If you are thinking about what business to start in 2020 without a lot of start-up capital, pay attention to these ideas. Almost all of them have a quick payback , potential demand, and even beginning entrepreneurs can implement them with minimal investment. Some of the business ideas require specific skills, but you can master them within a few months.
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Beard care cosmetics
The demand for men's cosmetics is growing every year. Beard care products are becoming especially popular
The average bill for a professional set is from 1,500 to 3,000 rubles.
You can launch this business idea with almost minimal investment. All you need is to create a platform for selling cosmetics: a website, groups on social networks and Instagram. You can sell via dropshipping at 30-40% more than cost. The product is popular, it will go well. You can also go to beauty salons and hairdressers and offer professional cosmetics to them.
Travel consultations
If you travel a lot or have experience as a guide, you can share your knowledge with others for money. You can offer your services online, selecting interesting tours for different groups of people. After all, people in our country do not travel so often, and some are even going anywhere for the first time! They will be happy to use your services and advice on where to go, what to see, which hotel to choose, what to eat, how much money to take with them, where to go with children, etc. These questions are the most common and, in fact, very simple.
Moreover, by consulting people, you will encourage them to travel more and better, and that is the best part of this job!
For services you can charge from 1000-1500 rubles. , depending on the time of consultation. Look for clients in groups, as well as on forums, where people share their experiences and where they go for advice.
How to choose a product
Let me make a reservation right away: I give advice based on my situation and personal experience. I do not have a physical store, I do not guarantee products or receipts. I use free or very cheap advertising.
Product selection criteria:
- Retail price from 1000 to 3000 rubles. In my opinion, people are afraid to buy more expensive goods; some kind of guarantee or physical point is needed
- Small dimensions. Delivery or pick-up doesn't have to be a hassle.
- Acceptable quality. You can sell replicas, but of reasonable quality. I don't recommend cheating. First of all, it's not ethical. Secondly, there may be problems with the law.
- You can give it as a gift. This will help reduce risks, if they don’t buy it, give it to friends or acquaintances
- Income 500 rubles from one sale.
Video editing
The services of professional video editors are in great demand among bloggers and YouTubers in 2020. After all, you can really earn good money on YouTube now, but this requires professional video editing.
You can earn 4000-5000 rubles. per day if you master the necessary skills and become a pro. You will find clients on VK, Instagram, or YouTube itself.
If you are a novice editor, offer the client to edit the first video for free and, if he likes it, to work for money in the future.
Less popular but profitable investments
There are many ways to invest 5,000 rubles, but not all are in demand. They are conventionally divided into two categories:
- High risk of financial losses. This includes trading on the stock market without relevant knowledge and experience, investing in cryptocurrency, hype projects and startups.
- With a long payback period. Investments in assets, real metals and some other methods bring income after a few years.
You can invest 5,000 in rubles in these projects:
Bitero.io reviews and review of a cryptocurrency platform with an income of 2% on weekdays
Superkopilka.com reviews about Superkopilka, analysis and review of the site - how the site works with a profitability of 38% in 6 months: scam or not
Libra-Capital.io reviews and reviews Libra Capital is an investment platform with a yield of 2.6% per day
All methods have risks. There are no guarantees of profit, and there is a high probability of losing everything.
Production of designer children's furniture
Another profitable business idea is the production of designer children's furniture. We are talking about cabinets and bedside tables with moving eyebrows and eyes, like those made by the Robifox company. Children are simply delighted with such furniture! By the way, you can become a partner of this company and sell their furniture directly to customers and stores. But this requires investment.
Well, to start a business with minimal investment, you can get ideas from this company and start production at home or in the garage.
Materials for the first orders will cost 15-20 thousand rubles . You will find clients on social networks. Be sure to create a group on Instagram with beautiful photos of your work and customer reviews.
