica.

8). Produce a series of oolets aout how to uy and run &arious types ofshops. 2ach oolet mi%ht

co&er a shop such as a newsa%ent, %reen%rocer, &illa%e shop, post oce,etc. Place classi:ed ads in

newspapers and ma%a!ines which ad&ertise shops for sale and sell youroolets y mail.

8. Commission the drawin% of political cartoons which ha&e an anti@estalishment theme. Ha&e these

printed on postcards or posters and sell throu%h shops popular with youn%adults.

86. 7esi%n and produce craft its for main% ornaments or relief pictureswith all earin%s. Aet these

stoced in shops or ad&ertise in crafts ma%a!ines.

88. /e a home@&isitin% pre@school teacher. Gour tas is to prepare childrenfor a successful start at school.

8;. /uy a candy-oss main% machine. Sell your candy-oss from a sitewhere there is a continuous -ow

of people who are enoyin% their leisure.

8<. 7esi%n a ran%e of lan achie&ement certi:cates for use y sportsclus and schools. Ha&e them

printed and sell y direct mail.

8=. Hand paint nostal%ic scenes and old ad&ertisements on mirrors. Sellthrou%h %ift shops or from a

maret stall.

86>. Produce @shirts which are printed with the names of local schools.Ha&e them stoced at newsa%ents

or other suitale shops close to each school.

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861. 7esi%n and mae soft toys which are suitale for shelf ornaments. Forexample0 5lice in Ionderland

characters mounted on stands which ha&e a lael %i&in% the name of eachcharacter. he hi%h 4uality of 

wormanship should allow you to char%e prices to %i&e you a %ood pro:t.

86#. Car&e wooden ornaments which loo lie %ar%oyles. 5ttach to one sideof the ornament a sticy aed

material or ma%net. hey can then e added to car dashoards or to frid%es.

86). Put to%ether a correspondence course aout how to ecome a stoc@maret chartist. Sell throu%h ads in

:nancial newspapers and ma%a!ines.

86. /e%in a postal ser&ice which produces personalised ooplates. hese

mi%ht e printed with a persons

surname, coat of arms, thematic desi%n relatin% to a hoy or occupation,drawin% of a home, or a portrait.

Sell to people with lar%e collections of oos.

866. Set up a ser&ice which or%anises holiday exchan%es etween peoplewho li&e in 2n%lish speain%

countries and those in Japan and Continental 2urope.

868. Start an international correspondence clu for stamp collectors. he

ene:ts of memership would

include ein% ale to swap stamps, ma%a!ines, oos and information.$atch stamp collectors accordin% to

their interests and produce a periodic pulication for all memers.

86;. $ae lo&eale pocet@si!ed soft toys and han% on a rac for display inshops. Ai&e the toys a catchy

name lie 'Pocet Pets'.

86<. 7esi%n a selection of ooplates. hey mi%ht ha&e a theme related to,for example0 Aree %ods,

astrolo%y, rural scenery, trains, etc. Ha&e them printed and paca%ed incellophane pacets. Sell throu%h

ooshops and stationers.

86=. /rin% out a correspondence course or audio cassette course, aout howto write %ood dialo%ue for

:ction. Sell throu%h ads in pulications for writers.

88>. Set up a usiness which or%anises wei%ht loss holidays. hese holidaysare not on health farms ut

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consist of lon% distance walin%, diet instruction, and discussion amon%stparticipants. 5 person who wants

to lose wei%ht %oes on a two or four wee holiday which would consist ofwalin% for most of the day,

followin% a strict diet and e&enin%s of discussion %roups.

881. 7esi%n and mae a selection of lucy charm ey@rin%s. For example,mae a ey@rin% fo which is a

wooden or metal numer se&en or four@leaf clo&er. $ount them on a racand ha&e them stoced at suitale

retailers.

88#. Or%anise the production and distriution of sou&enir potted plantholders. hese plant holders should

appeal to the same people who uy sou&enir trays.

88). Sell a wide ran%e of postcards and sou&enirs from a roadside stall.

88. Produce no&elty car sticers which feature a i% '?' stamped acrosspictures of trac wardens,

policemen, or cars. hey are desi%ned to e stuc to cars in the fashion of:%hter planes to show enemy

aeroplanes destroyed. hey are for amusement only and should appeal to awide ran%e of dri&ers.

886. /uild elaorate sand@castles or sand sculptures at the seaside andaccept donations from those who

want to show appreciation of your wor.

888. /e%in a ser&ice which helps car owners to sell their cars. Gou wouldha&e around twenty sites at

newsa%ents, arers, supermarets, etc, where details of the cars aredisplayed. 5 car owner pays you, for

example, R#>, half %oes to you and half to the site owners.

88;. Start a fortune tellin% %ift ser&ice for new orn aies. Ihen a ay isorn a fortune@teller pro&ides a

written statement aout their future. Such a statement would mae an idealirth %ift. 5d&ertise in the

classi:ed columnist of a &ariety of pulications.

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88<. /rin% out a selection of aseall caps which are printed with the namesof popular sports teams.

7istriute to sports shops, %ift shops and sell y mail order.

88=. 7esi%n, produce and distriute tie clips which ha&e a theme related to

astrolo%y, footall, a holiday

resort, etc.

8;>. Set up a usiness which teaches lan%ua%es y post. he courses mi%htconsist of oth audio cassettes

for learnin% to spea and written material for learnin% to write the lan%ua%e.

8;1. /rin% out a correspondence course aout creati&e thinin% and attractstudents y ad&ertisin% in

national newspapers and ma%a!ines. he ads mi%ht ha&e a headline lie '7o

people say you lac

ima%inationM', or 'he amount of money you mae is limited only y yourima%ination'.

8;#. Put to%ether an audio cassette course aout how to e a successfuldisc ocey. Sell from ads in music

pulications and ha&e it stoced in record shops.

8;). Produce a series of io%raphical audio cassettes aout well@nownusinesspeople. /rin% out a

catalo%ue and send it to usiness and professional people. Or start amonthly clu where a suscrier

recei&es a diLerent cassette e&ery month.

8;. Ai&e pri&ate tuition aout how to mae money. he tuition mi%ht eaout main% money from

usiness and in&estments. Gou mi%ht, for example, use some of the ideaslisted in this selection as

worthwhile money@maers. Prepare lesson plans on the suects you wish to

co&er and teach a set course.

8;6. Start a mail order usiness which sells paper and card products tophoto%raphers. For example, sell

stationery with a photo%raphic theme, cardoard frames in ul at adiscount price, printed paper with

frames for plannin% photo%raph collections, paper supplies for processin%,etc.

8;8. 3esearch, write and produce a manual or correspondence course aout'How to start your own holiday

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or%anisin% usiness'. his mi%ht co&er e&erythin% from or%anisin% walin%holidays to con&entional

si%htseein% holidays. Sell to opportunity seeers.

8;;. Or%anise holidays for people at 5merican farms and ranches. First

ad&ertise in the States for farmers

and ranch owners who want to ha&e payin% %uests. hen ad&ertise in a&ariety of pulications in this

country for clients.

8;<. /e%in a mail order usiness which sells thin%s related to cult :%uressuch as iola esla, K. 3on

Huard, Keonardo 7a Ninci, John Kennon, James 7ean, etc. Sell thin%s suchas press cuttin%s,

photo%raphs, audio cassettes, oos, etc.

8;=. 7esi%n and mae no&elty soft toys and caps. For example, a soft toysled%ehammer is attached to a

cap so that it loos lie it is emedded. 5lso mae hats with antennae andhorns.

8<>. Produce an audio cassette course aout positi&e thinin%. Sell y directmail and throu%h press

ad&ertisin%.

8<1. See out 2n%lish o&erseas lan%ua%e pulications for teachers andeducationalists. Place ad&erts in

these pulications which read0 '2ducational products wanted for distriutionin the (+. Irite to...'.

8<#. Produce a lirary of audio cassettes aout the Iild Iest. Sell y directmail or ha&e them stoced in

ooshops and record shops.

8<). 5t tourist sites tae photo%raphs of holiday maers with a man dressedas a %orilla, or other amusin%

costume.

8<. Produce an audio cassette course on 'eachin% Gourself Aaelic'. Sell ymail order throu%hout the

world.

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8<6. 7esi%n and produce a series of wall charts for children. One chartmi%ht as a child to record one %ood

deed a dayQ another mi%ht as a child to record new words learntQ a thirdmi%ht e for recordin% the weather

or what happened at school.

8<8. Start a mail order catalo%ue which specialises in products which aidastinence. For example, products

for %i&in% up0 Smoin%, Swearin%, ail /itin%, 7rinin%, etc.

8<;. Set up a school of &ariety entertainment. each e%inners aout the&ariety entertainment usiness.

5lso show e%inners how to impro&e any acts of their own which they wouldlie to perform.

8<<. 7esi%n and manufacture sin paintin% its. *n each it ha&e a spectrumof colours and a selection of 

desi%ns which can e easily copied. Aet your its stoced at shops whichsell toys, no&elties or artists

materials.

