A good businessman can and should make the most out of everything. He sees an opportunity and makes sure that he can make profit out of it. With the holidays fast approaching, here are some small businesses I think a lot of people can easily venture into for extra income this holiday season.
Food business if there is one thing that a holiday will never miss that will be food. A holiday is not a holiday without some delicious meals. If you are quite handy in the kitchen, you can find a recipe and elevate it to sell. In my country, you do not need to have a physical store to start selling. We sell to our neighbors, friends and families and they will eventually spread the word and more customers will buy. In this holiday season, desserts are also in demand and there are a few easy recipes online you can follow. Remember that innovation is key so always improve what you see.
Decoration for the next two or three months, public places would be swamped with decorations. Christmas lights and ornaments will already be hanging from public places like the mall and for sure many families would start decorating as well. Like I always say, taking a preexisting product and elevating it is what would drive you to success. You can make your own holiday decorations from unconventional materials making it more unique and would allow it to stand out from usual decorations.
Souvenirs be it keychains or tee shirts, everyone loves a holiday themed souvenir. As they call it, this is the season of giving. People would be looking for good gifts for their loved ones so this is your time to present them with something unique and thoughtful. People like hand made crafts but will not actually do it themselves so it usually sells good this time of the year.
Is there any more things we can create and sell this holiday season?
For those of you who work as creative entrepreneurs, of course when the holidays arrive, you will make this moment a very profitable business opportunity. Without exception, almost all businesses have the potential to generate profits, especially if the business is opened around tourist attractions, of course this is very tempting.
However, there are several businesses/services that do not have much capital and are not very qualified that you can take advantage of when the holiday season arrives. If you have a camera and are very fond of photography. Then opening a photography service can be a good business idea during the holidays, especially if this is done in a tourist spot which of course the place is filled with foreigners who come to tourist attractions.
Because this business only requires a camera and has photography skills, you can photograph various precious moments of tourists while they are on vacation. Tourists certainly want to take advantage of these moments to be immortalized such as photos with family, photos with scenery, and so on. Look for a unique business when the holidays arrive so that you can stand out among the many other competitors.