Making doll houses
If you look at the statistics on the sale of children's toys, you will notice that dollhouses, which are not difficult to make yourself, are in great demand now. In the store, such toys are often of poor quality (made of plastic, cardboard and other low-quality materials), and at the same time they are not cheap.
You can produce toys from high quality wood, where there will be no splinters and other troubles. At the same time, the houses can be colorful, with a bright interior and design.
You can create a group on social networks and post examples of houses with different designs, and the child will choose his future home and design. As an additional sale, you can offer handmade or finished furniture for the house from China. The cost of one such house is from 4000-5000 rubles. Payback of at least 200%.
Idle site
If you want to do sales, but are not sure about the product, do the following.
Set up a store on the designer with a feedback form where the visitor can place an order. As soon as he tries, an error will appear: “Sorry, the product is out of stock” or something like that. This way you will check the potential demand for the product before you purchase the first batch!
Buying a domain and hosting with contextual advertising will cost you thousands, and you can choose a template for the site from free options.
Mister Mish toys
This is not just another toy store, but a business created from children's desires and fantasies! The peculiarity of toys is that the child himself chooses and makes his favorite toy.
The baby fills the toy himself, puts his heart in it and dresses it. Moreover, the toy can be equipped with sound and a choice of smell. Once the bear is ready, it is given a name and birth certificate.
Original, right? To become a partner of such a store, you need investment. If you don’t have this opportunity yet, make your own toys using a similar idea. You won’t surprise anyone with ordinary handmade toys, but new ideas are always relevant.
If you make toys yourself, then the investment for the first batch will be 5,000 rubles. Advertising will work well through Instagram and VK groups. One toy can be sold from 1200 rubles, while the cost of 1 unit will cost 500 rubles. The benefits are obvious!
Online researcher
If you enjoy learning new things, researching and analyzing, you can make your curiosity work for you by turning it into a business!
There are many industries where research is constantly required.
It is not profitable to hold a workplace for such a person, since there is not always work, but having a hardworking freelance employee and using his services from time to time is beneficial for both the company and you.
If you like this field, occupy a niche! Some online research jobs from home are entry-level and do not require any previous research experience. Carrying out such research is of course cheaper, but it is suitable for the entry level. In the future, when you gain experience in any field, you can increase prices for services. In general, you can earn from 5,000-10,000 rubles for one study. depending on the complexity. No investment is needed.
Idea No. 8: Foreign Language School
To start a super profitable business without much investment, you need to find an idea that no one has brought to life before you. But this does not mean that you cannot make money on something that is already widespread. One of these ideas is the creation of a personal school for teaching foreign languages.
Initial costs may be small. The main thing is that you must speak a foreign language fluently and know grammar, have a license for educational services, as well as teaching experience. If you are a highly qualified specialist and have not yet started teaching foreign language courses, then do it. At first you can work independently, and then expand the boundaries of your business, hire specialists and create a full-fledged center for learning foreign languages.
At first, it is enough to rent a room. Once you make a profit, you can buy it back if the opportunity arises and earn even more. If you plan to work independently, then get ready for the fact that at first you will have to work for a “name”, and then the “name” will “work” for you. Few people will go to an unfamiliar specialist, although the low cost of training can make a difference.
If you immediately decide to create a full-fledged foreign language agency, then there is no point in greatly reducing prices.
Sewing designer socks
Cool socks will never go out of fashion! Well, now socks are generally at the peak of popularity! They are worn with jeans, skirts, shoes and sneakers.
Socks are an integral part of a fashionable look and you can make a business out of it!
You can sew socks at home! To do this, you only need tools and material. All this is inexpensive and the cost of one pair of socks will cost around 100-150 rubles. You can sell a product from 300 to 800 rubles. depending on design, quality and other characteristics. The product is inexpensive and anyone can afford it! Launch advertising on Instagram with high-quality photos of socks and fashionable images.
By the way, you can give 1-2 pairs of socks to famous bloggers and they will advertise your product. This way you will gather a large audience of buyers.