8<=. (se pastels or charcoals to do ori%inal pictures of tourist sites. Sell,framed or unframed, as 4uality

sou&enirs.

8=>. 7esi%n %arden ornaments which create special eLects on mid@summer's day. Start a usiness which

uilds and sells your desi%ns. Gou mi%ht, for example, ad&ertise in occultpulications.

8=1. /e%in a lesson of the month clu for those who want to learn theprinciples of mana%ement. 2ach

lesson taes the form of a newsletter. he lessons are strun% to%ether tomae a complete mana%ement

course.

8=#. 7e&ise your own rand of /omay mix snac. Set up a usiness whichmaes and paca%es the snac.

Sell throu%h newsa%ents and %rocers.

8=). 7esi%n and produce a selection of amusin% '+eep Gour 7istance' carumper sticers. For example0

'+eep your distance, or we mi%ht meet y accident', or '+eep car mechanicspoor, eep your distance'. Ha&e

them stoced at car accessory shops and ser&ice stations.

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8=. Put to%ether a hamper of Christmas decorations. *n each hamperinclude all the decorations needed to

completely decorate a room of a&era%e si!e. he paca%in% mi%ht include apicture of a room which shows

where each of the decorations mi%ht %o.

8=6. /rin% out an audio cassette course aout how to e asserti&e at homeand at wor. (se direct mail to

sell the course to usinesspeople and opportunity seeers.

8=8. (se unusual materials to mae names of footall teams for han%in% onwalls. For example they mi%ht

e made from lines of studs on leather. Sell from ads in footall ma%a!inesand pro%rammes.

8=;. /rin% to%ether a selection of products related to chess. For example0oos, ornaments, framed prints,

chess playin% accessories, etc. Produce a catalo%ue and sell y mail order.

8=<. 7esi%n and mae a selection of ay christenin% out:ts. Sell the out:tsy mail order or throu%h shops

which sell children's clothes.

8==. (se leather to mae ey@rin% fos. /urn desi%ns or put studs into thefos and add a ey@rin%. Sell

from a stall or :nd suitale retail outlets.

;>>. $ae ites which feature (nion Jacs, Stars and Stripes or the coloursof popular footall teams.

Paca%e and ha&e stoced at suitale retailers.

;>1. Open a maret stall which sells hats and other head%ear. Gour stoc willinclude0 ladies hats, scar&es,

men's caps and /alacla&a helmets.

;>#. Start a :rm which desi%ns and manufactures noticeoards for thehome and oce. hese mi%ht ha&e a

special feature, for example, co&er the oards with a faric which has anexotic desi%n or mae oards

which ha&e an unusual shape.

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;>). Produce a correspondence course aout how to desi%n salealenittin% patterns. he main maret for

this would e people who want to desi%n nittin% patterns for pro:t ratherthan for enoyment.

;>. ae e&eryday oects such as clocs, water taps and calculators.3emo&e the outer casin% and mount

them to mae educational aids or ornaments. 5lso you mi%ht lael the mostimportant parts of each oect.

;>6. 3ecreate classic chess %ames on &ideo. Start a usiness which hiresand sells these to chess

enthusiasts.

;>8. Start a miniature rassware ornament of the month clu. Or produce amail order catalo%ue which has

a &ery wide ran%e of rass ornaments.

;>;. /rin% out a correspondence course aout how to compose and writehymns. 5d&ertise in the reli%ious

press. 5lso arran%e for a%ents in forei%n countries to sell the course.

;><. Produce an encyclopaedia of self@impro&ement on audio cassettes. hisshould co&er all suects

related to self@impro&ement and mi%ht e #>@6> cassettes in len%th. Sell in

monthly instalments or as acomplete course.

;>=. Set up a maret stall at a tourist town which sells all inds of elts fromthe hi%hly fashionale to the

personalised.

;1>. Start a ser&ice which :nds companions for those who want to %o oncyclin% or hiin% holidays.

5d&ertise in pulications for cyclists or hiers.

;11. ae suitale sea@shells and sell them as sleep shells. hose who ha&ediculty in sleepin% at ni%ht

listen to a sleep shell. he soothin% sound of the sea will aid sleep.

;1#. urn lar%e sea@shells into money oxes. Cut a slot in the shells forinsertin% coins and add an openin%

for extractin% the money and loc it with remo&ale cor. hese are sold asornaments and as money

oxes.

;1). Create a mail order usiness which sells matchoxes and laels tocollectors. Collectors automatically

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recei&e the latest matchoxes each month. 5lternati&ely you mi%ht putto%ether a catalo%ue of old and rare

matchoxes.

;1. Or%anise o&erseas information %atherin% tours for usinesspeople.

 hese mi%ht e for those who want

to loo at an o&erseas maret or who want to &isit similar usinesses to theirown in other countries. For

example, consultants in this country can &isit their forei%n counterparts.

;16. 7o your own research to disco&er %host stories from your re%ion.3ecord the est stories on audio

tape. Ha&e the cassettes duplicated and laelled and distriute to shopsthrou%hout the re%ion co&ered.

;18. Start a usiness which or%anises cricet holidays and weeend reas.7urin% these reas arran%e for

%uests to recei&e tuition from a professional criceter.

;1;. Or%anise rid%e holidays and weeend reas.

;1<. Set up a 4ui! %ames postal clu. Clu memers compete a%ainst eachother to win 4ui!!es throu%h the

mail. he 4ui!!es could e pulished in a re%ular newsletter which wouldalso %i&e the answers to the

pre&ious newsletters 4ui!D!es.

;1=. *n&ent and mae wooden #@7 and )@7 executi&e pu!!les. For example0)@7 pu!!les which ha&e lots of 

interlocin% pieces. Ha&e them stoced at %ift shops and stationers.

;#>. *f you li&e in a usy road and you are at home all day, place a %oodlooin% si%n outside you house

statin% that you do car washin% and polishin%. 5lso ad&ertise that you %i&e apersonal ser&ice and that car

owners can call at your house any time.

;#1. 7esi%n and ha&e printed no&elty oe licences. 2ach licence has aspace for a name to e added. he

licence may state that the named person is0 a %enius, certi:ed insane,international sex maniac, etc.

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7istriute to shops which sell sou&enirs, oes and %ifts.

;##. Or%anise the production of photo%raphic usiness cards and sell thesedirect to usinesspeople. Gou

mi%ht also produce lan photo%raphic usiness cards for printers. For

example a card features a

photo%raph which is representati&e of a trade, a printer would print personaldetails next to the picture.

;#). Put to%ether a home study course aout the technical aspects of :lmmain%. his course mi%ht e the

cornerstone of your own postal :lm school. Sell from ads in :lm ma%a!ines.

;#. See out as many recipes as you can for nou%at. 7e&ise, with the helpof these, your own rand of 

delicious nou%at. Ha&e si!eale 4uantities made and sell from a stall or %etit stoced at shops.

;#6. Frame photo%raphs of well nown oxers. Aet these stoced at sportsshops or sell y mail order from

ads in oxin% and sports papers and ma%a!ines.

;#8. /rin% out ?@rated cardoard cut@outs of female or male models. Sell ymail order from ads in adult

ma%a!ines.

;#;. 7esi%n sou&enir ad%es which read '*'&e een to Dname of town' or '*lo&e ... ...'. Pay to ha&e your

ad%es professionally made. 5rran%e for shops in the named town to stocthese ad%es.

;#<. 2ach month produce and interestin% lecture on audio cassette. Sellthese throu%h a monthly clu. he

suects should e somethin% which appeals to an estalished maret suchas science :ction fans, usiness

opportunity seeers or sales people.

;#=. Start a pri&ate school for -orists. Pro&ide courses for those who want toeither set up in usiness or

want to %et a o as a -orist. 5d&ertise in women's ma%a!ines.

;)>. /rin% out a card index ox which has reprinted cards for holdin%diLerent inds of information. his

is a card index &ersion of personal or%anisers, instead of carryin% around apocet folder of information,

e&erythin% is held on pre@printed cards in a destop card index ox.

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;)1. 7esi%n and or%anise the production of stop smoin% penalty oxes.2&ery time a person smoes, he or

she pays a :ne. Pay a plastics inectin% mouldin%s :rm to manufacture theoxes. 7istriute the :nished

plastic oxes to wholesalers and a wide ran%e of retailers.

;)#. $ae %ood, old@fashioned wooden tool carriers and ha&e them stocedat hardware shops and tool

shops. Or produce its for main% tool carriers and sell y mail order fromads in 7*G ma%a!ines.

;)). Produce and distriute a selection of ashtrays which feature the face of a hated person. 2&ery time a

smoer :nishes a ci%arette they stu it out in the face of the hated person.

;). $ae leather folders for salespeople to use when main%presentations. Ha&e these stoced a

stationers or produce a catalo%ue aout your ran%e of folders and send it tousinesses.

;)6. 7urin% the Christmas period, sell holly and mistletoe door@to@door.

;)8. Put to%ether a home study course aout theatrical directin%. Call thisusiness a postal drama school.

