Another World Cup is coming. While football fans and
enthusiasts are excited about it, smart entrepreneurs are busy brainstorming
for ideas on how to make as much profits as possible from the competition;
which is the most popular soccer tournament in the world.
Whether you are living in the host country or you are
travelling over to catch a glimpse of the action, there are many opportunities
for making money off soccer fans at the World Cup. So if you want to join the
league of smart entrepreneurs and money-makers, then here are ten profitable
small business ideas that you can turn into huge fortunes at the next coming
FIFA World Cup.
TOP TEN QUICK BUSINESS IDEAS TO MAKE MONEY WITH DURING THE
FIFA 2018 WORLD CUP
1. Private accommodation
If you are living in the host country and close to one of
the match venues, you can make money by setting up a motel or bed-and-breakfast
lodge for visiting soccer fans. Many of them would settle for your offer, no
matter how mediocre, because there would be no available slots in the standard
hotels. If there are spare rooms in your house, you can turn them into
money-spinners while the World Cup lasts.
2. Resell accommodation
This business is suitable for you whether you are living in
the host country or you are a visitor. All you need to do is buy as many hotel
and motel slots as possible long before the World Cup starts, when the prices
are quite cheap. Then sell the slots for higher prices when the World Cup is
few weeks or days away. You can make as much as 300% profit per sale because
most visiting fans would have no other option than to buy, or they will have
nowhere to lodge.
3. Sell merchandise
This is another idea suitable for both natives and visitors.
You can make lots of profit selling merchandise such as soccer jerseys, kits,
match schedules, and other items that fans love to buy. For example, during the
2010 World Cup in South Africa, several thousands of fans bought the Vuvuzela,
a local flute that produces a very loud noise that some people find very
annoying.
4. Body painting
Ever seen football fans with coloured faces? They paid to
have their faces painted in colours they choose. Most of the time, fans paint
their faces or bodies in colours of their national flags or team jerseys. So if
you are very good at body painting, you too can make money by rendering your
services to soccer-crazy fans. All you need to start are your paints and
brushes.
5. Food and snacks
Aside watching live soccer, fans would definitely have a
feel of the food experience in the host country. If you have great culinary
skills, you can make money by starting a mini-restaurant that caters to soccer
fans during the World Cup. Better yet, you can make snacks or buy them in bulk;
and sell them to hungry fans that need something to munch before and after the
matches.
6. Tourist guide
People visit the World Cup host country basically to watch
live soccer. But there is much more to their motives than meets the eye.
Tourism is another major reason why people leave their countries. If you are
living in the host country, you can make a lot of money during the World Cup by
taking visiting fans around on tours. They will pay you well for taking them
around the fascinating places and sceneries.
7. Photography
Wherever people go, they love to take photographs to
preserve memories of their visit. If you are skilled photographer, you can make
lots of profit by taking shots for soccer fans during the World Cup. Another
idea for making money as a photographer is to take pictures of fascinating
sights and sceneries in the host country and sell them to soccer fans.
8. Entertainment
If you are an artiste, an acrobat, a clown, a musician, or
some other kind of entertainer, your skills can fetch you lots of cash during
the World Cup. Organize daily shows targeted at visiting soccer fans and give
them all the amusement they want. When they are not watching soccer, many
soccer fans find other ways to enjoy themselves. If your show gives what they
want, you’d wish that World Cup never ends.
9. Writing and designing cardboards and placards
Are you good at writing and designing? Then you can make a
lot of money designing placards and writing text on cardboards for soccer fans.
You’d have seen fans carrying cardboards and placards with various inscriptions
such as “WE NEED THREE GOALS.” Some of them paid to have those inscriptions
written for them.
10. Selling flags
During a soccer match, you’d have seen fans brandishing
their national flags. Most of them didn’t bring the flags with them from home;
they bought them right at the stadium. You too can make a fortune by selling
flags of different countries. If you will be selling at one match venue only,
check the fixtures to know which countries would be playing at the venue (so
that you will know which flags to sell).