Where to buy goods
I bought goods from two places
- Shop on tiu.ru. I will not provide a link to them. I didn't like the approach. Before you pay, they “run after you”, call you, answer all your questions, but after payment you won’t reach anyone. They send the goods by the wrong transport company, not the one you asked for. As a result, delivery is a week longer and 300 rubles more expensive, a small thing, but not pleasant.
- — there are defects, return the goods within 14 days. Electronics must be checked, discharged and charged immediately. One speaker arrived defective, I found out about this a few weeks after the sale. Everything else is fair. You can communicate with the VKontakte manager and ask questions. Prices for some things are more expensive, for some things cheaper +-100 rubles. Minimum order 5000 rubles.
- - an online store where you can buy small wholesale. Minimum order 5000 rubles. At the time of writing, I have not purchased anything from them. I recommend it because I have been watching them for several years. They advertise actively, send out mailings, they are definitely not fly-by-night, if they were deceiving, they would have closed long ago. The group has real reviews.
For initial small purchases, I recommend choosing one of two suppliers.
AusAir – a mask that protects against infections and pollution
This mask is similar to a medical one, but it protects a person from infections much better and more effectively.
The mask consists of seven layers of filters and different fabrics. Among the protective layers: a foam layer that “remembers” the shape of the face, a soft non-woven layer, a plant filter, a carbon filter, and a decorative fabric layer with a built-in air intake valve. In general, you are provided with reliable protection.
The price of the mask this spring is $37; you can order a mask with three removable filters and a storage case. You can collect pre-orders for masks and then send them throughout Russia. You can sell through the website or Instagram. The profit will be 30-40%.
Organization of a club for businessmen
According to RBC, owners of large companies are willing to pay up to 800 thousand rubles. per year for the opportunity to complain about life in the cozy atmosphere of the same businessmen. Therefore, organizing a business club can be a good opportunity to start your own business.
If you like organizing such events, meeting business people in restaurants and cafes, feel free to get down to business!
You can organize a club for small or medium-sized business owners, as well as for business starters. You can start without investment!
To attract businessmen to the club, use forums and social network groups. You can create a group on social media. networks and attract clients from there. Restaurants, cafes, saunas, and, in warm weather, parks and recreation areas are suitable for meetings. You can even go on a trip with your club!
Sewing designer car covers
Comfortable, high-quality car covers that create a cozy atmosphere in the car will always be in demand! Therefore, you can open your own workshop for sewing covers without leaving your home.
Car covers are sewn using standard patterns that can be found on the Internet.
It is best to purchase materials at wholesale stores, where the price tag is much lower. In general, to launch you will need 20-30 thousand rubles. You can sew covers from thick fabric, leatherette, fur, or genuine leather. An additional advantage for business will be the possibility of tailoring with an emblem or other decorative elements. Clients can be found, again, on the Internet, or you can go to car shops and gas stations and advertise there, displaying examples of your work.
Idea #5: Making business cards
A profitable business without large investments is the production of business cards. Today, every business person and specialist needs them. To produce them you will need the following equipment:
- Computer: from 10,000 rubles;
- Printer: 5000 rubles;
- Business card cutter: 1000 rubles;
- Laminating machine: 1500 rubles;
- Software (graphics editors). If you wish, you can find free versions on the Internet.
- Consumables: paper, laminating film, printing inks, etc.
Total: 25,000 rubles. Most likely, you already have a computer and a printer, so you can buy a more expensive cutter and laminating machine.
Creating a profitable website
Business on profitable sites is rapidly developing and capturing the market. If you have free time and technical skills, you can create an information website from scratch on your own. You will have to invest from 20,000-50,000 rubles. initially to fill the site with quality content. You can do the technical part yourself; you can take lessons on creating websites on YouTube.
You can also join our “Free Business” club, where we learn how to create and promote content resources from scratch. After training, you will be able to create several such sites and receive an income of 10,000 rubles. from one site every month!
Which business is the most profitable?