Students will include0 amateur drama directors, professional actors andother theatre enthusiasts.

;);. Irite and pulish a manual which is aout how to start and or%aniseyour own footall team. Sell

from ads in footall ma%a!ines and pro%rammes.

;)<. Set up a window cleanin% round and employ students and other youn%people to do the wor. /uild up

lots of indi&idual rounds and employ a person for each one.

;)=. Place classi:ed ads in newspapers which read0 '5nythin% ou%ht, Cashpaid' or 'Houses cleared'. $ae

money from resellin% what you pic up.

;>. Start a romantic time@capsule uryin% ser&ice. 5 man or woman canimmortalise the one they lo&e y

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ha&in% a time@capsule uried to tell future %enerations aout their lo&edone.

;1. Or%anise weeend reas where indi&iduals can ha&e their careerassessed y professional career

ad&isers. 5d&ice should also e %i&en on how to de&elop a career or how tomae a chan%e. 5d&ertise in

up@maret or usiness pulications.

;#. /rin% out a careers %uide to self@employment. Sell this throu%h asmany ooshops as possile.

Hopefully this %uide will ecome an annual pulication which will appeal to anew crop of people e&ery

year.

;). $ae life@si!e strin% puppets. 2ach puppet is controlled y someonestandin% on a roof, alcony or

scaLold. (se for promotion or entertainment.

;. /e%in a mail order :rm which sells personalised e&eryday oects suchas pens, towels, handerchiefs,

notepads, coms, etc. Produce a catalo%ue and ad&ertise in up@maretpulications. OLer customers

hampers of personalised products.

;6. 3un a usiness which deals in the memorailia of a re%ion. Gou can uyyour stoc from &arious

sources, for example, history oos from pulishers, photo%raphs fromphoto liraries and :lms and &ideos

from :lm main% and :lm distriution companies.

;8. Irite and pulish a newsletter which is speci:cally for uddin% andpractisin% freelance writers. Ai&e

the newsletter a title lie0 'Freelance Iriter'. Ai&e ideas and tips aout how

to sell wor and ha&e a section

for articles, letters and classi:ed ads.

;;. /ecome a wholesaler of spoen word audio cassettes. Gou act as themiddleman etween pulishers

and retailers. his is a %rowth area and it mi%ht not e lon% efore e&eryooshop has many shel&es of 

audio cassettes. Iill these cassettes e supplied y youM

;<. Set up a mail order usiness which sells plans, e4uipment and supplies

for main% mosaics. Produce a

catalo%ue and ad&ertise in crafts ma%a!ines.

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;=. Sell cheap laour sa&in% de&ices door@to@door, for example0 potatopeelers, chip cuttin% machines,

easy@to@use can openers, etc.

;6>. 7esi%n and mae ori%inal fashion clothes. /e%in y sellin% your wor

from a maret stall. his will

%i&e you the &aluale experience of meetin% fashion uyers face@to@face. *fyou disco&er you can mae

clothes which are popular, ranch out and sell to outi4ues.

;61. Kearn how to uild %arden fences then start your own usiness.5d&ertise your %arden fence uildin%

usiness in local newspapers and oLer to pro&ide a free written estimate.

;6#. 5t a pulic place or fair ha&e a site where people can pay to do their

own action paintin%. 2ach person

is %i&en o&eralls and a can&ass or lar%e sheet of paper. hey can then helpthemsel&es to as much paint as

they lie and all inds of rushes and implements.

;6). 7esi%n, mae and distriute sou&enir pottery doorstops. hese mi%hte imprinted with the name of a

resort or a &iew of tourist scenery.

;6. Nisit oces durin% lunch reas, or efore wor e%ins, to %i&e eep@:tclasses.

;66. Produce a selection of political and moral @shirts. hese will e desi%nsto pulicly express a persons

opinion. Sell at demonstrations and throu%h ads in the political press. 5lsorin% out a mail order catalo%ue.

;68. /e%in a usiness which or%anises short courses and seminars forsalespeople. 5 %uest successful sales

personality mi%ht e selected to %i&e each lesson. he suects you co&ermi%ht include0 'How to 7oule

 Gour Sales' and 'How to /eat Gour Competitors'.

;6;. Start a usiness which records inter&iews with celerities. $aret theseon audio cassettes ust as if 

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you were sellin% oos or records. Sell these y mail order from your owncatalo%ue and ha&e them

stoced in oo and record shops.

;6<. 5rran%e for %reetin% messa%es to e car&ed into stone. Sell at shops as

an e&erlastin% &ersion of 

%reetin% cards. Or start a postal ser&ice which turns out personalised%reetin%s in stone.

;6=. /ump start your career as a freelance ournalist. ewspapers andma%a!ines are always interested in

success stories. Find and write aout people from humle ac%rounds whoha&e een successful in

usiness. he est way to :nd such people is to ad&ertise for them.

;8>. Cut di&inin% rods for sellin% y mail order to %ardeners and curiosityseeers. 5 di&inin% rod would

also mae an interestin% and unusual %ift.

;81. /e a family relations consultant. Ai&e ad&ice aout how to impro&erelationships with family

memers. *f you can pro&ide a satisfactory standard of ad&ice your localarea should pro&ide you with

enou%h usiness.

;8#. Start an enterprise which maes airport type wind@socs in miniaturefor ordinary %ardens. 7istriute

these to hardware shops and %arden centres or sell y mail order from adsin %ardenin% pulications.

;8). Produce a selection of small posters of do%s and cats. Ha&e thesestoced at pet shops and %ifts shops.

For example, at pet shops ha&e a sample of each poster co&ered y atransparent plastic. Han% these from a

rac and ha&e the saleale posters in rolls in a aset underneath.

;8. $ae candid &ideos of weddin%s. Candid &ideos pro&ide a fascinatin%,more accurate record of a

weddin%. Copies can e duplicated and sold to family memers. 5lso docandid &ideos of parties,

promotions, day trips and other special occasions.

;86. Produce a selection of ey@rin%s which ha&e unusual fos. For examplethe fos mi%ht e made from0

lar%e -at sea@shells, lar%e forei%n coins, circles cut from old KPs, fossils,slate, etc. Sell from a stall at crafts

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fairs and -eamarets.

;88. Or%anise theme parties for children and teena%ers. Gou supply theparty@%oers with simple costumes,

food and entertainment. 2ach party mi%ht e related to a popular theme

such as science :ction, pirates,

witches and wi!ards, Iild Iest, etc.

;8;. *n&ent ideas for practical oes. Sell these y either producin% a re%ularnewsletter or, a directory of 

 oes for diLerent occasions. Gou mi%ht also set up a national practical oesclu.

;8<. 7eal in utter-ies and sell to collectors y post. Otain stoc yad&ertisin% your interest in uyin%

utter-y collections in collectors ma%a!ines.

;8=. /e%in a usiness which produces horror no&elty wall@han%in%s. Forexample, a framed picture which

has the picture itself co&ered y a slidin% or hin%ed door. he door can eopened to re&eal a scary scene.

5nother example would e a wall mirror with the faint face of a %hostpeerin% out.

;;>. Compile a %uide to educational and leisure holiday courses. Ha&e thispulished in oo form and sell

y mail order and throu%h ooshops. his has the potential for a successfulannual pulication.

;;1. Start a mail order :rm which sells li&e insects, insectaria and otherproducts related to eepin% and

reedin% insects. 5d&ice mi%ht also e %i&en on what insects to eep. Gourser&ice mi%ht e called 'Select

an *nsect'. 5lso pulish a newsletter with a title lie '*nsect +eeper'.

;;#. 7esi%n and produce a stocmaret in&estors lo% oo. he purpose ofthis lo% oo is to record and

chart0 the prices of indi&idual shares, purchases, sales, dealin% costs, pro:tsand losses. Sell y mail order

and direct mail to in&estors.

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;;). Produce a series of audio cassettes which contain 4uotes from theile. he 4uotes on each cassette

mi%ht e selected accordin% to a theme. For example0 How to meeterea&ement and sorrow, how to meet

the challen%es of e&eryday life, and how to li&e in harmony with others.

;;. 7esi%n and produce animation its for amateur :lm maers, each itconsists of numerous paper

characters with mo&eale oints and a selection of ac%round scenery. 5namateur :lm maer can use a

it to mae hoy and animation :lms. 5 it mi%ht ha&e, for example, a IildIest theme.

;;6. Pay a taxidermist to prepare, stuL and mount :sh. Produce a mail ordercatalo%ue aout your mounted

:sh. 5d&ertise in an%lin% pulications. 5lso sell throu%h %ift shops and:shin% tacle shops.

;;8. Start a mail order usiness which sells a wide ran%e of do% products,for example0 ennels, mu!!les,

shampoos, collars, ornaments, etc, all with a canine theme.

;;;. 7e&elop your do% %roomin% sills to a professional standard and openyour own do% %roomin%

parlour.;;<. (se leather to mae your own rand of top 4uality do% collars andleads.

