1. Babysitting
Working class mums always need
babysitters to take care of their children while they work or attend to their
businesses. You can cash in on this opportunity by becoming a baby sitter and
earning extra income to support yourself through college.
2. Event planning
There are series of campus events
from student parties to award nights, matriculations and convocations. You can
offer your services and help in planning such events and get paid for it.
Although starting up might be
challenging as you will need to be able to convince sponsors that you can
handle the job perfectly. You can offer to do the first few jobs for free and
start charging when you have proven yourself to be an excellent event planner.
3. Residential and Commercial
Cleaning
As a student, you can also make
money from cleaning other people’s homes or offices. Most people are often too
busy to clean their homes or offices themselves so they simply outsource these
services to other people. You can take out few hours daily from studying and
get cleaning jobs to help you earn extra income.
4. Fitness Trainer
Our society has made keeping fit a
necessity and many people are looking for ways to keep fit daily. Not many
people have the time to visit a gymnasium and would gladly pay for a personal
fitness instructor to come into their homes and train them instead. If you are someone
who is passionate about sports, you can become a fitness trainer and earn
decent income from it.
5. Pet Grooming: Everyone loves a
clean and nice smelling pet but most people either do not know how to groom
their pets or simply do not like doing these themselves. You can become a pet
groomer and make extra income from it. You will be required to bathe the pets,
trim their hair and sometimes take them out for fresh air and exercise.
6. Photography and Videography
Students love to capture beautiful
moments in photos and there are chances of making good money if you are a very
good photographer. You can also record live campus events on video tapes and
sell them for a fee.
7. Master of Ceremonies (MC): You
can also become an MC and anchor campus and off-campus events and parties.
8. Food Delivery: As a student,
you can make money as a part-time chef or by making pre-packaged meals and
selling them to fellow students.
9. Sewing-: You can make good
money from helping students mend their clothes.
10. Dance and Music Classes: If
you are really good at dancing or play any musical instrument well, you can
become a music or dance instructor.
11. Gardening: Do you love
gardening, trimming lawns and beautifying homes? A lot of people wouldn’t mind paying
you to help them keep their homes and gardens beautiful.
12. Buying and selling stuff
online has become one of the big money-earners in the digital age. The
challenge comes in offering something unique or which stands out from other
product offerings in the marketplace.
13. Cute and unique gift items presented in a
website can sell like hotcakes especially during seasons like Christmas and
Valentine. Reasonably priced cupcakes with creative designs can likewise
capture the attention of pastry lovers or food gift buyers browsing the web.
14. Computer enthusiasts who use the Internet for
research, emailing, and playing online games may find huge appeal in taking
part in a business like testing new games and providing feedback on the games.
15. Making personalized invitations for occasions
like baptisms, bachelorette parties, birthdays and special events may also turn
out to be a money earner for students.
16. Students can also usually find making
websites, writing and posting blogs about places they have been to or products
they have tried a good way to earn money. It does not take a genius to try out
and succeed in these unique business ideas for students.
17. Other creative ways for college students to
make money and enjoy themselves in the process; depending on their hobbies and
interests are arranging/mixing songs (which require initial investment on
equipment); offering photography services with background design and CDs; and
making beaded jewelry.
18. Indeed, students have many ideas on cool
stuff they can sell that other kids would love to purchase. For some students
who know where to source goods like slippers/sandals with a design twist, cute
kiddie costumes or teen apparel.
19. Students can also choose among the reputable
affiliate marketing programs online that sell products; then they can allot
time to learn details about products the affiliate companies sell, like
jewelry, supplements, apparel, gadgets, home wares.
20. Another business idea for students is using a
leading e-commerce site to sell goods. What young enterprising individuals need
to do is simply take good photos of the products they intend to sell and post
these online, along with a concise product description so that potential buyers
can bid on them. Careful judgment must be used though, when dealing with online
customers as there are individuals who are not really serious about buying but
keep bidding.
In conclusion, I want you to know
that some unique small business ideas for students may be inspired by existing
products in the marketplace. Take for instance milk teas, which now come in
various delicious flavors and are snapped up by beverage loving customers.
Most small business ideas that
start out small end up churning out huge profits, and the best thing about such
businesses is that youngsters can manage them from the comforts of their homes
or neighborhood.