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Putting your earnings under the mattress is not a very good option; it’s better to take the money to the bank. Additional income will not be superfluous. Buying real estate looks attractive . Everything here is reliable, the price of apartments has not fallen for years, and the income will be stable and will definitely pay off. However, if you buy a 1-room apartment for $50 thousand and then rent it out for $400 a month, the apartment will pay for itself only after 10.5 years, and only then will it begin to generate income. After spending $50 thousand and waiting 10 years, earn only $400 monthly? Not the best option. So what should we do? Where to invest money so that it works as efficiently as possible?
For advice to the portal, we turned to economic consultant Olga, who has been drawing up and checking business projects for six years now.
According to her, in Belarus it is possible to receive income from projects in the service sector. Pizzerias, cafes, bars pay well. Also, a pharmacy or casino will not be a waste of money. But in order to receive a “net” income of $10,000 per month, you need to be prepared for serious expenses: - Often, when investing in a business from 20 to 30 thousand dollars, you can get a return of a maximum of 1.5 thousand per month. To receive more than 10 thousand dollars, you need to spend about $100-300 thousand,” Olga shared her experience. Considering that new buildings in Minsk are growing by leaps and bounds, and finishing teams are always in great demand, the finishing business is very profitable. You will have to invest about $12,000. Of this, $2 thousand will be spent on organizational issues (registration, obtaining a license, advertising, etc.). Approximately $5 thousand will be required for the purchase of a professional instrument. Plus money to buy a car , which you can’t do without. Let it be at least a “Gazelle” for 5000. Now about the prices, cosmetic repairs - 40-60 $/sq.m., “economy” class renovations – 60-80 $/sq.m., “business” class renovations – from $80/sq.m., luxury renovations - from $120/sq.m. It will take about a month to work on an ordinary two-room apartment, and the income will be $1,000 - 2,000. If you have an “extra” $12,000, then you can spend it on a sauna in the Minsk region. According to the seller, it brings in an average of $1,500 per month. From this money you need to subtract the rent - $260.
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the associated costs will cost the same amount , provided that you have to work in the sauna yourself. The total net profit will be $1080 per month. buy a cafe looks attractive , however, you will have to invest a lot - about 70 thousand dollars. The establishment has a license for retail trade, including alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, and has a staff of 12 employees. The average monthly income is about $15,000. You will have to pay 1,200 euros for rent, plus pay salaries to employees, and do not forget about purchasing the necessary goods. As a result, the net profit will remain about $3,000 per month. An inexpensive and effective business is a car wash . Especially if you buy a modern single-station sink for 40 thousand dollars. Such an enterprise can operate 24 hours a day. The cost of washing a sedan is on average $5. The traffic flow is about 40 cars per day (on average, 35 minutes are spent on each one; let’s assume that the line in front of the car wash does not dry up either day or night). A total of $200 goes to the cash register every day. Now about the unpleasant thing - expenses. Electricity consumption. At a cost of 382.4 rubles per kW/h and daily consumption of 240 kW/h, you will have to pay $315 per month for light. It will cost about $1,800 to pay two or three washers. Plus the cost of car cosmetics - let's take a minimum of $400. Total monthly net revenue is $3,800.
True, taxes and the amount for renting land must be subtracted from this. And there is no guarantee that the planned 40 cars will come to you every day. However, to accomplish all this, money alone is not enough. Speaking about business, the expert warned that it is impossible to guarantee 100% success: - When buying a business, you only acquire the foundation: a somehow established business, where there will be a lease agreement, it’s good if there are employees and a customer base. First of all, you must understand that business is a tool, and it can only generate guaranteed income in capable hands. Source: www.infobank.by
Stylish medical clothing
One of the main disadvantages of medical personnel in our country is medical clothing of average quality, which is often uncomfortable and unsightly. Many young doctors and nurses admit that buying designer work uniforms is expensive and not so easy. You can solve this problem if you have design skills and love to sew! You will definitely have a lot of clients, since there are medical institutions in every city and town.