;;=. /ecome a pets portrait photo%rapher. Gou ha&e to pro&e to potentialcustomers that your portraits are

far superior to any amateur photo%raphs. his can e done y displayin%your wor on a stall in a pulic

place and sellin% your ser&ice to people who tae an interest in your wor.

;<>. Commission artists to do ori%inal paintin%s of horses and horse racin%.Set up a usiness which

distriutes and sells these paintin%s. For example your mi%ht display thepaintin%s in a moile showroom

which &isits horse e&ents.

;<1. Start a ser&ice which maes audio tape recordin%s of weddin%ceremonies. Nideo cameras are either

not allowed in church or produce poor pictures. Howe&er, discreetmicrophones can record the ceremony.

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Copies on cassette can e sent to friends and relati&es at home ando&erseas.

;<#. Set up a usiness which maes wooden do% ennels in it form. Sell ymail order from ads in do%

lo&ers pulications or %et them stoced at pets shops.

;<). Iith the permission of the appropriate authority, if needed, sell nuts inan open space of a city centre

to passers@y and tourists for feedin% the pi%eons. Or, at a suitale seasideresort, sell its of :sh to holiday@

maers who want to feed the sea%ulls.

;<. Set up an enterprise which manufactures hutches and coops for smallanimals, irds and poultry. Sell

in it or :nished form y mail order.

;<6. Produce a selection of posters which feature photo%raphs of elaoratemodels. $ount these on display

units and %et model shops to show them.

;<8. *ntroduce a ser&ice to your area which releases li%hter than air alloonsat weddin%s, irthdays and

other special occasions. /uy a cylinder of %as and turn out the alloonsyourself. OLer potential clients a

selection of 4uantities for diLerent prices.

;<;. Start a usiness which deli&ers uly pet food direct to the pulic. /uildup a round of re%ular

customers. Call on houses throu%hout your area to sell your ser&ice.

;<<. /e%in a usiness which or%anises wildlife oser&ation holidays. hesemi%ht e ased in a forest, for

example, unspoiled coastal area or mountainous re%ion. Produce a rochureand ad&ertise in wildlife

ma%a!ines.

;<=. Start a second@hand art oostall and tae it to anti4ue marets orfairs. Otain your stoc y placin%

ads in art or oo collectors ma%a!ines. State that you wish to uycollections of second@hand art oos.

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;=>. Pulish a newsletter for those who want to mae money dealin% inanti4ues. *n the newsletter

hi%hli%ht trends in the anti4ues usiness, %i&e tips and hints aout :ndin%ar%ains, tell suscriers how to

sell for the hi%hest prices, etc.

;=1. Produce and distriute a &ideo encyclopaedia aout -owers, plants,trees or irds. his should present

:lms aout your chosen suect in alphaetical order. ry to %et national andinternational distriution

or%anised.

;=#. Sell y post information and ad&ice aout anti4ues. Pro&ide clients witha con:dential ser&ice which

identi:es and &alues anti4ues from descriptions and photo%raphs. 5lso %i&ead&ice aout care, cleanin% and

stora%e of indi&idual items. Produce lea-ets aout your ser&ice.

;=). ae a course in asetry. 5s you de&elop your sill slowly e%in to sellwhat you mae. Ihen your

wor reaches a hi%h enou%h standard, %o into usiness full@time.

;=. Start a ser&ice which pro&ides usinesses with a security consciouspaper collectin%, shreddin% and

disposal ser&ice. Ha&e impressi&e lea-ets printed to promote your ser&iceand send them to usinesses.

;=6. Create a home@ased det collections ser&ice. Aet a o with a detcollection a%ency and learn all you

can efore you strie out on your own. 5t :rst specialise in one type of tradeand, if successful, expand into

collectin% dets for other trades.

;=8. Produce a series of audio cassettes aout Confucianism. Ha&e them

stoced at healthfood shops and

oostores. Or sell y mail order from ads in oL@eat pulications.

;=;. 7esi%n and manufacture usiness maternity clothes forusinesswomen. Ha&e them stoced in

maternity and other women's clothes shops and sell y mail order.

;=<. $ae &ideos for people who want to sell their usiness. 2ach &ideo isdesi%ned to show a usiness in

its est li%ht. *n the &ideo, inter&iew customers, loo at its standin% in the

community, etc. Gour &ideo

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should help achie&e the hi%hest possile sale price for the usinesses whosesale you promote.

;==. Put to%ether a correspondence course aout how to write oes forpro:t. /ase this on a method which

is your own in&ention. For example, oes are lie the eys on a piano0there's a limited numer ut they

can e played in an in:nity of cominations.

<>>. Pulish a newsletter aout successful mana%ement. 5im the editorialat mana%ers in lar%e

corporations. 2ach newsletter should discuss the issues rele&ant to themana%er who wants to succeed.

<>1. /rin% out a correspondence course which %i&es instruction aoutecomin% a professional researcher.

 his course would appeal to those who would lie a career in this :eld and toauthors who want to do their

own research. Sell from ads in literary pulications.

<>#. Produce oomarers which ha&e attracti&e emroidered desi%ns.Paca%e them in cellophane and

ha&e them stoced at ooshops.

<>). Put to%ether a re%ular pulication which lists photo%raphic e4uipment

for sale. Gour income comesfrom sellin% ad&ertisin% space.

<>. Irite and pulish a oolet aout how to cut the cost of a weddin%.5lternati&ely write and produce a

manual aout how to ha&e a i% weddin% on a shoestrin%. Ha&e it stoced inooshops or sell from ads in

weddin% ma%a!ines.

<>6. 7esi%n and manufacture wooden its for constructin% model oats. Sellfrom ads in hoy ma%a!ines

or ha&e them stoced in modellin% and crafts shops.

<>8. (se direct mail to sell model steam en%ines to en%ineers, doctors,scientists, company directors and

other professional people.

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<>;. Set up a mail order usiness which specialises in sellin% &ideos, :lms,photo%raphs, posters and slides

aout the pop music of the 6>s and8>s. (se your in%enuity to :nd products,for example can&ass picture

liraries and record and :lm companies.

<><. Irite and pulish a newsletter which is de&oted to pro:tale hoies. he newsletter will e aimed at

those who are looin% for oth an interestin% new hoy and a way ofmain% extra money. 5sses the

pro:t potential of a wide ran%e of hoies.

<>=. /rin% out a selection of musical oomarers. o mae theoomarers musical use electronic

de&ices similar to the ones used in musical %reetin% cards.

<1>. Start a ser&ice which or%anises the paintin% of murals in edrooms,dinin% rooms, residential %ames

rooms, etc. 5d&ertise in up@maret pulications.

<11. Call door@to@door and oLer to tae top 4uality passport photo%raphs. ae the photo%raphs in the

customers house. Someone returns at a later date to deli&er thephoto%raphs and collect payment. 5ll family

memers mi%ht ha&e their photos taen for passports, *7 cards, us andtrain passes, etc.

<1#. Start a production line which turns out hand@painted wooden e%% cupsfor sellin% at shops. Or at a

maret stall paint personalised e%% cups while the uyer waits.

<1). Set up a caddie ser&ice for photo%raphers, :lm maers and &ideomaers. Hire out yourself, and

others, to carry e4uipment for people in these %roups. Place ads in suitale

ma%a!ines to oLer your ser&ice

and send a lea-et to photo%raphers who do location wor for usinesses.

<1. Produce coloured acetate paper printed with paintin% y numerdesi%ns for shops. he desi%ns could

include elaorate 'sale' si%ns and pictures with a Christmas theme. 5shopeeper stics the acetate sheets to

one side of a window and paints the desi%n or picture on the other.

<16. /e%in a :rm which produces and distriutes a ran%e of *'m in lo&e'

products. hese will include @

shirts, car sticers and ad%es.

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<18. /rin% out a oard %ame aout uyin% and runnin% a shop. he shopmi%ht e a newsa%ent or the %ame

mi%ht in&ol&e se&eral types of shops. Sell from ads in pulications which listshops for sale.

<1;. 3ent out model trains y post to railway enthusiasts. his ser&ice wouldallow enthusiasts to examine

and use a wide ran%e of trains. Gou could include an option for the customerto uy if they are particularly

fond of any model.

<1<. $ae simple footstools @ up to twel&e inches in hei%ht, for standin% onto reach thin%s from shel&es.

Sell throu%h local shops.

<1=. Contact the owners of houses with small letteroxes and oLer to supplyand install a lar%e letterox.

<#>. /rin% out a &ideo which consists of a lon% recordin% of an open :re. /yplayin% the &ideo anyone can

ha&e the charm of an open :re in their home without the mess and thehassle.

<#1. $ae pe% aacuses. 2ach aacus is a wooden loc which has rows ofdots instead of eads. 5 row

has one pe% to indicate the &alue of that row. Paca%e these and sell aseither a children's educational aid or

a no&elty for adults.

<##. Irite and produce a correspondence course aout how to start anduild a successful craft usiness.

Suects co&ered y the course mi%ht include0 How to choose and desi%n awinnin% product, how to sell

craftwor, how to use other craftworers in your usiness, etc.