The costs of starting a business are small: you need to buy high-quality material. You probably have a machine and other sewing tools at home. There are ideas for designing medical clothing for future use on YouTube and hand-made sites. By the way, you can pick up ideas from your foreign colleagues and offer the market something original!
There are a large number of advertising methods: Instagram, websites, and you can also physically come to hospitals and medical institutions and demonstrate your work live.
How to open your first business, even if you have 5,000 rubles in your pocket
I recommend starting your entrepreneurial activity in an industry that does not require large initial investments. This will save you from disappointments, unnecessary nervous moments, stress and, of course, loans. Rely only on yourself, and the necessary doors will open further.
1. Purpose
Mark on a piece of paper how much you currently earn monthly and how much you want to earn in a couple of months. Please note that large amounts of money require justification. Therefore, write like this: “I want to earn 300,000 rubles a month so that...”. This will be your motivation. As a rule, people can figure out what to spend money on one time: buy a car, an apartment, etc. But they have no idea why they will need such a sum every month (that’s why they don’t have it). So for you now is the moment of truth and the starting point.
2. Vector
Decide on the direction you will be pursuing, i.e. with industry: in our example it would be “photography”.
3. Specification
Go to keywordtool.io/ru or wordstat.yandex.ru and enter your keyword. See how many people are searching for what you offer. What exactly do these requests sound like? Which of this can be presented in the form of a commercial proposal, i.e. What can people pay for? Hence the specification (narrowing) of your topic itself to a “niche”. For example, not just “photography”, but “wedding photography”, “studio/interior photography”, “children’s photography”, “family”, “photo retouching”, etc.
4. Meeting clients
Understand who your target audience is, i.e. Who is this all for? It's best if you find five people around you who might be interested in this and describe them. There is no such? Go to a thematic group on social networks and look for profiles of active participants there. Go ahead and see who these people are and how they live. Write everything down. Next, go to the pepper.ninja service, open an account and use the free 24 hours. There is a wonderful tab there called “Who is my client”. Unexpected discoveries await you. From now on, everything you do in terms of service should be aimed specifically at these people, at the “photo identikit” you have collected. When writing any text, address them directly, anticipate their reaction to each phrase: this will greatly increase the conversion into loyal customers.
5. Check for scalability
Decide on the business format “from small to large”:
– conducting photo sessions by you personally;
– photo studio (hiring staff, halls, selling subscriptions, gift certificates);
– (as if you were in another country, on another planet, i.e. the wonders of “Photoshop”: so that clients can create a certain image for themselves on social networks);
– your branded “ID photo” booths around the city and photo booths for events;
– face-to-face and online photography courses;
– creating your own photo bank;
– personal photo exhibition;
– photo gallery (with paid placement of works by other artists);
– publication of photo albums;
– organization of a forum of photographers, etc.
Naturally, you need to start from the first level and strive further (and more, and higher).
6. Definition of format
We understand what will be implemented and how. For example, you decide to organize a “Go to fly on-site photo studio” so as not to spend money on renting a studio. Write a list of the material things you will need to get started. If you don’t know, then a search engine will help you. For example, write down that you have a Nikon camera, a tripod, such and such light, Photoshop, but you need to purchase such light and such a lens.
7. Material base
Estimate the required budget (investment). Do you have this money in your hands? Is it easy for you to buy something that will help you start tomorrow? Is what you wrote really vital to starting this business, or can you do without it at first? For larger budgets, you will have to go to crowdfunding platforms such as Boomstarter.ru.
8. Playing spies
Study successful competitors. Sign up for all their newsletters, get all their free products, consultations, trials, etc. You must be aware of what is happening around you. The more aware you are, the harder it will be to throw you off course.
Useful services:
– The positions of competitors’ websites in search results and the dynamics (history) of changes are most conveniently tracked in the completely free program site-auditor.ru. When you follow the link, you will see that the guys are now developing the third version of the program, and you can download it (in beta testing mode) from the forum.
– Find out how your competitors are promoting their website using services such as Spywords.ru.
– Get a traffic comparison in a convenient graphical form in 5 seconds at Similarweb.com.
– Keeping your finger on the pulse of hot trends is easy with Google.com/trends. In addition, subscribe to groups and public pages of competitors on social networks. This is useful because targeted advertising (promotional posts) will begin to be set up for you, and you will easily receive the first list of potential clients (the function in the same Pepper Ninja is “Post Audience”).
Also look at what is being done in the West in your industry and adapt the most effective solutions to the needs and expectations of your target audience.
9. Preparing a presentation
Create a portfolio/case study (texts, design, photographs, screenshots, videos) of your most successful work in your chosen field. Haven't they been there yet? Well, it's time to create! Yes, specifically for this purpose - just like that, for the portfolio.
Is this difficult in your field? Okay, then make a video. If you don’t have a camera or camera, borrow it from a friend for a couple of days, buy a good webcam (Logitech) or, as a last resort, use a smartphone. As you can imagine, a laptop's built-in camera won't work.
In the video, tell us brightly, charismatically and with a smile (necessarily on a presentable light background) about why future clients or customers should contact you. If the wall is a bit dark, you need to use two light sources: one directed at the front of your face, the other at the background behind you.
10. Feedback
Gather feedback from clients and colleagues. Have you only worked for one company? Then collect reviews from all your friends from there, each individually. Have you worked with anyone? Show your results to your friends and acquaintances (you can do this through a post on social networks) and ask them to share feedback on what they saw (let them write comments). Compile all the data, formatting it properly (ask for detailed answers, indicate the full name, position of the person and a link to his profile).
11. Autobiography
Write some compelling facts about yourself. Why should people contact you? Have you worked in this field for 10 years, studied with Robert Kiyosaki, implemented this, know how to do this, are you ready to solve such and such a problem? Collect everything into a few succinct phrases. Just remember about the benefits of this information for the reader, and not about narcissism.
12. Landing page: domain
So, it's time to make a landing page! Buy a beautiful domain that is easy to read, remember and reproduce. There is a firm NO to free options from freenom and similar sites.
13. Landing page: creation
Instead of paid landing page builders, such as tilda.cc or platformalp.ru, I offer a free alternative: livecomposerplugin.com. We discovered this plugin for Word Press quite recently and decided to use it to create pages for our new educational product. Judging by the first tests, it is really convenient, modern and very functional. If you don’t understand anything about plugins, then yes, constructors can help. Each of them has a trial period of 14 days. This time is enough to understand how the first visitors react to your offer. If you see positive feedback, keep it up and pay the tariff.
14. Landing page: content
Regarding the template on the designer: initially choose any one, it’s not so important, because you'll still be moving a lot if necessary.
The most important thing that should be on your landing page:
– a catchy title (clear, absolutely understandable, or clear and very incomprehensible, such as “Linguistic correction of fate”);
– a specific offer (offer) with a “black” and “red” price (surprisingly, this still works);
– time limit (personally, I don’t like countdown timers, so I recommend just writing that the conditions apply from such and such a date);
– a bright video about a product/service for 1 minute;
– a form for leaving contact information;
– something free: a gift that visitors will receive if they leave their email address.
Additional blocks (if necessary):
– three or four factors: why it is beneficial for a person to take advantage of your offer;
– a block with reviews (real ones, of course, otherwise it’s better not to post anything at all);
– block from the series “About us / About me”. Your large, beautiful and clear photo is on the left, your abstract is on the right. If you represent a company and not yourself, it is better to post photos of your team members and sign something from the series: “This is us. And we will do everything to ensure that you get a great result and are satisfied.” Of course, there is no point in describing the “centuries-old history” of a business that appeared yesterday;
– a block with repeating the sentence (in other words) and filling out contact information;
– a block with Google map or “Yandex.map”, if you are a local company; immediately indicate your address, phone numbers, email, links to social networks and instant messengers;
– at the bottom there is a footer with a copyright icon (c) and “Privacy Policy”.