<#). *f you ha&e a porch, hold a porch sale. 3aise extra cash y displayin%your unwanted items at your

sale.

<#. Set up a direct mail usiness which sells usiness oos. his type ofusiness oLers the %reatest

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potential for pro:t if you pulish the oos you sell. 7o this y 1 Iritin% aoo of your ownQ #

5d&ertisin% for authors' manuscriptsQ and ) Contactin% literary a%ents.

<#6. Start a trade pulication for small mail order usinesses. Ai&e the

latest news and &iews rele&ant to

small mail order usinesses. 7istriute y post.

<#8. Pulish a newsletter for those who want to mae money frommanufacturin% its. +it manufacturin%

pro&ides a spectrum of opportunities. 7eal with all aspects of startin% apro:tale it main% usiness.

<#;. Put to%ether a correspondence course aout how to ecome aprofessional in&estment ad&iser. Sell

throu%h ads in the :nancial press.

<#<. Kearn the craft of woodcar&in%. Ihen you ecome silled earn moneyfrom car&in% popular :rst

names in relief and turn these into rooches. 5lso turn out other car&ed ewellery such as pendants,

racelets and earrin%s.

<#=. Produce a selection of memory adoption cassettes. People often wishthey had more pleasant

childhood memories than they do. hese cassettes would consist ofrecordin%s of pleasant memories. 5

listener can adopt these memories and pretend they are his or her own.

<)>. (se sea@shells to mae a ran%e of ewellery, includin% sea@shellrooches, racelets, earrin%s and

neclaces. Place these on racs and ha&e them stoced at suitale shops.

<)1. Cut chess pieces into slices and use them to mae earrin%s, neclacesand ey@rin% fos. Sell at

craftwor marets and fairs.

<)#. /e%in a direct mail or mail order usiness which sells crafts oos tocraftworers. /uy oos from

pulishers, uy manuscripts from authors and pulish these yourself, orwrite a craft oo which has

uni&ersal appeal and sell this.

<)). here seems to e an insatiale demand for 4uality, no&el orinexpensi&e clocs. *f you want to start

an import usiness, this would e a suitale area to try.

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<). /e%in a usiness which produces a syndicated mail order catalo%ue.$ost catalo%ues consist of the

%oods of one :rm. 5 syndicated catalo%ue could ha&e details of productsfrom hundreds of suppliers.

<)6. /ecome a street handa% polisher. his ser&ice is similar to a streetshoeshine, except handa%s are

polished. 5lso oLer to polish leather clothes, such as acets and coats.

<)8. *f you are physically attracti&e, ecome a freelance escort. Placead&erts in local papers which state

you will accompany an unattached person to social or usiness functions.

<);. *n a lar%e city operate a telephone information ser&ice for amateurphoto%raphers. Photo%raphers who

suscrie to your ser&ice can telephone you to %et a list of todays photoopportunities. For example0 a :lm

star arri&in% at an airport and a record reain% attempt.

<)<. Set up a mail order usiness which sells its for main% leatherproducts. For example, its for

wallets, che4ueoo co&ers and pension oo co&ers. 7esi%n andmanufacture the its yourself and

produce a catalo%ue.

<)=. Put to%ether a correspondence course aout palmistry. Sell from ads inastrolo%y ma%a!ines. One

attraction of the course is that the palmist sills learned could e used tomae money.

<>. Compile and pulish a directory of sales messa%es, phrases and sellin%points. he format of this

directory mi%ht e copyri%ht free art clippin% oos. 5ll usinesses arepotential uyers. Sell y direct

mail.

<1. 7eal in collectile ooplates. Promote the hoy of collectin%ooplates y oLerin% potential

collectors a free selection. hereafter send collectors a re%ular list ofooplates for sale. 5lso rin% out and

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sell alums for storin% and displayin% ooplates.

<#. 7e&ise a pro%ramme which is desi%ned to mae a person moredynamic. 5 more dynamic, con:dent

person has a %reater chance of achie&in% success in life. Pulish your

pro%ramme and sell it y direct mail

to usiness opportunity seeers.

<). /uy a portale children's mini@railway. Children can sit on the carria%esand are taen up and down a

short trac. Hire out your railway for fund raisin% at fairs and money@main%tourist sites.

<. 3ent out lar%e snooer tales and cues in a similar fashion to the waytele&ision sets are rented out.

3ent them to householders, clus, usinesses, colle%es, unions, etc.

<6. Start a pulishin% enterprise which specialises in producin% 4ualityhand printed poetry oos. Aet

these stoced at ooshops and sell y post to poetry lo&ers.

<8. 7e&ise and produce an easy@to@use system for catalo%uin% coincollections. Sell this throu%h stamp

and coin shops, or from ads in collectors ma%a!ines.

<;. /e a crossword pu!!le desi%ner who specialises in a particular suect,

such as footall, photo%raphy

or stamp collectin%. Sell footall crosswords, for example, to pulishers offootall ma%a!ines and

pro%rammes.

<<. Pulish a newsletter for people who want to ecome children's authors.*n each issue include ad&ice

and information which will help children's authors to %et wor accepted forpulication.

<=. Produce and launch a correspondence course which teaches peoplehow to write :ction for

adolescents for pro:t.

<6>. /rin% out a correspondence course aout how to write screenplays forfeature :lms. here is

o&iously a lot of sill in&ol&ed in writin% a screenplay and there arenumerous people who would e

willin% to pay to learn.

<61. Pulish poetry in a way similar to music sheets. On a printed foldedsheet feature a main poem and

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maye ) or support poems. Aet these 'poem sheets' stoced at ooshopsand newsa%ents. he price

mi%ht e the same as a daily newspaper. 5lso or%anise a chart of top sellin%poem sheets.

<6#. (se classi:ed ads to sell a selection of 2n%lish lan%ua%e newspapersfrom around the world. /uyers

will include those who are curious aout what o&erseas 2n%lish lan%ua%enewspapers are lie.

<6). Start a ser&ice which writes persuasi&e monolo%ues for indi&iduals. Forexample, a C.N. desi%ner

helps a person %et an inter&iew, your ser&ice pro&ides monolo%ues forpeople to use at inter&iews. Or help

people to %et a date or to propose marria%e.

<6. /e%in a %ift ser&ice which pro&ides a nostal%ic selection of ma%a!inesfrom the month of a person's

irth. 5d&ertise your ser&ice in the columns or classi:ed ads which featureother %ift ideas.

<66. Set up a mail order usiness which sells castin% e4uipment, suppliesand oos. Potential customers

include a wide ran%e of craftworers and hoyists. /e%in y learnin%e&erythin% you can aout small scale

castin% then trac down trade suppliers of products related to castin%.

<68. 7e&ise and in&ent pu!!les and word %ames. Sell these throu%hspecialist ma%a!ines and newspapers

and to oo pulishers.

<6;. Start a usiness which rin%s out a lirary of children's stories on audiocassettes. Ha&e these stoced

at toyshops and ooshops or start a monthly clu.

<6<. Compile and pulish a ulletin which informs suscriers ofphoto%raphy competitions they are

eli%ile to enter in this country and around the world. 5d&ertise inphoto%raph ma%a!ines.

<6=. Set up a mail order usiness which is de&oted to sellin% productsdesi%ned to increase a persons

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attracti&eness to the opposite sex. Products mi%ht include oos, cassettes,courses, systems and aids.

Produce some of the products yourself.

<8>. 5t a tourist site earn money from paintin% a persons name on a print.

 he name thus ecomes part of 

the picture. For example, there mi%ht e a hoardin% of posters in yourpicture and a persons name ecomes

one of the posters. 7esi%n and produce the prints yourself.

<81. Produce an aerial &ideo of your area. 7uplicate this and ha&e it stocedat &ideo hire shops and other

local shops.

<8#. Pulish a newsletter aout human interest stories, unusual facts,

interestin% para%raphs, etc.

Suscriers would include people who produce their own, re%ular, amateurpulication. hey would use

your newsletter as a source to pro&ide :llers for their own pulication.

<8). Start a school of 2n%lish and %i&e lessons to an ethnic %roup who wantto impro&e their written and

spoen 2n%lish. Gou mi%ht %i&e tuition either in your own home or at hiredpremises.

<8. Start a datin% a%ency or marria%e ureau specially for the separated ordi&orced. (se local ad&ertisin%

to attract clients.

<86. /e%in a usiness which specialises in or%anisin% romantic reas andholidays. 5rran%e for courtin%

couples, newly@weds and mature couples to ha&e reas at huntin% lod%es,cotta%es and castles.

<88. 2arn from teachin% people how to :nd a lo&er or life partner. Gou could

hold classes in a hired hall,

produce an audio cassette course, %i&e lessons in your home or write amanual.

<8;. Produce paintin% y numers outlines specially desi%ned for hoyists.For example, do outlines of 

locomoti&es, or ac%round scenery for railway modellers. Sell these fromads in hoy ma%a!ines or %et

them stoced at modellin% shops.