Fill out the feedback form yourself and check that incoming applications arrive at your email. In any case, they will remain in your personal account on the designer platform.
15. Analytics
Connect to the landing page metrika.yandex.ru. Enter the counter code in your personal account on the designer. This will help you understand where people are coming from and what interests them most about your site. The “Heat Map” and “Webvisor” sections of LC on Metrica will help you with this. We also recommend installing their application through Google Play and AppStore so that the statistics are always in your pocket.
16. Attracting clients
The next step is to go to message boards, social networks, forums, blogs, etc., promoting a link to the landing page and your work phone number (specially purchased for these calls), along with an attractive limited offer.
Attention: you should only be where your target audience is. If you don’t know what and where yet, be everywhere you can. But don’t rush to “pour in” the budget. Look at the reaction: the first positive responses are, of course, not an indicator, but a good reason to try paid placement on this site. Don't think that finding clients is difficult. They are everywhere.
It’s just that your proposal: a) must be necessary for people right now (otherwise it will only be annoying); b) must be intelligent (write with dignity, do not “shout”; advertise in a way that you would be pleased to be addressed personally; remember the motivations for which you bought something recently).
17. Incoming traffic
Receive calls and requests. Treat them immediately. There is no need to be afraid, even if you are not ready yet and there is a certain stupor. If they call you and you are overcome with horror, exhale, take a piece of paper with pre-recorded phrases and say: “Go to fly studio, hello! ... You know, now there are a lot of requests for photo shoots, let me sign you up and call you back at 6 pm, we will agree on a specific date. Will this be convenient for you? Should I call this number back? What is your name? Great, I'm Nikolai, photographer. Then I’ll call you back, see you later.” During these remarks, do not sit (stand) and smile. That's it, now you have a few hours to calm your heartbeat, record a few phrases for a constructive dialogue and call back from the position that your call is expected.
18. Maintaining common decency
Never miss deadlines and be sure to keep your promises. This is the key to a successful business and an impeccable reputation.
19. Warning to information businessmen
If you decide to sell your expertise - PLEASE! – first, make sure that you actually understand the chosen topic. There is now so much information garbage on the Internet that sensible proposals simply drown in it and do not reach the addressee, who is already skeptical from the very beginning. You shouldn’t be a “coach” or “trainer” without any basis and evidence base for it. Recycled material from the Internet - believe me, this is not it. That's really not it. Do not do it this way. Now, if you have used 100,500 techniques and you have something to tell about them and save people time/money, then, of course, tell them. This is already much more interesting.
20. Measuring results
So how do you understand that a niche has “gone”? You should receive three to five actual applications (at least preliminary) within 2 weeks. If you don't like handling calls at all and cause genuine horror, delegate it to someone else. This is how the first person on your team will appear.
Success and development!
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Mobile beauty salon
This business idea was first launched by the British, then the business came to other countries and, of course, to Russia. This idea has been successfully working in our country for several years. But at the same time, there is no limit to market “saturation” at all. So take note of this idea!
Your main clients will be office workers, mothers with small children, busy people who value their time.
You can perform services: nail extensions, manicures and pedicures, haircuts, tattoos, makeup, hairstyles, eyebrow correction, etc. Very often, the services of a mobile salon are ordered for a wedding, when it is necessary to make not only the newlyweds, but also all their relatives beautiful.
Opening a salon will require an investment of 30-50 thousand rubles . To promote the service, create your own group on Instagram and other social networks with examples of your work.
Salaries the envy of the capital
The plant today employs 160 people. As the director said, the average salary at Victoria is more than a thousand rubles, which helps the Luninetsky district to lead in this indicator in the Brest region - 707 rubles.
“For 9 months of 2020, the average earnings were 954 rubles, and for September – 1007 rubles,” clarifies Tatyana Dmitrievna. Such salaries will be the envy of the capital.
But this is not the only way they try to attract and retain workers at Victoria - the company issues interest-free loans to employees, which help people get their own housing.
“Where in the country is there such a thing? In one and a half to two years, a person pays this money and improves his living conditions,” says Yuri Plaksin about social support.
Full cycle enterprise
And his wife spoke about how much has been invested in the enterprise over the last 6 years: “Three million dollars. The main part is an investment project for the construction of a warehouse and a painting workshop, the acquisition of a Turkish automatic line, which cost 2 million. 10% of investments are investments of the regional executive committee, 60% are own funds and 30% are borrowed,” says Tatyana Vdovenko.
Lunin residents will repay the loan and make leasing payments until 2023.
This project made it possible to create a full-cycle enterprise - now the plant does not just pour dishes, as they did for many years, sending blanks to Russia. “I have been supplying blanks to Neva Metal Utensils for 12 years, over a million a year. And I still deliver to this day - the contract ends in February. We raised them to their feet, just like Landskrona. But they themselves couldn’t get up - they didn’t apply the coating: as soon as we agree on the purchase of the line - bang - devaluation, as soon as we move away - again... The third time we managed to build a painting shop and today we have a full-cycle plant - from casting to packaging,” said Yuri Plaksin.
Tatiana Vdovenko
Million dollars in taxes and up to 60% profit
Every year, Victoria processes more than 1,000 tons of aluminum, from which 180 types of products are made. And for profitable products, the company does not rely on government support.
“For 20 years, we have not operated a single month with a loss, when the surrounding enterprises are heavily in debt. 160 people in the state pay a million dollars in taxes a year,” said Tatyana Vdovenko.
“Profitability varied over the years – 15% and 30%, sometimes reaching 60%. At the same time, we are constantly working to reduce the labor intensity, material intensity, and energy intensity of our products,” assures Yuri Plaksin.
With hope for the nuclear power plant and the EU
The main costs of the enterprise are metal, paint and electricity. If the first two components are imported and cannot influence the cost of raw materials at Victoria, then they hope for a reduction in the price of electricity.
“The BelNPP is being commissioned – we are waiting for electricity to become cheaper. Otherwise it will be difficult for our industry. They will be obliged to do it cheaper - our enterprises will get a breath of air,” hopes Yuri Plaksin.
For the year, the company, according to the director, has revenue of $4 million. Last year, only 40% came from the export component. Victoria intends to sell 80 percent of its dishes abroad, and not only to Russia: “Previously, we exported 70-80% of our products. Now we will do it under our own brand. After we took part in a specialized exhibition in Moscow for the first time, we did not have time to fulfill orders. Moreover, we have expanded the geography - we are starting deliveries to Armenia and Azerbaijan,” explained Tatyana Vdovenko.
The next step will be expansion into Europe, since Victoria was successfully certified.
“In two months, we received the right to sell our dishes in the European Union for 3 years. There are already first orders from Poland and Lithuania. This is a very promising market,” she said.
Moreover, when delivering to Europe, Lunin residents will focus on frying pans for induction cookers.
“Today we can double production volumes. We have created such capacities that we can now develop dynamically. This is what we were going for,” added Yuri Plaksin.
Stopcock from lazy people
Why can’t Victoria satisfy all orders? "Human factor. We have a second foundry, but there is no one to work in it - people won’t come even for a salary of 1200-1400 rubles. It’s very difficult to find a good specialist in Luninets with a population of 30,000,” complains Yuri Plaksin.
The problem will be partially solved by production automation. “A contract has been concluded for the supply of an Italian automatic assembly line. In a year, there will be a different picture here: a conveyor where brands will be applied with a laser, handles will be automatically screwed on and threads will be sharpened - the line costs 240 thousand euros,” says Tatyana Vdovenko.
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