<8<. /e%in a ser&ice which or%anises a telephone chess playin% clu. 5memer mi%ht ha&e four chess

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oards and pieces next to the phone. Ihen a memer has wored out hismo&e on each oard, he

telephones his opponent.

<8=. Put to%ether a mail order catalo%ue which has a wide ran%e of usiness

posters. he posters mi%ht e

aout0 inspirin%, sales eciency, hard wor and sa&in% ener%y. Send thecatalo%ue to most usinesses.

<;>. $ae a selection of leather wallets for playin% cards. For example, apocet wallet or a wallet for

attachin% to a elt. *nclude a pac of playin% cards in each wallet. Ha&ethem stoced at a wide ran%e of 

shops.

<;1. /e%in a &enture which arran%es for usiness and sales meetin%s totae place at exotic and unusual

&enues. For example, a usinessman can ne%otiate a contract with a clientat a castle, or on a yacht or in a

si%htseein% plane.

<;#. Put to%ether a ran%e of spoen word audio cassettes. Ha&e themstoced in &ideo rental shops and

rented out as an alternati&e to a &ideo.

<;). $ae hand@painted ad%es. hese mi%ht feature0 a tiny traditionalpaintin%, an astract paintin%, witty

statements, popular symols and funny faces.

<;. Set up a usiness which or%anises record, stamp or oo fairs. Find a&enue, sell places to stall holders

y placin% ads in hoy ma%a!ines and pulicise to attract customers.

<;6. 5ttend pop concerts, festi&als, fairs and other lar%e pulic e&ents andsell funny hats and aseall

caps.

<;8. Start a theatrical play of the month clu. Operate this lie a oo cluut sell only theatrical plays.

 he clu will not oLer discounts on pulications, ut you can send copies ofthe latest plays openin% at

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theatres.

<;;. Sell Ja!! memorailia y post. Start a world@wide search for products toput in your catalo%ue. he

products mi%ht include0 photo%raphs, slides, posters, old ma%a!ines,

duplicate press cuttin%s, oos, &ideo

and audio cassettes.

<;<. /e%in a oard %ame of the month or 4uarterly clu.

<;=. Sell unusual musical instruments from your own catalo%ue, y post. Forexample0 fol music

instruments from hird Iorld countries, and early musical instruments.

<<>. 7urin% the Christmas season, form a %roup of carol sin%ers. Hire this%roup out to parties, restaurants,

wine ars, and ni%ht@clus.

<<1. /rin% out folders specially desi%ned to hold sheet music or nittin%patterns. Sell these from either,

suitale shops or ads in pulications read y people who collect sheet musicor nittin% patterns.

<<#. $ae fashionale patchwor sweaters and ha&e them stoced at shops.5lternati&ely, sell the sweaters

from a stall at a maret fair.

<<). Start a school for pop or roc %roup mana%ement. Gour students willinclude those who aspire to

ecome a mana%er or leader of a pop or roc %roup. he course mi%ht etau%ht y post or held as a class.

<<. Put to%ether a postal ser&ice which sells personalised0 %olf@alls, cricetalls, snooer alls, tennis

alls, etc. he exact method of placin% names or initials on the alls can ewored out y you. *f you can

sol&e this prolem, a lucrati&e maret is waitin% to e exploited.

<<6. Set yourself up in usiness as a music concert promoter. 5pproach alocal pop or roc %roup and oLer

to or%anise a %i% for them. *f your :rst %i% is successful slowly wor yourway up in the concert promotin%

usiness.

<<8. Irite and pulish a newsletter which is aout how to sell simpleinformation y post. *n each

newsletter su%%est new ideas for the ind of information which can e sold.5lso re&iew the latest oLerin%s

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y other information sellers.

<<;. /rin% out a oo or audio cassette which has a title lie0 'How to %et aIorld 3ecord'. *nclude

information aout how to %et a record accepted and %i&e ideas aout feats

which mi%ht e attempted. Sell

throu%h ooshops or y post.

<<<. 7esi%n and mae doll's clothes for collectors or manufacturers of dolls.2ither mae the clothes to

order or produce a mail order catalo%ue which %i&es full detail of your ran%e.

<<=. (se cheese@cloth to mae your own ran%e of fashion clothes such aslouses, sirts and shirts.

<=>. 7esi%n and mae, or import, imonos. Sell y post or %et them stoced

at suitale retailers.

<=1. Start a mail order usiness which sells started its for ein% anamateur musician. Put the its to%ether

from products which are already on the maret.

<=#. /e%in a usiness which maes cushions of unusual shapes. Forexample0 star shaped, heart shaped,

horseshoe shaped, or round with a hole in the middle.

<=). (se the craft of emroidery to mae attracti&e 5@T index cards. *nstead

of printed cards mared with

letters of the alphaet, you mae the letters with emroidery. 5 card indexsystem can now loo luxurious.

Paca%e the cards and %et them stoced at ooshops and stationers.

<=. $ae either, commemorati&e wall@han%in% tapestries or reproduceparts of the /ayeux tapestry. (se

press ad&ertisin% to sell these as hi%hly collectile artefacts.

<=6. Hire a hall at a city centre location @ Saturday would e the est day @and sell women's clothes at low

prices.

<=8. *n a tourist area open a maret stall where you can print personalised

 @shirts on the spot. Or start a

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mail order ser&ice which prints personalised @shirts. *f screen printin% isused all the e4uipment can e

made at home. Otain and read oos aout screenprintin% to %et the now@how.

<=;. Start a postal ser&ice which hires out children's educational &ideos. 5selection of &ideos should e

oLered for each a%e %roup. Produce a catalo%ue aout your &ideos andad&ertise your rental ser&ice in a

wide ran%e of pulications.

<=<. /rin% out a product which consists of lots of small coloured woodencues. hese can e used o&er

and o&er a%ain to mae mosaics. Ha&e this product stoced at shops or selly mail order.

<==. 7esi%n and mae its for main% soft toy dolls. Place ads in craftma%a!ines and sell y mail order.

=>>. Start a usiness which produces periscopes for &iewin% thin%sunderwater. For example, at the seaside,

or at a lae, a person on the surface can put the periscope into the waterand loo around underwater.

=>1. 5dd a stand to fra%ments of ori%inal roc from $ount 2&erest and sellthrou%h %ift shops or ads in

mountaineerin% pulications. Gou mi%ht also do the same for other maormountains.

=>#. Produce an audio cassette course or correspondence course aoutentrepreneurship. he potential

maret includes the hundreds of thousands of people who start their ownusiness each year.

=>). 2stalish a maretplace for computer hardware. On a computer or cardindex system list details of 

what sellers ha&e to sell. Char%e the sellers a fee. Place ads in computerma%a!ines which in&ite telephone

en4uiries from people looin% for computer hardware.

=>. Set up a marria%e ureau in your area. Pro&ide your clients with apersonal, sincere and carin% ser&ice

which searches for suitale life partners.

=>6. Open a school of computin%. 3ent an oce and teach or employ othersto teach courses aout

computin%. he most :nancially rewardin% courses would e those whichhelp students to %et os in

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computin%.

=>8. /rin% out an audio cassette lirary of limerics. his mi%ht e producedfor children or youn% adults.

Ha&e the cassettes stoced at ooshops, toyshops and newsa%ents.

=>;. Or%anise courses aout how to increase the pro:taility of a ed andreafast usiness. Hold these

courses at holiday resorts where there are lar%e numers of ed andreafast houses.

=><. *f you ha&e ad&anced nowled%e of mathematics or computin%, maean income from de&isin%

mathematical or computin% pu!!les. Sell these to ma%a!ines, newspapersand oo pulishers.

=>=. Set up a :rm which hires out suneds. (se local ad&ertisin% to puliciseyour ser&ice and oLer clients

a free deli&ery ser&ice.

=1>. /uy fantasy role@playin% %ames from those who mae up %ames as ahoy. Pulish the %ames in a

monthly newsletter and sell suscriptions to fantasy role@playin% enthusiaststhrou%hout the country.

=11. 7esi%n and produce a selection of astrolo%ical ad%es for each star

si%n. Place these ad%es on cardsor oards and distriute them to suitale retailers.

=1#. Start an enterprise which or%anises trips to sports e&ents such asoxin% contests, motor racin%

competitions, athletics e&ents, etc. Gour ser&ice pro&ides the ticets and thetransport. Gou mi%ht, for

example, pay a shopeeper to open a ticet oce in his or her shop onSaturdays.

=1). 2arn from doin% artistic hed%e cuttin%. 5d&ertise in the local press andin newsa%ents windows. /uild

up a list of re%ular customers who need their artistic hed%es maintained.

=1. /e%in a mail order usiness which sells e4uipment and supplies formain% paper at home. (se ads in

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craft ma%a!ines to promote this pro:tale hoy.

=16. Start an enterprise which or%anises arts and crafts fairs. Find suitale&enues, rent spaces to artists and

craftworers. Pulicise throu%hout the local area.

=18. Kearn aout the craft of main% ornaments with e%%shells. $ae moneyfrom what you learn y

rin%in% to%ether a selection of supplies for sellin% to e%%craft hoyists.

=1;. Irite and pulish a newsletter for those who want to start a craftsusiness. *n each issue %i&e

addresses of craftwor uyers. 5lso include editorial aout how to de&elopoth a successful product and a

pro:tale usiness.

=1<. Open a school of anti4ue restoration. OLer potential students a choiceof courses co&erin% most

aspects of restoration. Potential students will include anti4ue collectors anddealers. 5d&ertise in ma%a!ines

aout anti4ues.

=1=. Or%anise courses for those who would lie to start their own craftsusiness. OLer students specialised

courses aout startin% a soft@toy, for example, or pottery usiness. Hold

courses at either crafts worshops

or ed and reafast houses durin% the oL@season time.

=#>. (se prints of lunar or $artian landscapes to mae unusual framedprints or posters.

=#1. 7esi%n and produce lapel sticers for wearin% at parties. 2ach sticer isprinted with a statement which

is desi%ned to mae it easier for %uests to tal to each other, for example,'smile if you lie me'. 'Can * sip

your drinM', 'Gou ha&e %reat le%s' and '* now a secret'.

=##. $anufacture its for main% lamp stands decorated with shells ormosaics. /rin% out a selection of 

its from the &ery simple to the complex. Produce a catalo%ue and use adsin crafts ma%a!ines to sell the

its y mail order.

=#). Start a craft usiness which maes enamelled products such as ey@rin% fos, earrin%s, rooches,

pendants, ewellery oxes, oxes for nicnacs, etc. Sell your craftworfrom a stall at marets or fairs.

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Or if your wor is of a &ery hi%h standard sell it throu%h %ift shops.

=#. Paca%e pressed -owers. 2ach pacet mi%ht contain an indi&idual set,or unsorted selection, of 

pressed -owers. 5ttach the pacets to display cards, or place in a display

ox and distriute to arts and

crafts shops.

=#6. 7esi%n, produce and distriute your own rand of anti@smoin% ashtray.For example, produce an

ashtray which is either, a model of a cancerous lun% or printed with thenames of people who died on the

same day from lun% cancer.

=#8. Start a usiness which desi%ns and manufactures 7*G its for uildin%

small %arden swimmin% pools.

OLer uyers a selection of si!es and sell throu%h ads in 7*G ma%a!ines.

=#;. Or%anise weeend courses for 7*G enthusiasts. Pro&ide students withpractical tuition aout &arious

popular 7*G proects. 5d&ertise in 7*G ma%a!ines.

=#<. Produce framed prints of pin@ups. hese mi%ht e ?@rated for sale ymail order, classic pin@ups of the

>s, 6>s and 8>s or contemporary pin@ups.

=#=. /rin% to%ether a selection of supplies for main% strin% puppets andstart a mail order usiness. here

is already a thri&in% maret in doll main% supplies. Gour usiness will

hopefully di&ert some people from

main% dolls to main% strin% puppets.

=)>. Start a ser&ice which commissions artists to do drawin%s of usinesspremises or pri&ate residences.

5lso arran%e for the drawin%s to e reproduced on0 stationery, postcards,calendars, usiness cards, etc.

5d&ertise in usiness pulications and also do wor for estalished printers.

=)1. $anufacture marles drau%hts sets. *nstead of a checeroard there is

a wooden oard with 8 round

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holes. he holes ecome the s4uares of the drau%htoard and the marlessit in them. 2ach side has marles

of a diLerent colour and some extra colours to use as 'in%s'.

=)#. Produce a series of oolets or audio cassettes aout ideas for sa&in% a

&ariety of thin%s. For example0

'*deas for Sa&in% $oney', '*deas for Sa&in% ime', '*deas for Sa&in% Gou the roule of 7ietin%', etc. Sell

y mail order as a complete set.

=)). Produce a correspondence course aout cartoonin%. Pay a silledcartoonist to de&ise the course.

=). *f you ha&e the artistic aility to ecome a cartoon caricaturist, earnmoney from doin% amusin%

portraits at a thorou%hfare of a shoppin% or tourist area. Or do caricaturesoutside footall %rounds on

match day, at festi&als, concerts, exhiitions, etc.

=)6. Compile and pulish a year@oo or 'Gellow Pa%es' type directory forthose who want to start a

usiness. *n the directory list, for example0 sources of :nance, smallusiness ad&isers, franchise

companies, etc. 5lso sell ad&ertisin% space to usiness opportunities

promoters.=)8. Kearn the art of calli%raphy. Ihen you ecome a silled calli%rapherearn money from teachin% others

in your own home or at e&enin% class.

=);. Start a home party hire ser&ice. he hosts of children's and adults'parties hire from you0 chairs, tales,

cutlery, plates, %lasses, arecues, etc. 5d&ertise your ser&ice either in localnewspapers or newsa%ents

windows. Pro&ide a free deli&ery ser&ice.

=)<. Pro&ide a sales ser&ice for oil@painters. Sell the wor of artists y:ndin% outlets and tae a

commission on all sales. Outlets mi%ht include0 anti4ues shops, %ift shops,pri&ate art exhiitions, o&erseas

shops, etc.

=)=. /rin% out a selection of posters which are paced with ilical 4uotes.Sell these throu%h reli%ious

ooshops and y post to schools and practisin% Christians.

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=>. Set up a promotional sheet music pulishin% usiness. People whowrite music and lyrics would :nd it

easier to sell their compositions if they were pulished. Pulishedcompositions could then e circulated to

people in the music usiness.

=1. /rin% out no&elty &oodoo model rains. 5 &oodoo model rainrepresents the rain of the tar%et

person and is mared with diLerent areas such as stress, lo&e, anxiety, pain,etc. Pins are placed in selected

areas to stimulate the feelin%s associated with that area.

=#. Set up a party plan usiness which sells %ardenin% e4uipment andsupplies. Gou mi%ht, for example,

hold the parties in %ardens durin% the afternoons. Once you ha&e de&elopeda successful presentation and

ran%e of products, increase the si!e of your usiness y recruitin% a%ents.

=). Start a sprin%@water ottlin% and distriution usiness. 5d&ertise forsomeone who owns a property

which has a natural sprin% water supply. e%otiate a contract with the ownerwhich allows you to ottle

and sell the sprin% water.

=. 7esi%n and ha&e produced no&elty sex maniacs score cards and :ndtrade uyers or sell y mail order.

=6. Irite and pulish a manual which has a title lie 'How to Start GourOwn $ail Order /usiness'. (se

classi:ed ads and direct mail to sell this to usiness opportunity seeers.

=8. Set up a mail order usiness which sells oos and products related to&entrilo4uism. Produce

oolets and cassettes which %i&e instructions aout &entrilo4uism andideas for sta%e acts. 5lso sell props

and dummies.

=;. /rin% out an 'ideas' newsletter for writers. *n each issue su%%est ideasfor0 locations, characters, e&ents,

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phrases, use of words, etc. One of the main sellin% points of your newsletteris that it will help a writer to

ecome a pulished author.

=<. Help people to %et os y startin% a C.N. desi%n ser&ice. Conduct your

own research into what

information in a C.N. impresses employers. /asically, a %ood C.N. isprofessionally printed and presents

the most important facts aout a persons career history in a simple, clearway.

==. Pulish a weely or monthly lar%e type newspaper for people with pooreyesi%ht which summarises

the news of the pre&ious wee or month.

=6>. /e%in a mail order usiness which promotes the hoy of collectin%currency notes. Put to%ether a

catalo%ue which lists a wide selection of currency notes and collectin%accessories. 5d&ertise in coin

collectin% ma%a!ines.

=61. Start a postal usiness which sells no&el irth and death certi:cates tothose who lie to claim that

they had pre&ious li&es. 7esi%n the certi:cates yourself and pay for them to

e printed. 5lso oLer a ser&icewhich uses occult methods to identify pre&ious li&es.

=6#. Pulish an 'ideas' newsletter for photo%raphers. Focus the attention ofthe newsletter on ideas for

saleale photo%raphs. (se ads in photo%raphy ma%a!ines to sellsuscriptions and emphasise that the

newsletter aims to help people to earn money from photo%raphy.

=6). $ae a selection of home@made chocolates. 3ent a corner of an

estalished shop on a Saturday to sell

them.

=6. /rin% to%ether a selection of oos and cassettes aout self@hypnosisand start a mail order usiness.

Produce a catalo%ue aout your products and send it to those interested inastrolo%y, the occult and self@

impro&ement.

=66. Start a mail order usiness which sells ?@rated oos. Can&ass

pulishers at home and aroad to see if 

they can supply you with any oos which fall into this cate%ory.

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=68. Set up a usiness which produces cinema pro%rammes. hesepro%rammes mi%ht consist of #@<

printed pa%es. Sell ad&ertisin% space in these pro%rammes to localusinesses and include details of future

:lms. Cinema pro%rammes tae these pro%rammes from a display unit freeof char%e.

=6;. /e%in a usiness which sells ori%inal paintin%s on hire purchase orre&ol&in% credit. 5lmost e&eryone

would lie to own ori%inal oil paintin%s ut are put oL ecause of the hi%hinitial cost.

=6<. 5t a crafts fair or maret, operate a ewellery lucy dip. /rin% to%ethera selection of enamelled, sea@

shell, ead and car&ed ewellery in a ox. Irap the ox and place in a lar%etu of sawdust. Passers y are

in&ited to pic a ox for a small char%e.

=6=. Put to%ether a spoon endin% act that is inspired y (ri Aeller. Aetyourself an a%ent and earn money

from performin% at a wide ran%e of &enues such as clus, pus, theatres,pri&ate parties, etc.

=8>. Start a collectale plate of the month clu. Commission the main% ofattracti&e plates and slowly

uild up a list of clu memers.

=81. Find a town which has a particularly hi%h irth rate. /ottle the waterdrun in that town. Sell this

ottled water. he unstated implication is that the water will increasefertility.

=8#. Collect seaweed. (se this in a seaweed weather forecastin% it of yourown desi%n. (se mail order to

sell the its. 5lso disco&er how seaweed can e de&eloped into a health foodand start a usiness exploitin%

this opportunity.

=8). Set up a school of motor racin%. OLer potential students a weeend or

wee@lon% course aout the

practical and theoretical aspects of motor racin%.

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=8. Start a school of hydroponic %ardenin%. he aims of your school mi%htinclude0 pulishin% oolets,

producin% audio cassettes, or%anisin% holiday courses, %i&in% personaltuition and sellin% supplies.

=86. /ottle sand from the each where Iilliam the Con4ueror landed in1>88 and sell to those who want to

uy a piece of history.

=88. /e%in a mail order usiness which promotes the craft of main% Jac@in@the@oxes. *n your catalo%ue

include a wide selection of0 sprin%s, oxes, desi%n plans, materials formain% the character in the ox, etc.

5d&ertise in crafts ma%a!ines.

=8;. 7esi%n and manufacture dess for puttin% on laps in cars. hese shoulde li%htwei%ht and easy to

store in a car. hey mi%ht e used y sales people to mae notes aoutcalls, usiness people to prepare for

meetin%s and passen%ers to wor from whilst tra&ellin%.

=8<. /rin% out a selection of han%in% cotton %reetin% cards. hese are lie-a%s or anners which are

printed with a %reetin%s messa%e and can e hun% from a ceilin% or a rail.

5rran%e for these to e stoced atshops which sell %reetin% cards.

=8=. Put to%ether a ran%e of lucy charms. $ount these on printed cards orcounter@top racs and distriute

to newsa%ents and %ift shops.

=;>. /e%in a usiness which sells exotic plants to ima%e conscious localusinesses. Call oce@to@oce

and oLer to rin% a selection of plants on a trial asis, for example 1> days,

free appro&al without

oli%ation.

=;1. Start a ser&ice which does postal auditions of &oices and music. 5person records his or her &oice on a

cassette and sends it to you. Or a %roup records their music. Gou mae anassessment of the performance

for a fee. 5d&ertise your ser&ice in music pulications.

=;#. Place ad&ertisements in the windows of local newsa%ents which read

'Kawn cuttin% done' and state an

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hourly rate. Ihen you &isit customers, oLer to cut their lawn on a re%ularasis.

=;). Form a mail order usiness which sells unusual plants. For example0insect eatin% plants. Conduct

your own search for a suitale plant. 2&ery now and a%ain someonedisco&ers a new, unusual plant for

sellin% y post an maes a fair amount of money. Iill you e nextM

=;. Set up a ser&ice which supplies sliced and seeded lemons to pus,restaurants, ni%ht@clus and hotels.

*n the course of an e&enin% some ars use a lar%e 4uantity of sliced lemons. hese estalishments could

ene:t from the con&enience of ha&in% the lemons ready@sliced.

=;6. Start a dial@a@%ardener ser&ice. 5 sin%le telephone call to you will senda %ardener to a customers

home. 2mploy teena%ers, students and retired people to do the %ardenin%.

=;8. 2arn a small re%ular income from rentin% out part of your %arden tosomeone who wants to %row food.

 hus a part of your %arden will ecome a pri&ate allotment.

=;;. /rin% to%ether a selection of the est usiness audio cassettes fromthe pre&ious year. Start a direct

mail campai%n which oLers these cassettes to usinesspeople at a reducedrate if they uy the set.

=;<. Start a -owers of the wee, month or 4uarter clu. Clients can place astandin% order with you for the

deli&ery of -owers at re%ular inter&als.

=;=. /e%in a usiness which maes up ottle %ardens. o mae your%ardens distincti&e, :nd ottles of an

interestin% and unusual desi%n. Aet them stoced at shops which do not

usually stoc such products. For

example0 health food shops and %rocers.

=<>. Paca%e freshly or specially hardened coners and sell throu%hnewsa%ents and toy shops. 2ach pac

mi%ht contain @8 coners.

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=<1. Set up and or%anise a home@&isitin% massa%e ser&ice. Gour usinesswould :nd wor for experienced

masseurs and masseuses. Aet custom y placin% ads in local newspapersand notices in the windows of 

local newsa%ents.

=<#. Open a press cuttin% research ser&ice for stoc maret in&estors. 3eadthe daily papers and mae a

note e&ery time a pulic company is mentioned. Ihen an in&estor re4uestsinformation aout a company,

you photocopy all the cuttin%s which mention the name of that company.

=<). $ae up pretty a%s :lled with aromatic hers which are desi%ned forhan%in% around the house or in

cars. 5dd an elastic strin% to each a% so that one pull will release some ofthe aroma into the air.

=<. Set up a usiness which maes ni%htshirts and ni%htcaps. Ha&e thesestoced at up@maret clothes

retailers.

=<6. /e a diet consultant. 2arn money from %uidin% people throu%hpulished diets lie the F@plan. 5lso

you mi%ht uy the recommended food at trade prices and sell it to your

clients. 5d&ertise your ser&icelocally and &isit the homes of clients to %i&e pri&ate consultations.

=<8. /ecome a mae@up consultant. 5d&ise women on what mae@up suitstheir indi&idual mix of0 sin

shade, hair and eye colours, nose and facial shape, etc. Once you ha&eestalished your consultancy, mae

more money y teachin% others to e mae up consultants.

=<;. /rin% out a newsletter which %i&es amateur ma%icians ideas for new

trics. 5lso sell ad&ertisin% space

to :rms which ha&e products to sell to amateur ma%icians.

=<<. Start a mail order usiness which sells &itamin pills. Produce acatalo%ue which contains a far wider

ran%e of &itamin pills than is a&ailale at shops.

=<=. Kocate a source of fresh, pure mud and paca%e it in specially sealedcontainers. Sell this y post for

eauty treatment.

==>. /e a home &isitin% wi% salesperson. /y &isitin% the homes of potentialuyers you pro&ide a pri&ate

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and con:dential ser&ice which is free of emarrassment. /uy a selectionfrom wi% manufacturers at trade

prices. 5d&ertise your ser&ice in newspapers and ma%a!ines.

==1. Irite and pulish a monthly newsletter which helps those who want to

%i&e up smoin%. he aility

to %i&e up smoin% depends what's happenin% in a persons mind. 5 %oodnewsletter could mae the

diLerence etween success and failure.

==#. /e%in a con:dential newsletter aout how to %et the est thin%s fromlife. he est thin%s in this case

include0 money, expensi&e property, respect an 4uality cars. Gour newslettershould su%%est some of the

le%al short cuts which can e taen.

==). 5t a crafts fair or anti4ues maret ha&e a stall which sells productsrelated to Shaespeare. hese

mi%ht include0 prints, oos, audio cassettes, &ideos and posters.

==. *n a city where there are many theatres, open a small shop which isde&oted to sellin% thin%s related to

Shaespeare.

==6. Pulish a newsletter for expectant mothers. Pro&ide suscriers with

information and reassurance.

Send each suscrier an issue which ties in with the sta%e of her pre%nancy.

==8. (se a computer or word processor to pro&ide a letter and manuscripttypin% ser&ice. Customers would

e students, academics, small usiness people and tradesmen.

==;. 5rran%e for in drawin%s to e made of historical characters from allparts of the nation. here mi%ht

e hundreds of drawin%s. Ha&e these printed and framed and sell y mailorder. he idea is that where&er a

person is, they can uy a framed drawin% of someone famous from theirown area.

==<. Start a life history photo%raphy ser&ice. Produce an alum ofphoto%raphs which is a photo%raphic

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history of a client's life. For example tae photo%raphs of a client's hospitalof irth, former schools, places

of wor, place of marria%e, houses they once li&ed in, etc.

===. ae an attracti&e photo%raph of a lar%e oce loc. Frame enlar%ed

copies and sell these to people

who wor there. his would mae a %ood sideline usiness if you wor in anoce loc and you meet

many other oce worers in the course of the day.

/rou%ht o Gou /y

*nstant urney 3eseller Paca%e


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